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POKC DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 KIMMEL CENTER INC 300 S BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 232865855 501(C)(3) 6805888 0 PROGRAM AND CAPITAL SUPPORT PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION 300 S BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 231352289 501(C)(3) 1681974 0 PROGRAM AND CAPITAL SUPPORT ACADEMY OF MUSIC OF PHILADELPHIA INC 300 S BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 231501159 501(C)(3) 48612 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT 3 0 X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 YANNICK NEZET-SEGUIN MUSIC DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER 0 1276333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1276333 0 0 MATIAS TARNOPOLSKY - BOARD MEMBER/PRES & CEO (THRU 12/24) 736838 0 216300 0 206445 0 27600 0 38431 0 1225614 0 205728 0 DAVID KIM MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER 496140 0 0 0 3499 0 14713 0 41830 0 556182 0 0 0 RYAN FLEUR - BOARD MEMBER/PRES & CEO (AS OF 4/25) 435393 0 50000 0 717 0 27600 0 37430 0 551140 0 0 0 RICARDO MORALES MUSICIAN 407367 0 0 0 1758 0 12390 0 25299 0 446814 0 0 0 CRYSTAL BREWE EXEC VP & COO 313346 0 50000 0 717 0 26812 0 35117 0 425992 0 0 0 MARIO MESTICHELLI BOARD MEMBER (EVP & CFO) 356983 0 0 0 1290 0 27600 0 34533 0 420406 0 0 0 JENNIFER MONTONE RESSLER MUSICIAN 335836 0 0 0 1518 0 13187 0 36962 0 387503 0 0 0 CHOONG-JIN CHANG MUSICIAN 322558 0 0 0 2358 0 15596 0 37962 0 378474 0 0 0 JEFFREY KHANER MUSICIAN 337178 0 0 0 4867 0 17210 0 18307 0 377562 0 0 0 PHILIPPE TONDRE MUSICIAN 332079 0 0 0 1338 0 13182 0 13362 0 359961 0 0 0 JOSEPH CONYERS MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 09/24) 319502 0 0 0 1357 0 13183 0 14545 0 348587 0 0 0 JAE DARA MORALES MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER 202373 0 0 0 1518 0 13183 0 40247 0 257321 0 0 0 KERRI RYAN MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER 197302 0 0 0 1342 0 13183 0 755 0 212582 0 0 0 NATHANIAL WEST MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER 175443 0 0 0 1307 0 13182 0 14545 0 204477 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IT PAYS TO ITS CEO IS REASONABLE GIVEN THE MARKET IN WHICH THE ASSOCIATION OPERATES. IN RELEVANT PART, POKC'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS THAT HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OBTAINS A MARKET ASSESSMENT AND COMPETITIVE POSITION ANALYSIS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP EXECUTIVES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL THEN SET THE COMPENSATION FOR THE RELEVANT EXECUTIVE AND DOCUMENT THE DECISION IN BOARD MINUTES. PART I, LINE 4B THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER, MATIAS TARNOPOLSKY, WAS THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION (POA) THROUGHOUT CALENDAR YEAR 2024. AS PART OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, MR. TARNOPOLSKY PARTICIPATED IN A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. AMOUNTS WERE CREDITED TO THE PLAN ANNUALLY AND PLAN BALANCES ARE SUBJECT TO FOREFEITURE AND/OR PAYMENT IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET. NO PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO MR. TARNOPOLSKY UNDER THE PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024. MR. TARNOPOLSKY TERMINATED IN DECEMBER 2024. $486,000 WAS FORFEITED FROM THIS PLAN IN JANUARY 2025. PART I, LINE 7 CEO, MR. TARNOPOLSKY, HAS AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT CONTAINING A PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION DIRECTIVE THAT MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NON-FIXED PAYMENT IN ADDITION TO HIS BASE COMPENSATION. ALL ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION INCLUDING THIS NON-FIXED PAYMENT ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL. EXECUTIVES MR. FLEUR AND MS. BREWE EACH RECEIVED AN APPROVED ONE-TIME DISCRETIONARY BONUS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO SERVE AS THE CONTROLLING MEMBER OF A GROUP OF AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDES THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION (THE ORCHESTRA) AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. (THE KIMMEL) IN ORDER TO BROADEN THE CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL REACH OF THE AFFILIATED GROUP. EACH OF THE KIMMEL AND THE ORCHESTRA IS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE). THE ORCHESTRA WAS FORMED IN 1903 TO SHARE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE AND TO CREATE JOY, CONNECTION, AND EXCITEMENT THROUGH MUSIC IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE ORCHESTRA IS ALSO THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. THE KIMMEL WAS FORMED IN 1996 TO OPERATE A WORLD-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT ENGAGES AND SERVES A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE FROM THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE ORCHESTRA AND THE KIMMEL HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF CLOSE COLLABORATION, WHICH HAS DEEPENED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. AS A RESULT, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINED IT WOULD BE IN THEIR MUTUAL BEST INTEREST TO REIMAGINE THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND MORE CLOSELY ALIGN THEIR ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED FOR THIS PURPOSE. UNDER THIS NEW STRUCTURE, THE ORCHESTRA AND THE KIMMEL WILL OPERATE IN CONCERT UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, GUIDANCE, STRATEGIC VISION AND PROGRAMMATIC COORDINATION AND PLANNING TO THE KIMMEL AND THE ORCHESTRA. SIMILARLY, IT WILL SEEK TO BRING THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES AND MOST IMPACTFUL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, IN PERSON AND DIGITALLY, TO THE DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA, AND BEYOND. IN THIS WAY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL REIMAGINE THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO BRING JOY, CREATE COMMUNITY, AND EFFECT CHANGE-TO UPLIFT ALL PHILADELPHIANS AND CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BUSINESS/FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. HAS SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS WITH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER, AS FOLLOWS: BOARD MEMBERS SARAH MILLER COULSON AND RICHARD WORLEY HAVE BOTH A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS JOSEPH FIELD AND JOHN MCFADDEN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS MARK DICHTER AND JAMI WINTZ MCKEON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. HOWEVER, SCHEDULE B IS REDACTED FROM THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF CERTAIN DONORS WHO WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. AS SUCH, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CHECKED 'NO' TO PART VI, QUESTION 11A. SCHEDULE B WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WISH TO INSPECT IT INDIVIDUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE BY FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES: 1. ANY INTERESTED PERSON HAS A DUTY TO DISCLOSE THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE INTERESTED PERSON PRESENTS THIS POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD/COMMITTEE; 3. THE BOARD/COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST; 4. BOARD/COMMITTEE/INTERESTED PERSON FOLLOWS PREDETERMINED PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IF ONE EXISTS; 5. THE ABOVE WILL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD/COMMITTEE. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY RESPOND TO A QUESTIONNAIRE AND SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES; AND E. PROVIDES SUCH INFORMATION AS THE POA REQUIRES TO PREPARE THE POKC'S ANNUAL IRS FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 13 AND 14: THE POKC OPERATES UNDER THE WHISTLEBLOWER AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES OF ITS RELATED ORGANIZATION, PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IT PAYS TO ITS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND ALL OF ITS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION IS REASONABLE GIVEN THE MARKET IN WHICH THE ASSOCIATION OPERATES. IN RELEVANT PART, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS THAT HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS. WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIR AND SEVERAL OTHER INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, CONTRACTED WITH A SEARCH FIRM TO ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF THE CEO. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROCESS, INCLUDING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA, GATHERED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS, EMAILS AND OTHER WRITINGS CREATED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WERE USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE SELECTION AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS. WITH RESPECT TO HIRING AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE CEO CONTRACTED WITH A SEARCH FIRM TO ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF THE KEY PERSONNEL. THERE IS ALSO A FULL-TIME HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SUPPORTING THIS FUNCTION AND THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES REGULAR COMPENSATION DATA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ONGOING MEMBERSHIP IN THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRA SERVICE ORGANIZATION. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROCESS, INCLUDING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA, GATHERED BY THE CEO WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SEARCH FIRM WAS DESCRIBED TO THE INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS, EMAILS AND OTHER WRITINGS CREATED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WERE USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE SELECTION AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY RETAINING A COPY AT ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS AND ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.ENSEMBLEARTSPHILLY.ORG. THE FORM 990 IS LIKEWISE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT ORDINARILY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT, IF REQUESTED, WILL BE PROVIDED AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. GENERAL STATEMENT OF INFORMATION: THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION (POA) AND THE KIMMEL CENTER, INC. (KCI) ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP AND AFFILIATION AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 21, 2021. A NEW 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED CALLED THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. (POKC) TO SERVE AS THE COMMON CONTROLLING MEMBER/PARENT OF POA AND KCI. THE TRANSACTION WAS CLOSED ON DECEMBER 2, 2021, AND ASSOCIATED FILINGS WERE MADE ON DECEMBER 3, 2021. THE POA AND KCI WILL REMAIN SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITIES EACH OPERATING AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND TO FURTHER ITS RESPECTIVE TAX-EXEMPT MISSION AND PURPOSES. EACH WILL MAINTAIN SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PERFORM AN ANNUAL AUDIT, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE PARTIES' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY BE CONSOLIDATED WITH POKC'S. EACH OF THE ORCHESTRA AND THE KIMMEL CENTER SHALL CONTINUE TO HOLD, MANAGE, AND USE ITS ENDOWED AND OTHERWISE DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS (INCLUDING THOSE HELD BY ITS RESPECTIVE SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS) CONSISTENT WITH THE RESTRICTIONS THAT APPLY TO SUCH ASSETS AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GIFT INSTRUMENTS. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC OF PHILADELPHIA, INC. WILL CONTINUE TO BE A WHOLLY OWNED SUBORDINATE ENTITY OF THE POA, AND ITS OPERATIONS WILL BE MANAGED BY THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF POKC AND THEIR DESIGNEES AT THE POA AND KCI CONSISTENT WITH THE ACADEMY'S MISSION TO OPERATE, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC BUILDING. 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