Virginia Symphony Foundation

NORFOLK, VA EIN: 52-1597415 Website

PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BY ADMINISTERING FUNDS AND PROPERTY, ENGAGING IN OTHER ACTIVITIES AS QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, SOLICIT AND RECEIVE FUNDS AND PROPERTY BY GIFT, TRANSFER, DEVISE OR BEQUEST AND ADMINISTERING AND APPLYING SUCH FUNDS AND PROPERTY ONLY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES.THE FOUNDATION ALSO RECEIVES RESTRICTED GIFTS WHOSE INVESTMENT INCOME IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE SYMPHONY ANNUALLY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FAMILY CONCERTS, EDUCATION, MASTER CLASSES, PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH IN THE SUFFOLK AREA AND TO UNDERWRITE GUEST ARTISTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.1M

+11.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$381K

+23.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$381K

+23.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$527K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,080,833$9,902,382$7,875,824
Revenue$521,089$1,358,445$1,917,405
Expenses$439,652$366,054$306,216
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$250,347$-23,241$216,062
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$95K$190K$285K$381K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHES…$381K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BETTE MINETTE COOPERSECRETARY1
WINTHROP SHORT JRPRESIDENT1
BOB PETTERSONTREASURER1
JANE SHORTDIRECTOR1
STEVE WINTERDIRECTOR1
PATRICK MCDERMOTTDIRECTOR1
HOWARD KERNDIRECTOR1
CHRIS JOHNSONDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL MCCLELLANDIRECTOR1
ANDREA WARRENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFFECT1
TERESA KRAUSCFO1
SHANNON E KELLYVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT1

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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