SANGAMON VALLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY
EIN 37-1239463
What they do
THE SANGAMON VALLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY WAS CREATED BY CONCERNED PARENTS, MUSIC TEACHERS and MUSICIANS to KEEP A STUDENT ORCHESTRA PROGRAM ALIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. IN THE EARLY 1970S THE SPRINGFIELD AREA SCHOOLS ELIMINATED ALL SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS. WITHOUT INTERVENTION, A NEW GENERATION of YOUTH WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS VOID IN THE ARTS. KNOWN INITIALLY AS THE SPRINGFIELD AREA YOUTH SYMPHONY, THE SANGAMON VALLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY HAS EXISTED SINCE THEN AS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING THE ONLY CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY and SECONDARY LEVELS IN SANGAMON COUNTY. THE SVYS CONTINUES to FULFILL ITS MISSION BY RECENTLY ADDING A STARTER STRINGS PROGRAM for VERY YOUNG GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS, and AN ADULT COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA to PROVIDE CONTINUING MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES for SVYS ALUMNI and OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE MISSION of THE SANGAMON VALLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY IS: - to PROVIDE QUALITY, DIVERSE, REWARDING and CHALLENGING MUSICAL EXPERIENCES to ITS M
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JACKIE MITRAEXECUTIVE DI
JEAN TWEETMUSIC TEACHE
VANESSA FERGUSONVICE PRESIDE
ALAN JEDLICKADIRECTOR
TRICIA BECKERDIRECTOR
RAJ MITRADIRECTOR
PETER WISEDIRECTOR
PAUL SULLIVANPRESIDENT
MICHAEL TUNGETTDIRECTOR
MARY LEUKINGDIREC TOR
JOHN MYERSTREASURER
JAMIE GREENWALDSECRETARY
GRETCHEN HARRISONORCHESTRA MA
EVYN NEUMEISTERDIRECTOR
DON DANIELSDIRECTOR
BILL ZIMMERDIRECTOR
BEKAH PHILBRICKDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- 420 S 6TH ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 627011808
- County
- Sangamon
- In care of
- JOHN MYERS
- Primary officer
- JOHN MYERS, TREASURER
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2018
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2018
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MYERS & MYERS CPAS LTD