Tidewater Classic Guitar Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Tidewater Classical Guitar is dedicated to enriching the community by cultivating the awareness and appreciation of classical guitar and related instruments through performance education and outreach.
- Income
- $127,204
- Spending
- $114,513
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 50%
- Highest pay
- $8,300, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $7,032 spent. Education - Tidewater Classical Guitar provided classical guitar music instruction to over 50 students residing in low-middle income communities during the Fiscal Year 2025. This instruction is provided after regular school hours in Norfolk Virginia. Tidewater Classical Guitar was a resource for music educators throughout the region.
- $13,933 spent. Outreach - Outreach Programs allow students at area public schools and other community organizations to engage with a professional teaching artist and performer and is focused on group engagement and classroom collaboration to bring students together through music. Students interact with a professional artist specializing in solo guitar and embrace ensemble playing and music coaching. This program has benefited over 300 persons and has assisted in elevating expectations of guitar education in public schools. Outreach areas include Chesapeake Norfolk Virginia Beach Suffolk Newport News and Williamsburg Virginia. In addition TCG operates and directs the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra which gives access to musical ensemble and performance experiences to all members of the community.
- $70,888 spent. Concerts and Performances - We presented 14 in-person guitar concerts featuring internationally acclaimed artists and local professionals. Many of these concerts were also livestreamed. The number of persons that benefited from in-person attendance was 2,577. In addition to these concerts we presented local artists in events throughout our region. TCG sponsorship of these concerts and performances assists in advancing interest in and promoting the art of playing classical guitar in various communities throughout our region.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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