2025-10-10T14:34:13-04:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 042678312 Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation BOST 6172360999 236 HUNTINGTON AVENUE SUITE 209 Boston MA 02115 Derek Beckvold Managing Director 6172360999 2025-10-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Derek Beckvold 236 Huntington Avenue Suite 209 Boston MA 02115 3506095 false X www.bostonphil.org X 1979 MA The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation follows a vision of "passionate music making without boundaries" which means presenting top-notch music in a manner that both music aficionados and the casual listener can enjoy. 13 12 187 0 7891 5534 2865106 3008048 464648 429917 13523 32972 14598 7803 3357875 3478740 80000 0 0 0 1268840 1299197 0 0 175763 2548989 1965949 3897829 3265146 -539954 213594 1024576 1302569 249274 297470 775302 1005099 The BPO was formed in 1979 to provide opportunities for an evolving community of amateur student and professional players to perform together present challenging classical repertoire & enhance the publics awareness & understanding of this music. Through its recordings pre-concert lectures and affordable concert tickets the BPO seeks to reduce boundaries between audiences and the music itself. false false 1422175 0 308500 Boston Philharmonic Orchestra BPO: The BPO is committed to bringing passionate music-making to the world. The members of the BPO are a unique blend of professional amateur and student musicians. Through probing innovative performances of the highest quality carefully designed programs informative and intelligent program notes and pre-concert lectures that heighten participation the BPO reaches to the heart of great music to offer an expansive enriching experience for players and audiences alike. 1404316 0 121329 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra BPYO: During the year ended June 30 2013 the BPO founded the BPYO. With a mission of "shaping future leaders through music" the tuition-free BPYO provides a unique opportunity for accomplished young musicians ages 12-21 to study great orchestral repertoire in a musically dynamic and intellectually challenging community. BPYO members are asked to not only master their parts and to gain a deep understanding of the musical score through regular sectional rehearsals but also to engage in dialogue with Mr. Zander founder and conductor on all aspects of the music and the rehearsal process. In addition to frequent performances in Bostons Symphony Hall the BPYO tours annually and has performed in Carnegie Hall and throughout Europe Mexico and South America. 61734 0 0 Education & Community Engagement programs: The BPO offers a number of Interpretation Classes throughout the year on Saturday mornings at the Boston Public Library. Mr. Zanders famed communication skills & lifetime immersion in all aspects of musical performance help him be a transformative musical coach guiding & inspiring highly accomplished young musicians who live or study in the Boston area to a deeper understanding of what the music is actually asking of the performer & how to communicate that with the greatest intensity & authenticity to the audience. These classes are free & open to the general public. Also included in this initiative is the Benjamin Zander Center an initiative dedicated to capturing the impactful legacy of the BPOs founder. Through an innovative web portal a record label Brattle Media & other special projects the Centers mission is to bring the transformative power of Mr. Zanders teachings to a global audience. 0 0 0 2888225 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 187 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 13 12 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true false false false MA X Derek Beckvold 6172360999 236 Huntington Avenue Suite 209 Boston MA 02115 Derek Beckvold Managing Director 40.00 0 X 94423 0 16302 Benjamin Zander Director and Founder 40.00 0 X X 0 0 4018 Erik Ryan Chair 5.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Andrew Goodearl Vice Chair 1.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Janice Forgays Secretary 1.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Thomas J Raffa Vice Chair and Treasurer 4.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Jerilyn Asher Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Armenne Derderian Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Charles Dornbush Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Geralyn Dreyfous Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Urs Gauchat Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Sung-Dae Hong Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Winfield Perry Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Peter Sheckman Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Richard Trant Director 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 94423 0 20320 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 31400 2976648 0 3008048 Net concert ticket sales 900099 429917 429917 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 429917 22079 0 0 22079 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23721 14000 20578 6250 3143 7750 