BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 04-2103550)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-06-29
IRS object ID
201821839349300952
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Gross Receipts$196,292,377GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1918FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionThe mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers1314TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$332,543NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$14,597,371PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$18,462,636CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$590,620,270TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$99,319,054TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$83,582,303TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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DescOrchestra Music Programs: Through three distinct components-the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, and Tanglewood-the BSO offers some 320 concerts each year and reaches more than 1.2 million audience members. Internationally recognized as one of the finest orchestras, the BSO is also one of the world's largest orchestras as measured by scope of operations and the fourth-largest performing arts institution in the U.S. In 2016-2017, the BSO welcomed close to 187,000 patrons to Symphony Hall for its winter season, 215,000 for its Holiday and Spring Pops seasons, 345,500 for the Tanglewood season in Lenox, MA, and 452,500 to educational and community concerts held at Symphony Hall, Tanglewood, and at Boston's Esplanade. Select highlights include: the orchestra's receipt of a second consecutive best orchestral performance Grammy Award for "Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow," a recording series with Music Director Andris Nelsons, the BSO, and Deutsche Grammophon; performances of Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier with soprano Renée Fleming; Emmanuel Ax's personally curated series of five programs at Tanglewood, Schubert's Summer Journey; a Boston Pops tribute to the iconic film composer and Boston Pops Conductor Laureate John Williams; and the first Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular to be managed entirely by the BSO.Desc

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DescEducation:Education and community programs are integral to the BSO's mission and are delivered via two avenues: 1) The Tanglewood Music Center (TMC), BSO's summer academy for rising professional musicians; and 2) Education and Community Engagement Department programs for individuals of all backgrounds. The TMC serves as a bridge from the conservatory to the professional world, where promising young musicians gain access to some of the world's finest professionals and are primed for successful performing careers. The TMC also functions as a think tank for faculty, who are encouraged to explore uncharted directions in composition, conducting, and collaboration to advance and influence the field. The principal areas of study and performance at the TMC are orchestral and chamber music, with an emphasis on contemporary music, vocal repertoire from art song to opera, composition, and conducting. In 2017, the TMC provided 143 of the world's most promising young musicians (representing 30 states and 18 countries) the opportunity to engage in intensive, performance-oriented work with BSO musicians, resident and guest faculty members, and visiting guest artists. TMC students presented 26 concerts of orchestral, vocal, and chamber works throughout the summer. Education and community engagement programs reached more than 32,000 students, teachers, and families, many of whom come from low-income communities in the Greater Boston area. Highlights include: 1) Youth and Family Concerts: more than 24,000 tickets distributed for 14 concerts (including Open Rehearsals, Tanglewood Family Concert, and BYSO concerts). 1,200 Boston Public School students received free tickets to Youth Concerts, and all children under the age of 18 attended Family Concerts for free. 2) Community Chamber Concerts: approximately 2,700 in attendance. BSO musicians perfomed free concerts led post-concert discussions at Northeastern University and in 10 communities limited in access by distance or economics. 3) Symphony for Our City: Symphony for Our City partnered with 12 nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston to provide 768 free tickets to three BSO, Pops, and Tanglewood performances. Concert attendees also met with Andris Nelsons post-performance. 4) Days in the Arts (DARTS): 389 students reached. Thanks to generous tuition subsidies, students from urban, suburban, and rural communities gained a confidence-building introduction to the arts and inclusion in a diverse, supportive community.Desc

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Expense$1,554,564ExpenseAmt
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DescHistoric Preservation and Conservation and Facility Rental: The BSO's two main properties, Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, carry historical significance and represent popular sites supporting the Massachusetts tourist industry. Symphony Hall's acoustic qualities have earned it a place among the top three concert auditoriums in the world, a fact underscored by the hall's 1999 designation as a National Historic Landmark. Symphony Hall resonates with more than a century of performances by key artists spanning the history of classical music. In addition to BSO performances, the hall functions as a key performance venue for a number of local, national, and international ensembles and presenters, including the Handel & Haydn Society, the Celebrity Series of Boston, and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. The hall has a 2625 seat capacity. Located in the Berkshire hills of Lenox, Massachusetts and established in 1936 by then-Music Director Serge Koussevitzky, Tanglewood is the summer performance home of the BSO. Tanglewood annually attracts more than 300,000 visitors and presents ten weeks of diverse programming, including concerts from the BSO, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Pops. Tanglewood spans more than 500 acres and remains open to the public year-round, much like a state park. 23 buildings reside on the grounds, including two performance venues: the Koussevitzky Music Shed and Seiji Ozawa Concert Hall. Built in 1938, the Koussevitzky Music Shed is a seasonal hall open on three sides with 5,121 seats and additional seating for more than 10,000 on the adjacent lawn. All BSO and visiting orchestra concerts are performed in the shed. Opened in 1994, Seiji Ozawa Hall is a brick and wood structure that provides a venue for chamber music performances and serves as the headquarters of the Tanglewood Music Center. It seats up to 750 audience members on the orchestra level and an additional 450 in the two balconies, as well as hundreds more on the adjacent lawn. In 2017 at Symphony Hall, in addition to minor repairs, renovations, and improvements throughout the hall the BSO undertook the complete replacement of the hall's chiller system. At Tanglewood, activity centered on preparations for construction of a new facility-the largest construction project at Tanglewood since construction of Seiji Ozawa Hall-the Tanglewood Music Center/Tanglewood Learning Institute complex.Desc

