Virginia Symphony Orchestra

NORFOLK, VA EIN: 54-6000598 Website

DRIVEN BY ITS CORE VALUES OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND INCLUSION, THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S MISSION IS TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCES, TRANSFORMATIVE MUSIC EDUCATION, AND PURPOSEFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.7M

-43.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$271K

-80.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$271K

-60.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,749,921$3,083,184$5,267,903
Revenue$6,261,525$6,831,622$8,191,490
Expenses$8,246,550$9,273,554$7,991,820
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,170$111,463$-7,915
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$386K$773K$1M$2M0 grants20201 grants20212 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

VIRGINIA SYMPHONY FOUNDA…$271K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

WARREN ANDREAPRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 12.…$165KKELLY SHANNONVP OF DEVELOPMENT$126KKRAUS TERESACFO (TO 1.12.24)$107K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ARMSTRONG VAHNDIRECTOR (TO 6.20.24)1
BERGER GARRETTDIRECTOR1
BRACKNELL PATRICIADIRECTOR1
CAMPBELL SHARILYNDIRECTOR1
COOPER MINETTEDIRECTOR1
CREECH NANCY ADIRECTOR1
FAULKNER TIMOTHYCHAIR1
FRIEDMAN LESLIEDIRECTOR1
GARRETT JOHNDIRECTOR (TO 6.20.24)1
GOODE SUSANSECRETARY1
GOURNELOS TEDDIRECTOR1
HARMON JOEDIRECTOR1
HENDERSON BRIEDIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24)1
HOWARD RENEEDIRECTOR1
JONES REV KEITHDIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24)1
KERN HOWARDDIRECTOR1
MAROON TJDIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24)1
MCCLELLAN MICHAEL RDIRECTOR1
MCDERMOTT PATRICKDIRECTOR1
NAUGHTON JIMDIRECTOR (TO NOV 2023)1
ORTEGO SARAHDIRECTOR1
PACE LAVORISDIRECTOR1
PAGEL ANNAMARIEDIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24)1
PETTERSON ROBERTDIRECTOR1
PILE LISADIRECTOR (TO 6.20.24)1
PITTMAN CAROLYNTREASURER1
ROBERTSON GORDONDIRECTOR1
SANTIAGO KATYADIRECTOR1
SCOTT BLYTHEDIRECTOR1
SCOPER STEVEDIRECTOR (AS OF 6.20.24)1
STONECYPHER MICHAELDIRECTOR1
SUTHERLAND VANESSADIRECTOR1
VAN BUREN WILLIAMDIRECTOR1
VONDERHEIDE DAVEDIRECTOR1
WHITAKER MARKDIRECTOR (TO NOV 2023)1
WARREN ANDREAPRESIDENT AND CEO (AS OF 12.1.22)40$165,000
KRAUS TERESACFO (TO 1.12.24)40$106,839
BREWER MARY LEIGHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE (DEC 2023 TO JUNE 12, 2024)40
KELLY SHANNONVP OF DEVELOPMENT40$126,471

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Norfolk

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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