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SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY (EIN 33-0299072)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202443209349327754
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-11-15T19:55:48-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
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Address Line11549 El Prado Ste 10AddressLine1Txt
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PersonThomas WarschauerPersonNm
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Signature2024-11-13SignatureDt
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Principal OfficerThomas WarschauerPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line13092 Lloyd StreetAddressLine1Txt
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Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of the Spreckels Organ Society is to preserve, program and promote the Spreckels Organ as a world treasure for all people. The Spreckels Organ Society presents over 65 concerts each year free of charge and open to the public. We also provide scholarships for young organ students and educational programs for students, focusing on Title I schools.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionThe mission of the Spreckels Organ Society is to preserve, program and promote the Spreckels Organ as a world treasure for all people. The Spreckels Organ Society presents over 65 concerts each year free of charge and open to the public. We also provide scholarships for young organ students and educational programs for students, focusing on Title I schools.MissionDesc
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DescThe largest special program expense in 2023 was incurred in order to present the annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival. The festival comprised eleven concerts held on Monday evenings from June 26 through September 4. The programs included an accompanied silent movie, a special Brass and Organ concert, and concerts featuring opera classic rock and dance music. The Spreckels Organ Society paid for the artists' fees, hotel accommodations and other production costs. Internationally famous organists, including the organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral presented. There is never an admission charge for these concerts.Desc

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DescThe primary programmatic function of the The Spreckels Organ Society is providing Sunday and special concerts at and on our world famous organ. This is done in coordination with the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department. The city pays support for the civic organist but the Society pays the bulk of its artistic director's compensation. The Spreckels Organ Society pays for extra expenses such as programs, additional musicians, vocalists and holiday decorations. The Spreckels Organ Society also provides additional programs and concerts throughout the year. In addition to the San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, the Spreckels Organ Society presented several special concerts on Saturdays and holidays during 2023, including Halloween, December Nights and Mother's Day concerts. The Spreckels Organ Society also pays for an organ curator for special concerts.Desc

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DescThe Spreckels Organ Society third program is education. Three concerts were established this year in conjunction with Opera for Kids. Also, each year, the San Diego chapter of the American Guild of Organists holds a competition for young organ students, and the Spreckels Organ Society awards scholarships to the top three contestantsDesc
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EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,235BOYAmt
EOY$1,480EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,235BOYAmt
EOY$1,480EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,507BOYAmt
EOY$1,255,321EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,326,448BOYAmt
EOY$3,601,055EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,726,955BOYAmt
EOY$4,856,376EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,730,190BOYAmt
EOY$4,857,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$472,480ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$656,941NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$616,739CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$156,174CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$810,212CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$307,969CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$485,304CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,376,398TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$616,739CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$156,174CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$810,212CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$307,969CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$485,304CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,376,398TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$2,376,398PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,775CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,720CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,586CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$236,684TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,693CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,549CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,110CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,070CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$101,422TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,714,504TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.87544PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65987PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThere was no other income this yearExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,366,448BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$174,648ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,097,181InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$163,010OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,475,267EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,440,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$90,542ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$979,171InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$184,969OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,366,448EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,260,647BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$641,510ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$725,589InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$227,700OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,400,046EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,719,800BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$594,847InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$79,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,260,647EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,833,124BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$370,126ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$526,550InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$10,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,719,800EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.23BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.77PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$62,044InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,707DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,337BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,337TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Credit Card Payable$268
Payroll Tax Payable$1,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,480TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFour Endowment Funds: Evenson Endowment for the Organ and the Organist Bench Fund to fund the organist Nichols Fund- to support the International Summer Organ Festival Operating Fund- To support the operating expenses of the SocietyExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRaul Prieto RamirezPersonNm
TitleArtistic DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$147,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,915NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$156,915TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRaul Prieto RamirezPersonNm
Relationship With OrgOrganistRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$150,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$123,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$123,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$149,398NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe return was prepared by a volunteer (retired professional) and reviewed by the Executive Committee. A copy was provided to the trustees to review and suggest changes or corrections. The board voted to approve the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe policy is reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents and financial statements are available for review at the Spreckels Organ Society office in Balboa Park by a member of the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 10cAn inventory done at the close of 2023 resulted in a write-off of damaged and missing merchandise.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g$51,700 was paid to guest organists and other professional musicians who performed at Spreckels Organ Society concerts. $15,000 was paid for Management Consulting. A grant writer was paid $8,478.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24a - 24dWe are fortunate to have several volunteers who are retired engineers and are able to provide professional-quality sound and lighting for most concerts. Program service expenses for special concerts and the San Diego International Summer Organ Festival would have been much higher if professional sound and light contractors had been needed for all concerts.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationRequested and received approval of 6 month deferred returnExplanationTxt