GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE (EIN 23-1885448)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2019-11-14
IRS object ID: 201933189349302313
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-14T09:53:44-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	610 W GERMANTOWN PIKE STE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PLYMOUTH MEETING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19462	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	231885448	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GREA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2155577811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1315 WALNUT STREET NO 732	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19107	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAUD MARGARET LYON	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2155577811	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRUCE BRAUNEWELLCPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00075336	PTIN
Phone	2156433900	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	67.137.57.251	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-13	IPDt
IP Tm	15:38:34	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	59AF7F7AE0AD7FB228FE1884CD01039D19CBB9C6	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DCDC301DDE5B45545BF0BB810C95F69F0F486C99	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MAUD MARGARET LYON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1315 WALNUT STREET NO 732	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19107	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,550,004	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PHILACULTURE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1972	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	LEAD, STRENGTHEN & AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF A CULTURAL COMMUNITY THAT IS ESSENTIAL IN A HEALTHY REGION	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	28	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	28	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	29	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$5,908	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,333,464	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,988,537	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$594,818	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$538,517	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11,032	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$19,426	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,752	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,524	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,943,066	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,550,004	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$383,753	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$380,028	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$940,637	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,077,383	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$223,210	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$893,777	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$839,942	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,218,167	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,297,353	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$275,101	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$252,651	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,386,508	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,580,642	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$233,440	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$174,923	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,153,068	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,405,719	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO LEAD, STRENGTHEN AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF A CULTURAL COMMUNITY THAT IGNITES CREATIVITY, INSPIRES PEOPLE AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY REGION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,775,124	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$380,028	GrantAmt
Revenue	$538,517	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CULTURAL ALLIANCE IS THE REGION'S PREMIERE LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND MARKETING SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE. MORE THAN 460 NONPROFITS ARE MEMBERS, BUT THE ALLIANCE'S WORK BENEFITS THE ENTIRE CULTURAL COMMUNITY, SOME 2000 ORGANIZATIONS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF ARTS AND CULTURE UPON THE COMMUNITY AND THE HEALTH OF ARTS AND CULTURE; ADVOCATING FOR FAVORABLE POLICY AND COORDINATING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE PRIORITIES OF GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND FOUNDATIONS; REGIONAL RE-GRANTING OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FUNDING; MARKETING TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ATTENDANCE AT GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS; AND INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFITS TO MANAGE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,775,124	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	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	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	20	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	28	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	28	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	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2155577811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1315 WALNUT STREET NO 732	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19107	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CATHERINE M CAHILL
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA LOGAN
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA WILSON ADEN
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH MURPHY
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CECELIA FITZGIBBON
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GLENN STEFANOWICZ
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHY HANRAHAN CHRISTIANO
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER BOHNENBERGER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GWEN BOROWSKY
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE J BRUNSON
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL DOWNIE
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY DUBINSKI
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACY DUTTON
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE EWERS
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARMEN FEBO-SAN MIGUEL
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM FRAITES-DOW
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERI LYNNE JOHNSON
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PRISCILLA LUCE
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE MCFADDEN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH C MEADE
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN METZNER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VENIECE NEWTON
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROSALIND REMER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER MATTHEWS RICE
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HAZAMI SAYED
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NADYA K SHMAVONIAN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IVY SILVER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGELA VAL
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH WARSHAWER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA WELLENBACH
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL ZIMMERMAN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAUD MARGARET LYON
PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$160,000	$0	$25,163
STUART ADAIR
CHIEF OFFICER FOR FINANCE & ADMIN	40.00		Yes (X)	$87,000	$0	$18,520

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$247,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$43,683	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$527,623	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,460,914	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,988,537	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP	900099	$307,395	$307,395
PROMOTION ASSISTANCE	900099	$102,689	$102,689
TICKET FEES	900099	$38,765	$38,765
HEALTH SERVICE FEES	900099	$32,500	$32,500
PUBLICATIONS/SEMINARS	900099	$15,168	$15,168

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$42,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$538,517	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,426	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$19,426	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SUBLEASING REVENUE	900099	$3,500	$3,500
OTHER INCOME	900099	$24	$24

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,524	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,550,004	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$538,517	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$22,950	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$380,028	TotalAmt
Program Services	$380,028	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$292,287	TotalAmt
Program Services	$157,907	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115,844	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,536	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$619,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$439,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$115,862	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,845	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,744	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,611	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,231	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,560	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,509	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,097	TotalAmt
Program Services	$727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$167	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,154	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,559	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350,413	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,552	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,363	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$421	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,735	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,415	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,424	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,475	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,862	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,087	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,445	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,531	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,563	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,141	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,724	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,693	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,481	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,569	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,244	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIPMENT	$18,073	$11,973	$3,353	$2,747
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$9,494	$6,289	$1,762	$1,443
MAINTENANCE	$919	$609	$170	$140

