2020-06-30T18:11:33-05:00 2019-06-30 221478099 COHNREZNICK LLP ONE BOSTON PLACE SUITE 500 BOSTON MA 02108 990 2018-07-01 043583756 FROM THE TOP INC FROM 6174370707 140 CLARENDON STREET NO 301 BOSTON MA 02116 GRETCHEN NIELSEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6174370707 2020-06-25 1 EDWARD MCNEIL P00090108 6176481400 2020-06-25 209.59.242.22 2020-06-25 18:43:01 PD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 A6BCEEC5281954A027118F02B3DBBBF79E51C833 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z GRETCHEN NIELSEN 140 CLARENDON STREET NO 301 BOSTON MA 02116 3153963 0 X FROMTHETOP.ORG X 2002 MA BASED IN BOSTON, FROM THE TOP IS AMERICA'S LARGEST NATIONAL PLATFORM CELEBRATING THE STORIES, TALENTS, AND CHARACTER OF CLASSICALLY-TRAINED YOUNG MUSICIANS. THROUGH LIVE EVENTS, NPR AND VIDEO BROADCASTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, FROM THE TOP EMPOWERS THESE EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE MUSIC LOVERS OF ALL AGES. 11 11 32 26 0 0 2212885 2499563 534394 613463 940 761 -46245 -54292 2701974 3059495 187933 269559 0 0 1923055 1714024 0 0 645479 1071794 1135675 3182782 3119258 -480808 -59763 1273086 1464315 129480 380472 1143606 1083843 X FROM THE TOP CELEBRATES THE POWER OF MUSIC IN THE HANDS OF EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG PEOPLE BY: 1) UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF YOUNG MUSICIANS AS LEADERS IN THE ARTS; 2) TRUMPETING THE ROLE OF MUSIC TO IMPACT AND ENRICH LIVES; AND 3) INSPIRING AND BUILDING NEW AUDIENCES WITH A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC. 0 0 998645 603788 FROM THE TOP PRODUCES NPR'S FROM THE TOP, THE MOST POPULAR WEEKLY ONE-HOUR CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAM ON PUBLIC RADIO. IT ALSO PRODUCES THE SEE THE MUSIC VIDEO SERIES AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 50,000 FANS/SUBSCRIBERS. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY19 INCLUDED:- RECORDING 16 LIVE EPISODES OF FROM THE TOP FOR MORE THAN 6,841 AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN 12 CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY;- FEATURING THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS OF MORE THAN 150 CLASSICALLY-TRAINED, PRE-COLLEGIATE SOLOISTS AND CHAMBER MUSICIANS, AGES 8 TO 18, INCLUDING 17 ALUMNI, AND TWO OUTSTANDING YOUTH ORCHESTRAS ON FROM THE TOP;- PILOTING A NEW "GUEST HOST" FORMAT WITH SOME OF TODAY'S MOST INCREDIBLE TALENTS AND LUMINARIES, INCLUDING ALUMS PETER DUGAN, PIANO, AND CHARLES YANG, VIOLIN; MACARTHUR GENIUS AWARD-WINNER AND FOUNDER OF STREET SYMPHONY VIJAY GUPTA; ACCLAIMED ACTOR LAWRENCE GILLIARD JR.; PIANIST ORLI SHAHAM; AND VIOLINIST LEILA JOSEFOWICZ;- COLLABORATING WITH GENRE-BENDING GUEST ARTISTS CHARLES YANG AND KEVIN OLUSOLA; - PARTNERING WITH THE SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY, COLBURN SCHOOL, WALNUT HILL SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, AND INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY;- BROADCASTING WEEKLY EPISODES OF FROM THE TOP ON MORE THAN 200 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS NATIONWIDEDELIVERING ENTERTAINMENT TO MORE THAN 500,000 WEEKLY RADIO LISTENERS AND 4,281 PODCAST LISTENERS;- PRODUCING WHERE MUSIC LIVES, A FOUR-PART ONLINE VIDEO SERIES EXPLORING THE LIVES OF FOUR YOUNG ARTISTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES; TO-DATE, THE SERIES HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION VIEWS. 276601 9675 FY19 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING MARKETING AND PR FOR THE NATIONAL TOUR OF FROM THE TOP AS WELL AS BUILDING YOUNGER ONLINE AUDIENCES VIA YOUTUBE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE FROM THE TOP WEBSITE. FROM THE TOP'S YOUTUBE FOLLOWING GREW TO 30,400, ITS FACEBOOK FOLLOWING TO 47,313, AND ITS INSTAGRAM FOLLOWING TO 2,851. FROM THE TOP CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING A YOUNGER AUDIENCE THROUGH YOUTUBE; 65% OF ITS VIDEO VIEWERS ARE AGES 34 AND UNDER, COMPARED TO 10% OF ITS RADIO AUDIENCE. 