At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, the Charleston Symphony announced that it might not make it to season’s end without $500,000 in new funding from private donors. But the deathwatch was premature – the half million dollar goal will likely be exceeded by the end of the month, and the CSO will finish its year entirely in the black. “Symphony officials say the group also has improved its strategic planning efforts and is working on long-range plans that will help it maintain more solid financial footing in the future.”