Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Together We Create One Sound

Tacoma, WA | www.tysamusic.org

GuideStar Charity Check

EIN: 23-7005522

Contributions tax deductible
as of November 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(2)
as of November 13, 2023

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Mission

Through music education, TYSA empowers young people to seek intellectual growth, to explore creative pathways, to appreciate cultural diversity, and to experience the joy of being part of a team while becoming engaged citizens and reaching their greatest musical potential.

Ruling year info

1969

Executive Director

Anna Jensen

Main address

901 Broadway Ste 500

Tacoma, WA 98402 USA

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EIN

23-7005522

Subject area info

Arts and culture

Orchestral music

Education

Population served info

Children and youth

Adults

NTEE code info

Symphony Orchestras (A69)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Evergreen Music Festival

A complete summer music experience for orchestral instrumentalists ages 8-21. EMF features a day camp for younger musicians and a live-in festival for older musicians.

Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestras

A year-round program filled with symphony rehearsals, concerts, music theory classes, chamber music, and more!

Population(s) Served

Young adults

Adolescents

Children

Preteens

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Financials

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Fiscal year: Jun 01 - May 31

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

0.00

Average of 31.57 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

7.9

Average of 2.5 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

31%

Average of 30% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Revenue
Contributions	$30,664
Government Grants	$121,826
Program Services	$383,109
Investments	$4,015
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$539,614

Expenses
Program Services	$473,594
Administration	$115,139
Fundraising	$27,501
Total Expenses	$616,234
Net Gain/Loss	($76,620)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,655
Advertising & Promotion	$10,403
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$40,368
Government Grants	$102,362
Program Services	$407,802
Investments	$2,846
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$553,378

Expenses
Program Services	$420,184
Administration	$145,330
Fundraising	$32,723
Total Expenses	$598,237
Net Gain/Loss	($44,859)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,585
Advertising & Promotion	$11,299
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$36,817
Government Grants	$109,530
Program Services	$395,863
Investments	$29
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$542,239

Expenses
Program Services	$410,019
Administration	$143,066
Fundraising	$35,643
Total Expenses	$588,728
Net Gain/Loss	($46,489)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,285
Advertising & Promotion	$6,129
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$45,380
Government Grants	$95,630
Program Services	$486,178
Investments	$69
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$8,350
Total Revenue	$635,607

Expenses
Program Services	$445,548
Administration	$128,540
Fundraising	$35,469
Total Expenses	$609,557
Net Gain/Loss	$26,050

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$5,305
Advertising & Promotion	$4,209
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$1,605
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$43,423
Government Grants	$93,920
Program Services	$598,584
Investments	$105
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$5,500
Total Revenue	$741,532

Expenses
Program Services	$598,243
Administration	$133,818
Fundraising	$42,625
Total Expenses	$774,686
Net Gain/Loss	($33,154)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,240
Advertising & Promotion	$5,839
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$1,035
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$132,724
Government Grants	$22,500
Program Services	$419,042
Investments	$1,014
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$4,079
Total Revenue	$579,359

Expenses
Program Services	$452,825
Administration	$125,414
Fundraising	$37,455
Total Expenses	$615,694
Net Gain/Loss	($36,335)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,360
Advertising & Promotion	$6,691
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$777
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$136,502
Government Grants	$18,050
Program Services	$445,243
Investments	$2,258
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$1,900
Total Revenue	$603,953

Expenses
Program Services	$476,163
Administration	$133,052
Fundraising	$52,172
Total Expenses	$661,387
Net Gain/Loss	($57,434)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,340
Advertising & Promotion	$5,073
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$499
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$124,375
Government Grants	$13,200
Program Services	$471,099
Investments	$4,550
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$5,129
Total Revenue	$618,353

