2026-03-01T16:02:16-07:00 2025-09-30 990EZ 2024-10-01 742169044 THE LAREDO PHILHARMONIC LARE 9562511970 PO Box 451644 Laredo TX 78045 Elizabeth Casso Treasurer 9562511970 2026-03-01 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X 116520 X 95100 21420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116520 0 0 0 81300 0 3456 15696 100452 16068 39410 0 55478 39410 55478 0 0 0 0 39410 55478 0 0 39410 55478 Primary exempt purpose is to provide the highest musical performances to engage, enrich and entertain the community with a special emphasis for children and students. During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, the Laredo Philharmonic presented four public concerts under the leadership of conductor and artistic director Dr. Hector Aguero. The 2024-2025 season, Musical Splendor, opened on October 27, 2024 with a performance by the Laredo Philharmonic Brass Quintet featuring guest organist Dr. Colin Campbell in the themed program Phantom Fanfare. On December 8, 2024 the orchestra and the Laredo Philharmonic Chorale were joined by students from Alexander High School, the Vidal M. Trevino Magnet School, Texas A & M International University, and Laredo College for Sounds of the Season. The program included selections from Handel's Messiah and audience sing-along carols. The chamber orchestra concert Classical Gems highlighted masterworks by Mozart and Vivaldi, including Vivaldi's Concerto in F Minor "Winter" from The Four Seasons, Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, and movements from Solemn Vespers, featuring local professional artists and educators Dana Crabtree, Celia Hernandez, Eddie Vandewalker, and Joseph Crabtree. The season concluded on May 18, 2025 with Tell Me a Story, a program featuring Lieuwen's Astral Blue, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. In addition to its regular concert season, the orchestra's brass quintet and string quartet provided multiple educational outreach performances at local public and private elementary schools, offering students hand-on learning experiences. Dr. Aguero also conducted master classes for middle and high school students, providing expert coaching, listening skills development, and targeted technical instruction. 0 95100 95100 Joe Crabtree President 4 0 0 0 Anna Isabel Alvarez Vice President 4.0 0 0 0 Elizabeth Casso Treasurer 4.0 0 0 0 Judith Kilburn Secretary 4.0 0 0 0 Nancy De Anda Board Member 4.0 0 0 0 Ardith Epstein Board Member 4 0 0 0 Laura Llanes Board member 4.0 0 0 0 Nora Montemayor Board Member 4 0 0 0 Gene Belmares Board Member 4 0 0 0 John Reimund Board Member 4 0 0 0 Molly Higgins Board Member 4 0 0 0 Gregorio Lopez Board Member 4 0 0 0 John Campbell Board Member 4 0 0 0 Alicia Rodriguez Board Member 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elizabeth Casso PO Box 451644 Laredo TX 78045 9562511970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 21402 20010 53671 106907 95100 297090 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21402 20010 53671 106907 95100 297090 56250 240840 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 29 297119 0 0.81058 0.74408 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Musician Travel and Hotel;10037|General Liability Insurance;2189|Office and Administrative;2405|Music Purchase and Rental;1065^Total;15696^ Our organization's Form 990 return was filed 12 days after the deadline due to an unexpected and temporary increase in our treasurer's work responsibilities. The treasurer serves as a volunteer treasurer, and experienced during the filing period a significant increase in their employment workload, requiring extended hours and limiting the time available to complete the return. The delay was unintentional, and the organization has taken steps to ensure timely filing in the future.