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US nonprofit · EIN 363756920 · Lincoln, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 363756920) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lincoln Symphony Foundation's network

3 people5 organisationsi3 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Harry Seward IIISecretary-Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Margaret Kontras SuttonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Reginald KuhnPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Harry Seward IIISecretary-Treasurer0$0
Margaret Kontras SuttonBoard Member0$0
Reginald KuhnPresident0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Lincoln Symphony Foundation
EIN
363756920
Address
8555 Pioneers Blvd, Lincoln, NE, 68520-1307
State
Nebraska
Mission
The lincoln symphony orchestra foundation's mission is to support the lincoln symphony orchestra association through the solicitation of donations, the investment of endowment funds and the transfer of approved amounts to the association in support of its operations. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A110 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
Principal officer
Janet M Labenz Bookkeeper (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1991
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsHarry Seward III
≥8years on the filingsReginald Kuhn
≥4years on the filingsMargaret Kontras Sutton

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.3m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$3.3m
Contributions and grants received
$65k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$157k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$164k$180kDeficit $15k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra AssociationSupport of operations$157k