The Laredo Philharmonic
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Primary exempt purpose is to provide the highest musical performances to engage, enrich and entertain the community with a special emphasis for children and students.
- Income
- $116,520
- Spending
- $100,452
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 September 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 (1)
- $95,100 spent. During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, the Laredo Philharmonic presented four public concerts under the leadership of conductor and artistic director Dr. Hector Aguero. The 2024-2025 season, Musical Splendor, opened on October 27, 2024 with a performance by the Laredo Philharmonic Brass Quintet featuring guest organist Dr. Colin Campbell in the themed program Phantom Fanfare. On December 8, 2024 the orchestra and the Laredo Philharmonic Chorale were joined by students from Alexander High School, the Vidal M. Trevino Magnet School, Texas A & M International University, and Laredo College for Sounds of the Season. The program included selections from Handel's Messiah and audience sing-along carols. The chamber orchestra concert Classical Gems highlighted masterworks by Mozart and Vivaldi, including Vivaldi's Concerto in F Minor "Winter" from The Four Seasons, Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, and movements from Solemn Vespers, featuring local professional artists and educators Dana Crabtree, Celia Hernandez, Eddie Vandewalker, and Joseph Crabtree. The season concluded on May 18, 2025 with Tell Me a Story, a program featuring Lieuwen's Astral Blue, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. In addition to its regular concert season, the orchestra's brass quintet and string quartet provided multiple educational outreach performances at local public and private elementary schools, offering students hand-on learning experiences. Dr. Aguero also conducted master classes for middle and high school students, providing expert coaching, listening skills development, and targeted technical instruction.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 September 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 August 1981.
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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