2022-01-14T15:02:33-06:00 2021-08-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 2601 CAMBRIDGE CT STE 500 AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 990 2020-09-01 381385132 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC DETR 3135765100 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 LINDA LUTZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 3135765100 2022-01-11 1 LINDA LUTZ 999009999 DAVID LOWENTHAL P00378651 2483757100 2022-01-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANNE PARSONS 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 40840907 0 X WWW.DSO.ORG X 1951 MI THE DSO IS AN INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD THROUGH MUSIC. IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON WE KEPT THE MUSIC PLAYING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH VIRTUAL DSO DIGITAL CONCERTS THAT WERE LAUNCHED BY NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR JADER BIGNAMINI. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKING ONLINE WITH OUR CIVIC YOUTH ENSEMBLES AND LAUNCHING OUR COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS, DETROIT HARMONY AND THE DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE. 32 28 518 300 6144 0 23501285 28637446 5856207 717237 569630 1660917 -52494 -129890 29874628 30885710 0 0 0 0 21263662 17467722 284147 271008 2300490 10015692 7850840 31563501 25589570 -1688873 5296140 97503520 107612719 16067368 13145201 81436152 94467518 X THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, A LEADER IN THE WORLD OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, EMBRACES AND INSPIRES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH UNSURPASSED MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. 0 1 13813521 480538 ORCHESTRA CONCERTS: THE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCE CALENDAR INCLUDES CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS IN ORCHESTRA HALL, AS WELL AS THE LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL WEBCAST SERIES NOW IN ITS TENTH SEASON, SHARING THE MUSIC OF THE DSO WITH LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND 100 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. THIS SEASON MARKED THE FIRST WITH NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR JADER BIGNAMINI. 220103 20300 COMMUNITY USE OF THE MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER: COMPLETED IN 2003, THE DSO'S MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR GROWTH AND BEACON FOR POSITIVE IMPACT IN MIDTOWN AND THE CITY OF DETROIT. "THE MAX" IS HOME TO HISTORIC ORCHESTRA HALL, THE 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT PINCUS MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER, A STUNNING ATRIUM, STATE-OF-THE-ART REHEARSAL ROOMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES. AS DETROIT'S MUSICAL EPICENTER, IT IS A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE WHERE IDEAS, EXPERTISE, RESOURCES, AND ART COLLIDE DAILY. 3734191 136541 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND MUSICAL SKILL LEVELS ACROSS THE GREATER DETROIT AREA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND CREATIVITY AND DEVELOP MUSICAL TALENT. EXPERIENCES RANGE FROM CONCERTS FOR TODDLERS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INSTRUMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS SERVING ELEMENTARY UP TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. IN THIS TIME OF EXTRAORDINARY NEED, THE DSO HAS ALSO MADE A COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FROM A DISTANCE, THROUGH FREE ACCESS TO OUR DSO REPLAY SERVICE AND THE EXPANSION OF OUR DIGITAL EDUCATION CONTENT. 1492570 79578 JAZZ AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS: THE DSO PRESENTS THE WORLD'S BEST JAZZ ARTISTS THROUGH OUR PARADISE JAZZ SERIES A NAME IN HOMAGE TO ORCHESTRA HALL'S HERITAGE AS THE FORMER PARADISE JAZZ THEATER. THE SERIES IS CURRENTLY LED BY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING JAZZ TRUMPETER AND COMPOSER TERENCE BLANCHARD. THE DSO IS ONE OF FEW ORCHESTRAS IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE DEDICATED JAZZ PROGRAMMING, AND THE ONLY TO HAVE A JAZZ CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR POSITION IN ITS ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP. THE DSO'S CUBE SERIES FEATURES HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES INCLUDING JAZZ, R&B, ELECTRONIC, SALSA AND FUNK. THE DSO PRESENTS A SIMILARLY DIZZYING VARIETY OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE DSO, IN OUTDOOR CONCERTS IN ITS SOSNICK COURTYARD. 1492570 79578 19260385 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 177 0 1 518 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 32 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MI X X JEREMIAH HESS 3135765140 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 AARON FRANKEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE PARSONS DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT & CEO 60.00 1.00 X X 355341 0 35210 ARN TELLEM DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR C LIEBLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR T OREILLY DIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BERNARD I ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILO SERNA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL J KAUFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ASSEMANY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID M WU MD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID T PROVOST DIRECTOR & TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DR M ROY WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELENA CENTEIO 