2021-09-29T14:24:42-05:00 2021-06-30 231980475 KREISCHER MILLER 100 WITMER ROAD SUITE 350 HORSHAM PA 190442369 990 2020-07-01 240795385 BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM BACH 6108664382 440 HECKEWELDER PLACE BETHLEHEM PA 18018 JIM HORVATH TREASURER 6108664382 2021-09-28 1 JIM HORVATH XXX-XX-XXXX CHRISTOPHER M PEKULA P00734965 2154414600 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LEELA BREITHAUPT 440 HECKEWELDER PLACE BETHLEHEM PA 18018 2653769 0 X WWW.BACH.ORG X 1945 PA PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION. 28 28 8 200 0 0 1114086 1113818 427341 454474 122293 243793 -33369 0 1630351 1812085 0 0 0 0 577523 647782 0 0 151705 1092680 979070 1670203 1626852 -39852 185233 8448686 10753147 100453 110146 8348233 10643001 X THE MISSION OF THE BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM AND ITS BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS TO PERFORM THE WORKS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION OF THE AESTHETIC AND SPIRITUAL VALUE OF BACH'S MUSIC, WHILE STRIVING FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE. THIS MISSION IS TO BE ACHIEVED BY ENGAGING OUR AUDIENCE--LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY--THROUGH EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING WORKS BY COMPOSERS WHO INFLUENCED BACH AND WERE INFLUENCED BY HIM, AND THE PROGRAMS OF OUR BEL CANTO YOUTH CHORUS. TOGETHER, WE CULTIVATE A LIFELONG PASSION FOR THE CHORAL ARTS. 0 1 601966 439356 CONCERT SEASON - TICKETED CONCERTS: FOUNDED IN 1898 AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GREG FUNFGELD SINCE 1983, THE BACH CHOIR, BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA AND DISTINGUISHED SOLOISTS, PRESENT A CONCERT SEASON OF 22 TICKETED CONCERTS FOR MORE THAN 7,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. CONCERTS INCLUDE THE BETHLEHEM BACH FESTIVAL OVER TWO WEEKENDS IN MAY AS WELL AS CHRISTMAS, SPRING, FAMILY, BEL CANTO YOUTH CHORUS, AND GALA CONCERTS. THE 2020-2021 CONCERT SEASON WAS ABBREVIATED DUE TO THE CONTINUED COVID-19 OUTBREAK. WE PRESENTED OUR SEASON VIRTUALLY TO A COLLECTIVE ONLINE AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 60,000 VIEWERS. CONCERTS INCLUDED: VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS, VIEWED IN 49 STATES AND D.C.; AS WELL AS 18 COUNTRIES OVERSEAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 VIEWS ; THE VIRTUAL 113TH BETHLEHEM BACH FESTIVAL, VIEWED IN 32 STATES AND D.C.; AND 6 COUNTRIES OVERSEAS APPROXIMATELY 7,300 VIEWERS OF THE LIVE-STREAM. OUR REMAINING ONLINE VIEWERS WATCHED OUR BACH AT NOON CONCERTS (10 THROUGHOUT THE SEASON) AND NEARLY 50 "MOMENT OF COMFORT" VIDEOS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL BEL CANTO YOUTH CHORUS VIDEOS. THE BACH CHOIR'S TOUR TO EUROPE, RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 2021, INCLUDING A FEATURED PERFORMANCE AT THE LEIPZIG BACHFEST, WAS CANCELLED. 420240 13742 EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE BACH CHOIR PRESENTS 18 FREE EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS WITH INFORMAL TALKS ABOUT THE MUSIC BY CONDUCTOR GREG FUNFGELD. EIGHT OF THESE CONCERTS ENTITLED "BACH TO SCHOOL" ARE PRESENTED FOR MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS (GRADES 3-12) EACH YEAR IN DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION. IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON WE PRODUCED AND PRESENTED A VIRTUAL "BACH TO SCHOOL" FILM TITLES BACH, BIKES AND BASKETBALL, AND DELIVERED IT TO TEACHERS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION, ALONG WITH ACTIVITY BOOKS AND ADDITONAL ONLINE CONTENT. VIEWS BY TEACHERS AND THE PUBLIC WERE MORE THAN1,200, WITH THE TEACHERS PREENTING THE VIDEO IN SPEARATE LESSONS TO THEIR STUDENTS. WE WERE UNABLE TOP PRESENT OUR TEN BACH AT NOON CONCERTS TO AN AUDIENCE BUT WE PRODUCED THEM VIRTUALLY, FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOL FOR OUR ORCHESTRA MEMBERS AND SOLOISTS. THEY WERE RECORDED AT CENTRAL MORAVIAN CHURCH IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BETHLEHEM AND AT ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ALLENTOWN. MORE THAN 12,000 VIEWERS WACTHED THESE CONCERTS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND FACEBOOK PAGE. OUR "A MOMENT OF COMFORT" VIDEOS REACHED MORE THAN 30,000 VIEWS ON YOU TUBE AND FACEBOOK, EACH INCLUDING COMMENTARY FROM CONDUCTOR GREG FUNFGELD AND THE PARTICIPATING MUSICIANS. 