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$801	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,297,353	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,775,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$299,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$223,210	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,757	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,761,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,853,939	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$376,610	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,094	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$196,025	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$106,615	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$54,398	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,217	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,359	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,386,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,580,642	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,334	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,636	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,571	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,953	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,923	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,312,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,299,460	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$840,414	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,106,259	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,153,068	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,405,719	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,386,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,580,642	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$252,651	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	$1,138,782	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,927,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,697,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,333,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,988,537	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,085,286	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,138,782	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,927,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,697,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,333,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,988,537	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,085,286	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,269,169	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,816,117	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,332	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,296	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,032	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,426	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$44,196	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$239	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,003	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,752	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,524	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,518	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,141,000	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,969,619	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71440	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76390	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SUBLEASING REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 239. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,003. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 3,752. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,500. OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 24.	ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,187	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,497	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,684	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,293,669	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,297,353	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$264,868	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$66,217	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$277,082	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$259,547	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$260,908	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$264,868	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,062,405	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,593,608	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$11,101	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$11,022	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$10,190	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$3,684	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$35,997	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$69,271	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$64,887	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$65,227	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$66,217	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$265,602	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$398,403	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$11,101	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$11,022	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$10,190	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$2,187	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$34,500	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$106,615	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$54,398	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$52,217	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$52,217	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$6,953	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$6,953	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,550,004	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,550,004	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,550,004	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,297,353	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,297,353	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,297,353	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ALLIANCE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ALLIANCE FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS STANDARD HAS NO IMPACT ON THE ALLIANCE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ALLIANCE'S INFORMATIONAL TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE ALLIANCE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
DANSE4NIA REPERTORY ENSEMBLE INC
PO BOX 11024	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19141	208538132	501(C)(3)	$7,519	ONGOING SUPPORT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
RELACHE INC
829 NORTH 24TH STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19130	232075488	501(C)(3)	$5,000	ONGOING SUPPORT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
401 S BROAD STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19147	231352242	501(C)(3)	$7,296	ONGOING SUPPORT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA
PO BOX 22445	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19110	232213350	501(C)(3)	$5,000	ONGOING SUPPORT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
PASION Y ARTE INC
6411 OVERBROOK AVENUE	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19151	233099942	501(C)(3)	$5,000	ONGOING SUPPORT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
BARNES FOUNDATION
2025 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19130	236000149	501(C)(3)	$8,000	ONGOING SUPPORT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORT AT THE END OF EACH GRANT CYCLE, SIGNED AND CERTIFIED BY AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE REPORT INCLUDES A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF FUNDED ACTIVITIES AND A FINANCIAL REPORT LISTING ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES RELATING TO THEIR FUNDED PROJECT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAUD MARGARET LYON	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$160,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$8,000	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$17,163	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$185,163	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR(S), SECRETARY, TREASURER, PRESIDENT (NON-VOTING) AND SUCH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS THE DIRECTORS SELECT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF THE BOARD TO RESCIND, REVERSE, MOLLIFY OR OTHERWISE CHANGE SUCH ACTION, AND SHALL ACT AS THE PLANNING GROUP FOR THE CORPORATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A BOARD PLANNING COMMITTEE. NO COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SHALL HAVE ANY POWER OR AUTHORITY AS TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD. (B) THE ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE BYLAWS. (C) THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD. THESE THREE ACTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THERE IS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS COMPRISED OF: ARTS OR CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS HEADQUARTERED IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION (INCLUDING SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN DELAWARE) PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: OPERATING A MUSEUM OR LIBRARY, PRESENTING VISUAL OR PERFORMING ARTS, CONDUCTING CULTURAL EDUCATION OR RESEARCH, TEACHING ARTS OR ARTS ADMINISTRATION, OR SCIENTIFIC, HORTICULTURAL OR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR APPRECIATION ENDEAVORS. AS WELL AS, DIVISIONS OR PARTICULAR OPERATIONS OF LARGER INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN OR HAVE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT REGULARLY PROVIDE SERVICES OR RESOURCES TO OTHER MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	BOARD DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MAY ONLY BE AMENDED WITH THE APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF A QUORUM OF MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ONCE THE IRS FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS, IT GOES THROUGH THREE LEVELS OF REVIEW. IT IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY FINANCE STAFF, FOLLOWED BY EXECUTIVE STAFF, FOLLOWED BY THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD AND KEY STAFF MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM EACH YEAR. THE BOARD LIAISON TO THE PRESIDENT MAINTAINS THE FILE OF SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AND ENSURES THEIR TIMELY COMPLIANCE. FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND ALL IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS ARE NOTED. IF A CONFLICT OF CONCERN ARISES, THE PRESIDENT THEN PRESENTS THE CONFLICT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE CONFLICT IS PERMISSIBLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED A COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SPECIALIST ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS IN 2017 THROUGH CATCHAFIRE (SPONSORED BY THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION FOR ITS GRANTEES) TO REVIEW ALL STAFF SALARIES AND BENEFITS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION WERE TIMELY DOCUMENTED AS PART OF A THREE YEAR PLAN TO BRING COMPENSATION UP TO RECOMMENDED LEVELS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GREATER PHILDELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE PUBLISHES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE, WWW.PHILACULTURE.ORG. ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 334,861. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,552. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 350,413.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR IN REGARDS TO ITS INDEPENDENT AUDIT.