Nonprofit · EIN 54-6000598
VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tax-exempt · NORFOLK, VA 23510
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,283,748 | $7,969,444 | -$685,696 | $1,532,564 | $2,370,438 | -$837,874 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,261,525 | $8,246,550 | -$1,985,025 | $1,749,921 | $1,868,754 | -$118,833 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,831,622 | $9,273,554 | -$2,441,932 | $3,083,184 | $1,216,672 | $1,866,512 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,495,089
- of which government grants
- $955,649
- Program service revenue
- $2,731,642
- Investment income
- -$352
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,065
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $10,433
- Other revenue
- $57,369
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $305,957
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,077,685
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,379,784
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $82,981
- Occupancy
- $346,002
- Travel
- $234,531
- Depreciation
- $28,124
- Program services (functional)
- $6,119,983
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,271,299
- Fundraising (functional)
- $578,162
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,749,921
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,532,564
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,370,438
- Net assets, end of year
- -$837,874
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $405,314
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,626,055
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $788,181
- Gross receipts
- $7,292,326
- Employees
- 314
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1949
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN ANDREA | PRESIDENT AND CEO (TO 6.25.25) Officer | 40 | $165,000 | $479 |
| KELLY SHANNON | PRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 6.26.25) Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $479 |
| COLNER ALEXIS | DIRECTOR (MUSIC REP) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERGER GARRETT | DIRECTOR (TO 4.3.25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRACKNELL PATRICIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL SHARILYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COOPER MINETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CREECH NANCY A | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERETT MARSHALL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.16.25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAULKNER TIMOTHY | RESIGNED AS CHAIR AND DIRECTOR AS OF 6.16.25 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRIEDMAN LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOODE SUSAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOURNELOS TED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARMON JOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY MICHAEL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10.24.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON BRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD RENEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONES REV KEITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAROON TJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCCLELLAN MICHAEL R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCDERMOTT PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORDAZ RACHEL | DIRECTOR (MUSIC REP) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORTEGO SARAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PACE LAVORIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAGEL ANNAMARIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETTERSON ROBERT | DIRECTOR (TO 6.16.25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PITTMAN CAROLYN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTSON GORDON | CHAIR (AS OF 6.18.25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANTIAGO KATYA | DIRECTOR (TO 4.14.25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOPER STEVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BLYTHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STONECYPHER MICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUTHERLAND VANESSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VAN BUREN WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VRETAKIS NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPOONEY YOLANDA | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (6.8.25 TO 12.15.25) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN ANDREA | PRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 12.1.22) Officer | 40 | $165,000 | $410 |
| KRAUS TERESA | CFO (TO 1.12.24) Officer | 40 | $106,839 | $25,955 |
| KELLY SHANNON | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $126,471 | $376 |
| ARMSTRONG VAHN | DIRECTOR (TO 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERGER GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRACKNELL PATRICIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL SHARILYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COOPER MINETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CREECH NANCY A | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAULKNER TIMOTHY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRIEDMAN LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT JOHN | DIRECTOR (TO 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOODE SUSAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOURNELOS TED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARMON JOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENDERSON BRIE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD RENEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONES REV KEITH | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAROON TJ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCCLELLAN MICHAEL R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCDERMOTT PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAUGHTON JIM | DIRECTOR (TO NOV 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ORTEGO SARAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PACE LAVORIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAGEL ANNAMARIE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETTERSON ROBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PILE LISA | DIRECTOR (TO 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PITTMAN CAROLYN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTSON GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTIAGO KATYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BLYTHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOPER STEVE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STONECYPHER MICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUTHERLAND VANESSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VAN BUREN WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VONDERHEIDE DAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITAKER MARK | DIRECTOR (TO NOV 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREWER MARY LEIGH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (DEC 2023 TO JUNE 12, 2024) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRAUS TERESA | CFO Officer | 40 | $99,789 | $24,453 |
| MONICA MEYER BEALE | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 12.1.22, THEN CRO Officer | 40 | $102,246 | $16,947 |
| PHILION KAREN | PRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU 6.30.22) Officer | 40 | $89,128 | $7,005 |
| WARREN ANDREA | PRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 12.1.22) Officer | 40 | $13,750 | $34 |
| ARMSTRONG VAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERGER GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRACKNELL PATRICIA | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.15.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROWN BETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROWN NAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMPBELL SHARILYN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.15.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COOPER MINETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CREECH NANCY A | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAULKNER TIMOTHY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRIEDMAN LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT JOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOODE SUSAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOURNELOS TED | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.15.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARMON JOE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.15.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD RENEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAYNE PEGGY | DIRECTOR (THRU 3.2.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCCLELLAN MICHAEL R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCDERMOTT PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAUGHTON JIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ORTEGO SARAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PACE LAVORIS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.15.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETTERSON ROBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PILE LISA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PITTMAN CAROLYN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTSON GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTIAGO KATYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BLYTHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SNOW BRENDA | DIRECTOR (THRU 11.19.22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STONECYPHER NICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUTHERLAND VANESSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VAN BUREN WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VONDERHEIDE DAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WINCHESTER DONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITAKER MARK | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6.15.23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 150 BOUSH ST STE 201, NORFOLK, VA 23510-1626
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHANNON KELLY, 150 BOUSH STREET SUITE 201 201, NORFOLK, VA 23510
- Signed the 990
- SHANNON KELLY, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (757) 466-3060
- Website
- WWW.VIRGINIASYMPHONY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PBMARES LLP
Mission
DRIVEN BY ITS CORE VALUES OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND INCLUSION, THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS DEDICATED TO CREATING WORLD-CLASS SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCES, TRANSFORMATIVE MUSIC EDUCATION, AND PURPOSEFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
Program accomplishments
- PROVISION OF ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES, MUSICAL GROUPS AND GUEST ARTISTS FOR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES PRIMARILY WITHIN GREATER HAMPTON ROADS. THE OVER 100 YEAR-OLD ORCHESTRA IS VIRGINIA'S PRE-EMINENT PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND PERFORMS CLASSICS, POPS AND FAMILY CONCERT SERIES IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA REACHING MORE THAN 100,000 CONCERT GOERS EVERY YEAR. DEDICATED TO ENGAGING CHILDREN, STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH THE POWER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS REACH OVER 45,000 CHILDREN, STUDENTS AND LIFE LONG LEARNING ADULTS EACH YEAR THROUGH YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS, SCHOOL ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES, MASTER CLASSES AND SMALL ENSEMBLE SPECIAL PROGRAMS.Expenses $6,119,983 · revenue $2,731,642
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
- 54-6000598
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A69I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,532,564
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,292,326
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,283,748 | $7,969,444 | $1,532,564 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,261,525 | $8,246,550 | $1,749,921 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,831,622 | $9,273,554 | $3,083,184 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $8,191,490 | $7,991,820 | $5,267,903 | 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 54-6000598).
Questions about VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- What is the EIN of VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is 54-6000598.
- Is VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHANNON KELLY.
- Who are the officers and directors of VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,000 (WARREN ANDREA, PRESIDENT AND CEO (TO 6.25.25)).
- How much revenue does VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,283,748, expenses of $7,969,444 and total assets of $1,532,564 at year end.
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