2020-12-22T14:54:27-06:00 2020-08-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 2601 CAMBRIDGE CT STE 500 AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 990 2019-09-01 381385132 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC DETR 3135765100 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 LINDA LUTZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 3135765100 2020-12-16 1 LYNNE M HUISMANN P00053811 2483757100 2020-12-16 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANNE PARSONS 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48201 87754990 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. THE DSO'S COMMITMENT IS BROAD, WITH SERVICE TO MORE THAN 450,000 EACH SEASON THROUGH CLASSICAL, POPS, JAZZ, FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, EDUCATIONAL, DIGITAL, AND OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS. WITH RESIDENCIES IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, RICH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FELLOW INSTITUTIONS, UNMATCHED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND THE INNOVATIVE LEVERAGING OF TECHNOLOGY THROUGH OUR HD WEBCAST SERIES, ACCESSIBILITY IS A PRINCIPAL DSO VALUE AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR REGION. IN THE 2019-2020 SEASON WE CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA HALL'S CENTENNIAL WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, A COMMEMORATIVE BOOK, A DOCUMENTARY SERIES PRODUCED BY DETROIT PUBLIC TV, AND A COLLABORATION WITH THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. IN JANUARY 2020, WE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF JADER BIGNAMINI AS MUSIC DIRECTOR, BEGINNING IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON. 33 29 645 300 195698 0 30474696 23501285 10271005 5856207 255713 569630 -49662 -52494 40951752 29874628 0 0 0 0 22569647 21263662 286674 284147 2905943 12749744 10015692 35606065 31563501 5345687 -1688873 99763501 97503520 17104254 16067368 82659247 81436152 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 0 18995135 4350555 ORCHESTRA CONCERTS: THE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCE CALENDAR INCLUDES CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS IN ORCHESTRA HALL AND IN NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT, AS WELL AS THE LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL WEBCAST SERIES NOW IN ITS NINTH SEASON, SHARING THE MUSIC OF THE DSO WITH LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND 100 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER, DSO MUSICIANS SELF-PRODUCED VIDEOS FOR PATRONS FROM THEIR HOMES AND STAGED SOCIALLY-DISTANCED CHAMBER PERFORMANCES IN OUTDOOR LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT. THE DSO WELCOMED 193 MUSICIANS FROM DETROIT AND AROUND THE WORLD TO JOIN DSO MUSICIANS AND JADER BIGNAMINI TO PERFORM "SPIRIT OF DETROIT: A SYMPHONY OF THE PEOPLE," A VIRTUAL ENSEMBLE COMPRISING INDIVIDUAL PARTS RECORDED SEPARATELY AND COMBINED INTO A WHOLE, FEATURING A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE CENTRAL THEME OF GUSTAV HOLST'S "JUPITER" FROM THE PLANETS. 1785559 676930 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. 3109669 351192 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. 1101405 298044 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. IN SPRING 2020, THE DSO BEGAN PRESENTING A SIMILARLY DIZZYING VARIETY OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE DSO, IN OUTDOOR CONCERTS IN ITS SOSNICK COURTYARD. 1101405 298044 24991768 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 1 294 0 1 645 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 33 29 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 ANNE PARSONS DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT & CEO 60.00 1.00 X X 417102 0 39370 LEONARD SLATKIN MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE 1.00 0.00 X 278388 0 0 JILL ELDER VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 60.00 0.00 X 207240 0 31936 LINDA LUTZ VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 60.00 0.00 X 205949 0 31948 ERIK RONMARK VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER 60.00 0.00 X 208996 0 8056 SKIANO JR RALPH MUSICIAN 40.00 0.00 X 171483 0 23303 YU WEI MUSICIAN 40.00 0.00 X 168581 0 25465 EBERLY HUNTER MUSICIAN 40.00 0.00 X 151518 0 24706 ROTTELL DENNIS STAGE MANAGER 60.00 0.00 X 146767 0 24032 JEREMY EPP MUSICIAN & DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 146806 0 10973 SHARON SPARROW MUSICIAN & DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 123327 0 12877 JAY RITCHIE MUSICIAN & DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 114340 0 10843 ARTHUR T O'REILLY DIRECTOR & SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID PROVOST DIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON DIRECTOR & TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENDA D PRICE PHD DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 HON KURTIS T WILDER RET DIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK A DAVIDOFF DIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY SCHLICHTING DIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RALPH J GERSON DIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON FRANKEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARN TELLEM DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR C LIEBLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD I ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE LARSON 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 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40557263 1284312 2423030 2058947 79143 42126515 38726837 3685100 165120 1930385 89409 40557263 31186595 6190857 3044042 1612893 81764 38726837 28998376 2420638 2459941 2635837 56523 31186595 23775265 5198618 1280548 1249185 6870 28998376 0.00000 0.77000 0.23000 1 1 1 1279334 1279334 74603719 47079382 27524337 8648954 3704828 4944126 890112 66706 823406 34571203 TANNAHILL TRUST 6798302 F 6798302 PENSION COST MUSICIANS 7640959 PENSION COST FOR NON MUSICIANS 1074493 8715452 PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. X X X X X X X 1 BENNETT DIRECT PO BOX 0015 MILWAUKEE WI 53201 TELEFUNDING VENDOR 0 496803 279272 217531 DCM 330 WEST 38TH STREET SUITE 207 NEW YORK NY 10018 TELEMARKETING VENDOR 0 6463 4874 1589 503266 284146 219120 MI CLASSICAL ROOTS GALA 384139 297289 86850 54594 80342 DECANTED 83775 49595 34180 38017 6725 35449 4 104039 85659 18380 8660 14698 571953 432543 139410 101271 6725 130489 238485 -99075 SCHEDULE G, PART I: THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.'S PRIMARY TELEFUNDING VENDOR IS BENNETT DIRECT. HOWEVER, DCM, THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S TELEMARKETING VENDOR, ALSO SOLICITS DONATIONS WHEN CUSTOMERS BUY TICKETS OVER THE PHONE. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANNE PARSONS DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT & CEO 398502 0 18000 0 600 0 8400 0 30970 0 456472 0 0 0 LEONARD SLATKIN MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE 278388 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278388 0 0 0 JILL ELDER VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT O 188640 0 18000 0 600 0 6326 0 25610 0 239176 0 0 0 LINDA LUTZ VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF 187349 0 18000 0 600 0 6292 0 25656 0 237897 0 0 0 ERIK RONMARK VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER 190396 0 18000 0 600 0 6277 0 1779 0 217052 0 0 0 SKIANO JR RALPH MUSICIAN 166164 0 0 0 5319 0 3005 0 20298 0 194786 0 0 0 YU WEI MUSICIAN 161011 0 0 0 7570 0 3006 0 22459 0 194046 0 0 0 EBERLY HUNTER MUSICIAN 147302 0 0 0 4216 0 3053 0 21653 0 176224 0 0 0 ROTTELL DENNIS STAGE MANAGER 146162 0 0 0 605 0 0 0 24032 0 170799 0 0 0 JEREMY EPP MUSICIAN & DIRECTOR 143171 0 0 0 3635 0 2988 0 7985 0 157779 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 26 1796199 AVERAGE FMV X TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT 2 147990 DONOR VALUED X MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1 2870 DONOR VALUED 0 0 0 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 144,781. 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: JEREMY EPP, 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 ORCHESTRA PLACE RENEWAL PARTNERSHIP K 164692 CASH TRANSACTION ORCHESTRA PLACE RENEWAL PARTNERSHIP C 591108 CASH TRANSACTION DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT I C 171167 CASH TRANSACTION DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT II C 112141 CASH TRANSACTION