SYMPHONY SAN JOSE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SYMPHONY SAN JOSE (EIN 32-0083030)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-14
IRS object ID
201921349349308582
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line150 W SAN FERNANDO ST STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN JOSECityNm
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Business Name BusinessName

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Phone4082862600PhoneNum

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CitySAN JOSECityNm
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Gross Receipts$5,579,914GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SYMPHONYSILICONVALLEY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND ARTS ADVOCACY PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$45,326PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$56,046CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,475PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$4,251,893CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$69,072PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,150,210CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,971,695TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$782,410TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$637,083TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROVIDE CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND ARTS ADVOCACY PROGRAMS TO THE GREATER SILICON VALLEY REGION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,891,914ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,439,325RevenueAmt
DescSSV WAS INCORPORATED IN JUNE 2003 TO FILL A SPECIFIC GAP IN SAN JOSE'S CULTURAL OFFERINGS, AND DURING ITS FIRST SEASONS FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON CLASSICAL REPERTORY AND AUDIENCES. OVER THE YEARS, SSV'S SCALE OF ACTIVITY HAS GROWN, UNTIL BY JUNE 2018, THE ORCHESTRA HAD BEEN HEARD LIVE BY 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE. CLASSICAL TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL SHAPE AND DEFINE THE ORCHESTRA'S MUSICIANS. AND THEIR PERFORMANCES IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION CONTINUE TO APPEAL TO AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF LISTENERS. AS SSV'S COMMUNITY COMMITMENT HAS EXPANDED, HOWEVER, ITS MISSION HAS BROADENED TO INCLUDE SERVING A WIDER RANGE OF LOCAL AUDIENCES. IN ADDITION TO THE CLASSICS, SSV'S MUSICIANS ALSO APPLY THEIR TRAINING AND SKILL TO CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES OF OTHER GENRES THAT CONNECT WITH DIFFERENT GENERATIONS, BACKGROUNDS, AND TASTES. SSV NOW SERVES THE DIVERSE 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 2017-08, SSV PERFORMED FOR 63,000 LISTENERS IN 3 MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS.1) 14,300 ATTENDED THE 16-CONCERT CLASSICAL AND CHORALE SERIES - SSV'S MOST COMMITTED AND CONSISTENT AUDIENCE, INCLUDING SEASON SUBSCRIBERS AND THE VAST 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. EACH PROGRAM INCLUDES 2 OR 3 CONCERTS AND 4 CONCERT-LENGTH REHEARSALS IN THE PERFORMANCE HALL, ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR OPTIMUM ORCHESTRA ACOUSTICS. 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.2) 5,000 5TH GRADERS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN ARTSPARK, SSV'S FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM, IN 2017-18. ARTSPARK BRINGS STUDENTS TO THE CONCERT HALL FOR PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES BY THE ORCHESTRA, DESIGNED TO SPARK CHILDREN'S INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM AND TO TIE IN WITH THEIR GRADE CURRICULUM. CONCERTS ARE LED BY SSV'S EDUCATION CONDUCTOR AND SUPPORTED IN CLASS WITH CUSTOM MUSIC CDS AND TEACHING MATERIALS. BUSSING BOOKED BY SSV IS ALSO FREE. ENTIRE GRADE LEVELS ATTEND FROM EACH SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO THE EXPERIENCE AND CAN SHARE IT WITH THEIR PEERS. OVER 50% OF ATTENDING STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE LUNCH PROGRAMS; TYPICALLY 80% ARE NON-CAUCASIAN.THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ADVISES THE PROGRAM, AND SSV RECEIVES TEACHER FEEDBACK THROUGH SYSTEMATIC QUESTIONNAIRES. RESPONSES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE: ARTSPARK IS ALWAYS OVERBOOKED. THE PROGRAM'S SCALE DEPENDS ON FUNDING; WITH THE INTERMITTENT SUPPORT OF LARGE DEDICATED GRANTS, IT HAS SERVED 120,000 CHILDREN AND TEACHERS TO DATE. WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL FUNDING, SSV CONSIDERS ARTSPARK A CORE PROGRAM AND IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AT LEAST FOUR ARTSPARK CONCERTS EACH YEAR.3) TO EXPAND THE ORCHESTRA'S REACH AND SERVICES FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITY, THE THIRD MAJOR PROGRAM AREA FOCUSES ON NON-CLASSICAL LISTENERS. IT CAN INCLUDE FILM-CONCERTS, POPS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EVENTS, BENEFITS, CELEBRATIONS, AND MORE. ALL FEATURE THE SSV ORCHESTRA, WHETHER PRODUCED BY SSV OR BY OTHERS. IN 2017-18, THEIR DIVERSE AND LARGELY DISTINCT AUDIENCES TOTALED 43,700. EACH EVENT ENGAGED OFTEN UNFAMILIAR LISTENERS WITH THE ORCHESTRA AS IT PERFORMED MUSIC THEY ENJOYED; ADDED TO MUSICIAN EMPLOYMENT; AND STRENGTHENED SSV'S COMMUNITY TIES. IN 2017-18 THESE EVENTS FELL INTO 3 CATEGORIES:1) 13,600 ATTENDED 7 CONCERTS FEATURING 2 HIGH-PROFILE FAMILY FILMS SHOWN ON AN OVERSIZED SCREEN, WITH THEIR SCORES PERFORMED LIVE BY THE ORCHESTRA. ANOTHER 12,200 MOSTLY FIRST-TIME PATRONS SOLD OUT A 5-CONCERT US PREMIERE THAT FEATURED SSV PERFORMING THE SCORE FOR A FILM COMPILATION OF CLASSIC ANIME BY GENRE PATRIARCH HAYAO MIYAZAKI. THE CONDUCTOR WAS THE MUSIC'S COMPOSER, HIMSELF AN ANIME LEGEND. 