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East Texas Symphony Orchestra

Tyler, Texas · EIN 75-6013387 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1960

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 57.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Graded against 44,780 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.42.0 months33
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.82% of practices82
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.50
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.71% from one source43
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.86.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.9.4%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.05not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2025Form 990$1.19M$1.33M−$139K$4.65M42.06C
May 2024Form 990$1.28M$1.24M$36K$4.45M42.95C
May 2023Form 990$1.06M$1.08M−$21K$4.05M45.05C
May 2022Form 990$1.27M$982K$291K$4.15M50.85C
May 2021Form 990$556K$327K$228K$4.12M151.15D
May 2019Form 990$956K$1.03M−$76K$2.82M32.74B
May 2018Form 990$1.01M$1.02M−$14K$2.88M33.84C
May 2017Form 990$759K$867K−$108K$2.86M39.65C
May 2016Form 990$1.08M$1.29M−$209K$2.79M26.14C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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