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$545,530$0$199,576Electronic Media: The BSO delivers its music not only to its live and in-house audiences but also to the millions who tune in via record, radio broadcast, and digital media. Live local broadcasts of BSO concerts continued to be featured on 99.5 Classical New England (a subsidiary of public radio station WGBH), streamed live via the WGBH website, and a few days following, via the BSO Media Center at www.bso.org/media. Online engagement continued to broaden the BSO's reach worldwide, with 2 million unique users visiting the BSO's website. BSO Media Center content was widely accessed as well: users streamed 68,000 podcasts and 18,000 concert recordings. The BSO's social media following continues to grow; as of September 2017, Facebook followers totaled more than 238,000 (BSO, Pops, and Tanglewood) and Twitter followers totaled more than 62,000 (BSO, Pops, and Tanglewood). The archives department broke ground on providing streaming audio access on its public archives database, HENRY, with a collection of Tanglewood Music Center audio recordings.
$128,571$0$198,967Merchandise Sales: The Boston Symphony operates retail shops at both Symphony Hall and Tanglewood. These shops sell recordings of the BSO and other featured performers, books, music, posters and clothing and other items that serve to promote and disseminate the name and music of the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops and Tanglewood.
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Cynthia Curme
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William R Elfers
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Thomas E Faust Jr
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Levi A Garraway
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Michael Gordon
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Brent L Henry
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Susan Hockfield
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Barbara W Hostetter
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Stephen Kay
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Edmund Kelly
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Joyce G Linde
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John M Loder
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Nancy K Lubin
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Joshua A Lutzker
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Carmine A Martignetti
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Robert J Mayer MD
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Susan W Paine
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Steven R Perles
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John Reed
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Carol Reich
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Arthur I Segel
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Wendy Shattuck
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Caroline Taylor
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Stephen R Weber
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Roberta S Weiner
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Robert C Winters
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D Brooks Zug
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Mark Volpe
Managing Director50Yes (X)$992,338$0$67,0051
Thomas D May
Chief Financial Officer50Yes (X)$298,082$0$32,9951
Bart Reidy
Clerk of the Board50Yes (X)$240,738$0$57,212
Kim Noltemy
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Malcolm Lowe
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John A Ferrillo Jr
Principal Oboe40$474,426$0$67,877Yes (X)
Thomas C Rolfs Jr
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Steven Ansell
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Timothy Genis
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$598,685TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$211,316RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$387,369UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFood & beverageDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,344,135TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,344,135ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,344,135OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,167,757TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$43,208,206RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,589,137UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,123,009ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,042,815TotalAmt
Management And General$1,744,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297,950FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,660,362TotalAmt
Program Services$30,579,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,877,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,203,410FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,586,631TotalAmt
Program Services$4,527,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,475,093ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$584,536FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,862,262TotalAmt
Program Services$3,440,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,734,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$686,983FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,823,065TotalAmt
Program Services$1,602,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$874,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$346,354FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,000TotalAmt
Program Services$75,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,547TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,575TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,416TotalAmt
Fundraising$52,416FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,078,670TotalAmt
Program Services$2,078,670ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,256,657TotalAmt
Program Services$15,499,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$756,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,255FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,785,789TotalAmt
