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Reflections Series Inc

EIN 13-3653870 · Sag Harbor, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair63 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

REFLECTIONS SERIES PRESENTS SOLO, CHAMBER AND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC ALONG WITH WORKS OF DIFFERENT ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES, ENGAGING ITS AUDIENCES IN COMBINATIONS OF MUSIC, TEXT, IMAGES, AND FILM. THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, REFLECTIONS EXPLORES THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MUSIC AND OTHER ART FORMS, AND HOW ONE CREATIVE WORK CAN INSPIRE ANOTHER. DRAWING FROM A WEALTH OF MUSIC AND ART FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND FROM MANY MODERN AND HISTORICAL ARTISTIC STYLES, AND WITH THE COLLABORATION OF A FIRST-RATE ENSEMBLE OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, REFLECTIONS PROGRAMS PRESENT NEWLY CREATED AND EXISTING WORKS THAT BOTH REFLECT UPON ONE ANOTHER AND INVITE THE AUDIENCE TO REFLECT ANEW ON UNIVERSAL THEMES.REFLECTIONS CONTINUES ITS MISSION OF PRESENTING AUDIENCES WITH MUSICAL, ARTISTIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND CREATING NEW AUDIENCES FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC.

Income
$145,494
Spending
$152,823
Reserves
4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%
Highest pay
$84,000, president/artistic director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $134,571 spent. DURING 2025, REFLECTIONS SERIES PRESENTED ORIGINAL, ALLLIVE PRODUCTIONS AND PROGRAMS, FURTHER INCREASING THE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF OUR LIVE PRESENTATIONS AND CONTINUING OUR OUTREACH TO WIDEN THE SIZE AND DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE AWARE AND ATTEND OUR PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE KEPT OUR TICKET PROCES LOW TO MAKE OUR PERFORMANCES ACCESSIBLE TO MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO FILMED OUR PERFORMANCES AND POSTED EXCERPTS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL IN ORDER TO REACH NEW AND EVEN WIDER AUDIENCES AND THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND OUR LIVE PERFORMANCES. USING CREATIVE AND PERFORMING MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS FROM ALL ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES AND BACKGROUNDS AND FROM VARIOUS LOCALES INCLUDING LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, REFLECTIONS SERIES CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF CREATING NEW AUDIENCES FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE ARTS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND UNIQUE PROGRAMMING.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1997.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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