Nonprofit · EIN 26-4016312
SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · SAVANNAH, GA 31401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,561,852 | $2,135,499 | $426,353 | $897,567 | $760,333 | $137,234 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,859,460 | $2,152,138 | -$292,678 | $733,481 | $1,022,599 | -$289,118 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,509,172 | $1,876,586 | -$367,414 | $707,123 | $703,563 | $3,560 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,039,683
- of which government grants
- $216,958
- Program service revenue
- $477,478
- Investment income
- $31,172
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,379
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,679
- Other revenue
- $13,519
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,556
- Other salaries and wages
- $654,526
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $891,372
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,988
- Accounting fees
- $30,260
- Occupancy
- $48,931
- Travel
- $10,807
- Depreciation
- $9,174
- Program services (functional)
- $1,718,717
- Management and general (functional)
- $312,397
- Fundraising (functional)
- $104,385
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $733,481
- Total assets, end of year
- $897,567
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $760,333
- Net assets, end of year
- $137,234
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $61,561
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$67,532
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $204,766
- Gross receipts
- $2,774,053
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $130,512 | $12,044 |
| CHUCK CHEWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CLARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT DOLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BUD GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOEL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA LANGER JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H KINGSTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KENYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREK LEWANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALIE MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE NASH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIM SALIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARTI SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN TATUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MASON WATERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $125,945 | $8,430 |
| CHUCK CHEWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CLARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACI DONEGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BUD GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOEL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA LANGER JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H KINGSTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KENYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LAURETTI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREK LEWANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALIE MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE NASH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMIR NIKOCEVIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY B PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WIM SALIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TATUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON WATERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMY WILLIAMS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $108,983 | $8,155 |
| PATRICIA CLARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACI DONEGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DICK FOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BUD GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOEL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAN JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H KINGSTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LAURETTI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREK LEWANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE NASH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMIR NIKOCEVIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI O'NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY B PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WIM SALIEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TATUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 E SAINT JULIAN ST STE 601, SAVANNAH, GA 31401-2754
- In care of
- % AMY WILLIAMS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAPHNE NASH, 1515 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31401
- Signed the 990
- DAPHNE NASH, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (912) 232-6002
- Website
- WWW.SAVANNAHPHILHARMONIC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CANADY RICHBOURG & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
TO INFORM, INSTRUCT AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES; AND TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY: ESTABLISHED 2008, THE SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (SPO) A 501 (C) 3 HAS GROWN TO A NEARLY 1.7 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET, WITH 5 FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS, 60 CONTRACT-AND FEE-BASED MUSICIANS, 50 VOLUNTEER CHORISTERS, AND 19-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SPO HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE SAVANNAH- METROPOLITAN AREA FOR NEARLY A DECADE THROUGH ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES RANGING FROM CLASSICS TO POPULAR SHOW TUNES. SPO HAS PERFORMED IN A MULTITUDE OF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SAVANNAH INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LUCAS THEATRE, CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, TYBEE POST THEATRE, JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE, THE BAND SHELL IN HISTORIC FORSYTH PARK, AND AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTERS. AT ITS LARGEST CAPACITY, SPO HAS PLAYED FOR OVER 20,000 INDIVIDUALS CATERING TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE AUDIENCE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION NEARLY 13 YEARS AGO, SPO HAS STRENGTHENED THE ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE SAVANNAH-METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH CONTINUAL WORK TO EXPAND PROGRAMS OFFERED AND ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OUTSIDE THE CONCERT HALL, SPO OFFERS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, PHIL THE PARK, AND PHIL THE SQUARES. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OFFERING A FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE. SPO ALSO TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TAKE PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVANNAH CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. MISSION STATEMENT: SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC, AN INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, WILL ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. COMMUNITY: THE SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC "SOUNDTRACK OF SAVANNAH" IS MORE THAN SIMPLY CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC. IT'S AN OPEN INVITATION TO ENJOY MUSIC WITH OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHILE EXPLORING THE UNIQUE PLACES, FLAVORS, AND EVENTS OF OUR REGION. IN FY20 THE SPO WAS ONE OF FEW ORCHESTRAS TO PERFORM IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH CREATIVE COLLABORATION, VENUES, AND PROGRAMMING THE SPO PROVIDED CONCERTS EACH MONTH FOR SOCIALLY DISTANCED AUDIENCES. IN ADDITION THE SPO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH IT LIVES AND BUILD A 3 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PLAN SETS GOALS FOR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ARTISTIC INTEGRITY SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE SPO TO BE A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY WELL INTO THE FUTURE. SPO CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SAVANNAH TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT PICNIC IN THE PARK - CREATIVELY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WTOC THE CONCERT WAS BROADCAST WITH A VIEWERSHIP OF OVER 20,000.Expenses $1,718,717
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
- 26-4016312
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A690)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $897,567
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,774,053
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,561,852 | $2,135,499 | $897,567 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,859,460 | $2,152,138 | $733,481 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,509,172 | $1,876,586 | $707,123 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 26-4016312).
Questions about SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION is 26-4016312.
- Is SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION 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 SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION 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 SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION 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 SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAPHNE NASH.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,512 (AMY WILLIAMS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,561,852, expenses of $2,135,499 and total assets of $897,567 at year end.
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