Program Services$3,426,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$269,639FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,285,158TotalAmt
Program Services$1,651,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$172,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$460,736FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,414,983TotalAmt
Program Services$337,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$699,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$378,084FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,626TotalAmt
Program Services$27,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,446,518TotalAmt
Program Services$2,688,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$482,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$275,721FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,845,440TotalAmt
Program Services$5,377,861ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,202FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$803,488TotalAmt
Program Services$286,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$423,626FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,057TotalAmt
Program Services$148,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,402FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,507,316TotalAmt
Program Services$4,158,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$850,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$497,775FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,530TotalAmt
Program Services$16,518ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,012ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Concert production expenses$1,343,673$1,339,333$4,340$0
Credit card fees$838,090$755,527$0$82,563

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,203,725TotalAmt
Program Services$1,418,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$785,563FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,630,393TotalAmt
Program Services$79,435,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,616,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,578,215FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,258,433BOYAmt
EOY$16,553,036EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,222,568BOYAmt
EOY$1,194,149EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,918,453BOYAmt
EOY$20,114,558EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,932,247BOYAmt
EOY$1,983,622EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,814BOYAmt
EOY$11,639EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$480,496BOYAmt
EOY$516,001EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,805,034BOYAmt
EOY$2,566,978EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$145,611,711LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$86,638,448LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,584,419BOYAmt
EOY$58,973,263EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,578,142BOYAmt
EOY$79,451,061EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,822,612BOYAmt
EOY$369,764,805EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,679,457BOYAmt
EOY$39,491,158EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$558,309,675BOYAmt
EOY$590,620,270EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,431,414BOYAmt
EOY$12,124,112EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,616,592BOYAmt
EOY$10,232,210EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,271,048BOYAmt
EOY$51,225,981EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,319,054BOYAmt
EOY$83,582,303EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,513,076BOYAmt
EOY$66,988,464EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,299,391BOYAmt
EOY$223,097,791EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$211,178,154BOYAmt
EOY$216,951,712EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$458,990,621BOYAmt
EOY$507,037,967EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$558,309,675BOYAmt
EOY$590,620,270EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$18,462,636ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$48,241,740NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$18,268,242OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$35,806,641CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,175,439CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,549,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,924,905CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,247,404CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$172,704,025TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,806,641CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,175,439CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,549,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,924,905CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,247,404CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$172,704,025TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,865,318SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$163,838,707PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,046,527CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,407,284CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,575,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,818,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,080,385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,928,270TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$199,946CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$595,756CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,043,977CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$590,247CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$332,543CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,762,469TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$198,394,764TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$199,279,803GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.82582PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82414PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$52,416DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$52,416TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe lobbying activities of the BSO address issues such as state funding and proposed legislation related to historic preservation, tourism, transportation, infrastructure, and education all in the context of the arts and nonprofit organizations. A small allocation of the salary of one employee who engages in lobbying activities on the issues noted above is included in the amount reported. Also, the fee from one consulting firm that has been retained to provide government relations consulting services on the issues noted above is included in the amount reported.