Expenses
Program Services	$487,841
Administration	$144,241
Fundraising	$53,103
Total Expenses	$685,185
Net Gain/Loss	($66,832)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,836
Advertising & Promotion	$4,629
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$199
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$119,494
Government Grants	$8,539
Program Services	$649,472
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$220
Total Revenue	$777,725

Expenses
Program Services	$617,643
Administration	$149,590
Fundraising	$48,702
Total Expenses	$815,935
Net Gain/Loss	($38,210)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$7,400
Advertising & Promotion	$4,253
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$2
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$114,795
Government Grants	$21,995
Program Services	$509,350
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$2,858
Total Revenue	$648,998

Expenses
Program Services	$494,840
Administration	$154,059
Fundraising	$44,357
Total Expenses	$693,256
Net Gain/Loss	($44,258)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$6,420
Advertising & Promotion	$5,226
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$17,579
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$115,566
Government Grants	$14,320
Program Services	$532,562
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$2,639
Other	$3,925
Total Revenue	$669,012

Expenses
Program Services	$515,986
Administration	$132,367
Fundraising	$41,800
Total Expenses	$690,153
Net Gain/Loss	($21,141)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$5,910
Advertising & Promotion	$3,266
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$0
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$125,994
Government Grants	$86,200
Program Services	$456,871
Investments	$1
Special Events	$2,857
Sales	$1,040
Other	$3,500
Total Revenue	$676,463

Expenses
Program Services	$483,227
Administration	$141,224
Fundraising	$41,579
Total Expenses	$666,030
Net Gain/Loss	$10,433

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$2,896
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$9,053
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$158,978
Government Grants	$179,113
Program Services	$235,896
Investments	$0
Special Events	$11,293
Sales	$1,073
Other	$1,250
Total Revenue	$587,603

Expenses
Program Services	$324,558
Administration	$131,609
Fundraising	$41,821
Total Expenses	$497,988
Net Gain/Loss	$89,615

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$5,950
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$18,541
Interest Expenses	$662
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$242,399
Government Grants	$190,665
Program Services	$400,732
Investments	$3
Special Events	$17,530
Sales	$308
Other	$1,133
Total Revenue	$852,770

Expenses
Program Services	$364,506
Administration	$159,868
Fundraising	$40,754
Total Expenses	$565,128
Net Gain/Loss	$287,642

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$7,700
Advertising & Promotion	$2,425
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$10,925
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Assets	Jun 01, 2008	May 31, 2009	Change
Contributions	$30,664
Cash & Equivalents	$431,678	$364,724	($66,954)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$20,476	$16,527	($3,949)
Other	$121,295	$118,415	($2,880)
Total Assets	$573,449	$499,666	($73,783)

Liabilities	Jun 01, 2008	May 31, 2009	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$2,837	$2,837
Total Liabilities	$0	$2,837	$2,837

Fund balance	Jun 01, 2008	May 31, 2009	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$62,026	$61,488	-$538
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$40,605	$40,605	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$102,631	$102,093	($538)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$470,818	$394,736	($76,082)
Net Assets	$573,449	$496,829	($76,620)

Assets	Jun 01, 2009	May 31, 2010	Change
Contributions	$40,368
Cash & Equivalents	$364,724	$319,916	($44,808)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$16,527	$11,077	($5,450)
Other	$118,415	$120,977	$2,562
Total Assets	$499,666	$451,970	($47,696)

Liabilities	Jun 01, 2009	May 31, 2010	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,837	$0	($2,837)
Total Liabilities	$2,837	$0	($2,837)

Fund balance	Jun 01, 2009	May 31, 2010	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$61,488	$59,558	-$1,930
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$40,605	$40,605	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$102,093	$100,163	($1,930)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$394,736	$351,807	($42,929)
Net Assets	$496,829	$451,970	($44,859)

Assets	Jun 01, 2010	May 31, 2011	Change
Contributions	$36,817
Cash & Equivalents	$319,916	$295,750	($24,166)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$11,077	$22,833	$11,756
Other	$120,977	$123,684	$2,707
Total Assets	$451,970	$442,267	($9,703)

