SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC (EIN 38-3283759)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-03-11
IRS object ID
201930709349300508
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-03-11T10:16:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14444 W BRISTOL ROAD SUITE 360AddressLine1Txt
CityFLINTCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48507ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN383283759EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPHINX ORGANIZATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSPHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3138779100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER NO 2550AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAFA S DWORKINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3138779100PhoneNum
Signature2019-03-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL D BRYANTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00241185PTIN
Phone8107675350PhoneNum
Preparation2019-03-05PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.59.56.32IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-03-06IPDt
IP Tm11:24:11IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAFA S DWORKINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER NO 2550AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,921,978GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SPHINXMUSIC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers85TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$6,703,365PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$316,069CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$26,235PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$85,354CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$20,545PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$34,423CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,998,492PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,867,515CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$4,157,387CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,989,875PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$710,128CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,068,472TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,664,353TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$272,996TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$245,520TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,418,833NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$793,145ExpenseAmt
Grant$196,497GrantAmt
Revenue$285,784RevenueAmt
DescPERFORMING ARTISTS: NAAS, CARNEGIE GALA, EXIGENCE, SPHINX VIRTUOSITHE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING THE TOP ARTISTS WHO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO THE FIELD, SPHINX'S MISSION AND ARTS CITIZENSHIP. THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES TOURING AND PERFORMANCES BY THE VARIOUS SPHINX ENSEMBLES. SPHINX VIRTUOSI IS AN ACCLAIMED ENSEMBLE OF SOLOISTS WHICH TOURS NATIONALLY, PROMOTING DIVERSITY ON AND OFF STAGE. EXIGENCE IS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL VOCAL ENSEMBLES FOCUSED ON PROMOTING DIVERSITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND AWARENESS WITHIN THE ARTIST AND OUR GREATER COMMUNITIES. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR AUDITION SUPPORT IS A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM PROJECT AIMED AT ADVANCING REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND SUPPORTING CAREERS OF MUSICIANS PURSUING THE ORCHESTRAL TRACK. NAAS HAS RECEIVED WIDE ACCLAIM AND PRESS ATTENTION AS AN UNPRECEDENTED EFFORTS WHICH INVOLVES THE ENTIRE FIELD AND IS ADVISED AND GUIDED BY ARTISTS, ORCHESTRAS AND LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 10,000+ IN LIVE AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,194,548ExpenseAmt
Grant$99,683GrantAmt
Revenue$13,709RevenueAmt
DescARTIST DEVELOPMENT: SPHINX COMPETITION (OLDEST PROGRAM), SOLOIST PROGRAM, COLLEGE- BOUND/MUSIC ASSISTANCE FUND/INSTRUMENT FUND. THE SPHINX COMPETITION IDENTIFIES AND EMPOWERS TOP YOUNG MUSICIANS OF COLOR BY OFFERING PERFORMANCE, COMPETITION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION AND MENTORSHIP FROM MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL SPHINX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AREA IS AIMED AT ENGAGING AND PROMOTING THE TOP YOUNG TALENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, PROVIDING THEM WITH A PROFESSIONAL AUDITION/EXPOSURE EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES, FINE INSTRUMENTS AND BEYOND. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT/ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE, HIGHER EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER. THE PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION IN LIVE AND BROADCAST AUDIENCES ANNUALLY, WHILE SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE TO THE FIELD ON THE MATTER OF INCLUSION AND ACCESS TO A RICH NETWORK OF TOP ARTISTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$802,870ExpenseAmt
Revenue$16,576RevenueAmt
DescARTS LEADERSHIP - LEAD, SCOTUS, SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE, SPHINXCONNECT, MPOWER.THE ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF SPHINXCONNECT, OUR EPICENTER FOR ARTISTS AND LEADERS IN DIVERSITY, ALONG WITH ARTIST GRANTS, OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK. LIVE PARTICIPANT REACH HERE IS 1,000+. SPHINXCONNECT IS THE MAIN RESOURCE TO THE FIELD, POSITIONING SPHINX AS THE MAIN INCUBATOR OF IDEAS, BEST PRACTICES, ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP AND TALENT. MPOWER AND SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE ARE ARTIST GRANT PROGRAMS, WHICH OFFER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TOWARD INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CREATIVE VENTURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF SPHINX ALUMNI.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$477,115ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION - OVERTURE AND SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (SPA). THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, FROM EARLIEST INTRODUCTION TO HANDS-ON INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING TO INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FULL-SCHOLARSHIP, WITH AN ANNUAL REACH OF APPROXIMATELY 500. OVERTURE, A NATIONALLY DISTINGUISHED PROGRAM, CELEBRATED AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PLACES INSTRUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS A CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT USES A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE. SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, NOW IN 3 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, ENGAGES YOUNG ARTISTS OF COLOR AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO EXHIBIT MUCH TALENT AND APTITUDE BUT MAY LACK ACCESS AND RESOURCES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$477,115TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,267,678TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employee12EmployeeCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1AFA S DWORKINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3138879100PhoneNum

