BREVARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
EIN 59-1149727 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A69Z)
What they do
THE BREVARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRINGS THE JOY of LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC to RESIDENTS of BREVARD COUNTY and BEYOND THROUGH A VARIETY of PROGRAMS. EACH CONCERT SEASON CONSISTS of 5 CLASSICAL CONCERTS, 3 POPS CONCERTS, and 3 MATINEE CONCERTS. THE BSO is PROUD of ITS FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING OUR JULY 4 SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS CONCERT and FIREWORK DISPLAY and OUR FAMILY CONCERT. THE BSO ALSO HOSTS ITS ANNUAL 5TH GRADE CONCERTS WHERE ALL THE 5TH GRADERS of BREVARD and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - WITH THE INDIAN RIVER SYMPHONIC ASSOCIATION - ARE INVITED to A FREE EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE BY THE BSO TOTALING 6 CONCERTS ACROSS 3 DAYS. LASTLY, THE BSO PERFORMS CONTRACTED EVENTS WITH THE SPACE COAST BALLET DURING THEIR PERFORMANCE of THE NUTCRACKER and WITH THE VERO BEACH OPERA.
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Of every $100 spent, about $70.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $142,297 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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HADASSAH A ETIENNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHRISTINA APELGRENDIRECTOR
YVONNE CLAYBORNEDIRECTOR
ANN-MARIE BRUSHDIRECTOR
TRAVIS PROCTORTREASURER
TESS HUGHESGUILD REP
SASHA KORCZYNSKIMUSICIAN
ROGER ANDERSONCHAIR ELECT
PHILIP ZIESIMM PAST CHAIR
PATRICK ANDERSONDIRECTOR
MARILYN KITCHELDIRECTOR
LISA MCALPINEBSYO REP
LAURI HARTDIRECTOR
JOANNA JOBSONDIRECTOR
JASON CAREYDIRECTOR
JANET FORRERCHAIR
HUGH NORMILEDIRECTOR
GERALDINE BLANCHARDDIRECTOR
DR ROBERT LAMBDIRECTOR
DR NANCY J JOHNSONVICE CHAIR
DR JASON WIESELERDIRECTOR
DR ALFREDO FANELLIDIRECTOR
DR ALEXIES RAMIREZDIRECTOR
DOROTHY ALLENSECRETARY
DEBBIE CALDWELLVICE CHAIR
DARCIA JONES FRANCEYDIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER MCALPINEDIRECTOR
CHARLES NASHDIRECTOR
CAROL REEVEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1966
- Location
- 780 S APOLLO BLVD STE 218, MELBOURNE, FL 32901-1402
- County
- Brevard
- In care of
- HADASSAH A ETIENNE
- Primary officer
- HADASSAH A ETIENNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A69Z)