Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
Donations deductibleSeattle Youth Symphony Orchestra's network
15 people6 organisationsi15 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
15 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 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert M Sokol Chair | Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Christine Chang | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David TAN | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Neilson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Erika Dowd | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Francisco Grijalva | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Hana Park | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeffrey Barker | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jess Lehman | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joanna Sun | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jorge Morales | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathy Shaw | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Milos Kovacevic | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Peggy Smith | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas Jeff EBY | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Krus | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Juan Felipe Molano Munoz | Music Director | since 2021 |
| Kathleen Allen | Excutive Director | since 2018 |
| Marcia Isenberger | Interim Executive Director | 2022 |
| Melody A Garza Mikkelsen | Executive Director | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Felipe Molano Munoz | Music Director | 40 | $138k | $11k | |
| Robert M Sokol | Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Christine Chang | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Jeff Eby | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| David Tan | Vice Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Barker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erika Dowd | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Francisco Grijalva | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jess Lehman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jorge Morales | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Neilson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hana Park | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Shaw | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Smith | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joanna Sun | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Milos Kovacevic | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melody A Garza Mikkelsen | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
- EIN
- 910493840
- Address
- 11065 5th Ave Ne Ste A, Seattle, WA, 98125-6100
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Empowering youth through excellence in orchestral education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A690 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
- 1942
- Principal officer
- Melody A Garza (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1965
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChristine Chang
≥7years on the filingsErika Dowd
≥6years on the filingsHana Park
≥6years on the filingsJeffrey Barker
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.4m
- Total liabilities
- $255k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $696k
- Program service revenue
- $1.8m
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 46
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.8m | $1.8m | Deficit $39k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.