10893 0 0 10893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 410 527 -117 -117 0 0 Advertising 541800 7891 0 7891 0 Miscellaneous 900999 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7920 3478740 429829 7891 32972 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140200 71136 34014 35050 0 0 0 0 926963 771224 86639 69100 65790 64537 793 460 82606 43235 29301 10070 83638 66370 9339 7929 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26610 20758 3045 2807 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 197616 183415 1486 12715 132382 132382 0 0 50827 29467 14212 7148 24077 24030 47 0 0 0 0 0 55994 43683 6539 5772 702025 700751 488 786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2893 0 2893 0 0 0 0 0 30030 23424 3303 3303 32844 27545 2757 2542 Venue space & production costs 469407 469407 0 0 Instrument rental, storage & transport 110136 110136 0 0 Dues, subs. & licenses 84480 65288 1111 18081 UBI tax 1793 0 1793 0 44835 41437 3398 0 3265146 2888225 201158 175763 0 0 0 0 628 294 617648 766638 4071 56401 22 9432 0 0 0 0 0 0 26496 13125 10334 36948 170334 151473 52203 18861 305996 342002 0 0 0 0 0 0 7178 58868 1024576 1302569 244240 238826 0 0 5034 6725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51919 249274 297470 X 673455 891547 101847 113552 775302 1005099 1024576 1302569 213594 16203 0 0 0 0 X X false true X true false X 1894948 2905257 3514786 2865106 3008048 14188145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1894948 2905257 3514786 2865106 3008048 14188145 1299455 12888690 8077 11541 7493 13617 22079 62807 0 0 0 2760 5534 8294 498 85911 11815 1583 29 99836 14359082 0.8976 0.8675 X Part II - Line 10 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2020, 498, Miscellaneous| 2021, 85911Miscellaneous: $1,175; Employee Retention Credit: $84,736| 2022, 11815Miscellaneous| 2023, 1583Miscellaneous| 2024, 29Miscellaneous| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 101847 0 11705 0 0 0 113552 89494 0 12353 0 0 0 101847 81831 0 7663 0 0 0 89494 94133 0 -12302 0 0 0 81831 77070 0 17063 0 0 0 94133 0.516 0.484 0 false false 23330 23330 0 35179 30397 4782 111825 97746 14079 18861 Lease liability 51919 51919 X 3595470 16203 100000 527 116730 3478740 0 3478740 3365673 100000 527 100527 3265146 0 3265146 Part X, line 2 The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation reviews and assesses all activities annually to identify any changes in the scope of the activities and revenue sources and the tax treatment thereof to identify any uncertainty in income tax. For the year ended June 30 2025 management did not identify any uncertainty in income tax requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Part XI, line 2d Cost of goods sold - reported within expenses in the audited financial statements but netted with revenue on the Form 990. Part XII, line 2d Cost of goods sold - reported within expenses in the audited financial statements but netted with revenue on the Form 990. Part V, line 4 The BPO has one permanently restricted endowment fund the principal of which is to be held in perpetuity. The treatment of earnings on the endowment fund was not specified by the donors. As such all earnings on the endowment fund may be appropriated for expenditure by the Board of Directors of the BPO. Part VI, Line 8a The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation did not consistently maintain contemporaneous written documentation of all Board Committee meetings. Other than the Executive Committee all Board Committees are "working groups". Significant discussions and recommendations from any committees including the Executive Committee are relayed to the full Board and documented in the minutes for the Board meetings. Part VI, Line 11a The Federal Form 990 is prepared by the BPOs Director of Finance and a draft of the Form 990 is reviewed by the Managing Director and the Board Treasurer. The draft Form 990 is then provided to the full Board prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c The Board of Directors determines how to handle a conflict of interest on a case by case basis but in the event of an identified conflict of interest the board members with the conflict would be recused from voting on the matter. All board members are made aware of the conflict of interest policy and annually must sign the written conflict of interest statement and bring any new conflicts of interest to the attention of the board should they arise. Part VI, Line 19 BPO will consider making these documents available upon review of any such request. Part XII, Line 2c The Board of Directors overall and the Board Treasurer specifically is responsible annually for the approval of the independent public accounting firm who conducts the financial statement audit of the BPO. This process is led by the Board Treasurer and is unchanged from the prior year. Part VI Line 15 | Explanation:| The BPOs Board of Directors determines the authorized compensation of the Managing Director. The compensation for all other employees is determined by the Managing Director with indirect approval from the Board through the annual budget process. There are no key employees as defined by the IRS for 990 reporting purpoes.