SYMPHONY SAN JOSE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: SYMPHONY SAN JOSE (EIN 32-0083030)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-07-13
IRS object ID: 202021959349303152
Schema version: 2018v3.2
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-13T14:05:27-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	946214841	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARMANINO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 W SAN FERNANDO ST STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN JOSE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95113	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	320083030	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SYMPHONY SILICON VALLEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SYMP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4082862600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	325 S 1ST STREET NO 160	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN JOSE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95113	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREW R BALES	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4082862600	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-05-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LAWRENCE S KUECHLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00233621	PTIN
Phone	4082006400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-07-01	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	34.104.2.30	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-07-13	IPDt
IP Tm	11:47:22	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	A2EF7C6B3EF9173E0A95C57244F2B1B86FE486B2	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amended Return	Yes (X)	AmendedReturnInd
Principal Officer	ANDREW R BALES	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	325 S 1ST STREET NO 160	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN JOSE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95113	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,155,019	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SYMPHONYSILICONVALLEY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND ARTS ADVOCACY PROGRAMS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	248	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,906,732	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$922,052	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,424,505	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,996,342	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$56,046	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$78,370	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$14,820	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$12,334	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,402,103	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,009,098	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,222,658	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,949,962	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$126,684	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,029,235	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,293,386	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,251,893	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,243,348	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,150,210	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$234,250	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,971,695	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,759,996	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$637,083	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$610,168	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,334,612	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,149,828	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND ARTS ADVOCACY PROGRAMS TO THE GREATER SILICON VALLEY REGION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,858,296	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,007,026	RevenueAmt
Desc	SYMPHONY SILICON VALLEY WAS FOUNDED TO FILL A GAP IN SAN JOSE'S CULTURAL OFFERINGS, AND INITIALLY FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON CLASSICAL REPERTORY AND ITS LISTENERS. AS SSV'S COMMUNITY COMMITMENT RAPIDLY EXPANDED, THE SYMPHONY BOARD ADAPTED ITS MISSION TO INCLUDE SERVICE TO A MUCH BROADER RANGE OF SOUTH BAY RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE CLASSICS, SSV'S MUSICIANS APPLY THEIR TRAINING AND SKILL TO CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES THAT CONNECT WITH DIFFERENT GENERATIONS, BACKGROUNDS, AND TASTES. BY JUNE 2019, THE ORCHESTRA HAD BEEN HEARD LIVE BY WELL OVER A MILLION PEOPLE. SSV NOW SERVES THE SAN JOSE-SOUTH BAY REGION AS ITS FIRST-LINE RESOURCE FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE, HIGH QUALITY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THAT APPEAL TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY CONSTITUENCIES. THIS BREADTH OF WORK SUPPORTS A BODY OF PERFORMING ARTISTS WHO ARE IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR THE ENTIRE REGION.IN 2018-19, SSV PERFORMED FOR ALMOST 43,000 LISTENERS IN 3 MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS.A. 13,000 ATTENDED THE 15-CONCERT CLASSICAL AND CHORALE SERIES - SSV'S MOST COMMITTED AND CONSISTENT AUDIENCE, INCLUDING SEASON SUBSCRIBERS AND THE GREAT MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUAL SYMPHONY DONORS. THESE CONCERTS ARE LED BY A ROSTER OF CONDUCTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND FEATURE AS SOLOISTS BOTH THE ORCHESTRA'S PRINCIPALS AND INTERNATIONALLY PROMINENT GUEST ARTISTS. THE GENERAL DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE ORCHESTRA'S ARTISTIC COMMITTEE AND EACH CONDUCTOR TO DESIGN PROGRAMS THAT DRAW ON THAT CONDUCTOR'S SPECIAL STRENGTHS, USE THE ORCHESTRA'S AND SOLOISTS' MUSICAL MASTERY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT, AND STIMULATE AND SATISFY THEIR AUDIENCES. THIS SEASON INCLUDED FIVE RETURNING CONDUCTORS AND TWO NEW TO SSV; EACH WILL BE INVITED BACK. STELLAR SOLOISTS INCLUDED VIOLINIST ANNE AKIKO MEYERS, PIANISTS JON KAMURA PARKER AND JON NAKAMATSU, AND ARGENTINE SOPRANO DANIELA TABERNIG.EVERY PROGRAM INCLUDES 2 OR 3 CONCERTS AND 4 CONCERT-LENGTH REHEARSALS IN THE CONCERT HALL. CLASSICS PROGRAMS ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE ORCHESTRA'S AND THEATER STAFF'S ANNUAL PAYROLL AND REQUIRE THE MOST YEAR-ROUND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. TICKET SALES MEET ROUGHLY 40% OF THESE EXPENSES; THE REMAINDER DEPENDS UPON CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENDOWMENT EARNINGS. ACROSS ALL SYMPHONY ACTIVITIES THAT RATIO IS REVERSED. SILICON VALLEY'S DOMINANT INDUSTRY DOES NOT HAVE A TRADITION OF ARTS SUPPORT, AND SSV WORKS TO EARN AT LEAST 60% OF ITS ANNUAL REVENUE. B. ARTSPARK, SSV'S FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM, BRINGS STUDENTS TO SSV'S CONCERT HALL FOR FULL ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES DESIGNED TO SPARK CHILDREN'S INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM, AND TO TIE IN WITH THEIR GRADE CURRICULUM. BUSSING BOOKED BY SSV IS ALSO FREE. CONCERTS ARE LED BY SSV'S DYNAMIC EDUCATION CONDUCTOR AND ARE SUPPORTED IN CLASS WITH CUSTOM MUSIC CDS AND TEACHING MATERIALS. ENTIRE GRADE LEVELS ATTEND FROM EACH SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO THE EXPERIENCE AND CAN SHARE IT WITH THEIR PEERS. IN 2018-19. 