LA JOLLA SYMPHONY AND CHORUS ASSOCIATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LA JOLLA SYMPHONY AND CHORUS ASSOCIATION

EIN 95-1962652

What they do

La Jolla Symphony Chorus Association Was Organized In 1957 Under The Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Laws for Public and Charitable Purposes. The Mission of The Association is to Inspire The San Diego Community With The Joy of Music By Performing Orchestral and Choral Music That Includes Premiers, Recent Compositions and Rarely Performed Musical Pieces Along With Traditional Classical Favorites, and to Provide A Venue for The Community Musicians of San Diego to Perform This Challenging and Exciting Music At A High Artistic Level.

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Of every $100 spent, about $76.10 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 leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

76.10%of revenue went to mission work76.1% of expenses · Program services

4.89%of revenue went to fundraising4.9% of expenses

$99.98spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

18.99%of revenue went to management and office costs19.0% of expenses

$3.74in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

57.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$900,109

Mission workProgram services$685,00476.10% of revenue76.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$170,95618.99% of revenue19.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$44,0044.89% of revenue4.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1450.02% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$899,96499.98% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 76.1% mission · 19.0% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.98% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 18.0% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.60% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 66.1% mission · 27.1% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 31.53% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 60.6% mission · 30.7% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.68% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 70.9% mission · 21.9% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.45% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.2% mission · 22.3% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.76% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 73.3% mission · 21.2% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.34% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 20.7% management · 8.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.76% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$900,109

Expenses$899,964

Annual surplus $145 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$685,004 · 76.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$170,956 · 19.0% of expenses

Fundraising$44,004 · 4.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$900,109

Expenses$899,964

Assets$3,364,358

Income$900,109

Contributions$516,149

Mission work (program services)$685,004

Fundraising$44,004

Management and general$170,956

Stocks and bonds$3,124,764

Accounting fees$24,409

Investing fees$20,467

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

STEPHANIE WEAVEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $105,047Base $101,987 · Other $3,060

SAMEER PATELMUSIC DIRECTOR AND ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR · 15 hrs/week $48,204Base $46,800 · Other $1,404

ARIAN KHAEFIMUSIC DIRECTOR & CHORUS CONDUCTOR · 15 hrs/week $48,204Base $46,800 · Other $1,404

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 (17)

STEPHANIE WEAVEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SAMEER PATELMUSIC DIRECTOR AND ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR

ARIAN KHAEFIMUSIC DIRECTOR & CHORUS CONDUCTOR

LINDA ALTESTREASURER

SUZI STERNERDIRECTOR

SUZANNE MARMIONDIRECTOR

SUZANNE APPELBAUMDIRECTOR

PAT FINNDIRECTOR

OLIVIA GRAEVEDIRECTOR

MICHAEL KINNAMONVICE PRESIDENT

JUDY ENNSDIRECTOR

HENRY TORRES BLANCODIRECTOR

EINAR GALLPRESIDENT

CATHY FUNKESECRETARY

CATHERINE CHYIDIRECTOR

BRYAN W LOWEDIRECTOR

BETTY MCMANUSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1960
Location: 9500 Gilman Drive Dept 0361, La Jolla, CA 92093
County: San Diego
In care of: Stephanie Weaver
Primary officer: Stephanie Weaver, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailboxoffice@ljsc.org Phone(858) 534-4637

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990