Nonprofit · EIN 83-6006472
CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tax-exempt · CHEYENNE, WY 82003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,343,812 | $995,412 | $348,400 | $1,652,524 | $294,403 | $1,358,121 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $780,026 | $777,726 | $2,300 | $1,333,342 | $326,005 | $1,007,337 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $770,884 | $819,778 | -$48,894 | $1,300,532 | $346,348 | $954,184 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $986,452
- Program service revenue
- $272,792
- Investment income
- $51,888
- Net income from fundraising events
- $32,680
- Other revenue
- $32,680
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,281
- Other salaries and wages
- $388,804
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $496,036
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,953
- Occupancy
- $110,330
- Depreciation
- $8,714
- Program services (functional)
- $778,648
- Management and general (functional)
- $171,752
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,012
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,333,342
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,652,524
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $294,403
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,358,121
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,875
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $807,494
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $550,627
- Gross unrelated business income
- $25,400
- Gross receipts
- $1,382,093
- Employees
- 73
- Volunteers
- 46
- Year formed
- 1954
- State of legal domicile
- WY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSEY REYNOLDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $71,414 |
| JESSICA SCHNEIDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICK FINNEGAN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LUCIE OSBORN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HANS SEITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY TISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG DYEKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SCHMERGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRA MONFORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY WACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB PRENTICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN ADRAGNA NORWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN RITSCHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MONTOYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA MARIE HALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MONGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER SMALLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA METZKE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUDDY TENNANT | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE FLORES | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSEY REYNOLDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,182 |
| JESSICA SCHNEIDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICK FINNEGAN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM DINNEEN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LUCIE OSBORN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HANS SEITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY TISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG DYEKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SCHMERGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRA MONFORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY WACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB PRENTICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN ADRAGNA NORWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN RITSCHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MONTOYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MASON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA MARIE HALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSEY REYNOLDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,921 |
| JIM DINNEEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SCHNEIDER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA BUSH | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HAYLEE CHENCHAR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HANS SEITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG DYEKMAN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA MARIE HALES | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY TISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SCHMERGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICK FINNEGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRA MONFORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY WACKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB PRENTICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN ADRAGNA NORWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCIE OSBORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN RITSCHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED SCHAEFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 851, CHEYENNE, WY 82003-0851
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JESSICA SCHNEIDER, PO BOX 851, CHEYENNE, WY 820030851
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA SCHNEIDER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (307) 778-8561
- Website
- WWW.CHEYENNESYMPHONY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MHP ADVISORY SERVICES LLC
Mission
THE CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ENGAGE, INSPIRE, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHEYENNE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION, CSO VALUES: ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, AND GROWTH; AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, ENRICHMENT, AND EXPANSION; FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ADVANCEMENT; CULTURAL LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- EACH SEASON, CSO OFFERS FIVE MASTERPIECE CONCERTS, A HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT, AND A FAMILY MATINEE IN THE CHEYENNE CIVIC CENTER. CSO ALSO PRESENTS A SERIES OF HAUSMUSIK CONCERTS HELD IN CHEYENNE HOMES OR SMALLER VENUES AND AN INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM TO LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 & #2. THE CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BECAUSE OF THE GENEROUS SUPPORT, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM, OF OUR PATRONS AND DONORS, THE COMMUNITY OF CHEYENNE, AND PUBLIC-MINDED BUSINESSES.Expenses $778,648 · revenue $247,392
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
- 83-6006472
- 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
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A69Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,652,524
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,382,093
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,343,812 | $995,412 | $1,652,524 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $780,026 | $777,726 | $1,333,342 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $770,884 | $819,778 | $1,300,532 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $679,698 | $765,329 | $1,141,366 | 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 83-6006472).
Questions about CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- What is the EIN of CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is 83-6006472.
- Is CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHEYENNE 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 CHEYENNE 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 CHEYENNE 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 CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JESSICA SCHNEIDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,414 (LINDSEY REYNOLDS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHEYENNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,343,812, expenses of $995,412 and total assets of $1,652,524 at year end.
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