Sacramento Youth Symphony
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Sacramento Youth Symphony at a glance
In short: Sacramento Youth Symphony gave $51K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $51K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $51,122
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $51,122
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $51,122
- Total assets
- $1,817,182
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sacramento Youth Symphony funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sacramento Youth Symphony ($51K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Sacramento Youth Symphony gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2019) to $52K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $51K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Youth Symphony Sacramento, CA | Op Suprt/Scholarship | $51,122 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,817,182 | $100,605 | $55,832 | $51,122 | 1 | $100,605 |
| 2024 | $1,680,536 | $277,436 | $52,920 | $51,635 | 1 | $255,614 |
| 2023 | $1,486,890 | $33,292 | $47,611 | $46,486 | 1 | $33,192 |
| 2022 | $1,376,916 | $32,247 | $52,692 | $43,792 | 1 | $32,213 |
| 2021 | $1,580,032 | $38,178 | $47,951 | $39,251 | 1 | $38,154 |
| 2020 | $1,271,322 | $50,724 | $46,377 | $39,477 | 1 | $50,707 |
| 2019 | $1,241,282 | $41,609 | $46,918 | $38,523 | 1 | $41,576 |
About Sacramento Youth Symphony
Based on IRS filings
Sacramento Youth Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Sacramento, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $51K. Net investment income was $101K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sacramento Youth Symphony is led by Ed Keller, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ed Keller
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Kaphar
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rboert Ellis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Macpherson
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Born
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Robert Ellis (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Cathy Taylor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marshia Islam (2022) — Director
- Former: Shauna Auerbach (2022) — Director
- Former: Doug Macpherson (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jeffrey Born (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Lorenzo Smith (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marilyn Best (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Sacramento Youth Symphony
How much does Sacramento Youth Symphony give each year?
Sacramento Youth Symphony gave $51K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $52K across 1 grant.
How large is Sacramento Youth Symphony?
Sacramento Youth Symphony reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $101K.
What is Sacramento Youth Symphony?
Sacramento Youth Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Sacramento, CA. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sacramento Youth Symphony operate?
Sacramento Youth Symphony has awarded grants in California.
What is Sacramento Youth Symphony's EIN?
Sacramento Youth Symphony's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3390126. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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