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US nonprofit · EIN 680233148 · Sacramento, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 680233148) - 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 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).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

Sacramento Youth Symphony's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Arshia IslamVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Lourdes MendozaDirector2018
8 yrs
Michelle KapharPresident2021
5 yrs
Nida SpaldingDirector2018
8 yrs
Prashant GotetiDirector2022
4 yrs
Shauna AuerbachTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Thomas AdkinsCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Robert VannGeneral Managersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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
Robert VannManaging Dir40$65k
Michelle KapharPresident3$0
Arshia IslamVice Preside2$0
Hengameh MoslehiSecretary2$0
Robert EllisTreasurer2$0
Shauna AuerbachDirector2$0
Prashant GotetiDirector2$0
Lourdes MendozaDirector2$0
Kenny NguyenDirector2$0
Rudy RupertDirector2$0
Nida SpaldingDirector2$0
Kishore VeturiDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Sacramento Youth Symphony
EIN
680233148
Address
3443 Ramona Ave Ste 22, Sacramento, CA, 95826-3833
State
California
Mission
Across a broad demographic spectrum of youth, we seek to cultivate musical talent, promote love for music, and advance a sense of unity, and increase capacity for a lifetime of success. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A69Z 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1990
Principal officer
Robert Vann (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1991
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsLourdes Mendoza
≥8years on the filingsNida Spalding
≥5years on the filingsMichelle Kaphar
≥4years on the filingsArshia Islam

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$956k
Total liabilities
$124k
Net assets or fund balances
$832k
Contributions and grants received
$191k
Program service revenue
$345k
Grants and similar paid out
$51k
Employees
12
Volunteers
200