Nonprofit · EIN 62-6015885
MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
Tax-exempt · MEMPHIS, TN 38174
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,082,630 | $4,873,887 | -$791,257 | $8,694,523 | $433,945 | $8,260,578 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,679,056 | $4,552,708 | $1,126,348 | $8,971,312 | $450,119 | $8,521,193 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,684,929 | $4,720,503 | -$35,574 | $6,808,528 | $407,657 | $6,400,871 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,684,190
- Program service revenue
- $1,244,715
- Investment income
- $119,726
- Other revenue
- $33,999
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $143,399
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,692,878
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,441,563
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $97,599
- Accounting fees
- $34,650
- Occupancy
- $32,215
- Travel
- $12,572
- Depreciation
- $4,151
- Program services (functional)
- $4,040,600
- Management and general (functional)
- $271,307
- Fundraising (functional)
- $561,980
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,971,312
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,694,523
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $433,945
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,260,578
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $534,359
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,636,713
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,623,865
- Gross unrelated business income
- $5,000
- Gross receipts
- $4,082,630
- Employees
- 191
- Volunteers
- 255
- Year formed
- 1953
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODY ROBERT | MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $211,523 | $12,708 |
| ABELL PETER | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $133,046 | $10,353 |
| KNISLEY BRANDON E | KEY EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,768 | $9,685 |
| MERRILL IRMA W | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARMER JASON | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARUS RAMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLISON DR DAVID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREZINA DR PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLIER DABNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CROSBY MARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD JERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEPPEL SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSON-DEAN DR CAROL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAKOWSKY GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAULDIN BACARRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKISSACK MICHELLE ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MENDEL DR LISA LUCKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PORTER SONYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARGEANT LARETHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TUCKER MARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHITNEY SUSANNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODY ROBERT | MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $237,755 | $6,149 |
| ABELL PETER | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $124,647 | $6,149 |
| KNISLEY BRANDON E | KEY EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,612 | $6,419 |
| FARMER JASON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REMMERS ASHLEY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILL IRMA W | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARUS RAMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLISON DR DAVID | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AGAR STEPHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREZINA DR PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CROSBY MARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KINSEY CAROLINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD JERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRONEMEYER DR SUZANNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUINN PAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEPPEL SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSON-DEAN DR CAROL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LANGE DR UDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCKISSACK MICHELLE ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAKOWSKY GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MENDEL DR LISA LUCKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PORTER SONYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAF NICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YANCY LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODY ROBERT | MUSIC DIRECTORY Trustee or director | 40 | $205,093 | $5,873 |
| ABELL PETER | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $132,478 | $5,873 |
| KNISLEY BRANDON E | KEY EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,974 | $5,873 |
| FARMER JASON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REMMERS ASHLEY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILL IRMA W | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARUS RAMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AGAR STEPHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARDEN LOUISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREZINA DR PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CROSBY MARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DYACHENKO DR ANDRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLISON DR DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRONEMEYER DR SUZANNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUINN PAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEPPEL SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSON-DEAN DR CAROL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LANGE DR UDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARUS ELISA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCKISSACK MICHELLE ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MENDEL DR LISA LUCKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PORTER SONYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAF NICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YANCY LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 40006, MEMPHIS, TN 38174-0006
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PETER ABELL, 610 GOODMAN STREET, MEMPHIS, TN 38152
- Signed the 990
- PETER ABELL, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (901) 537-2500
- Website
- WWW.MEMPHISSYMPHONY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WATKINS UIBERALL PLLC
Mission
TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- THE MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STRIVES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 400 MUSICIANS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MAKE UP THE MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, MEMPHIS SYMPHONY CHORUS AND MEMPHIS SYMPHONY LEAGUE, OPERATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ORGANIZING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND PERFORMING CONCERTSExpenses $4,040,600 · revenue $1,273,714
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
- 62-6015885
- 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
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A690)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,694,523
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,082,630
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,082,630 | $4,873,887 | $8,694,523 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,679,056 | $4,552,708 | $8,971,312 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,684,929 | $4,720,503 | $6,808,528 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,582,397 | $3,768,983 | $6,274,797 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 62-6015885).
Questions about MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
- What is the EIN of MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC is 62-6015885.
- Is MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 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 MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 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 MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 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 MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PETER ABELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,523 (MOODY ROBERT, MUSIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,082,630, expenses of $4,873,887 and total assets of $8,694,523 at year end.
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