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$446,379,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,932,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,052,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$29,612,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$477,751,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,319,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,724,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,448,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$30,112,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$446,379,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$474,899,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,892,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$13,587,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$19,885,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$450,319,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$421,650,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$18,200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$59,358,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$24,309,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$474,899,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$379,963,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$21,780,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$36,543,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$16,636,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$421,650,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.1455BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.4355PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.419TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,749,799OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,749,799BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$85,017,471OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,860,361DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,157,110BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$38,811,121OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,272,215DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,538,906BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,033,320OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,505,872DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,527,448BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$58,973,263TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Marketable Alternatives$298,926,960F
Illiquid Equities$17,844,430F
Real Assets$17,545,230F
Commingled Funds$15,207,289F
Real Estate$12,008,492F
Investment in 263 HA Limited Partnership$8,232,404F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$369,764,805TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Assets Held by Others$28,534,839
Assets of Split Interest Agreements$10,956,319
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$39,491,158TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued Liability for Pension & Post RetirementDesc
Amt$51,225,981Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$51,225,981TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$133,503,268TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$48,241,740NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$756,426DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$700,996OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$49,699,162RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$83,804,106RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,078,670InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$715,019OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,363,651RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$85,167,757TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$103,023,168TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$756,426DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$715,019OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,471,445ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$101,551,723ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$2,078,670InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,078,670ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$103,630,393TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4The purpose of the endowment is to provide enduring support for the mission of the Orchestra by releasing a substantial and reliable flow of funds to the operating budget. The income earned on the Orchestra's endowment assets may be used for the general or donor-restricted purposes and is recorded as unrestricted net assets or temporarily restricted net assets, as appropriate.
Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1eOther includes land improvements and related depreciation and construction in progress.
Schedule D, Part VII, Line 3The investment in 263 HA Limited Partnership is valued at net cost plus accumulated earnings reduced by distributions to the BSO.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Orchestra accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. The Orchestra has identified its tax status as a tax exempt entity and its determinations relative to income that is considered related and unrelated as its only significant tax positions; however, the Orchestra has determined that such tax positions do not result in an uncertainty requiring recognition. The Orchestra is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. Its federal and state income tax returns are generally open for the past three years following the date filed by the appropriate tax authorities.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dChange in value of split interest agreements.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bCost of goods sold.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dCost of goods sold.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)00Program ServicesConcert Tour$297,978
Central America and the Caribbean00Investments$74,169,210