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Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER SUITE 2550AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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TYNNETTA MCINTOSH
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AFA S DWORKIN
PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$370,513$0$53,589
DEIDRE LAMBERT-BOUNDS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BETH HALPRIN
BOARD VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY GLOVER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM H CARSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEVERLY WILLIS
MEMBER- PART YEAR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL BARTON PINE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH FISCHER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELO REMIZOV
MEMBER-PART YEAR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY BURKHOLDER
MEMBER-PART YEAR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD HERTZ
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN PICKARD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MERCEDES MARTIN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAJORIE PEARSALL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAUN WILSON
AUDIT CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA GIBSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE BELEN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY WOODARD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$370,513TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARTS SOLUTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13651 BARTON FARMS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityANN ARBORCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48105ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesSTRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$150,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$106,460FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$102,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,292,055AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$53,271NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,500,515TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ARTIST PERFORMANCES711130$302,360$302,360
CONSULTING FEES711130$10,000$10,000
APPLICANT FEES711130$3,709$3,709
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$316,069TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,354TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$85,354ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$20,040FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$106,460ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$54,463FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$34,423TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$34,423ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,867,515TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$316,069RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$50,931ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$296,180TotalAmt
Program Services$296,180ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,767TotalAmt
Program Services$160,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$251,932FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$780,163TotalAmt
Program Services$380,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$368,614FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,111TotalAmt
Program Services$69,615ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,579FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,769TotalAmt
Program Services$43,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,472FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,346TotalAmt
Program Services$34,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,308FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,835TotalAmt
Management And General$42,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,556TotalAmt
Program Services$159,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,117TotalAmt
Program Services$39,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,356TotalAmt
Program Services$29,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$757ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,308TotalAmt
Program Services$8,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$364ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$768,060TotalAmt
Program Services$767,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,076TotalAmt
Management And General$1,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,799TotalAmt
Program Services$15,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$381ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ARTIST FEES$929,265$929,265
CONCERT PRODUCTION$227,704$227,704
DUES & SUBS$42,282$42,193$89
PRINTING$31,817$31,369$448

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,876TotalAmt
Program Services$31,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,500FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,157,387TotalAmt
Program Services$3,267,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$746,438FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,071,618BOYAmt
EOY$2,292,740EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,071,922BOYAmt
EOY$3,181,153EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,000BOYAmt
EOY$75,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$55,269LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,214LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,131BOYAmt
EOY$51,055EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$717,801BOYAmt
EOY$5,064,405EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,068,472BOYAmt
EOY$10,664,353EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,996BOYAmt
EOY$125,520EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$160,000BOYAmt
EOY$120,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,996BOYAmt
EOY$245,520EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,120,054BOYAmt
EOY$2,990,011EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,675,422BOYAmt
EOY$7,428,822EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,795,476BOYAmt
EOY$10,418,833EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,068,472BOYAmt
EOY$10,664,353EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$710,128ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,229NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$92,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$2,687,178CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,465,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,963,439CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,703,365CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,500,515CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,320,392TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,687,178CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,465,895CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,963,439CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,703,365CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,500,515CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,320,392TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,538,869SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,781,523PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,806CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,327CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,235CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$85,354CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$137,963TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,458,355TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,610,399GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64220PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55690PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$371,786BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$16,221InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$15,642GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,508AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$336,415EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$342,983BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$48,547InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$15,764GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,980AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$371,786EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$341,674BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,680InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$16,873GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,498AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$342,983EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$361,324BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,867InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$8,394GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,389AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$341,674EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$360,696BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,929InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$16,424GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,877AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$361,324EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,269OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,214DepreciationAmt
Book Value$51,055BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,055TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,022,057TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,229NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$342,082DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$347,311RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,674,746RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$192,769OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$192,769RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,867,515TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,398,700TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$434,082DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included-$192,769OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$241,313ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,157,387ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,157,387TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENTS IS TO SUPPORT SPHINX'S ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES -54,463. COLLECTION OF BAD DEBT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFF 247,232.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 54,463. COLLECTION OF BAD DEBT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFF -247,232.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPHINX VIRTUOSI GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$126,500GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$106,460CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$20,040GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,304RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$20,206FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$25,953OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$126,500GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$106,460CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$20,040GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,304RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$20,206FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$25,953OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$54,463DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$34,423NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
PRIZES/SCHOLARSHIPS9$196,497
MPOWER ARTIST GRANTS17$99,683

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRECIPIENTS ARE AWARDED AMOUNTS BASED ON PLACEMENT IN COMPETITIONS, LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS OR BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAFA S DWORKINPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$275,566BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$68,892BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$26,055OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$53,589NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$424,102TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AEXECUTIVE STAFF RECEIVE THE BENEFIT AND IT IS NOT TREATED AS COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7BONUSES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THOSE ARE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BONUS IS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THERE IS NOT A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA HOWEVER THEY TEND TO RANGE FROM 10-20% OF BASE SALARY.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARTS SOLUTIONSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSPOUSE OF PRESIDENTRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$150,000TransactionAmt
TransactionCOMPANY OWNED BY SPOUSE OF PRESIDENT IS EMPLOYED AS AN ARTISTIC CONSULTANT.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FOOD, DINING AND CATERING4$48,587FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)STRINGS1$3,164FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS1$1,520FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BMINUTES ARE TAKEN FOR ALL BOARD COMMITTEES AND SHARED WITH THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE DOCUMENTATION OF COMMITTEE MINUTES, THEY CAN REQUEST TO RECEIVE COPIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW A REDACTED COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE BEING FILED. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED A REDACTED COPY OF THE 990 IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF AN ANONYMOUS DONOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CSPHINX ISSUES CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS TO BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF WHO COMPLETE THEM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND DISCLOSES THE PERSON'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A SUMMARY IS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD WITH ANY POTENTIAL IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS BEING RAISED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15SPECIFIC APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) FROM THE BOARD (I.E. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH EXCLUDES THE PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). THEY LOOK AT COMPARABLE SALARY LEVELS (THROUGH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990, TENURE, AND PERFORMANCE). THE SALARIES ARE AGAIN APPROVED DURING THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DOES NOT VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE SALARY OR BUDGET. THIS COMPENSATION PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN ENTIRETY IN NOVEMBER OF 2018. MINUTES FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW ARE RECORDED AND FILED CONFIDENTIALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THIS PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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