ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC

EIN 59-3058884 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A690)

What they do

THE ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA is CENTRAL FLORIDAS RESIDENT PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. ITS MISSION is to FOSTER and PROMOTE SYMPHONIC MUSIC THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION and CULTURAL LEADERSHIP. EACH SEASON, THE PHILHARMONIC BRINGS LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC and WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS to THOUSANDS of CENTRAL FLORIDA RESIDENTS, PROVIDING AN ENRICHING SOCIAL EXPERIENCE for THE COMMUNITY. THE ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC is DEDICATED to BEING BOTH SOCIALLY and FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $75.40 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.

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They name their leaders42 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.34%of revenue went to mission work75.4% of expenses · Program services

8.74%of revenue went to fundraising8.3% of expenses

$105.19spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

17.11%of revenue went to management and office costs16.3% of expenses

$0.89in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

52.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $338,461 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $151,918 for KARINA BHARNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,522,502

Mission workProgram services$5,174,85379.34% of revenue75.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,115,92317.11% of revenue16.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$570,1878.74% of revenue8.3% of expenses

Total expenses$6,860,963105.19% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.4% mission · 16.3% management · 8.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.19% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 16.6% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.02% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 72.9% mission · 18.6% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.31% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 74.4% mission · 12.9% management · 12.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.34% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.7% mission · 13.0% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.88% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 77.1% mission · 11.5% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.14% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.4% mission · 12.4% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.60% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 10.5% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,522,502

Expenses$6,860,963

Annual shortfall $338,461 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$5,174,853 · 75.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,115,923 · 16.3% of expenses

Fundraising$570,187 · 8.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,522,502

Expenses$6,860,963

Assets$6,091,586

Income$6,522,502

Contributions$3,421,009

Mission work (program services)$5,174,853

Fundraising$570,187

Management and general$1,115,923

Stocks and bonds$4,547,908

Accounting fees$104,403

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KARINA BHARNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $151,918

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (42)

KARINA BHARNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MELODY LYNCHPAST PRESIDENT

KATHLEEN M SHARMANDIRECTOR

KENNETH KNEPLERDIRECTOR

KYLE DEN BESTEDIRECTOR

LAWRENCE LARRY KELLOGGVICE PRESIDENT & PRESIDENT ELECT

LISA EVERETTDIRECTOR

LYMAN BRODIETRUMPET

MARK FISCHERHORN

MARK GOLDBERGPERCUSSION

MARY SHERRISDIRECTOR

JUAN CAMACHODIRECTOR

MICHAEL MOORESECRETARY

PRISCILLA AZZOLINIPRESIDENT

RHODA LITTLEDIRECTOR

RICHARD SANDLERDIRECTOR

ROBERT CARPENTERPRINCIPAL TUBA

ROBERT SMEDLEYDIRECTOR

SHYLA REICHDIRECTOR

TED J SPERODIRECTOR

WASHINGTON GARCIADIRECTOR

DR ERIKA WIKSTROMDIRECTOR

ALEX GIBSONDIRECTOR

ALEX REGAZZITROMBONE

AUDRA ROMAODIRECTOR

BRIAN BRINKBASS TROMBONE

CARLOS GUILLERMO SMITHDIRECTOR

CHARLENE HOTALINGDIRECTOR

DAVID MAGANADIRECTOR

DAVID POFFDIRECTOR

DERIC MILLIGANTREASURER

DIANE BISHOPPRINCIPAL BASSOON

AL MICHEJDADIRECTOR

DR JEFFERY REDDINGDIRECTOR

DR MARY PALMERDIRECTOR

IAN ROBINSONDIRECTOR

JAMES F BROWNDIRECTOR

JAMIE STRFELERPRINCIPAL OBOE

JEFF MOOREDIRECTOR

JEFFREY THOMASDIRECTOR

JEFFREY P ROSENDIRECTOR

JOANNE GRANTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1991
Location: 425 NORTH BUMBY AVENUE, ORLANDO, FL 32803
County: Orange
In care of: KARINA BHARNE
Primary officer: KARINA BHARNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@orlandophil.org Phone(407) 896-6700

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SCHAFER TSCHOPP & MITCHELL LLLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A690)