DULUTH, MN
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)DULUTH SUPERIOR SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIO, founded in 1932, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. The organization ran a surplus of $249K, a strong 19% operating margin.
OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC THAT ENGAGES AND INSPIRES. OUR VISION IS THAT WE ENVISION A STRONGER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC AND MUSICIAN ARTISRY. OUR GOALS INCLUDE: WITH THE POWER OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC, WE WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES MUSIC-MAKING AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVELS. WE WILL BE AN ORGANIZATION CREATING MOVING AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR AUDIENCES. WE WILL BECOME DEEPLY INTERGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ASSUME A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE DSSO PERFORMED 8 PROGRAMS OVER 10 CONCERTS AT THE DECC (6 MASTERWORKS AND 2 POPS, WITH THE HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT OPEN TO FAMILIES AS PART OF OUR CASUAL CONCERT SERIES)...
DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE DSSO PERFORMED 8 PROGRAMS OVER 10 CONCERTS AT THE DECC (6 MASTERWORKS AND 2 POPS, WITH THE HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT OPEN TO FAMILIES AS PART OF OUR CASUAL CONCERT SERIES). FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON WE HAD 837 SUBSCRIBERS AND SAW TOTAL TICKET SALES OF 305,374.50 OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. HAVING REALIZED IT WAS AN UNSUSTAINABLE OBJECTIVE, WE NO LONGER OFFER SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT INCLUDED 10 TICKETS. WE WILL REVISE THE SEATING CHART AND THE TICKET PRICING SCHEME FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON. THE DSSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 120 STUDENTS ENROLLED EACH YEAR ACROSS FOUR ENSEMBLES. OUR PROGRAMMING FOR 24-25 CONTINUED IN THE SPIRIT OF INCLUSIVITY WE BEGAN IN 2022 FEATURING WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY UNDERREPRESENTED COMPOSERS. COMPOSERS INCLUDED PETER BOYER, JAMES LEE, III, OSVALDO GOLIJOV, JONATHAN LESHNOFF, AND GABRIELA LENA FRANK. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN SEVERAL EXCEPTIONAL SOLOISTS THIS SEASON FROM NEAR AND FAR. THESE INCLUDED JEFFREY BIEGEL AND NATASHA PAREMSKI FROM AFAR, AND JULIE ALBERS, ERIN ALDRIDGE, AND DARCI GAMERL FROM NEAR. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON WAS A WEEKEND OF STAR WARS PERFORMANCES WHICH WERE PERFORMED SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD 2,246 TICKETS OUT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE HAD 1,769 TICKETS OUT. OUR MOVIE OFFERINGS WILL NOW BE CONSIDERED A "DSSO FILM SERIES." THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT INTRODUCED A WHOLE NEW CONSTITUENCY TO LIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC. THE DSSO SPORTS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER CHORUS WHICH PERFORMS 2 OR 3 TIMES EACH SEASON AND HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF AROUND 150.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,309,917 | $1,222,296 | +0.1% |
| Expenses | $1,060,925 | $1,319,391 | -0.2% |
| Net Income | $248,992 | $-97,095 | -3.6% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| DAVID ARNOTT | EXECUTIVE DI | 40.00 |
Officer
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$64,271 | $16,391 | $80,662 |
| BRANDEN ROBINSON | BOARD PRESID | 5.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MONSON | PAST PRESIDE | 5.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY OSTRANDER | SECRETARY | 5.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY BIGA | TREASURER | 5.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BENNETT | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BERCHILD | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBEN | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DANIELSON | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA DEGELAU | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH GILBERT | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY HOGLUND | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL KAISER | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MATTSON | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MCLEOD | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$2,966 | $0 | $2,966 |
| EMILY NYGREN | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PALMER | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN SANDERS | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$3,682 | $0 | $3,682 |
| JAMES SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAIRI STACK | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$2,814 | $0 | $2,814 |
| RAJIV VAIDYANATHAN | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA VOSE | DIRECTOR | 5.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,309,917 | $1,060,925 | $1,143,034 | $248,992 |
| 2024 | $1,222,296 | $1,319,391 | $376,839 | $-97,095 |
| 2023 | $1,203,576 | $1,332,211 | $400,318 | $-128,635 |
| 2022 | $1,261,388 | $1,181,514 | $407,197 | $79,874 |
| 2021 | $795,245 | $924,577 | $1,861,417 | $-129,332 |
| 2020 | $867,975 | $1,038,767 | $1,575,041 | $-170,792 |
| 2019 | $914,955 | $1,287,234 | $1,788,765 | $-372,279 |
| 2018 | $1,303,068 | $1,324,526 | $2,023,030 | $-21,458 |
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