BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (EIN 23-7219508)
Tax period
2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31
Filed
2026-06-11
IRS object ID
202611629349301406
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF BERKELEY SYMPHONY IS TO CELEBRATE OUR UNIQUE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC-CREATING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE THE CURIOSITY, SPIRIT, AND INTELLECT OF OUR AUDIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescSymphonic Concerts: Berkeley Symphony offers symphonic concerts, three during fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, located at Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley.Desc

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DescMusic in the Schools: Berkeley Symphony provides award-winning comprehensive and year-round music education programs in all 11 Berkeley Public elementary schools and 3 middle schools.Desc

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DescBerkeley Symphony & Friends Chamber Concerts: Berkeley Symphony's 5 chamber concerts provide opportunities for musicians to perform in the East Bay and expands our audience with performances in an intimate chamber setting at Piedmont Center for the Arts.Desc
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,525,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,016,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,661,746CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$535,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,824,027TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,085,415CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,525,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,016,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,661,746CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$535,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,824,027TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,357,686SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,466,341PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,113CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,018CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$102,611TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,926,638TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,175,766GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64480PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.63740PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,517OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,095DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,422BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,422TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRight of Use Asset - premisesDesc
Book Value$75,010BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$75,010TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOperating lease payableDesc
Amt$76,220Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$76,220TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$747,085TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$145,679OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$145,679RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$601,406RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$601,406TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,580,967TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$145,679OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$145,679ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,435,288ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,435,288TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteIncome TaxesFinancial statement presentation follows the recommendations of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under ASC 740, the Symphony is required to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by the organization and requires a two-step process that separates recognition from measurement. The first step is determining whether a tax position has met the recognition threshold; the second step is measuring a tax position that meets the recognition threshold. Management believes that the Symphony has adequately evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of July 31, 2024ation Code, respectively. This exemption is subject to periodic review by the federal and state taxing authorities and management is confident that the organization continues to satisfy all federal and state statutes in order to qualify for continued tax exemption status. The Symphony may periodically receive unrelated business income requiring the organization to file separate tax returns under federal and state statutes. Under such conditions, the Symphony calculates and accrues the applicable taxes payable.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES $145679
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES $145679

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SYMPHONY GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$119,840GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$120,652CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1-$812GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$9,500RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$33,423FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$20,867EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$23,858OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Opening Night DinnerEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$57,680GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$48,750CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$8,930GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$36,449RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$5,782FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$3,250EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$41,600GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$20,000CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$21,600GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$11,613RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$937OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$219,120GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$189,402CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$29,718GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$57,562RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$39,205FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$24,117EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$24,795OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$145,679DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$115,961NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1aIn accordance with common practice in the nonprofit community, the Board delegates certain matters to The Executive Committee, which is empowered to act between board meetings if necessary, and sometimes with specifically delegated authority to act in particular areas on behalf of the full board. The composition of the executive committee includes certain members of the organization's board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management and the audit committee authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cMembers of the Board of Directors review all potential conflicts of interest annually. Top management and all Board members are required to disclose potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. The organization seeks full transparency on all relationships. Any potential conflicts (in fact or appearance) are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aMembers of the board of directors review the compensation of all high-level personnel periodically in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thorough and transparent in accordance with IRS guidelines and the organization's policies and procedures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bCompensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18Tax returns are available for download from several websites and by request from the organization's office in Berkeley, California.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cFORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C OVERSIGHT PROCESSBECAUSE TOTAL REVENUES EXCEEDED $2 MILLION, AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT INTEGRITY ACT.

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