2019-03-11T10:16:50-05:00 2018-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 4444 W BRISTOL ROAD SUITE 360 FLINT MI 48507 990 2018-01-01 383283759 SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC SPHI 3138779100 400 RENAISSANCE CENTER NO 2550 DETROIT MI 48243 AFA S DWORKIN PRESIDENT 3138779100 2019-03-06 1 PAUL D BRYANT P00241185 8107675350 2019-03-05 67.59.56.32 2019-03-06 11:24:11 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 BCD91890B86AB1D1DA69BFC932A0D6ECC2ADE94B 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z AFA S DWORKIN 400 RENAISSANCE CENTER NO 2550 DETROIT MI 48243 4921978 0 X WWW.SPHINXMUSIC.ORG X 1996 MI TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS. 17 16 12 85 0 0 6703365 4500515 289437 316069 26235 85354 -20545 -34423 6998492 4867515 252350 296180 0 0 1405874 1500156 0 0 746438 3350393 2361051 5008617 4157387 1989875 710128 10068472 10664353 272996 245520 9795476 10418833 X TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS. 0 0 793145 196497 285784 PERFORMING 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. 1194548 99683 13709 ARTIST 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. 802870 16576 ARTS 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. 477115 EDUCATION - 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. 477115 3267678 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 205 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MI NY X AFA S DWORKIN 3138879100 400 RENAISSANCE CENTER SUITE 2550 DETROIT MI 48243 TYNNETTA MCINTOSH BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AFA S DWORKIN PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 370513 0 53589 DEIDRE LAMBERT-BOUNDS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY BETH HALPRIN BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY GLOVER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR WILLIAM H CARSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY WILLIS MEMBER- PART YEAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL BARTON PINE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH FISCHER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELO REMIZOV MEMBER-PART YEAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BURKHOLDER MEMBER-PART YEAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD HERTZ MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN PICKARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MERCEDES MARTIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAJORIE PEARSALL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUN WILSON AUDIT CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA GIBSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE BELEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY WOODARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 370513 0 53589 1 0 1 0 ARTS SOLUTION 3651 BARTON FARMS DRIVE ANN ARBOR MI 48105 STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES 150000 1 106460 102000 4292055 53271 4500515 ARTIST PERFORMANCES 711130 302360 302360 CONSULTING FEES 711130 10000 10000 APPLICANT FEES 711130 3709 3709 316069 85354 85354 20040 106460 54463 -34423 -34423 4867515 316069 0 50931 296180 296180 450767 160296 38539 251932 780163 380779 30770 368614 119111 69615 8917 40579 74769 43699 5598 25472 75346 34605 4433 36308 42835 42835 165556 159556 6000 40117 39904 213 30356 29599 757 9308 8944 364 768060 767356 671 33 1076 1076 15799 15418 381 ARTIST FEES 929265 929265 CONCERT PRODUCTION 227704 227704 DUES & SUBS 42282 42193 89 PRINTING 31817 31369 448 56876 31196 2180 23500 4157387 3267678 143271 746438 6071618 2292740 3071922 3181153 155000 75000 55269 4214 52131 51055 717801 5064405 10068472 10664353 112996 125520 160000 120000 272996 245520 X 5120054 2990011 4675422 7428822 9795476 10418833 10068472 10664353 710128 5229 -92000 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2687178 3465895 3963439 6703365 4500515 21320392 2687178 3465895 3963439 6703365 4500515 21320392 7538869 13781523 1806 6327 18241 26235 85354 137963 21458355 1610399 0.64220 0.55690 X 371786 -16221 15642 3508 336415 342983 48547 15764 3980 371786 341674 21680 16873 3498 342983 361324 -8867 8394 2389 341674 360696 19929 16424 2877 361324 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 1 0 55269 4214 51055 51055 5022057 5229 342082 347311 4674746 192769 192769 4867515 4398700 434082 -192769 241313 4157387 0 4157387 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. SPHINX VIRTUOSI GALA 126500 106460 20040 8304 20206 25953 126500 106460 20040 8304 20206 25953 54463 -34423 1 PRIZES/SCHOLARSHIPS 9 196497 MPOWER ARTIST GRANTS 17 99683 PART I, LINE 2: RECIPIENTS ARE AWARDED AMOUNTS BASED ON PLACEMENT IN COMPETITIONS, LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS OR BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AFA S DWORKIN PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 275566 0 68892 0 26055 0 0 0 53589 0 424102 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE STAFF RECEIVE THE BENEFIT AND IT IS NOT TREATED AS COMPENSATION. PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES 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. ARTS SOLUTIONS SPOUSE OF PRESIDENT 150000 COMPANY OWNED BY SPOUSE OF PRESIDENT IS EMPLOYED AS AN ARTISTIC CONSULTANT. 0 X FOOD, DINING AND CATERING 4 48587 FAIR MARKET VALUE X STRINGS 1 3164 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MISCELLANEOUS 1 1520 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B MINUTES 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 11B THE 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 12C SPHINX 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 15 SPECIFIC 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 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THIS PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.