2023-05-12T14:31:03-04:00 2022-05-31 232426656 BUCKNO LISICKY & COMPANY PC 645 HAMILTON ST SUITE 204 ALLENTOWN PA 18101 990 2021-06-01 236272140 ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC ALLE 6104326715 23 NORTH 6TH STREET ALLENTOWN PA 181011431 IBOLYA BALOG PRESIDENT 6104326715 2023-05-12 IBOLYA BALOG 999009999 DAVID J MARAKOVITS P01301543 6108218580 2023-05-12 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z IBOLYA BALOG 4344837 false X WWW.MILLERSYMPHONYHALL.ORG X 1951 PA INCORPORATED ON JULY 2, 1951, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION (ASA) IS THE OPERATING ORGANIZATION OF THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO)AND MILLER SYMPHONY HALL (MSH). THE MISSION OF THE ASA IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND HALL, QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, THE ASA FULFILLS ITS MISSION FIRST THROUGH HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND SECOND THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. 36 36 158 100 0 2111703 3288000 17567 639836 271840 290209 7377 126792 2408487 4344837 0 0 1320170 1935941 0 286691 932963 1557298 2253133 3493239 155354 851598 15521853 15214374 1341637 922759 14180216 14291615 X INCORPORATED ON JULY 2, 1951, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION (ASA) IS THE OPERATING ORGANIZATION OF THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO)AND MILLER SYMPHONY HALL (MSH). THE MISSION OF THE ASA IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND HALL, QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, THE ASA FULFILLS ITS MISSION FIRST THROUGH HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND SECOND THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. false false 2780128 639836 THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA AND HAS A TRADITION OF BRINGING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING TO AUDIENCES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGION. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHOSE 74 CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS ARE DRAWN FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND SIX SURROUNDING STATES, HAS RISEN TO HIGH STANDARDS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE UNDER MUSIC DIRECTOR DIANE WITTRY DURING THE PAST 28 SEASONS. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF ONLY SEVERAL SYMPHONIC ORGANIZATIONS IN AMERICA TO OWN ITS OWN PERFORMANCE VENUE, HISTORIC MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. SINCE THE EARLY 2000'S THE SYMPHONY HAS FUNDED A SERIES OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AT A COST OF MORE THAN S12 MILLION, BEGINNING WITH THE FOWLER EDUCATION WING, WHICH TRANSFORMED THE 1899-ERA THEATER INTO A FIRST-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. MILLER SYMPHONY HALL OFFERS THREE PERFORMANCE SPACES AND FACILITIES THAT CAN BE RENTED BY THE PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. DURING THE 2021-2022 SEASON, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION PRODUCED, HOSTED, AND PRESENTED A TOTAL OF 47 LIVE AND IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES: 15 ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS; 10 JAZZ UPSTAIRS PERFORMANCES; 13 MET IN HD BROADCASTS; AND A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OF STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE DURING A SHOWING OF THE MOVIE AT THE PPL CENTER. TWO NEW MUSIC CHAMBER SERIES CONCERTS WERE HELD AS PART OF THE COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE VITAL TO ITS MISSION. EL SISTEMA LEHIGH VALLEY, THE DAILY AFTERSCHOOL STRING INSTRUMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, RETURNED TO IN-PERSON SESSIONS WITH A RECORD 122 STUDENTS FROM 19 LEHIGH VALLEY SCHOOLS. GROUP LESSONS WERE HELD AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS, WHILE STUDENTS ATTENDING RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD LESSONS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. DUE TO FLOODING CAUSED BY A BROKEN PIPE IN MILLER SYMPHONY HALL, THE 2022 YOUTH AND FAMILY CONCERT COULD NOT BE HELD, BUT THE SYMPHONY CREATED A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES THAT INVOLVED MUSICIANS OF THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TRAVELING TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE SYMPHONY ORGANIZED A WOODWIND QUINTET THAT MADE 7 LIVE PERFORMANCES OF "PETER AND THE WOLF" AT 5 SCHOOLS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,000 STUDENTS. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH TWO NEW MUSIC CHAMBER SERIES CONCERTS. 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THE MISSION OF THE ASA IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND HALL, QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, THE ASA FULFILLS ITS MISSION FIRST THROUGH HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND SECOND THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA AND HAS A TRADITION OF BRINGING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING TO AUDIENCES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGION. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHOSE 74 CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS ARE DRAWN FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND SIX SURROUNDING STATES, HAS RISEN TO HIGH STANDARDS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE UNDER MUSIC DIRECTOR DIANE WITTRY DURING THE PAST 28 SEASONS. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF ONLY SEVERAL SYMPHONIC ORGANIZATIONS IN AMERICA TO OWN ITS OWN PERFORMANCE VENUE, HISTORIC MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. SINCE THE EARLY 2000'S THE SYMPHONY HAS FUNDED A SERIES OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AT A COST OF MORE THAN S12 MILLION, BEGINNING WITH THE FOWLER EDUCATION WING, WHICH TRANSFORMED THE 1899-ERA THEATER INTO A FIRST-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. MILLER SYMPHONY HALL OFFERS THREE PERFORMANCE SPACES AND FACILITIES THAT CAN BE RENTED BY THE PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. DURING THE 2021-2022 SEASON, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION PRODUCED, HOSTED, AND PRESENTED A TOTAL OF 47 LIVE AND IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES: 15 ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS; 10 JAZZ UPSTAIRS PERFORMANCES; 13 MET IN HD BROADCASTS; AND A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OF STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE DURING A SHOWING OF THE MOVIE AT THE PPL CENTER. TWO NEW MUSIC CHAMBER SERIES CONCERTS WERE HELD AS PART OF THE COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE VITAL TO ITS MISSION. EL SISTEMA LEHIGH VALLEY, THE DAILY AFTERSCHOOL STRING INSTRUMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, RETURNED TO IN-PERSON SESSIONS WITH A RECORD 122 STUDENTS FROM 19 LEHIGH VALLEY SCHOOLS. GROUP LESSONS WERE HELD AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS, WHILE STUDENTS ATTENDING RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD LESSONS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. DUE TO FLOODING CAUSED BY A BROKEN PIPE IN MILLER SYMPHONY HALL, THE 2022 YOUTH AND FAMILY CONCERT COULD NOT BE HELD, BUT THE SYMPHONY CREATED A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES THAT INVOLVED MUSICIANS OF THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TRAVELING TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE SYMPHONY ORGANIZED A WOODWIND QUINTET THAT MADE 7 LIVE PERFORMANCES OF "PETER AND THE WOLF" AT 5 SCHOOLS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,000 STUDENTS. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH TWO NEW MUSIC CHAMBER SERIES CONCERTS. HELD AT THE ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. THE SYMPHONY BALL, WHICH RAISES FUNDING FOR THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2022, WAS DEFERRED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2022 DUE TO COVID-RELATED CONCERNS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT BEFORE IT WAS FILED. AFTER APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONTAINS PROVISIONS TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION AND VOTING BY A MEMBER WHO HAS A CONFLICT ON ANY VOTE WHERE THAT INFLUENCE WOULD BIAS THE VOTING MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION'S PROCESS FOR HIRING EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF 100,000 STARTS WITH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEARCH COMMITTEE. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE SOURCES SUCH AS THE AMERICAN SYMPHONY LEAGUE, OTHER ORCHESTRAS, AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS THE HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW RANGE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE POSITION. EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DETERMINING HOW MUCH COMPENSATION IS OFFERED. AFTER INTENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS, THE CANDIDATE IS VETTED THROUGH OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY CHANGE IN COMPENSATION MUST BE PROPOSED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.