2018-07-09T13:41:56-05:00 2017-08-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2016-09-01 131991118 THE ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE ELAI 2125013303 129 WEST 67TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 LYDIA KONTOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2125013303 2018-05-31 1 AARON SHAPIRO P01333816 2128674000 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER LYDIA KONTOS 129 WEST 67TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 13021324 0 X WWW.KAUFMANMUSICCENTER.ORG X 1962 NY TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION & PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS OF ALL AGES & ABILITIES. 27 26 401 80 0 0 3559971 2936152 4920462 5040803 587709 611231 -127203 -126623 8940939 8461563 211159 199701 0 0 6477555 6620889 70657 30500 1158282 2517766 2691568 9277137 9542658 -336198 -1081095 25380731 24212807 1319575 1196687 24061156 23016120 X THE MISSION OF KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER IS TO AWAKEN AND ENHANCE APPRECIATION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC AND THE OTHER ARTS. UNDERLYING THIS MISSION IS THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND A VITAL COMPONENT OF EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE. FOUNDED IN 1962 AS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE, TODAY'S KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PROVIDES MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 75,000 NEW YORKERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITY LEVELS EACH YEAR THROUGH THE LUCY MOSES SCHOOL, SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL, MERKIN CONCERT HALL AND A VIBRANT MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM. THE CENTER PLAYS HOST TO WORLD-RENOWNED TALENT AS WELL AS BEGINNING LEARNERS. 0 0 3555537 167749 3538475 SEE SCHEDULE OLUCY MOSES SCHOOL, NEW YORK CITY'S LARGEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, SERVES ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND SKILL LEVELS - FROM ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS TO ASPIRING BEGINNERS. EACH YEAR 2,500 STUDENTS COME TO LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR LESSONS AND CLASSES IN MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATER, AS WELL AS INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMANCES BY PEERS AND MASTER CLASSES BY RENOWNED MUSICIANS SUCH AS DR. RONALD CRUTCHER, CELLO; VADIM GLUZMAN, VIOLIN; SUREN BAGRATUNI, CELLO AND CATHERINE CHO, VIOLIN. ADVANCED STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES A STUDY OF AN INSTRUMENT, PLUS THEORY, ENSEMBLE AND ROBUST PERFORMING SCHEDULE. 1818979 1277307 SEE SCHEDULE OMERKIN CONCERT HALL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS INNOVATIVE AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING-FROM EXPERIMENTAL WORKS BY UP-AND-COMING COMPOSERS TO CLASSICAL CONCERTS TO BROADWAY CLASSICS AND FAMILY MUSICALS. KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER'S ECSTATIC MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER MUSICAL GENRES IN UNEXPECTED COLLABORATIONS AND CREATES EXCITEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN A NEW KIND OF CONCERT EXPERIENCE. OTHER PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE TUESDAY MATINEE RECITALS FROM EMERGING ARTISTS; THE BROADWAY CLOSE UP SERIES, WHICH PRESENTS AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF THE WORLD OF MUSICAL THEATER; THE WHAT MAKES IT GREAT SERIES WHICH UNRAVELS AND EXPLORES MUSICAL MASTERPIECES WITH AUDIENCES AND PERFORMERS, ASKING: WHAT MAKES GREAT MUSIC GREAT? AND IS A NATURAL FIT FOR THE CENTER'S DUAL ROLES IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE. PRESENTATIONS ALSO INCLUDE TWO SERIES OF FAMILY CONCERTS: BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE AND POPPYSEED PLAYERS. FEATURED PERFORMERS FOR THE '16-'17 SEASON INCLUDED SAN FERMIN & NOW ENSEMBLE, ROOMFUL OF TEETH & NICK ZAMMUTO, ALARM WILL SOUND, THE HARLEM QUARTET, THE KRONOS QUARTET, VIJAY IYER, AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE & KOOL A.D. , MIVOS QUARTET, LIZ CALLAWAY, ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY, KATE BALDWIN, REBECCA LUKER, JOSH GRISETTI, COREY COTT, MATTHEW SCOTT, ALLISON BLACKWELL, SALLY WILFERT AND MICHAEL WINTHER. 1619142 31952 135961 SEE SCHEDULE OSPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL OPENED IN 1996 AS A K-8 SCHOOL AND EXPANDED IN SEPTEMBER 2013 TO INCLUDE A 9TH GRADE, ADDING ONE GRADE EACH YEAR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2016 WHEN IT BECAME A FULL K-12 SCHOOL. IN ADDIITON TO THE GRADUATION OF ITS FIRST SENIOR CLASS, SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL ALSO CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2016-17. SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL IS THE ONLY K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY FOR MUSICALLY-GIFTED CHILDREN WHICH PROVIDES A COMPLETE MUSIC CURRICULUM INCLUDING PRIVATE LESSONS EACH WEEK, DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PROVIDES THE FUNDING FOR THE ENTIRE MUSIC PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES CLASSES IN THEORY, MUSIC HISTORY, AND CHORUS. FUNDING FOR THE MUSIC PROGRAM COMES ENTIRELY FROM CONTRIBUTIONS TO KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER SINCE, AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL DOES NOT COLLECT TUITION. STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED EIGHTH GRADE AT SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL MAY CONTINUE INTO THE NINTH GRADE AT THE SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN SMALL AND LARGE ENSEMBLES SUCH AS CHORUS, ORCHESTRA, WIND ENSEMBLE, BIG BAND AND MORE. AT LEAST 35 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS CAN JOIN THE SCHOOL IN THE 9TH GRADE, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES APPLICANTS FROM LUCY MOSES SCHOOL AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY WHO DEMONSTRATE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MUSIC, AND WHO HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO EXPLORE THE PATH TO A CAREER IN MUSIC. ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE PERFORMANCE GROUPS FOR STUDENTS AT SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL IS KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER'S HIGHLY RENOWNED FACE THE MUSIC YOUTH ENSEMBLE WHICH FOCUSES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WORKS BY LIVING COMPOSERS. 944556 89060 SPECIAL PROJECTS AT KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER ARE GENERALLY SHORT -TERM INITIATIVES THAT ARE FUNDED SEPARATELY TO PROMOTE THE CENTER'S MISSION. PROJECTS IN 2017 INCLUDED A RESIDENCY PROGRAM, CO-SPONSORED BY THE JOHNNY MERCER FOUNDATION, THROUGH WHICH TEACHING ARTISTS FROM KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER VISIT THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOMS IN NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GIVING THEM THE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND THEY NEED TO WRITE THEIR OWN LYRICS. ALSO IN 2017 KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER'S FACE THE MUSIC ENSEMBLE TEAMED UP WITH THE ACCLAIMED COMPOSERS MISSY MAZZOLI AND ELLEN REID TO LAUNCH LUNA COMPOSITION LAB, A NEW MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE GENDER GAP IN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND AIMS TO INSPIRE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO COMPOSE.THE BIRNBAUM MUSIC LIBRARY SERVES THE DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER. WITH ITS COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ISRAELI MUSIC AND TAPES, THE LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS ALIKE. FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF BOTH KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER SCHOOLS CAN FIND REPERTOIRE THEY NEED TO TEACH OR PERFORM.FACE THE MUSIC : THE ONLY YOUTH ENSEMBLE IN THE U.S. DEDICATED TO THE CREATION AND PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC BY LIVING COMPOSERS, KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER'S MEMBER FACE THE MUSIC ENSEMBLE HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE AS A FULL-FLEDGED PLAYER IN NEW YORK CITY'S VIBRANT CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL SCENE, RAPIDLY BECOMING WHAT ALLAN KOZINN OF THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS CALLED "A FORCE IN THE NEW YORK NEW-MUSIC WORLD." 944556 89060 7938214 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 109 0 401 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X SUSAN COHEN CONTROLLER 2125013303 129 WEST 67TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 MS ROSALIND DEVON CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MRS WENDY MOSLER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MS CHRISTINA M MASON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MS BETHANY MILLARD VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MR CHARLES DIMSTON VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MRS PHYLLIS FEDER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MR IRVING SITNICK VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MS CATHY WHITE O'ROURKE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MS LYDIA KONTOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 370794 0 68285 MRS ELAINE KAUFMAN HONORARY CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR LEONARD GOODMAN HONORARY CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS PATRICIA WEINBACH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR DAVID B KRIEGER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR GREGORY J FIERCE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR SOLOMON MERKIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS ORLI SHAHAM TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS JUDITH ROM TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS KAREN SHERRY DOLAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SIR JAMES GALWAY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS SOLANGE LANDAU TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR BRADLEY D SIMON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS KARA UNTERBERG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS JOY WYATT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MS JUDITH HALL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR JONATHAN SULDS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MR SHAHRIAR RAFIMAYERI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN R BERGER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKE BRYANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 149976 0 16112 MR IGAL KESSELMAN DIRECTOR LUCY MOSES SCHOOL 50.00 X 119842 0 16102 MS CATHERINE GANLEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 50.00 X 116564 0 14124 MRERIC NELSON DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND 50.00 X 107694 0 28492 DR TZIPORA JOCHSBERGER FOUNDING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 36986 0 0 901856 0 143115 5 1 1 0 0 727395 260040 1948717 92509 2936152 TUITION 611110 3538475 3538475 PRESENTATION/FACILITY SERVICE 611110 1277307 1277307 SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL 711130 135961 135961 CONTRACTED SERVICES 611710 89060 89060 5040803 235414 235414 709105 812661 -103556 -103556 -103556 3985563 3609746 375817 375817 375817 75030 727395 137354 -62324 -62324 OTHER 900099 39257 39257 39257 8461563 5040803 0 484608 199701 199701 439079 113681 14947 310451 5256221 4764318 34570 457333 126101 107004 2095 17002 385148 343478 6481 35189 414340 350611 2694 61035 147290 147290 30800 30800 30500 30500 49096 49096 543805 469881 28652 45272 261021 163006 55386 42629 448642 385784 11737 51121 23245 16035 3369 3841 344443 309047 16016 19380 19091 12510 2612 3969 651760 582355 31405 38000 5600 5600 PIANO TUNING 76599 76439 160 CULTIVATION 59277 21826 3640 33811 CONCESSION 12764 12764 BAD DEBT 5235 5235 12900 4174 137 8589 9542658 7938214 446162 1158282 425 425 3080696 3219417 1518578 812882 23027 11623 50000 50000 120479 154011 25647293 13966563 12505905 11680730 8020344 8228534 61277 55185 25380731 24212807 287785 215275 950533 975412 81257 6000 1319575 1196687 X 14531231 14328148 3370393 2503440 6159532 6184532 24061156 23016120 25380731 24212807 -1081095 36059 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6134532 25000 513336 513336 6159532 6134532 494558 494558 6134532 6131450 3082 6134532 6098450 33000 328774 199225 129549 6131450 6090950 7500 292386 190834 101552 6098450 1.00000 0 0 993154 993154 22048605 11800731 10247874 2605534 2165832 439702 11680730 ACCRUED RETIREMENT BENEFIT PAYABLE 6000 6000 X 9534333 36059 1285508 1321567 8212766 49096 199701 248797 8461563 10505648 1211787 1211787 9293861 49096 199701 248797 9542658 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED TO INVESTMENT IN PERPETUITY, THE INCOME FROM WHICH IS EXPENDABLE TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE ENTITY. PART X, LINE 2: THE ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2014 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 812,661. RELATED PARTY REVENUE 472,847. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 199,701. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 812,661. RELATED PARTY EXPENSES 399,126. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 199,701. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ANCESTRY, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, PREGNANCY, MARITAL STATUS, NON-JOB RELATED PHYSICAL HANDICAPS, AGE OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN EMPLOYMENT OR ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSION POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS OR OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE CENTER PUBLISHES THIS STATEMENT IN THE NEW YORK POST, THEIR SCHOOL BROCHURES AND ON THE SCHOOL WEB SITE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 RECEIVED DONATION FOR PROPAGATION OF CULTURAL ARTS. X X X X X X 1 KAREN HERSHEY 356 BROADWAY 3B NEW YORK NY 10013 GALA MANAGEMENT 0 802425 30000 771925 802425 30000 771925 NY GALA 802425 727395 75030 76094 24426 36834 802425 727395 75030 76094 24426 36834 137354 -62324 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 274 199701 SCHEDULE I, PART IV, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS GRANTS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. THE GRANTS ARE ENTIRELY NON CASH REDUCTIONS IN TUITION, THEIR USE IS CONTROLLED BY THE SCHOOL AND RECORDED VIA THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SYSTEM. FACULTY AND STAFF ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING STUDENTS ATTENDANCE. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MS LYDIA KONTOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 353107 0 17687 0 0 0 53000 0 15285 0 439079 0 0 0 BROOKE BRYANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 149976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16112 0 166088 0 0 0 DR TZIPORA JOCHSBERGER FOUNDING DIRECTOR 0 0 0 0 36986 0 0 0 0 0 36986 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 LYDIA'S BONUS IS THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION THAT CAN BE MADE TO A 457B LESS PAYROLL TAXES. X 1 75000 INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL X PIANOS 2 17500 INDEPENDENT APPRAISA X OTHER 9 9 FAIR VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THERE WERE TWELVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NON-CASH ITEMS. THEY CONSISTED OF TWO CONTRIBUTIONS OF ONE PIANO EACH, ONE CONTRIBUTION OF ARTWORK, AND NINE SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS OF NINE ITEMS OF LITTLE VALUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THIS DOCUMENT WAS SENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING THE TAX RETURN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DOCUMENTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE AUDITORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER SHALL NOT ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNLESS THERE IS A COMPELLING REASON TO DO SO. IF A TRUSTEE OR A FAMILY MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN A PROPOSED TRANSACTION WITH THE CENTER, HE OR SHE MUST MAKE FULL DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANY ACTION ON THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE DOCUMENTED. ANY TRUSTEE WHO IS AWARE OF A POTENTIAL PERSONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER COMING BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MAY BE PRESENT FOR ANY DISCUSSION, BUT SHALL BE EXCUSED FROM ANY VOTING THAT MAY TAKE PLACE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCLUDES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH REVIEWING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A STUDY OF CURRENT AND PAST COMPENSATION WAS UNDERTAKEN BY AN INDEPENDENT BENEFITS CONSULTANT IN 2017, UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA. THE STUDY WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND WAS LATER APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. OPUS 118 HARLEM SCHOOL OF MUSIC CO KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER 129 WEST 67TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10023 133648982 MUSIC EDUCATION NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 THE ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0