Liabilities	Jun 01, 2010	May 31, 2011	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$36,786	$36,786
Total Liabilities	$0	$36,786	$36,786

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	-$42,417	-$19,491	$11,747	$90,821	$289,011
As % of expenses	-6.1%	-2.8%	1.8%	18.3%	51.3%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	-$44,258	-$21,141	$10,433	$89,615	$287,642
As % of expenses	-6.4%	-3.1%	1.6%	18.0%	50.9%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$648,998	$669,012	$676,463	$587,603	$852,770
Total revenue, % change over prior year	-16.6%	3.1%	1.1%	-13.1%	45.1%
Program services revenue	78.5%	79.6%	67.5%	40.1%	47.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Government grants	3.4%	2.1%	12.7%	30.5%	22.4%
All other grants and contributions	17.7%	17.3%	19.0%	29.0%	30.5%
Other revenue	0.4%	1.0%	0.7%	0.4%	0.2%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$691,415	$688,503	$664,716	$496,782	$563,759
Total expenses, % change over prior year	-14.8%	-0.4%	-3.5%	-25.3%	13.5%
Personnel	46.3%	43.3%	50.1%	67.2%	53.0%
Professional fees	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.2%	4.1%
Occupancy	1.7%	0.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.9%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
Pass-through	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
All other expenses	51.1%	54.9%	48.1%	31.6%	41.7%

Full cost components (estimated)	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$693,256	$690,153	$666,030	$497,988	$565,128
One month of savings	$57,618	$57,375	$55,393	$41,399	$46,980
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$4,000	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,555
Total full costs (estimated)	$750,874	$747,528	$721,423	$543,387	$616,663

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Months of cash	0.4	0.9	0.2	2.1	7.9
Months of cash and investments	0.4	0.9	0.2	2.1	7.9
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	1.8	1.4	1.7	4.5	10.0

Balance sheet composition	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$24,216	$49,703	$10,472	$87,293	$371,749
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$221,786	$221,786	$221,786	$221,786	$213,978
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	96.7%	97.4%	98.0%	98.6%	97.0%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	11.8%	33.5%	9.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Unrestricted net assets	$109,327	$88,186	$98,619	$188,234	$475,876
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$40,605	$40,605	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$40,605	$40,605	$40,605	$40,605	$40,605
Total net assets	$149,932	$128,791	$139,224	$228,839	$516,481

Key data checks

Key data checks	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination

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Executive Director

Anna Jensen

LinkedIn profile

Dr. Jensen brings 16 years of nonprofit administrative experience to TYSA. Her passion for the music translates to her deep involvement in music education. In addition to instructing position at Pacific Lutheran University, Dr. Jensen was the education manager for both Symphony Tacoma and the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association where she managed the Evergreen Music Festival for 12 years. She has taught on the faculty at Central Washington University, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and at the University of Puget Sound. In recognition of her outstanding teaching, Dr. Jensen was the recipient of the “Outstanding Master Teacher Award” from the American String Teachers Association – and the “Friend of Music” award from the Washington Music Educators Association. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan (DMA and MM) and Central Washington University (BM) and has been the recipient of the Mildred Tuttle Fellowship and was awarded the Presser Scholar.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

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Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Board of directors
as of 09/22/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board chair

Sue Daulton

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/22/2022

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Female, Not transgender (cisgender)

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Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Together We Create One Sound

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Our programs

Evergreen Music Festival

Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestras

Where we work

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2022 info

0.00

Months of cash in 2022 info

7.9

Fringe rate in 2022 info

31%

Funding sources info

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Financial data

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Operations

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Executive Director

Anna Jensen

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Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc

Compensation data

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Board of directors data

Sue Daulton

Organizational demographics

Leadership

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Liquidity in 2022

Months of cash in 2022

Fringe rate in 2022

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