2) THE SECOND YEAR OF AN IMPORTED PROFESSIONAL NUTCRACKER PRODUCTION WITH THE SSV ORCHESTRA DREW 8,100. THIS MARKET TEST WAS TO DETERMINE IF A GUEST NUTCRACKER COULD REPLACE THE SOUTH BAY'S PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANY, WHICH HAD HIRED SSV'S ORCHESTRA FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE CLOSING. SALES DID NOT COVER COSTS, AND IT WILL NOT BE CONTINUED.3) AN ESTIMATED 9,800 CAME TO CONCERTS PRESENTED BY OTHER PRODUCERS (NOT SSV) BUT FEATURING OR INCLUDING THE SSV ORCHESTRA: A WORLD PREMIERE WITH A MANDARIN-SPEAKING CHOIR, A CORPORATE CELEBRATION, AND 2 LARGE TOURING POP MUSIC PRODUCTIONS. THESE FEE-BASED PROGRAMS VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MUSICIAN EMPLOYMENT, THEY INTRODUCE SSV TO NEW SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE ITS OVERALL VISIBILITYAS A SUBSET OF THIS PROGRAM AREA, SSV PROVIDES PRODUCTION SUPPORT - EG UNION STAGEHANDS AND USHERS, SHARED THEATER DATES, TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND KNOW-HOW - TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR EVENTS SUCH AS YOUTH ORCHESTRA, COMMUNITY CHORUS, AND DANCE COMPANY CONCERTS. THESE SERVICES ENABLE LOCAL ARTS PRODUCERS TO ACHIEVE PERFORMANCE LEVELS THAT BENEFIT THEM, THEIR AUDIENCE MEMBERS. AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY. (THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ATTENDANCE NUMBERS ABOVE.)Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,891,914TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANDREW BALES
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PETER CARTWRIGHT
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RALPH SWANSON
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RICHARD CONNIFF
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WILLIAM HIGHLANDER
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ROBERT KIEVE
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LEE PRICE
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BUNNY LADEN
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MARTHA SANFORD
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JENNIFER WATKINS
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COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT LLC
5 COLUMBUS CIRCLE / 1790 BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10010FEE PLUS EXPENSE FOR JOE HISAISHI SYMPHO$235,550
ROBERT FRIEDMAN PRESENTS
453 30TH AVENUESAN FRANCISCOCA94121FEE FOR PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION OF THE N$227,895
WILLIAM MORRIS ENTERPRISES NEW YORK
11 MADISON AVENUE 18TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10010FEES FOR HARRY POTTER FILMS 2 & 3 WITH O$180,000
TEAM SAN JOSE
408 S ALMADEN BLVDSAN JOSECA95110CITY-OWNED THEATER RENTALS & IN-THEATER$105,371
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Government Grants$242,327GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,664,405AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$60,797NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,906,732TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SINGLE TICKET SALES711130$2,374,465$2,374,465
SUBSCRIPTION TICKET SA711130$495,959$495,959
PERFORMANCE FEES711130$405,046$405,046
TICKET HANDLING FEES711300$149,035$149,035
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Total Program Service Revenue$3,424,505TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Program Services$198,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,599FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$16,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$379,870TotalAmt
Program Services$379,870ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,725TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,755TotalAmt
Program Services$68,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$119,358ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$7,707TotalAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$29,999TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$21,315TotalAmt
Program Services$5,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION EXPENSE$689,662$689,662
BOX OFFICE - CREDIT CAR$109,107$109,107
DONOR CULTIVATION/RECOG$44,762$44,762

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,251,893TotalAmt
Program Services$3,891,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,361FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200BOYAmt
EOY$200EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,632BOYAmt
EOY$308,230EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,653BOYAmt
EOY$878,492EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,672BOYAmt
EOY$17,565EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,818BOYAmt
EOY$30,029EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$303,407LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$188,491LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,101BOYAmt
EOY$114,916EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,647,067BOYAmt
EOY$1,622,263EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,956,143BOYAmt
EOY$2,971,695EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,264BOYAmt
EOY$68,161EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$546,146BOYAmt
EOY$568,922EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,000BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$782,410BOYAmt
