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Nonprofit · EIN 56-0556755

NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27612

Financials

$14.9M$16.7M2022$21.5M$19.1M2023$18.6M$19.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$18,580,670$19,365,541-$784,871$37,405,055$3,517,624$33,887,431
June 30, 2024990$21,495,836$19,061,118$2,434,718$37,146,233$3,635,189$33,511,044
June 30, 2023990$14,909,528$16,680,198-$1,770,670$32,439,054$3,598,608$28,840,446
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,732,326
of which government grants
$7,155,239
Program service revenue
$5,170,739
Investment income
$1,688,670
Net gain from sales of assets
$536,440
Net income from fundraising events
-$53,533
Net income from gaming
$38,185
Other revenue
-$11,065

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$44,322
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,065,874
Other salaries and wages
$9,027,166
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$12,729,033
Professional fundraising fees
$51,025
Legal fees
$440
Accounting fees
$42,926
Occupancy
$282,938
Travel
$372,489
Depreciation
$81,584
Program services (functional)
$15,697,036
Management and general (functional)
$2,072,306
Fundraising (functional)
$1,596,199

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$37,146,233
Total assets, end of year
$37,405,055
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,517,624
Net assets, end of year
$33,887,431
Land, buildings and equipment
$171,039
Publicly traded securities
$21,423,678
Net assets without donor restrictions
$17,771,797
Net assets with donor restrictions
$16,115,634
Gross receipts
$49,724,162
Employees
303
Volunteers
109
Year formed
1932
State of legal domicile
NC

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SANDI MA MACDONALDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
55$400,332$35,170
CARLOS PRIETOMUSIC DIRECTOR
Key employee
25$343,385$27,868
ROBERT SCHILLERSR. VP, FINANCE & CFO
Officer
55$238,928$4,882
LINDA CHARLTONVP, MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEV.
Highest-paid employee
55$181,620$31,484
ELIZABETH RANSOMVP, PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
50$178,716$14,976
DONALD TIPPETTVP, ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$153,838$17,525
JOSEPH PETERSMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$114,683$18,174
REBEKAH DALEYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$111,686$18,174
JOSEPH C BASTIANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ASHLEY MATLOCK PERKINSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
TERRY L STEVENSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ROSEMARY KENYONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DON DAVISPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DEBORAH M AIKENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TIM ALTMANMEMBER (UNTIL 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
49 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHIP ANDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANIE BASSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR TRUDE R BATEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DENISE S BENNETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUD BOWMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATTY BRIGUGLIOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SECRETARY PAMELA CASHWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GOVERNOR ROY COOPERMEMBER (UNTIL 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY A CORBETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR ROY CROMARTIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
COURTNEY CROWDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM DATINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD L DAUGHERTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEITH DONAHUEMEMBER (UNTIL 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
SUPERINTENDENT MAURICE GREENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES C GULICKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID HAINESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELAINE BRYANT HAYESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTEN HESSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD E HINSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN HOWELLMEMBER (UNTIL 3/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES L IRBYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
L DWAIN JOYCEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
M GRAY STYERS JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT MACNEILL JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CECELIA ECKERT KENNEDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR MARK LEITHEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
REV DR CHRISTIE MABRYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN MACLARENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE MARRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANFORD MARSALISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LOUISE A MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET MILLETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES MORGANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI O'KEEFEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
REBECCA QUINN-WOLFMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DR RAMACHANDRA P REDDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA RHODEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID SONTAGMEMBER (UNTIL 4/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA J STAUNCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GOVERNOR JOSH STEINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDY SULLYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLISON TRAPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHERINE TRUITTMEMBER (UNTIL 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DERECK WHITTENBURGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SECRETARY D REID WILSONMEMBER (UNTIL 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
KURT WOOLNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DARLIENE S WOOLNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 64 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SANDI MA MACDONALDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
55$380,148$33,325
ROBERT SCHILLERSVP FINANCE & CFO
Officer
55$219,568$4,720
LINDA CHARLTONVP MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$170,391$29,996
ELIZABETH RANSOMVP PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
50$166,421$14,359
CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETOMUSIC DIRECTOR
Key employee
25$164,308$13,698
DONALD TIPPETTVP ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$143,773$16,902
BRIAN REAGINMUSICIAN (UNTIL 6/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$126,635$27,045
REBEKAH DALEYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$114,306$17,742
JOSEPH C BASTIANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DR WM CHARLES HELTONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
TERRY L STEVENSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DAVID L HAINESASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ROSEMARY KENYONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DON DAVISPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DEBORAH M AIKENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TIMOTHY ALTMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIP ANDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANIE BASSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TRUDE R BATEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENISE S BENNETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUD BOWMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY BRIGUGLIOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THE HONORABLE ROY COOPERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY A CORBETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ROY CROMARTIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COURTNEY CROWDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM DATINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD L DAUGHERTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH DONAHUEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ROBERT N EBYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GERINGMEMBER (UNTIL 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES C GULICKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELAINE BRYANT HAYESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN HESSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD E HINSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN HOWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
L DWAIN JOYCEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CECELIA ECKERT KENNEDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ROBERT LACINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR MARK LEITHEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV DR CHRISTIE MABRYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAWN MACLARENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT MACNEILL JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE MARRMEMBER (UNTIL 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANFORD MARSALISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE A MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINGER MINICHIELLOMEMBER (UNTIL 4/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MORGANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI OKEEFEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBECCA QUINN-WOLFMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR RAMACHANDRA P REDDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA RHODEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACEY FODOR SMITHMEMBER (UNTIL 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID SONTAGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA J STAUNCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
M GRAY STYERS JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY SULLYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLISON TRAPPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THE HONORABLE CATHERINE TRUITTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DERECK WHITTENBURGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SECRETARY D REID WILSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARLIENE S WOOLNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM YULLMEMBER (UNTIL 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 64 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SANDI MA MACDONALDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
55$357,244$31,207
ROBERT SCHILLERSR. VP FINANCE & CFO
Officer
55$177,636$7,125
ELIZABETH RANSOMVP, PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
50$141,043$24,497
BRIAN REAGINMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$125,968$23,994
LINDA CHARLTONVP, MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$125,561$18,246
DONALD TIPPETTVP, ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$116,145$15,573
REBEKAH DALEYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$104,941$16,904
JOSEPH C BASTIANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DR WM CHARLES HELTONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
TERRY L STEVENSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DAVID L HAINESASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ASHLEY MATLOCK PERKINSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DON DAVISPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DEBORAH M AIKENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TIMOTHY ALTMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIP ANDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TRUDE R BATEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENISE BENNETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUD BOWMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY BRIGUGLIOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN W BURRISSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THE HONORABLE ROY COOPERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY CORBETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COURTNEY CROWDERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM DATINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD L DAUGHERTYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH DONAHUEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT N EBYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK GARDNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GERINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GOLDENMEMBER (UNTIL 5/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONALD A HAILEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELAINE BRYANT HAYESMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD EDWARD HINSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN HOWELLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
L DWAIN JOYCEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CECELIA ECKERT KENNEDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSEMARY KENYONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT LACINMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV DR CHRISTIE MABRYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT MACNEILL JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE MARRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANFORD MARSALISMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ASSAD MEYMANDIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE A MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIRGINIA MINICHIELLOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MORGANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI O'KEEFEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FLORENCE PEACOCKMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET SMEDES POYNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR RAMACHANDRA P REDDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA RHODEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACEY FODOR SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID SONTAGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA J STAUNCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
M GRAY STYERS JRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY SULLYMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THE HONORABLE CATHERINE TRUITTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLISON TRAPP AS OF 223MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DERECK WHITTENBURGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D REID WILSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARLIENE S WOOLNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM YULLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3700 GLENWOOD AVE STE 130, RALEIGH, NC 27612-5530
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SANDI MA MACDONALD, 3700 GLENWOOD AVE 130, RALEIGH, NC 27612
Signed the 990
SANDI MA MACDONALD, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(919) 733-2750
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

