EIN 38-6092131

West Michigan Symphony (WMS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
Year formed
1939
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The West Michigan Symphony (WMS) is a widely recognized professional orchestra and proud to be a leader in West Michigan’s cultural community for the past 75 years.
Total revenues
$1,510,425
2023
Total expenses
$1,466,226
2023
Total assets
$2,298,759
2023
Num. employees
13
2023

Program areas at WMS

An anchor cultural organization headquartered in muskegon, wms is a resident performing group at the frauenthal center, where its eight-concert season is the most visible part of a larger artistic enterprise of far- reaching community benefit. At its live listening room the block, just down the street, it mounts 15 performance events annually featuring jazz, classical, folk, ambient and other offerings. Wms concerts and education events bring 16,500 people-more than 30% of whom are children and students-downtown annually, making it the largest performing arts organization on the West shore.
Community music encounters: West Michigan Symphony reaches deeply into the community through a variety of learning activities to inspire the next generation of music lovers. Examples include click clack moosic, a live musical story time program for children ages 3-8; link up beginner music program, impacting 4,000 3rd-5th graders in 50 area schools; wms children's choir, an audition-based group for ages 8-13 performing its own concerts and appearing with the orchestra annually; tune up, a free beginning string program for underserved students in muskegon public schools; debut strings, an audition and performance-based group for intermediate level string students; and premier strings, wms's showcase youth ensemble for advanced string students, acting as mentors for younger players and performing throughout the area as a full string orchestra and in smaller chamber groups.

Who funds West Michigan Symphony (WMS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Community Foundation for Muskegon CountyAnnual Disbursements; Campaign Expenses; Chair Sponsorship for 2021-22 Concert Season; General Operating Support; Support the Link Up Program; Support Annual Concert Series; To Support the Youth Symphony$113,076
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$42,800
Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCharitable Donation$14,652
...and 10 more grants received

Personnel at WMS

NameTitleCompensation
Andrew BuelowPresident and Chief Executive Officer$111,230
Rhonda Bogner Ext.Chief Financial Officer
Gabe Slimko Ext.Vice President Operations and Orchestra Personnel Manager
Perry NewsonDirector of Operations and Guest Artists
Karen Vander Zanden Ext.Director of Education and Corporate Engagement
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for WMS

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$872,159
Program services$409,345
Investment income and dividends$29,096
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-804
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$200,629
Total revenues$1,510,425

Form 990s for WMS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-12-15990View PDF
2022-062023-05-10990View PDF
2021-062021-11-07990View PDF
2020-062021-04-13990View PDF
2019-062020-09-29990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 6, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $146,944 from Community Foundation for Muskegon County
July 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsOperas and symphoniesMusical groupsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
360 W Western Ave Suite 200
Muskegon, MI 49440
Metro area
Muskegon, MI
County
Muskegon County, MI
Website URL
westmichigansymphony.org/ 
Phone
(231) 726-3231
Facebook page
wmsymphony 
Twitter profile
@westmisymphony 
IRS details
EIN
38-6092131
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1939
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A69: Symphony Orchestras
NAICS code, primary
711130: Musical Groups and Artists
Parent/child status
Independent
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