4TH GRADERS AND TEACHERS FROM 47 LOCAL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN ARTSPARK. 70% OF THE ATTENDING SCHOOLS WERE DESIGNATED TITLE 1; MORE THAN HALF THE ATTENDING STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR FREE LUNCH PROGRAMS; OVER 80% WERE NON-CAUCASIAN. THESE NUMBERS ARE TYPICAL OF THE PROGRAM.THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ADVISES ARTSPARK, AND SSV RECEIVES TEACHER FEEDBACK THROUGH SYSTEMATIC QUESTIONNAIRES. IN 2018-19 PART OF THE CONCERT PROGRAM AND CLASS MATERIALS DREW ON THE 4TH GRADE CORE CURRICULUM TO LINK MUSICAL TIME SIGNATURES AND FRACTIONS. (THE CONCERT IS CALLED IT'S ABOUT TIME; ITS MUSIC SELECTIONS TAKE STUDENTS FROM 2/4 TIME TO 7/4.) BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WERE ELATED; EACH TOPIC WAS AN ENTREE TO THE OTHER. POST-CONCERT SURVEYS REPORTED THE HIGHEST IN-CLASS FOLLOW-UP ON THE CONCERT THAT SSV HAS SEEN TO DATE AN IDEAL OUTCOME. ARTSPARK IS ALWAYS BOOKED TO CAPACITY. THE PROGRAM'S SCALE DEPENDS ON FUNDING; WITH INTERMITTENT LARGE GRANTS, IT HAS SERVED OVER 120,000 CHILDREN AND TEACHERS TO DATE. WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL FUNDING, SSV CONSIDERS IT A CORE PROGRAM AND PRODUCES AT LEAST FOUR FREE ARTSPARK CONCERTS EACH YEAR.C. TO EXPAND THE ORCHESTRA'S REACH AND SERVICES FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITY, SSV'S THIRD MAJOR PROGRAM AREA FOCUSES ON 'POPULATIONS' OF NON-CLASSICAL LISTENERS WITH FILM-CONCERTS, POPS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EVENTS, BENEFITS, CELEBRATIONS, AND MORE. ALL FEATURE THE SSV ORCHESTRA, WHETHER PRODUCED BY SSV OR BY OTHERS. IN 2018-19, THEIR DISTINCT AUDIENCES TOTALED 25,000. EACH EVENT ENGAGED MANY LISTENERS NEW TO THE ORCHESTRA; ADDED TO MUSICIAN EMPLOYMENT; AND STRENGTHENED SSV'S COMMUNITY TIES. IN 2018-19 THESE EVENTS FELL INTO 2 MAJOR CATEGORIES:1) 7 CONCERTS FEATURING 2 HIGH-PROFILE FAMILY FILMS SHOWN ON AN OVERSIZED SCREEN WITH THEIR SCORES PERFORMED LIVE BY THE ORCHESTRA. SSV DOES NOT EXPECT THEIR AUDIENCES, INCLUDING MANY CHILDREN, TO FLOCK TO CLASSICAL CONCERTS; INSTEAD THE ORCHESTRA IS CONNECTING WITH THEM THROUGH THE MUSIC THEY LOVE, WITH THE EXCITING REMINDER THAT IT TOO IS PERFORMED IN REAL TIME BY MASTER MUSICIANS. THESE CAN BE VERY POPULAR, ALTHOUGH HIGH FEES MAKE THEM FINANCIALLY RISKY.2) CONCERTS FEATURING THE SSV ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY OTHER PRODUCERS: IN 2018-19, AN ARENA PRODUCTION OF POP MUSIC, TWO DAY-LONG CORPORATE CELEBRATIONS FOR EMPLOYEE FAMILIES, AND FOUR CONCERTS FOR A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TOUR. THESE PRESENTATIONS VARY WIDELY FROM YEAR TO YEAR, ARE TYPICALLY FEE-BASED, AND CARRY LITTLE RISK. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MUSICIAN EMPLOYMENT, THEY INTRODUCE SSV TO NEW SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE ITS OVERALL VISIBILITY. AS A SUBSET OF THIS PROGRAM AREA, SSV PROVIDES EXTENSIVE PRODUCTION SUPPORT - UNION STAGEHANDS AND USHERS, SHARED THEATER DATES, TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND KNOW-HOW - TO OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR EVENTS- E.G. YOUTH ORCHESTRA, COMMUNITY CHORUS, SCHOOL AND DANCE COMPANY CONCERTS- IN SSV'S CONCERT HALL. ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES ENABLES THEM TO ACHIEVE PERFORMANCE LEVELS THAT BENEFIT THEM, THEIR AUDIENCE MEMBERS. AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,858,296	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	39	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	248	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JENNIFER WATKINS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4082862600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	325 SOUTH FIRST STREET SUITE 160	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN JOSE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95113	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANDREW BALES
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$150,000	$0	$0
RICHARD CONNIFF
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY JOHNSON
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE HUTH
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NICHOLAS ADAMS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT KIEVE
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC MCGEEVER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIANNE SALAS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$150,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT LLC
453 30TH AVENUE	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94121	FEES FOR JOE HISAISAHI SYMPHONIC CONCERT	$228,340
WILLIAM MORRIS ENTERPRISES NEW YORK
11 MADISON AVENUE 18TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10010	FEES, HARRY POTTER GOBLET OF FIRE & HARR	$127,240
TEAM SAN JOSE
408 S ALMADEN BLVD	SAN JOSE	CA	95110	CITY-OWNED THEATER RENTALS AND IN-THEATE	$118,035
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
4 NORTH SECOND STREET SUITE 800	SAN JOSE	CA	95113	NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS AND EBLASTS FO	$103,073

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$255,986	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$666,066	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$27,238	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$922,052	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SINGLE TICKET SALES	711130	$894,655	$894,655
PERFORMANCE FEES	711130	$540,131	$540,131
SUBSCRIPTION TICKET SA	711130	$507,525	$507,525
TICKET HANDLING FEES	711300	$54,031	$54,031

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,996,342	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$78,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$78,225	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	$1,650	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	$1,650	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,650	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,650	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$146,066	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$145,921	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$145	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$145	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$145	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,684	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,684	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$10,684	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,009,098	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,007,026	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$80,020	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,425	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,476,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,367,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,816	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,243	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$520	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,980	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,740	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,947	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,825	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,825	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,400	TotalAmt