TO BE NORTH CAROLINA'S STATE ORCHESTRA, AN ORCHESTRA ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, AND EMBRACING ITS DUAL LEGACIES OF STATEWIDE SERVICE AND MUSIC EDUCATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FOUNDED IN 1932, THE NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY (NCS) WAS THE FIRST STATE-SUPPORTED ORCHESTRA IN THE COUNTRY. ITS DUAL MISSION OF STATEWIDE SERVICE AND MUSIC EDUCATION CONTINUES TODAY. IT IS THE LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND HAS THE MOST EXTENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM OF ANY U.S. ORCHESTRA. ANNUALLY, THE SYMPHONY TRAVELS MORE THAN 18,000 MILES, REACHES 100 COUNTIES AND PERFORMS FOR 250,000 PEOPLE INCLUDING SERVING MORE THAN 150,000 STUDENTS.
    Expenses $15,697,036 · grants $44,322 · revenue $5,170,739

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
56-0556755
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
1945
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$37,405,055
Income (IRS master file)
$49,724,162

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$18,580,670$19,365,541$37,405,055XML
990June 2024$21,495,836$19,061,118$37,146,233IRS
990June 2023$14,909,528$16,680,198$32,439,054XML
990June 2022$22,246,893$14,004,331$32,524,457IRS
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 56-0556755).

Questions about NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC is 56-0556755.
Is NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.
Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY 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 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY 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 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY 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 NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SANDI MA MACDONALD.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 64 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $400,332 (SANDI MA MACDONALD, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,580,670, expenses of $19,365,541 and total assets of $37,405,055 at year end.

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