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$74,467,188TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Opening GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,535,699GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,424,727CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$110,972GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$79,062FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$81,649EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$143,424OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Corporate EventEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$981,490GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$931,468CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$50,022GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$80,313FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$35,424EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$92,206OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,159,586GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,037,418CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$122,168GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$0NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$165,086FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$3,459EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$422,706OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$3,676,775GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$3,393,613CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$283,162GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$0RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$324,461FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$120,532EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$658,336OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,103,329DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$820,167NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Mark Volpe
Managing Director$682,442$0$0$0$309,896$0$34,539$0$32,466$0$1,059,343$0
Thomas D May
Chief Financial Officer$295,065$0$0$0$3,017$0$7,950$0$25,045$0$331,077$0
Kim Noltemy
Chief Operating and Communications Officer$290,265$0$0$0$450$0$30,540$0$33,190$0$354,445$0
Bart Reidy
Clerk of the Board$240,498$0$0$0$240$0$28,699$0$28,513$0$297,950$0
John A Ferrillo Jr
Principal Oboe$286,642$0$0$0$187,784$0$35,078$0$32,799$0$542,303$0
Malcolm Lowe
Concertmaster$452,722$0$25,000$0$25,906$0$0$0$28,408$0$532,036$0
Thomas C Rolfs Jr
Principal Trumpet$256,094$0$0$0$20,322$0$34,854$0$39,048$0$350,318$0
Steven Ansell
Principal Viola$247,534$0$0$0$20,422$0$32,478$0$32,699$0$333,133$0
Timothy Genis
Timpanist$222,969$0$0$0$37,102$0$28,693$0$1,978$0$290,742$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a1) In connection with the business needs of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), charter travel is used when transporting large number of personnel in connection with the Orchestra's touring. As a general rule. the BSO does not provide first class travel for employees. 2) In rare instances, the Managing Director's spouse may travel with him for donor cultivation and fundraising purposes. Events attended are related to business purposes of the BSO. Such travel is entered into and substantiated in accordance with the spousal travel policy adopted by the BSO. 3) Housing for Mark Volpe, Managing Director, is provided during the summer for the convenience of the BSO in connection with the Orchestra's activities away from Boston at Tanglewood, and is not considered taxable.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4The compensation reported for Mark Volpe, Managing Director, for calendar year 2016 includes Base Compensation of $682,442. Other Reportable Compensation includes, 1) taxable fringe in the amount of $12,224 mainly for life and disability insurance and for personal use of a vehicle provided by the BSO; 2) contributions of $18,000 made by Mr. Volpe into a 457(b) plan; and 3) a payment of $279,672 which represents the current year obligation related to a retirement compensation plan established for Mr. Volpe in fiscal year 2007 in recognition of his 10 years of outstanding service to the BSO. As amended in 2013, the plan is to provide Mr. Volpe an annual retirement benefit at age 60 equal to approximately 50% of the average compensation earned during his last 5 years of employment. An irrevocable portion of this benefit is accrued and paid each year that he is employed. The compensation reported for John Ferillo, Principal Oboe, for calendar year 2016 includes Base Compensation of $286,642. Other Reportable Compensation includes 1) Other Services in the amount of $2,840 and 2) a payment of $184,944 which represents the cumulative obligation related to a Supplemental Retirement Plan that was adopted for Mr. Ferrillo July 2, 2001. Mr. Ferrillo will become 100% vested in the balance credited to the account upon the first to occur: 1) completion of fifteen consecutive years of employment as an oboist with the BSO; 2) the non-renewal of Player's contract under Paragraph 31 of the current trade agreement; or 3) after conclusion of Mr. Ferrillo's trial acceptance period, Mr. Ferrillo's becoming totally disabled and unable to fulfill his position, as determined by a physician. Mr. Ferrillo completed fifteen consecutive years of employment as an oboist with the BSO during 2016.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7The compensation reported for Malcolm Lowe, Concertmaster, for calendar year 2016 includes Base Compensation of $452,722. Bonus and incentive compensation of $25,000 which represents payment for a performance bonus clause in his individual contract. The bonus is based on Mr. Lowe's performance in several key areas (Tanglewood, Chamber Players, BSO, and general leadership). Other Reportable Compensation includes Other Services in the amount of $25,906.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMark VolpePersonNm
Relationship With OrgOfficerRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeMortgageLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$200,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$11,639BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$11,639TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tisbury ToursBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionCompany owned by spouse of TrusteeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,133,451TransactionAmt
TransactionEngaged to perform concertsTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOn September 12, 1997, a thirty year, $200,000 loan was made to the Managing Director, Mark Volpe. This loan, which is secured by a mortgage on his principal residence, is payable in biweekly installments of principal and interest. During 2003, the loan was refinanced and the term was changed to fifteen years. The interest rate was determined using the IRS approved market rate in effect at the time of the inception and the refinancing of the loan.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution114ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,645,196NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Hospitality Goods11$25,850Fair Market Value
Yes (X)Instruments2$1,701,500Appraisal
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationColumn B responses represent the number of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 6Volunteers comprise the 750 members of the Boston Symphony Association of volunteers (BSAV), who provide a variety of services both at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood; 303 volunteer members of the Tanglewod Festival Chorus (TFC), who donate their time and talent performing year-round with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra; 35 voting trustees and 226 non-voting members of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Trustee Stephen Kay serves on the Board of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute employs another trustee, Dr. Robert J. Mayer, MD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by BSO management and reviewed by a paid preparer. The complete 990 is then reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee reviews each section and the schedule of the 990, focusing on key changes and substantive disclosures. Subsequent to this review, a copy of the final draft 990, which is the version to be filed with the IRS, is placed in a password-protected website for all members of the Board of Trustees to review in advance of their next board meeting. All members of the Board of Trustees receive an email notifying them that the Form 990 is available for review on the site. The final 990 is signed by the Chief Financial Officer and the paid preparer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Boston Symphony Orchestra has a Conflict of Interest Policy that encompasses all employees and board members. the policy requires that Trustees, Officers, Overseers, Ex-Officio board members, members of a committee with board-delegate powers, senior staff members or any person with substantial influence over the BSO to disclose the existence of any potential or actual conflicts of interest of interest to the Board of to members of the Executive Committee. The Board or Executive Committee then discusses and votes to determine whether an actual conflict of interest exists. If a conflict exists, the Board or Executive Committee evaluates the particular transaction or arrangement to determine the most reasonable course of action.The individual who disclosed the conflict must leave the Board or Executive Committee meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. Additionally, the policy also requires any staff member that has information about a possible conflict, to report the matter, promptly, to his or her supervisor, the Director of Human Resources, or the Chief Financial Officer. The Director of Human Resources and the Chief Financial Officer will review the circumstances of the possible conflict with other appropriate management to make the determination about the most reasonable coarse of action. A breach of the conflict of interest policy is grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Additionally, on an annual basis, all Trustees, Officers, Overseers, Ex-Officio Board members, members of a committee with board delegated powers, senior staff members or any person with substantial influence over the BSO is provided with a copy of the policy and must sign a statement affirming that they have received, read, and understand the policy; they must also affirm that they agree to comply with the policy. As part of this Annual Notice of Policy, each individual is also required to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest in writing. All responses indicating a potential or actual conflict are subject to review by the Board or the Executive Committee as described above.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The BSO has a designated Compensation Committee, comprised of trustees of the BSO, which sets the process for determining and approving compensation for officers and key employees. The Compensation Committee's process includes: (a) development and consideration of comparability data to provide the bases for the Committee's decisions and(b) consideration of (i) applicable accounting and disclosure rules, (ii) emerging trends in corporate governance, and (iii) standards and guidelines promulgated by the Division of Public Charities of the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (collectively, the "Compensation Process"). Deliberations of the Compensation Committee in connection with the Compensation Process are contemporaneously documented. When evaluating officers and key employees, the Compensation Committee carefully considers the following factors: (i) duties and responsibilities, (ii) background and experience, (iii) dedication, commitment and work schedule, (iv) leadership, management, and professional skills, (v) overall performance and standing, (vi) BSO's salary scale of employees generally, and (vii) the BSO's annual budget. The Compensation Committee's most recent review of officer and key employee compensation occurred in 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Boston Symphony Orchestra's audited financial statements, conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are available upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1bCompensation reported is based on calendar year 2016 amounts.
Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1(C)Compensation reported is based on calendar year 2016 amounts.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gLine 11g comprises of $14,286,977 of artistic and other concert related fees and $1,969,680 of security, medical, parking, and other services.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Other changes in net assets or fund balances of $18,268,242 comprise of the change in value of the split interest agreements of $700,996 and retirement plan-related charges and other than net periodic benefit costs of $17,567,246.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 Massachusetts AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043311403EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvide for public celebration on July 4thPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c) (3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusIII-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Boston Symphony Orchestra IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1263 HA Limited PartnershipBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 Massachusetts AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesReal EstatePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1263 Realty CorporationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeExcludedPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$1,540,792ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$8,797,567ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.99OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
263 Realty Corporation
301 Massachusetts AvenueBostonMA02115Real EstateMABoston SymphonyC$7,604$43,8811Yes (1)
Trust
301 Massachusetts AvenueBostonMA02115TrustMABoston Symphony Orchestra IncTYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgYes (1)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
263 HA Limited Partnership
k$325,166Fair market value
263 HA Limited Partnership
s$1,299,425Actual partnership distribution

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