Management And General	$33,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,689	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,689	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,993	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240,730	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,322	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,322	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,571	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,266	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,028	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,028	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,276	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$389	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,499	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION EXPENSE	$480,440	$480,440
BOX OFFICE - CREDIT CAR	$65,889	$65,889
DONOR CULTIVATION/RECOG	$49,587		$49,587
TAX FILING FEES	$200	$200

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,243,348	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,858,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$258,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$126,684	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200	BOYAmt
EOY	$200	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$308,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,111	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$878,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,599	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,691	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,245	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$292,399	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$200,659	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$114,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,740	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,622,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,476,410	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,971,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,759,996	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,978	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$568,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$558,190	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$637,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$610,168	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$712,349	BOYAmt
EOY	$536,439	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,273	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,591,116	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,591,116	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,334,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,149,828	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,971,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,759,996	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$234,250	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$49,466	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,282,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,468,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,081,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,906,732	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$922,052	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,661,595	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,282,440	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,468,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,081,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,906,732	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$922,052	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,661,595	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,655,155	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,006,440	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$42,365	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$44,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$45,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$79,875	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$266,033	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,927,628	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$12,529,435	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.72270	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.71890	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,472,263	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$104,147	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$100,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,476,410	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,647,067	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$850,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$50,196	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$75,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,472,263	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,649,097	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$62,970	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$65,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,647,067	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,304,202	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$360,016	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$49,879	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$65,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,649,097	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,373,854	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$4,652	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$65,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,304,202	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.34850	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.64250	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00900	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$142,360	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$117,425	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,935	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$150,039	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$83,234	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$66,805	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$91,740	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,034,875	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$49,466	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$49,466	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,985,409	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$23,689	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$23,689	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,009,098	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,219,659	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,219,659	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$23,689	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$23,689	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,243,348	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

