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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INC (EIN 13-3785118)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-01-30
IRS object ID
202010309349200746
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-01-30T23:54:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Phone9178592151PhoneNum

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
Phone9178592151PhoneNum
Signature2020-01-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address170.55.17.250IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-01-30IPDt
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addressamericanfriendsberlinstaatsoper.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$56,751GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$56,751ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$56,751TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$55,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,850FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$457PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$3,356OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$60,663TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$3,912ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$59,013NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$55,101NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,013BOYAmt
EOY$55,101EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,013BOYAmt
EOY$55,101EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,013BOYAmt
EOY$55,101EOYAmt
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 Nadine Sierra and Broadway/Opera Director, Bart Sher in New York City.$0$1,342
In May, the organization made a grant of $55,000 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.$55,000$45Yes (X)
Throughout the year, communications regarding opera and concert performances were distributed to over 250 interested parties via email and social media platforms.$0$1,850
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,237TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,401TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,401TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$179,401PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,401TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.00PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, line 10| Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Scholarships for aspiring artists, performances and opera sub-titles, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, "Unter den Linden 7 10117 Berlin Germany", $55000.00, None|
Part I, line 16| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Legal filings, Annual Meeting cost, Communications, Event preparation, Bank fees., $3356.00|

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