AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INC (EIN 13-3785118)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-01-20
IRS object ID
202110209349200501
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-01-20T08:25:20-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133785118EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Harvey S TraisonInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone9178592151ForeignPhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11010 BRICKELL AVENUE SUITE 4506AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP331313793ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHarvey Stuart TraisonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-01-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addressamericanfriendsberlinstaatsoper.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$49,375GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$49,375ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$8,013SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss-$8,013SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$41,362TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$50,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$4,379FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Total Expenses$54,379TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$13,017ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$55,101NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$42,084NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,101BOYAmt
EOY$42,084EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,101BOYAmt
EOY$42,084EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,101BOYAmt
EOY$42,084EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeProvide creative and financial support to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin, Germany) in its mission to promote the art of opera, both for the sake of the art itself and as a medium to encourage greater harmony and cooperation among the people of the world.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsInd
In February the organization hosted a membership recruitment gathering featuring opera singer Marianne Crebassa and Broadway/Opera Director, Bart Sher in New York City.$0$0
In May, the organization made a grant of $50,000 to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden to support scholarships for aspiring musicians and opera singers, expanding their inventory of opera sub-titles and new opera productions.$50,000$0Yes (X)
Throughout the year, communications regarding opera and concert performances were distributed to over 250 interested parties via email and social media platforms.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Andreas Fibig
Trustee1$0$0$0
Ulla Buchner-Howard
Trustee5$0$0$0
Robert Glauber
Trustee1$0$0$0
Irmintraud Jost
Trustee1$0$0$0
Flora Schnall
Trustee & Secretary1$0$0$0
Harvey Stuart Traison
Trustee & President10$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDEStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHarvey TraisonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11010 Brickell AvenueAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 4506AddressLine2Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP331313793ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9178592151PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,950CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$56,751CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,375CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$228,776TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,950CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$56,751CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,375CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$228,776TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$228,776PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,950CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$56,751CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,375CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$228,776TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.00PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation| Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Opera House, Staatsoper Berlin, "Unter den Linden 7 10117 Berlin Germany", $50000.00, None|ExplanationTxt

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