THE SYMPHONY NEEDS THE LIQUIDITY TO BE ABLE TO DRAW APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE PRINCIPAL ANNUALLY TO SUPPLEMENT THE OPERATING BUDGET. THE GOAL OF THE SPENDING POLICY IS TO APPLY A DISCIPLINED AND REASONED APPROACH TO MOVING MONEY FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND TO ITS BENEFICIARY ON A PREDICTABLE, CONSISTENT BASIS. THE CURRENT SPENDING POLICY IS BASED ON THE PAYOUT RATE MULTIPLIED BY THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND OVER THE PREVIOUS 12 QUARTERS. A 2-7% RANGE WILL BE IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR BOARD DISCRETION DURING PARTICULARLY VOLATILE PERIODS. NOTWITHSTANDING THESE SPENDING PARAMETERS, THE ORIGINAL CORPUS SHALL NOT BE INVADED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED WITHIN THE SPECIFIC DONOR TERMS FOR THE $1 MILLION GIFT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ANY CHANGES TO THE ENDOWMENT'S SPENDING POLICY SHALL BE RECOMMENDED BY THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND/OR INVESTMENT ADVISORS, WITH ULTIMATE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

PART X, LINE 2:

GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES THAT ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SYMPHONY IN ITS FEDERAL AND STATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE SYMPHONY FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE SYMPHONY'S FEDERAL RETURNS FOR THE TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE SYMPHONY'S CALIFORNIA RETURNS FOR THE TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE EXAMINATION BY THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER WATKINS	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	WIFE OF PRESIDENT	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$100,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	EMPLOYMENT	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$20,238	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVERAGE HIGH & LOW	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$7,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	DONOR ESTIMATE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THIS NUMBER REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS SCANNED AND E-MAILED TO EACH TRUSTEE ON RECEIPT. A HARD COPY IS ALSO DELIVERED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BY HAND OR FEDERAL EXPRESS, TO ENSURE RECEIPT. A REVIEW OF THE RETURN IS SCHEDULED WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND KEY STAFF (PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER) BEFORE THE TAX RETURN IS FILED; THE REVIEW MAY BE CONDUCTED BY CONFERENCE CALL. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN AND RAISE QUESTIONS. ANY ISSUES BROUGHT UP AT THAT MEETING AND THEIR RESOLUTION ARE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD DURING DISCUSSION OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE SYMPHONY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ONCE EACH YEAR, OR WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD IF THEY HAVE MISSED THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, AND A SIGNED COPY IS COLLECTED FROM EACH MEMBER, WHICH IS KEPT IN THE GENERAL MANAGER'S BOARD FILES. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER ANY ACTIVITY OR RELATIONSHIP THAT MIGHT CONSTITUTE OR GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT AS DEFINED BY THE POLICY. ANY SUCH ACTIVITY OR RELATIONSHIP IS SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED TO AND REVIEWED EITHER BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE (WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES AS OUR PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FOR ANY UNRESOLVED GRIEVANCES), OR BY THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY AN AD HOC BOARD COMMITTEE MADE UP OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION USING GUIDESTAR, AND 990S FROM COMPARABLE NONPROFITS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPARABLE MARKET RATES IN THE LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON AND APPROVED AT THE BOARD MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION; THE PROCESS IS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES, AND A MEMO NOTATING THE RESULTS IS INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONNEL FILES. MOST RECENTLY, THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATIONS WAS REVIEWED IN FEBRUARY, 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART B, AMENDED RETURN:	THE RETURN WAS AMENDED TO CORRECT REPORTING ON FORM 990, PARTS III, VI, VII, VIII AND IX AND SCHEDULES A AND O. CHANGES LISTED BELOW: IN PART III, LINE 4, THE PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE WAS AMENDED TO EXCLUDE THE PIANO USAGE FEE. IN PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2, ANSWERED "NO" AS NO BOARD MEMBERS HAD A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. IN PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A, REMOVED JENNIFER WATKINS FOR THIS PART BECAUSE SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED UNDER DEFINITION OF OFFICER AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE. IN PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 2, UPDATED "TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LISTED ABOVE) WHO RECEIVED MORE THAN $100,000 OF REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION" TO 1. IN PART VIII, LINE 2E AND LINE 6A, MOVED PIANO USAGE FEE FROM LINE 2E PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE TO LINE 6A GROSS RENTS, AND RECLASSIFIED THE INCOME FROM COLUMN (B) RELATED OR EXEMPT FUNCTION REVENUE TO COLUMN (D) REVENUE EXCLUDED FROM TAX UNDER SECTIONS 512-514. IN PART IX, LINE 5 AND LINE 6, MOVED JENNIFER WATKINS'S COMPENSATION FROM LINE 5 TO LINE 6 AS SHE IS NOT AN "OFFICER" OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, MOVED PIANO USAGE FEE FROM LINE 12 GROSS RECEIPTS FORM RELATED ACTIVITIES TO LINE 8 GROSS INCOME FROM INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, PAYMENTS RECEIVED ON SECURITIES LOANS, RENTS, ROYALTIES, AND INCOME FROM SIMILAR SOURCES. IN SCHEDULE O, UPDATED THE DESCRIPTION TO FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 OFFICER COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS.