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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INC (EIN 13-3785118)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-03-20
IRS object ID
201920799349200302
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-03-20T08:36:12-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN133785118EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BERLIN STAATSOPER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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In Care Of% Harvey S TraisonInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9178592151PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11010 BRICKELL AVENUE SUITE 4506AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP331313793ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonHarvey Stuart TraisonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone9178592151PhoneNum
Signature2019-03-20SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address170.55.17.250IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2019-03-20IPDt
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addressamericanfriendsberlinstaatsoper.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$32,950GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$32,950ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Total Revenue$32,950TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$5,897FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$8,710OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$14,609TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$18,341ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$40,672NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$59,013NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$40,672BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeProvide creative and financial support to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin, Germany) in its mission to promote the art of opera, both for the sake of the art itself and as a medium to encourage greater harmony and cooperation among the people of the world.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
In February and April 2018 the organization hosted membership recruitment gatherings featuring opera singers René Pape and Michael Volle, at the CHANEL Corporate Office and German Counsel-General's home, respectively. In addition, American Friends of the Berlin Staatsoper attended performances at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany.$0$8,710
In April 2018, members of the organization participated in the 2018 Berlin Festival Days, promoting USA-German relations and understanding through the medium of classical opera and concerts.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$8,710TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

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Andreas Fibig
Trustee1$0$0$0
Ulla Buchner-Howard
Trustee10$0$0$0
Robert Glauber
Trustee1$0$0$0
Irmintraud Jost
Trustee10$0$0$0
Flora Schnall
Trustee & Secretary1$0$0$0
Harvey Stuart Traison
Trustee & President20$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHarvey TraisonPersonNm

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Address Line11010 Brickell AvenueAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 4506AddressLine2Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,450CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$122,650TotalAmt

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Total$122,650TotalAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation| Other Expenses:, Amount:| 2 Membership recruiting receptions, in Fegruary and April, respectively, $8710.00|ExplanationTxt

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