Nonprofit · EIN 41-0760835
DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · DULUTH, MN 55802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,309,917 | $1,060,925 | $248,992 | $1,143,034 | $470,512 | $672,522 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,222,296 | $1,319,391 | -$97,095 | $376,839 | $579,100 | -$202,261 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,203,576 | $1,332,211 | -$128,635 | $400,318 | $516,368 | -$116,050 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $901,277
- of which government grants
- $718
- Program service revenue
- $382,265
- Investment income
- $3,935
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $969
- Other revenue
- $22,440
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $99,684
- Other salaries and wages
- $498,656
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $643,127
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $42,163
- Occupancy
- $12,851
- Travel
- $39,328
- Depreciation
- $4,551
- Program services (functional)
- $818,270
- Management and general (functional)
- $229,122
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,533
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $376,839
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,143,034
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $470,512
- Net assets, end of year
- $672,522
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,846
- Publicly traded securities
- $436,982
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$376,496
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,049,018
- Gross unrelated business income
- $22,240
- Gross receipts
- $1,338,747
- Employees
- 171
- Volunteers
- 175
- Year formed
- 1932
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID ARNOTT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $64,271 | $16,391 |
| KATHLEEN SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $3,682 | $0 |
| JAMES MCLEOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $2,966 | $0 |
| NAIRI STACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $2,814 | $0 |
| BRANDEN ROBINSON | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MONSON | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY OSTRANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY BIGA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BERCHILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DANIELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA DEGELAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEREMY HOGLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JILL KAISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE MATTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY NYGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RAJIV VAIDYANATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERTA VOSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON VANWAEYENBERGHE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $84,975 | $7,469 |
| DAVID ARNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $49,433 | $14,014 |
| SANDY BARKLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BERCHILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DANIELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA L DEGELAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY HOGLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL KAISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA KOECHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MCLEOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRK MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MONSON | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY NYGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY OSTRANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDEN ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NAIRI STACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJIV VAIDYANATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA VOSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON VANWAEYENBERGHE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $86,399 | $8,415 |
| NAIRI STACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $3,160 | $0 |
| KATHY SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $2,792 | $0 |
| JAMES MCLEOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $1,847 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT T BENNETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY HOGLUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL KAISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA KOECHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MOLLERUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MONSON | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY OSTRANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDEN ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJIV VAIDYANATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA VOSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 506 W MICHIGAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55802-1505
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID ARNOTT, 506 W MICHIGAN ST SUITE 7, DULUTH, MN 55802
- Signed the 990
- DAVID ARNOTT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (218) 623-3776
- Website
- WWW.DSSO.COM
- Return prepared by
- ESTERBROOKS CPAS LTD
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC THAT ENGAGES AND INSPIRES. OUR VISION IS THAT WE ENVISION A STRONGER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC AND MUSICIAN ARTISRY. OUR GOALS INCLUDE: WITH THE POWER OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC, WE WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES MUSIC-MAKING AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVELS. WE WILL BE AN ORGANIZATION CREATING MOVING AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR AUDIENCES. WE WILL BECOME DEEPLY INTERGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ASSUME A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
Program accomplishments
- DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE DSSO PERFORMED 8 PROGRAMS OVER 10 CONCERTS AT THE DECC (6 MASTERWORKS AND 2 POPS, WITH THE HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT OPEN TO FAMILIES AS PART OF OUR CASUAL CONCERT SERIES). FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON WE HAD 837 SUBSCRIBERS AND SAW TOTAL TICKET SALES OF 305,374.50 OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. HAVING REALIZED IT WAS AN UNSUSTAINABLE OBJECTIVE, WE NO LONGER OFFER SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT INCLUDED 10 TICKETS. WE WILL REVISE THE SEATING CHART AND THE TICKET PRICING SCHEME FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON. THE DSSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 120 STUDENTS ENROLLED EACH YEAR ACROSS FOUR ENSEMBLES. OUR PROGRAMMING FOR 24-25 CONTINUED IN THE SPIRIT OF INCLUSIVITY WE BEGAN IN 2022 FEATURING WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY UNDERREPRESENTED COMPOSERS. COMPOSERS INCLUDED PETER BOYER, JAMES LEE, III, OSVALDO GOLIJOV, JONATHAN LESHNOFF, AND GABRIELA LENA FRANK. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN SEVERAL EXCEPTIONAL SOLOISTS THIS SEASON FROM NEAR AND FAR. THESE INCLUDED JEFFREY BIEGEL AND NATASHA PAREMSKI FROM AFAR, AND JULIE ALBERS, ERIN ALDRIDGE, AND DARCI GAMERL FROM NEAR. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON WAS A WEEKEND OF STAR WARS PERFORMANCES WHICH WERE PERFORMED SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD 2,246 TICKETS OUT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE HAD 1,769 TICKETS OUT. OUR MOVIE OFFERINGS WILL NOW BE CONSIDERED A "DSSO FILM SERIES." THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT INTRODUCED A WHOLE NEW CONSTITUENCY TO LIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC. THE DSSO SPORTS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER CHORUS WHICH PERFORMS 2 OR 3 TIMES EACH SEASON AND HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF AROUND 150.Expenses $818,270 · revenue $382,465
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0760835
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A690)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,143,034
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,338,747
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,309,917 | $1,060,925 | $1,143,034 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,222,296 | $1,319,391 | $376,839 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,203,576 | $1,332,211 | $400,318 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,261,388 | $1,181,514 | $407,197 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-0760835).
Questions about DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION is 41-0760835.
- Is DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID ARNOTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $64,271 (DAVID ARNOTT, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does DULUTH-SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,309,917, expenses of $1,060,925 and total assets of $1,143,034 at year end.
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