EOY$637,083EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$478,272BOYAmt
EOY$712,349EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,889BOYAmt
EOY$31,147EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,591,116BOYAmt
EOY$1,591,116EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,173,733BOYAmt
EOY$2,334,612EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,956,143BOYAmt
EOY$2,971,695EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,150,210ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,669NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,192,609CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,282,440CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,468,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,081,389CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,906,732CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,932,152TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,192,609CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,282,440CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,468,982CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,081,389CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,906,732CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,932,152TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,785,899SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,146,253PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$39,739CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,365CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,053CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,140CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$54,600CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$225,897TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,158,049TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,373,093GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71890PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76890PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,285,107BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$153,747InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$65,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,373,854EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.34380BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.64360PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01260TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$221,646OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$133,811DepreciationAmt
Book Value$87,835BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,761OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,680DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,081BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$114,916TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,396,253TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,669NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$10,669RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,385,584RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$16,519InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$16,519RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,402,103TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,235,374TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,235,374ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$16,519InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$16,519ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,251,893TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2015 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE SYMPHONY'S CALIFORNIA RETURNS FOR THE TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER WATKINSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionWIFE OF PRESIDENTRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$89,400TransactionAmt
TransactionEMPLOYEETransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$54,797NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVERAGE HIGH & LOWMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCATERINGDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$6,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSALES BILLMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS NUMBER REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JENNIFER WATKINS, THE GENERAL MANAGER, IS WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT, ANDREW BALES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 12CTHE 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 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 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 FOR THESE TWO POSITIONS 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 AND GENERAL MANAGER'S PERSONNEL FILES. MOST RECENTLY, THE PRESIDENT'S AND GENERAL MANAGER'S COMPENSATIONS WERE REVIEWED IN JANUARY, 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GARTIST FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 405,300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 405,300. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,368. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 956. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 624. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,948. SECURITY FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,763. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,763.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.

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