136485 FROM THE TOP'S ARTS LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT AND EMPOWER YOUNG MUSICIANS AS THEY PURSUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC PATHS. A CENTRAL ASPECT OF MUSICIANS' FROM THE TOP EXPERIENCE ARE FOCUSED ARTS LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS AND DISCUSSIONS WHICH WERE EXPANDED AND DEEPENED IN 2018-2019. EACH FROM THE TOP ENGAGEMENT BEGINS WITH A CONVERSATION AROUND VULNERABILITY, AND THE CHALLENGES OF EVERY-DAY LIFE AS A YOUNG MUSICIAN. PARTICIPANTS THEN ENGAGE IN DEEP CONVERSATION AROUND THEIR ROLE AS ARTIST CITIZENS, EXAMINING THE INTERSECTIONS AMONG THEIR PASSION, TALENT, SKILLS, AND WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS. INSPIRED BY THESE CONVERSATIONS, FROM THE TOP YOUNG MUSICIANS PREPARE FOR AND THEN PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, PUTTING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS INTO PRACTICE IN REAL TIME. IN FY19, FROM THE TOP:- PROVIDED NEARLY 89 YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH ARTS LEADERSHIP TRAINING ON THE TOUR OF NPR'S FROM THE TOP; AND- PRESENTED 13 CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES NATIONWIDE, LED BY FROM THE TOP PERFORMERS AND REACHING MORE THAN 1,195 PEOPLE, PREDOMINANTLY INDIVIDUALS FROM COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED BY THE ARTS.THE FROM THE TOP ALUMNI LEADERSHIP GRANT, PROVIDING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MENTORING TO ALUMNI WITH INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS, COMPLETED ITS SECOND FULL GRANT CYCLE IN FY19. THE TWO 2019 ALUMNI LEADERSHIP GRANTEES WERE:- 20-YEAR-OLD EUNICE LEE WILL CONTINUE A PROJECT SHE BEGAN IN JULY 2018, WHEN SHE ORGANIZED AND DIRECTED A 10-HOUR MUSIC MARATHON IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. THIS MUSIC MARATHON WAS A CHARITY EVENT DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE NONPROFIT TOGETHER WE RISE, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE REUNIFICATION OF SEPARATED FOSTER SIBLINGS.- 19-YEAR-OLD AMIR SIRAJ WHO WILL AIM TO USE MUSIC TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE URGENT NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN DESIGNING HIS SERVICE PROJECT, AMIR NOTED THE POWER OF ARTS ADVOCACY TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND NEGLECTED ISSUES, AND WILL PRESENT TWO CONCERTS AT DIFFERENT NATIONAL MONUMENTS, WITH THE GOAL OF INSPIRING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TO STAND UP FOR PROTECTED LANDS. 41093 THE ADMISSIONS & ALUMNI RELATIONS DEPARTMENT FACILITATES THE RECRUITMENT, APPLICATION, REVIEW, AND SELECTION PROCESS OF MUSICIANS FOR FROM THE TOP AND THE SEE THE MUSIC VIDEO SERIES, WHILE ALSO OVERSEEING ALUMNI RELATIONS WITH NEARLY 3,000 FORMER FROM THE TOP PERFORMERS. IN FY19, LIVE AUDITIONS AT THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA (NYO-USA), THE ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND THE ATLANTIC MUSIC PROJECT WERE NOTABLE FOR INTRODUCING STAFF TO IMPRESSIVE MUSICIANS OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL CONSERVATORIES.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED:- EVALUATING 573 APPLICATIONS;- HOLDING 13 LIVE AUDITIONS IN LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY; AND- HOLDING 3 ALUMNI FOCUS GROUPS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW FROM THE TOP CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ITS ALUMNI FAR BEYOND THEIR FTT EXPERIENCE. 426915 269559 EVERY YEAR, FROM THE TOP AND THE JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION OFFER SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH-ACHIEVING YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH FINANCIAL NEED. WORKING WITH A LARGE NETWORK OF MUSIC INSTRUCTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND MENTORS, THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR THE JACK KENT COOKE YOUNG ARTIST AWARD ALSO SEEKS TO IDENTIFY YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM UNDER-SERVED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS.IN FY19, FROM THE TOP AWARDED A TOTAL OF $200,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCE APPEARANCES ON FROM THE TOP AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS ARTS LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS TO 22 STUDENTS FROM 17 U.S. STATES. ADDITIONALLY, THE COOKE FOUNDATION AWARDED FROM THE TOP AN ADDITIONAL $50,000 TO FIVE COOKE ALUMNI WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND STILL HAVE UNMET FINANCIAL NEED.AWARD RECIPIENTS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHICS:- RACE/ETHNICITY AS 1% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 18% ASIAN, 10% HISPANIC/LATINO, 41% WHITE/CAUCASIAN, 18% MULTI-RACIAL, 2% OTHER, AND 10% UNREPORTED;- A GENDER BREAKDOWN OF 36% FEMALE AND 64% MALE;- AN AVERAGE AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD; AND- AN AVERAGE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (AGI) OF $46,124 PER FAMILY. 468008 269559 1879739 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X GRETCHEN NIELSEN 6174370707 140 CLARENDON ST SUITE 301 BOSTON MA 02116 CORINNE FERGUSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA K CURME OUTGOING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE LINDLEY LEBUHN CHAIR OF OVERSEERS 4.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SIKOROVSKY CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 INMACULADA SILOS-SANTIAGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY RAYPORT CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PATTILLO VICE CHAIR & TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN OLUSOLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL THURBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SEGAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOO YOUN LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANNE COLLAZO DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI 40.00 X 118135 0 8100 GRETCHEN NIELSEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 175204 0 16513 DAVID BALSOM TOUR PRODUCER 40.00 X 112779 0 15427 TIMOTHY BANKER DIRECTOR OF CONTENT & PROD 40.00 X 115802 0 21655 521920 0 61695 4 0 1 0 THOMAS J VOEGELI 3539 EBEN WAY STILLWATER MN 55082 PRODUCER 109629 1 231320 189250 2078993 2499563 CARRIAGE FEES 515100 325081 325081 ROAD SHOW FEES 711190 278707 278707 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 711190 9675 9675 613463 761 761 11590 11590 28500 231320 94468 -65968 -65968 86 0 86 86 3059495 613463 0 -53531 269559 269559 370296 52717 317579 1122765 660393 121253 341119 108071 70526 4280 33265 112892 54444 32293 26155 85150 44385 5283 35482 7270 7270 236232 114850 17391 103991 35797 18947 8425 8425 148251 79761 34245 34245 217122 183355 284 33483 14673 10043 2315 2315 16235 9710 5657 868 PRODUCTION 262871 262871 MARKETING 61801 35187 1140 25474 BAD DEBTS 40000 40000 REPAIRS & MAINTAINANCE 6030 1478 3895 657 4243 4243 3119258 1879739 594040 645479 634233 628502 53484 54178 286100 321575 189044 362830 58237 57915 364089 339524 39238 24565 12750 14750 1273086 1464315 98948 236100 18750 100000 30532 25622 129480 380472 X 310978 114447 832628 969396 1143606 1083843 1273086 1464315 -59763 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3373592 2376611 2569933 2212885 2506803 13039824 3373592 2376611 2569933 2212885 2506803 13039824 1805517 11234307 2765 40640 27210 12004 12351 94970 21250 18250 28750 15250 28500 112000 13246794 2947030 0.84810 0.90650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22828 6964 15864 341261 332560 8701 24565 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 25622 25622 X 3184374 30411 30411 3153963 -94468 -94468 3059495 3244137 30411 94468 124879 3119258 0 3119258 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AGAINST THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND BELIEVES THERE ARE NO SUCH TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCOUNTING RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF JUNE 30, 2019. ANY CHANGES IN TAX POSITIONS WILL BE RECORDED WHEN THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME BECOMES KNOWN. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,2016, 2017 AND 2018. ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE RECOGNIZED AS A PART OF INTEREST EXPENSE AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2019 AND NONE WERE INCURRED DURING THE YEAR THEN ENDED. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EVENT EXPENSE -94,468. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EVENT EXPENSE 94,468. BOSTON GALA 179225 163100 16125 9770 2300 32741 NYC GALA 80595 68220 12375 4750 28912 1500 14495 259820 231320 28500 14520 28912 3800 47236 94468 -65968 1 SCHOLARSHIP 27 269559 PART I, LINE 2: FROM THE TOP REVIEWS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY STUDENTS BEFORE MAKING SELECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: COMPLETE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION, MUSICAL AUDITION PERFORMANCE, EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL NEED AS WELL AS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GRETCHEN NIELSEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 175204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16513 0 191717 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE AUDIT FIRM IT IS REVIEWED INITIALLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. ONCE SATISFIED, IT IS FURTHER REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THEN THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO SIGN OFF AND DISCLOSE ALL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THESE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FROM THE TOP UTILIZES DATA FROM CONSULTANTS AND MARKET CONDITIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE UNPAID POSITIONS WITHOUT COMPENSATION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JENNIFER HURLEY-WALES, THE CO-CEO/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCESS HAVE NOT CHANGED DURING THE YEAR.