ORCHESTRA LUMOS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ORCHESTRA LUMOS INC (EIN 06-6100039)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-12-12
IRS object ID
201823469349300017
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-12-12T10:26:56-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EASTAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN066100039EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSTAMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2033251407PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRUSSELL JONESPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2033251407PhoneNum
Signature2018-12-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRUSSELL JONESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,951,242GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.STAMFORDSYMPHONY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1977FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PERFORM AND ENCOURAGE THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND STUDY OF THE ART OF MUSIC. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES AND SUPERVISES THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AS WELL AS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescCLASSICAL RECITAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY TO LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC TO A BROADER RANGE OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CHILDREN.Desc

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Revenue$15,366RevenueAmt
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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
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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ALAN MCINTYRE
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL PULEO
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MAYONE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENNY YOUNG
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM ABERNETHY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN ALPERT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ANKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BLOMBERG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR AARON FLAGG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF FORD
BOARD MEMBER THRU SEPTEMBER 20171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE H FORRESTER-ALEXANDRE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMAS HAENDLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS HERBIG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN JOVE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE MICHELE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARNOLD RUTKIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH STEUERT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELENA YOON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC KUNG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANA KREACIC
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMMANUEL SAOUNATSOS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICHOLAS SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL KOHN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN C PARRISH
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PHILIP FARESE
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DALE TODARO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL JONES
CEO & PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$37,500$0$750
BARBARA SOROCA
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Fundraising$66,460FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$63,676GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$930,174AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,060,310TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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SUBSCRIPTIONS & BOX OF711130$308,506$308,506
PROGRAM BOOK711130$15,366$15,366
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Securities$460,519SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$430,364SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$30,155SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Other Revenue Total$3,373OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Fundraising$30,204FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$61,573FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$5,698FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$33,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,704FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$54,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,649FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$4,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$14,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Fundraising$1,615FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$28,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$341FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$38,214TotalAmt
Program Services$38,214ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,819TotalAmt
Program Services$81,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,809FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,555TotalAmt
Management And General$5,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,266FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$3,067TotalAmt
Program Services$3,067ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$55,803TotalAmt
Program Services$41,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,287FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,269TotalAmt
Program Services$32,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,057TotalAmt
Management And General$3,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,268TotalAmt
Program Services$2,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,672TotalAmt
Management And General$9,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISC OPERATING EXPENSES$12,882$7,069$3,408$2,405
CEO CANDIDATE SEARCH$8,789$4,823$2,325$1,641
GIFTS$2,546$1,397$674$475
EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENTS$2,191$1,202$580$409

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$214,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126,131FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$8,619BOYAmt
EOY$1,715EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$101,869BOYAmt
EOY$122,884EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$8,125BOYAmt
EOY$35,222EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$11,383BOYAmt
EOY$28,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$104,610LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$90,570LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$13,840BOYAmt
EOY$14,040EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$1,457,451BOYAmt
EOY$1,207,412EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,601,287BOYAmt
EOY$1,410,101EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,353BOYAmt
EOY$26,777EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,776BOYAmt
EOY$208,494EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,020BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$426,149BOYAmt
EOY$235,271EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$848,537BOYAmt
EOY$728,963EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$326,601BOYAmt
EOY$318,642EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$127,225EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,175,138BOYAmt
EOY$1,174,830EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,601,287BOYAmt
EOY$1,410,101EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,010ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$5,318NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$790,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$771,820CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$888,114CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$842,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,060,310CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,353,498TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$790,730CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$771,820CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$888,114CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$842,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,060,310CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,353,498TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$716,476SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,637,022PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,331CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,867CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,494CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,478CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$332,313TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,301CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,364CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$7,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,066TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,629CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,220CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$769CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,373CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,317TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,747,194TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,978,336GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,629. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,220. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 326. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 769. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 3,373.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$303,841BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$138,125ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,458InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$432,424EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$300,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,412InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$303,841EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$300,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$300,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$300,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$300,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$300,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$300,429EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02100BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.29420PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.68480TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,110OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,070DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,040BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,040TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,542,945TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$5,318NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$69,614DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$64,296RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,478,649RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,478,649TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,543,253TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$69,614DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$69,614ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,473,639ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,473,639TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SYMPHONY'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR ITS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SYMPHONY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SYMPHONY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SYMPHONY IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2015.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$116,210GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$66,460CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$49,750GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$15,097RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$25,052FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,080OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$116,210GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$66,460CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$49,750GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$15,097RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$25,052FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,080OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$42,229DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$7,521NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA SOROCAPersonNm
TitleCEO & PRESIDENT THRU JANUARY 2018TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$171,169BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$62,873DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,092NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$238,134TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBARBARA SOROCA, FORMER CEO & PRESIDENT OF THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC., PARTICIPATED IN A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR. BARBARA SOROCA EARNED $62,873 OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017 AND THE AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1 (C), RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B1. THE CEO AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO CIRCULATING IT TO THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD MEMBERS) TO ENSURE THAT IT CORRECTLY REFLECTS ALL ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. 2. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, THE FORM 990 WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO THE FORM 990 WILL BE ADDRESSED BY A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE WHEN THEY COME ONTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ARE HIRED, ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE FOR ANY MATTER THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANNUALLY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED AND REVIEWED. ANY CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT A CONFLICTING INTEREST. THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION, HOWEVER THEY MAY BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE BOARD SECRETARY WILL DOCUMENT THE BOARD'S DECISION AND THE BASIS FOR THEIR DETERMINATION IN THE MINUTES TO THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S BASE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW EACH FISCAL YEAR. HIS/HER SALARY IS GENERALLY INCREASED IN LINE WITH THE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE GRANTED TO THE SSO FULL-TIME STAFF. HOWEVER, THE PRESIDENT/CEO WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS TO THE EXTENT THAT HE/SHE MEETS AND EXCEEDS GOALS AGREED UPON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH BELOW. EARLY IN EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE PRESIDENT/CEO MEETS WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO AGREE UPON THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMING YEAR. GOALS ARE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE. THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, AT WHICH TIME, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETS TO DETERMINE WHETHER PAYMENT OF A BONUS TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS APPROPRIATE AND, IF SO, THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS. THE AMOUNT OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S RECOMMENDED BONUS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE GRANTED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SSO FULL TIME STAFF IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT WHICH ONLY BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND AT WHICH THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS NOT PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 263 TRESSER BLVD., STAMFORD, CT 06901 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT 203-325-1407.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GGUEST ARTISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,275. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,275. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,392. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,048. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 341. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,781. OTHER PRODUCTION PERSONNEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,368. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 39,368.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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