113579 1376 RECORDINGS, RESEARCH, AND PRESERVATION: TO ENHANCE ACHIEVEMENT OF ITS MISSION, THE BACH CHOIR IS HEARD IN RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS AROUND THE WORLD, MOST RECENTLY IN A DVD CO-PRODUCED WITH CLASSICAL KIDS - "MR BACH COMES TO CALL" (2007) AND FIVE NEW RECORDINGS ON THE ANALEKTA LABEL " MAGNIFICAT AND GLORIA" (2009), "SONGS OF HOPE" (2011), "SAINT JOHN PASSION"(2012), " A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM" (2013) AND "BACH AND HANDEL" (2018). THE WORK OF THE BACH CHOIR IS ALSO ENHANCED BY RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION. 1135785 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 49 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL DC CA CT FL GA IL KY ME MD MA MI NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA SC TN VA WA WI X X X LEELA BREITHAUPT 6108664382 440 HECKEWELDER PLACE BETHLEHEM PA 18018 GREG FUNFGELD ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 160119 0 9125 BRIDGET GEORGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 104484 0 6500 HAROLD G BLACK PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 REV HOPETON CLENNON VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL MATHERLY VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNETTE THIEL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHELDON W DEAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES HORVATH TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY THOMPSON ASSISTANT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTY ALERCIA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN M MORAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES P DANGELMAJER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HARBAUGH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFRED J KRUG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY LIPKIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET LOENGARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE MACOMB BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER O'DONNELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA OPPER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK PAYNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA PETROZELLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE THIEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID RUHF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD WERTMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KURT ANCHORSTAR CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE NEDICK CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE RACCULIA CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER YOUNG CHOIR REP TO THE BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 264603 0 15625 2 0 1 0 0 90180 1023638 156181 1113818 EUROPEAN TOUR REFUNDS 711130 438236 438236 TUITION 711130 13742 13742 PERFORMANCES 711130 2306 2306 RECORDINGS AND MISC. S 711130 190 190 454474 204575 204575 880902 841684 39218 39218 39218 1812085 454474 0 243793 X 320693 220458 46262 53973 266090 98182 83434 84474 17430 10166 4463 2801 43569 23528 9584 10457 6534 6534 18571 18571 34232 34232 255875 255875 122741 122741 48363 48363 39735 39735 3473 3473 10186 7942 2244 6386 6386 EUROPEAN TOUR REFUNDS 342099 342099 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 37941 37941 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION 36081 36081 MISCELLANEOUS 16853 16853 1626852 1135785 339362 151705 328671 558249 26063 2271 53057 51610 327724 326548 10304 1176 8009215 10117320 21376 22521 8448686 10753147 100453 110146 100453 110146 X 5097263 6243979 3250970 4399022 8348233 10643001 8448686 10753147 X 185233 2009082 100453 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 858091 1288028 1056047 1114086 1113818 5430070 858091 1288028 1056047 1114086 1113818 5430070 415859 5014211 280756 284440 373950 240892 204575 1384613 6814683 1721951 0.73580 0.71740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8030591 321578 2218041 430369 10139841 8243539 295425 -137973 370400 8030591 7961142 164157 473240 355000 8243539 7403889 184113 456695 345590 7961142 6862553 127375 751071 337110 7403889 0.60000 0.00000 0.40000 0 0 66404 66404 0 261320 260144 1176 1176 X 3786935 2009082 2009082 1777853 34232 34232 1812085 1592620 0 1592620 34232 34232 1626852 PART X, LINE 2: BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATE STATUTES. NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS POTENTIALLY SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO JUNE 30, 2017. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GREG FUNFGELD ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 160119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9125 0 169244 0 0 0 WILLIAM GEORGE HUSBAND OF THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 21290 PAYMENT FOR PRODUCTION RECORDING/MASTERING FEES 0 X 7 156181 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM AND ITS BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS TO PERFORM THE WORKS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION OF THE AESTHETIC AND SPIRITUAL VALUE OF BACH'S MUSIC, WHILE STRIVING FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE. THIS MISSION IS TO BE ACHIEVED BY ENGAGING OUR AUDIENCE--LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY--THROUGH EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING WORKS BY COMPOSERS WHO INFLUENCED BACH AND WERE INFLUENCED BY HIM, AND THE PROGRAMS OF OUR BEL CANTO YOUTH CHORUS. TOGETHER, WE CULTIVATE A LIFELONG PASSION FOR THE CHORAL ARTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK RESTRICTIONS NECESSITATED AN EXTENSION OF THE ABBREVIATED 2020-2020 CONCERT SEASON. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2A, PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE: THE AMOUNT REFLECT AS "EUROPEAN TOUR REFUNDS" ARE THE REFUNDS RECEIVED BY BACH CHOIR FROM THE "EUROPEAN TOUR" THAT WAS CANCELLED DUE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24A, OTHER EXPENSES: THE AMOUNT REFLECTED AS "EUROPEAN TOUR REFUNDS" ARE THE REFUNDS TO TOUR PARTICIPANTS OF THE "EUROPEAN TOUR" THAT WAS CANCELLED DUE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE "EUROPEAN TOUR" WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED AROUND A PRESTIGOUS INVITATION-ONLY PERFORMANCE AT THE BACH FESTIVAL IN LEIPZIG, GERMANY IN 2020. THE LEIPZIG FESTIVAL AND TOUR WERE POSTPONED AND EVENTUALLY CANCELLED IN SPRING 2021. THE BACH CHOIR HAS RECOUPED THE MAJORITY OF EXPENSES AND ALL DONATIONS WERE REDIRECTED TO OTHER BACH CHOIR EVENTS INCLUDING THE 113TH VIRTUAL BACH FESTIVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMEBERS (SINGERS) OF THE BACH CHOIR ELECT FOUR CHOIR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD TO BE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR A LIMIT OF TWO CONSECUTIVE TWO-YEAR TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE AUTHORIZED FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD IN THE PACKET FOR THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING. THIS IS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE 990 BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THIS POLICY APPLIES TO BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS OF THE BACH CHOIR, REFERRED COLLECTIVELY TO AS "INTERESTED PARTIES" HEREAFTER. A VOLUNTEER IS COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY IF THAT PERSON HAS BEEN GRANTED INDEPENDENT DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO MONIES, EVENTS, PROPERTY, ACTIVITIES OR OTHER RESOURCES OF THE BACH CHOIR. THIS DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE BACH CHOIR THAT AN INTERESTED PARTY DISCLOSE IN ADVANCE IN DETAIL ANY OF HIS OR HER ACTIVITIES OR INTERESTS THAT MAY CONFLICT OR APPEAR TO CONFLICT WITH THE BACH CHOIR'S BEST INTEREST. ANY INTERESTED PARTY KNOWINGLY VIOLATING THIS POLICY IS SUBJECT TO ACTIONS WHICH MAY INCLUDE REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION, OR DISMISSAL FROM HIS OR HER CURRENT POSITION WITH THE BACH CHOIR. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WILL COMPLETE A COMPLIANCE STATEMENT, EACH YEAR STATING THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND COMPLIED WITH THIS POLICY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR OF THE THE BACH CHOIR (ADC) AS WELL AS OTHER STAFF POSITIONS. COMPENSATION IS REGULARLY REVIEWED AGAINST COMPARABILITY DATA WITH SUBSTANTIATION OF DELIBERATON AND DECISION. COMPENSATION OF THE ED AND ADC IS RECOMMENDED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE 990 IS AVAILABLE ON OUR OWN WEBSITE AND ON WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. IT IS PROVIDED WITH THE BCO AND URS FOR REGISTRATION AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND TO FUNDING OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON ISSUES OF "BACH CHOIR NEWS", SOLICITATION MATERIALS AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEM MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BY CALLING TOLL FREE WITHIN PENNSYLVANIA , 1-800-732-0999. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MUSICIAN FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 151,404. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 151,404. PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 71,308. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,308. MUSICIAN STAFF FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,163. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,163. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FORGIVENESS OF LOAN 100,453. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.