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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1584123

MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN

Tax-exempt · CARMEL BY THE, CA 93921

Financials

$3M$2.4M2022$3M$2.7M2023$3.3M$2.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,312,628$2,704,239$608,389$21,166,738$290,606$20,876,132
June 30, 2024990$3,009,358$2,703,930$305,428$20,434,173$166,430$20,267,743
June 30, 2023990$2,951,083$2,400,602$550,481$19,274,284$191,957$19,082,327
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,448,495
Program service revenue
$356,488
Investment income
$1,512,468
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,177,266
Net income from fundraising events
-$4,823
Other revenue
-$4,823

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$305,309
Other salaries and wages
$934,223
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,459,359
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$22,069
Occupancy
$71,325
Travel
$126,284
Program services (functional)
$1,785,360
Management and general (functional)
$694,879
Fundraising (functional)
$224,000

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$20,434,173
Total assets, end of year
$21,166,738
Total liabilities, end of year
$290,606
Net assets, end of year
$20,876,132
Land, buildings and equipment
$16,907
Publicly traded securities
$12,189,056
Net assets without donor restrictions
$290,242
Net assets with donor restrictions
$20,585,890
Gross receipts
$4,546,253
Employees
234
Volunteers
21
Year formed
1965
State of legal domicile
CA

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
NICOLA REILLYExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$247,703
Noemi VeraOperations Dir.
Officer
40$90,000
BRUCE LINDSEYIMM PAST PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SUSAN BREENDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES SCHIMMELPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JEFFREY WALLACESecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JERYL ABELMANNDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
WENDI KIRBYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN MASONDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
MOLLIE HEDGESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENDA MURDOCKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH LYMANDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE MALLDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
NOELLE MICEKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
MAUREEN SANDERSDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM SHARPEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
PINKIE TERRYV CHAIR & TREAS
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JENNY KUANDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA LAPINDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
LEE ROSENDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
NENA MONTGOMERYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN SMITHDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
DONN WILKERSONDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NICOLA REILLYExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$227,105$22,955
Noemi VeraOperations Dir.
Officer
40$85,000$0
BRUCE LINDSEYIMM PAST PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN BREENDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES SCHIMMELPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY WALLACESecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JERYL ABELMANNDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN BRITTONRESIGNED 2/24
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN MASONDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOLLIE HEDGESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA MURDOCKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH LYMANDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE MALLDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOELLE MICEKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN SANDERSVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILLIAM SHARPEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PINKIE TERRYDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTIN WOLFDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID ZACHESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE ROSENDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NICOLA REILLYPresident & CEO
Officer
40$202,258$19,629
BRUCE LINDSEYIMM PAST PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PATRICIA YELLICHDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLES SCHIMMELBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY WALLACESecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JERYL ABELMANNDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN BRITTONDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANITA DUNSAYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOLLIE HEDGESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL HENDRICKSONDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH LYMANDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE MALLDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOELLE MICEKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN SANDERSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILLIAM SHARPEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PINKIE TERRYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN WOLFDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID ZACHESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 7130, CARMEL BY THE, CA 93921-7130
In care of
% LEO KEECH
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
NICOLA REILLY, PO BOX 7130, CARMELBYTHESEA, CA 93921
Signed the 990
NICOLA REILLY, President & CEO
Phone
(831) 646-8511
Return prepared by
McGilloway Ray Brown & Kaufman

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1584123 or by the name MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Entertain and engage our community through musical performance and education.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE SYMPHONY PERFORMS MAJOR WORKS BY GREAT COMPOSERS, LESSER-KNOWN WORKS BY THEM AND THEIR CONTEMPORARIES, WORKS BY LIVING COMPOSERS AND POPULAR MUSIC THAT USES SYMPHONIC INSTRUMENTATION. DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON 6 CONCERT SETS, WITH A TOTAL OF 12 PERFORMANCES, AT THE SUNSET CENTER IN CARMEL. EACH CONCERT SET INCLUDES 2 PERFORMANCES. THE OUTDOOR POPS CONCERT SERIES FEATURES FAMILY FRIENDLY COMPOSITIONS FROM FILMS, MUSICALS, TV SHOWS AND VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF MEDIA. THE POPS CONCERT SERIES WAS PRESENTED TWICE AT THE FOREST THEATRE IN CARMEL WITH AN ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE AT SHERWOOD HALL IN SALINAS. TWO YOUTH CONCERTS WERE PRESENTED AT SHERWOOD HALL IN SALINAS AND TWO MORE WERE PERFORMED AT THE FOREST THEATER IN CARMEL. CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY WERE INVITED TO WATCH THE MONTEREY SYMPHONY PERFORM COMPOSITIONS FROM POPULAR FILMS, MUSICALS AND TV SHOWS FREE OF CHARGE.
    Expenses $1,785,360 · revenue $356,488

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
94-1584123
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
Assets (IRS master file)
$21,166,738
Income (IRS master file)
$4,546,253

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,312,628$2,704,239$21,166,738IRS
990June 2024$3,009,358$2,703,930$20,434,173IRS
990June 2023$2,951,083$2,400,602$19,274,284XML
990June 2022$1,906,795$2,013,029$18,005,535IRS
990June 2021–––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 94-1584123).

Questions about MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN

What is the EIN of MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN is 94-1584123.
Is MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
Are donations to MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN 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 MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN 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 MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN 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 MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NICOLA REILLY.
Who are the officers and directors of MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $247,703 (NICOLA REILLY, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSN have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,312,628, expenses of $2,704,239 and total assets of $21,166,738 at year end.

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