West Michigan Symphony

Arts and culture
Muskegon, Michigan
EIN 38-6092131
Tax-exempt since 1944

Firms paid: 2
Fees reported, 2018–2020: $120K
Fees reported in 2020: $78K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $2.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2020

$78,000 to 1 fundraiser · $78,000 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers West Michigan Symphony paid in 2020, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
HOPKINS FUNDRAISINGCapital campaignsConsulting on new endowment & education campaign	Consulting on new endowment & education campaign	$78,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers West Michigan Symphony reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
HOPKINS FUNDRAISINGCapital campaigns	2019–2020 · 2 years	$96,000
Williams Grant WritingGrant writing	2018	$23,688

Form 990 Snapshot

West Michigan Symphony's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$2.0M	$1.2M	$156K	—
2023	$1.8M	$1.1M	$144K	—
2022	$1.5M	$872K	$148K	—
2021	$1.7M	$1.2M	$103K	—
2020	$1.5M	$1.2M	$140K	$78K
2019	$1.0M	$770K	$63K	$18K
2018	$1.1M	$781K	$80K	$25K
2017	$1.2M	$859K	$42K	$3K

Fees are what West Michigan Symphony reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.