Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Driven by its core values of artistic excellence and inclusion, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to creating world-class symphonic performances, transformative music education, and purposeful community engagement throughout southeastern Virginia.
Virginia Symphony Orchestra at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,532,564
- -12.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,283,748
- +16.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $-352
- -104.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,969,444
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Who Virginia Symphony Orchestra funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Virginia Symphony Orchestra gives
- Giving fell 82% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $271K (2024) to $1.5M (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $271K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Symphony Foundation Norfolk, VA | Investment Funds | $270,742 |
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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 | $1,532,564 | $7,283,748 | $7,969,444 | — | — | $-352 |
| 2024 | $1,749,921 | $6,261,525 | $8,246,550 | $270,742 | 1 | $7,170 |
| 2023 | $3,083,184 | $6,831,622 | $9,273,554 | $1,381,351 | 2 | $111,463 |
| 2022 | $5,267,903 | $8,191,490 | $7,991,820 | $1,447,243 | 2 | $-7,915 |
| 2021 | $5,768,414 | $6,146,057 | $4,529,531 | $1,545,640 | 1 | $-18,800 |
| 2020 | $5,562,695 | $6,922,911 | $6,141,614 | — | — | $10,819 |
| 2019 | $4,272,359 | $9,348,635 | $6,497,094 | — | — | $13,201 |
About Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Based on IRS filings
Virginia Symphony Orchestra is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Norfolk, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Virginia Symphony Orchestra is led by Warren Andrea, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Warren Andrea
President & CEO
Director → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$14K (2023) → $165K (2025)
Kelly Shannon
President & CEO
Vice President of Development → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$126K (2024) → $140K (2025)
Faulkner Timothy
Chair
Director → Chair Elect, 2022
Chair Elect → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robertson Gordon
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cooper Minette
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Creech Nancy A.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Friedman Leslie
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard Renee
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kern Howard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
McClellan Michael R.
Director
Board Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
McDermott Patrick
Director
Board Chair & Then Director → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Petterson Robert
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sutherland Vanessa
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Van Buren William
Director
Was Director & Now Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Berger Garrett
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ortego Sarah
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Santiago Katya
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Blythe
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stonecypher Michael
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bracknell Patricia
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Campbell Sharilyn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gournelos Ted
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harmon Joe
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pace Lavoris
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henderson Brie
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jones Rev Keith
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maroon Tj
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pagel Annamarie
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scoper Steve
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colner Alexis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Everett Marshall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Michael
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ordaz Rachel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Spooney Yolanda
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vretakis Nicholas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Goode Susan
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pittman Carolyn
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer - Interim, 2021
Treasurer - Interim → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Armstrong Vahn (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kraus Teresa (2019–2024) — CFO
- Former: Garrett John (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Naughton Jim (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Pile Lisa (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Vonderheide Dave (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Whitaker Mark (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brewer Mary Leigh (2024) — Director of Finance
- Former: Philion Karen (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Snow Brenda (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Winchester Donald (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Brown Betty (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Brown Nat (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Layne Peggy (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Monica Meyer Beale (2023) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Antonetti Tanner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Breeden Ray (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Broderick Kathleen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sawyer Becky (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shield Asa L. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gandolfo Angelina (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Baroody (2019–2021) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Spore James (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Downey William (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Fletcher Barry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Reel Tom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Rony (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Aaron Bert (2019) — Director
- Former: Cummings Stacy (2019) — Board Chair
- Former: Short Jane R. (2019) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $165K, to Warren Andrea (President and CEO (To 6.25.25)). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Virginia Symphony Orchestra
How large is Virginia Symphony Orchestra?
Virginia Symphony Orchestra reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.3M.
What is Virginia Symphony Orchestra?
Virginia Symphony Orchestra is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Norfolk, VA. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Virginia Symphony Orchestra operate?
Virginia Symphony Orchestra has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Virginia Symphony Orchestra's EIN?
Virginia Symphony Orchestra's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6000598. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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