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CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

EIN: 57-6000192Charleston, SCZIP: 29403
A690 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$5.1M$0$10.7M
2022$5.4M$0$9.7M

Compensation

2023

MICHAEL A SMITH
Chief Executive Officer
chief executive officer
$150,000
$12,500
$0
$175,468
KAY MAYBANK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GAIL CORVETTE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RAJAN GOVINDAN
Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
CYNTHIA MABRY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR AARON P LESHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID SAVARD
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDI HUFF
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
EDWARD HART
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK ILDERTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TAYLOR CHARPIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CLYDE HIERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NATALIE HAM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JODI RUSH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL MOODY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RENARD HARRIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE OLSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIFFANY REED SILVERMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE W CLEVELAND
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS STAUBES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALD TANENBAUM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACY GROOMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN DAVIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR SHARESE PEARSON-BUSH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STUART AMES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR BOBBY BAKER
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN SULLIVAN
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JERRY EVANS
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

MICHAEL A SMITH
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$135,317
JON OLSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR SHARESE PEARSON-BUSH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RENARD HARRIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NATALIE HAM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTY PENKHUS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUDHA SRINIVASAN TEKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK ILDERTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CLYDE HIERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JERRY EVANS
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR BOBBY BAKER
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
YURIY BEKKER
Concertmaster
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDI HUFF
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN DAVIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL MOODY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAY MAYBANK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIFFANY REED SILVERMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACY GROOMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALD TANENBAUM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RAJAN GOVINDAN
Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
CYNTHIA MABRY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JODI RUSH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID SAVARD
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
TAYLOR CHARPIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN SULLIVAN
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$0
EDWARD HART
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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