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X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANNE PARSONS DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT & CEO 354741 0 0 0 600 0 7556 0 27654 0 390551 0 0 0 LINDA LUTZ VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF 191196 0 0 0 600 0 4630 0 20876 0 217302 0 0 0 ERIK RONMARK VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER 175050 0 0 0 600 0 4073 0 21774 0 201497 0 0 0 JILL ELDER VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT O 173946 0 0 0 988 0 4108 0 20501 0 199543 0 0 0 KIMBERLY KENNEDY MUSICIAN 161889 0 0 0 201 0 0 0 24107 0 186197 0 0 0 RALPH SKIANO JR MUSICIAN 134847 0 0 0 0 0 3168 0 23729 0 161744 0 0 0 WEI YU MUSICIAN 126368 0 0 0 0 0 3095 0 29499 0 158962 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A INCLUDED IN OTHER COMPENSATION ARE THE FOLLOWING: RETIREMENT PAYMENTS AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE FURNISHED TO THE PRESIDENT UNDER AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE RETIREMENT PAYMENTS, WHICH ARE IN LIEU OF PENSION CONTRIBUTION, ARE INCLUDED IN TAXABLE INCOME. THE SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION, AND ANY PERSONAL CHARGES INCURRED ARE REIMBURSED BY THE PRESIDENT TO DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. X 500 X 24 1600680 AVERAGE FMV X MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1 75492 DONOR VALUED 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 GOVERNMENT SHELTER-IN-PLACE AND OTHER EMERGENCY ORDERS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESULTED IN THE DSO SUSPENDING OPERATIONS IN MID-MARCH 2020. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, THE DSO WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, AND ALL INDOOR CONCERTS AND IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE CANCELED. AS A RESULT, THE DSO EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION OF CONCERT TICKET, RENTAL, AND OTHER EARNED REVENUE. HOWEVER, THE REDUCTION IN REVENUE WAS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY FEDERAL SUPPORT INCLUDING A PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) LOAN. THE LOAN, WHICH WAS FORGIVEN IN FULL IN JULY 2021, PROVIDED FUNDING TO COVER PAYROLL AND OTHER EXPENSES IN THE INITIAL MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC. DURING THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR, THE DSO PROVIDED ITS PATRONS WITH AS MUCH OF THE CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERT EXPERIENCE AS POSSIBLE WITH LIVE STREAMING OF 1-2 CONCERTS PER WEEK AND OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING, BUT EARNED REVENUE WAS LIMITED WITHOUT INDOOR PATRONS. THE DSO AGAIN RECEIVED CRITICAL SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING THE YEAR, WHICH WAS RECORDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE. INDOOR CONCERTS WITH PATRONS IN ATTENDANCE WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: ARN TELLEM AND NANCY TELLEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. HAS MEMBERS WHO MAY VOTE ON MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE STAFF REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ANNE PARSONS, PRESIDENT AND CEO; LINDA LUTZ, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; JEREMIAH HESS, SR. DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE; SAM FOGLEMAN, AUDIT COMMITTEE; RONALD HORWITZ, AUDIT COMMITTEE; STEPHEN POLK, AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF, ANY ISSUES ARE TAKEN TO AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (FOR CEO AND MUSIC DIRECTOR) IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. COMPARABLE DATA GATHERED BY THE LEAGUE OF THE AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND OTHER COMPARABLE LOCAL DATA IS USED IN DETERMINING THESE SALARIES. SALARIES OF OTHER EXECUTIVES ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO AND IS SET USING COMPARABLE LOCAL DATA AND DATA GATHERED BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS. INDIVIDUAL SALARIES MAY OR MAY NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMITTEE. THE LAST COMPENSATION APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OTHER EXECUTIVES OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ONLY PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND DONORS OF $2,500 OR GREATER AFTER A REVIEW OF THE FORMAL REQUEST BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 2,529,045. GAIN FROM INSURANCE CLAIM 2,400,000. LOSS FROM WATER DAMAGE -2,849,583. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VII: COMPENSATION: JOHANNA YARBROUGH, JAY RITCHIE, AND SHARON SPARROW ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR ROLES AS MUSICIANS, NOT AS DIRECTORS. ANNE PARSONS IS COMPENSATED FOR HER ROLE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO, NOT AS DIRECTOR. ORCHESTRA PLACE RENEWAL PARTNERSHIP 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 383277549 RENTAL OF PARKING DECK IN AN EMPOWERMENT ZONE MI 501(C)(3) 12A DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 1 DSO ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 237269970 INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. MI 501(C)(3) 12A DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 1 DSO ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND II 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 382609947 INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. MI 501(C)(3) 12A DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT I C 53346 CASH TRANSACTION DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT II C 112077 CASH TRANSACTION ORCHESTRA PLACE RENEWAL PARTNERSHIP C 344700 CASH TRANSACTION ORCHESTRA PLACE RENEWAL PARTNERSHIP K 163200 CASH TRANSACTION