Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521151042
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Abingdon, MD, USA
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$96,061
Expenses
$98,338
Assets
$135,671

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Richard Johnson (President)
  • Cary Chabalowski (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Richard Johnson (President)
  • Jessica Conklin (Board Member)
  • Laura Donall (Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra SSO a non profit community orchestra serves the Harford County Community and provides opportunities for local musicians to perform challenging classical repertoire. It further serves the community by providing local music lovers programs of the highest quality while maintaining a deep relationship with local community programs. The SSO proudly partners with the Harford Youth Orchestra Harford Community College and Band Together.

What it reported doing in 2024

The SSO presents a four concert season in addition one or two pop concerts. Over 700 residents have played with the SSO since its inception.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 78.6%; rating input score 79

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.9%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.4% of revenue deployed · 78.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $77K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.