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Nonprofit · EIN 62-0759052

JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · JACKSON, TN 38301

Financials

$1.3M$1.3M2023$1.7M$1.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,684,489$1,626,933$57,556$1,726,457$783,731$942,726
June 30, 2024990$1,276,187$1,261,265$14,922$940,589$78,103$862,486
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$970,445
of which government grants
$196,700
Program service revenue
$653,079
Investment income
$41,721
Net gain from sales of assets
-$1,111
Net income from fundraising events
$19,244
Other revenue
$19,244

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,399
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$114,150
Other salaries and wages
$451,039
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$626,223
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$30,280
Occupancy
$102,960
Travel
$59,327
Depreciation
$6,488
Program services (functional)
$1,266,366
Management and general (functional)
$225,596
Fundraising (functional)
$134,971

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$940,589
Total assets, end of year
$1,726,457
Total liabilities, end of year
$783,731
Net assets, end of year
$942,726
Land, buildings and equipment
$17,178
Publicly traded securities
$533,901
Net assets without donor restrictions
$345,301
Net assets with donor restrictions
$597,425
Gross receipts
$1,719,760
Employees
17
Volunteers
150
Year formed
1961
State of legal domicile
TN

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Sherry FreemanExecutive Director
Officer
40$112,600
Stan HarrisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Nancy McMahonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Greg AlexanderPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Nancy ChoateDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Carolyn CunninghamDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Sandra DeeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mike FarrisFinance Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Anita HamiltonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cecilia HammondDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
William HutchinsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lee EddlemanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Celia JordanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bill KippGovernance Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Jessica SalonusSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mary Jane McWherterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Roger SmithPresident Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Darlette SamuelsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Greg StuartDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Keith TaylorDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ted AustinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Laura NordDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Joanna PriesterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Molly RheneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kay WilkesPatron Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RE ButtsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Charles BaldwinHonorary Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Kathryn SwindleHonorary Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Tyler SwindleHonorary Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Brenda WhalleyHonorary Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Mona CampbellDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Val ExumDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bryan SparksDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kathy WattsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bill WhiteDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SHERRY FREEMANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$103,900
STAN HARRISPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NANCY MCMAHONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LEONIE HEFLEYFINANCE CHAI
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GREG ALEXANDERPRESIDENT EL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NANCY CHOATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLYN CUNNINGHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDRA DEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE FARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANITA HAMILTONGOVERNANCE C
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CECILIA HAMMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM HUTCHINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEE EDDLEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CELIA JORDANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL KIPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA SALONUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY JANE MCWHERTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROGER SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DARLETTE SAMUELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG STUARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEITH TAYLORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY WOODSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TED AUSTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA NORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOANNA PRIESTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MOLLY RHENEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAY WILKESPATRON CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RE BUTTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL KIRKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEANNE BRADDOCKSYMPHONY LEA
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES BALDWINHONORARY DIR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN SWINDLEHONORARY DIR
Trustee or director
1$0
TYLER SWINDLEHONORARY DIR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENDA WHALLEYHONORARY DIR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
112 N LIBERTY ST, JACKSON, TN 38301-6200
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Sherry Freeman, 112 N Liberty St, Jackson, TN 383016217
Signed the 990
Sherry Freeman, Executive Director
Phone
(731) 427-6440
Return prepared by
ATA Advisory LLC

Mission

The Jackson Symphony enriches and inspires audiences through the power of live orchestral music.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Symphony Concerts for the benefit of all citizens in Jackson and Madison County
    Expenses $1,083,612 · revenue $510,961
  • Education opportunities for youth and adults of community
    Expenses $164,928 · grants $5,399 · revenue $141,007
  • Integrative medicine programming that provides live music for the health benefit of patients receiving treatments in the cancer center and confined to the hospital.
    Expenses $17,826
  • Endowment

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
62-0759052
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
1969
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,726,457
Income (IRS master file)
$1,719,760

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,684,489$1,626,933$1,726,457XML
990June 2024$1,276,187$1,261,265$940,589XML
990June 2023$1,503,425$1,177,331$875,467IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 62-0759052).

Questions about JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION is 62-0759052.
Is JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
Are donations to JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JACKSON 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 JACKSON 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 JACKSON 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 JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sherry Freeman.
Who are the officers and directors of JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,600 (Sherry Freeman, Executive Director).
How much revenue does JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,684,489, expenses of $1,626,933 and total assets of $1,726,457 at year end.

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