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STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INC (EIN 45-1990766)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-08
IRS object ID
201831289349201278
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-08T14:39:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110700 NORTHUP WAY SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN451990766EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9143914922PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11463 1/2 RIDGE WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90049ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT VIJAY GUPTAPersonNm
Person TitleFOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9143914922PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKURT BENNION CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01469618PTIN
Phone4252506100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressHTTP://STREETSYMPHONY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$141,111GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$141,109ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$2InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$141,111TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$1,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$17,325SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$113,850FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,695OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,066PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$17,057OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$153,993TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$12,882ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$53,949NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$41,067NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$53,949BOYAmt
EOY$41,067EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$53,949BOYAmt
EOY$41,067EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$53,949BOYAmt
EOY$41,067EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeSTREET SYMPHONY PLACES SOCIAL JUSTICE AT THE HEART OF MUSIC MAKING BY CREATING AUTHENTIC, POWERFUL ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND EMERGING ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES DISENFRANCHISED BY HOMELESSNESS AND INCARCERATION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. STREET SYMPHONY OPERATES WITH THE CORE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PEOPLE DESERVE ACCESS TO A CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LIFE.THE PURPOSE OF STREET SYMPHONY PROGRAMS IS TWOFOLD: (1) TO CREATE PLATFORMS FOR HISTORICALLY AND PRESENTLY OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES TO FIND AND SHARE THEIR ARTISTIC, HUMAN VOICES; AND (2) TO CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL AND EMERGING ARTISTS TO MOVE INTO VITAL, POWERFUL ROLES AS AGENTS OF CULTURAL CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomMUSIC WITH A MISSION: HELD AT THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 12-STEP RECOVERY PROGRAM, THIS MONTHLY PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PARTICIPANTS OF MIDNIGHT MISSION'S PROGRAMS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE IN SKID ROW.TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (TWYN): TAKE WHAT YOU NEED IS MORE THAN JUST A PIECE OF MUSIC. IT IS A WARM, SAFE, EQUITABLE SPACE, WHERE MUSICIANS AND COMMUNITY CAN CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER, WHERE STORIES CAN COME FORWARD, AND WHERE THE FOUNDATIONS OF A RELATIONSHIP CAN BE BUILT AND NURTURED.PROJECT MESSIAH: INITIATED BY A CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL GRANT IN 2015, THE MESSIAH PROJECT IS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY SING-ALONG CELEBRATION HELD AT THE MIDNIGHT MISSION IN SKID ROW. THIS CULMINATING YEARLY EVENT IS PRESENTED AFTER A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS HELD THROUGHOUT SKID ROW. THE MESSIAH PROJECT PRESENTS EXCERPTS OF HANDEL'S BELOVED MESSIAH ALONGSIDE WORKS COMMISSIONED FOR AND CREATED BY MEMBERS OF THE SKID ROW COMMUNITY, WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS SOLOISTS, CHORISTERS AND PARTICIPANTS ALONGSIDE STREET SYMPHONY MUSICIANS FROM THE LA PHILHARMONIC, LA MASTER CHORALE AND COLBURN SCHOOL.FELLOWS: THE STREET SYMPHONY FELLOWS IS A NEW INITIATIVE OF STREET SYMPHONY, DEDICATED TO EXPLORING "CITIZEN-ARTISTRY" IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND. STREET SYMPHONY FELLOWS RECEIVE A YEAR OF INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. FELLOWS CAN BE MEMBERS OF THE SKID ROW COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS EMERGING ARTISTS GRADUATING FROM UNIVERSITY AND CONSERVATORY. EDUCATION-BASED INCARCERATION: STREET SYMPHONY ENSEMBLES ENGAGE MALE, FEMALE, GAY AND TRANSGENDER POPULATIONS IN MONTHLY EDUCATION-BASED INCARCERATION PROGRAMS AT 5 LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES, INCLUDING MEN'S CENTRAL, TWIN TOWERS, LYNWOOD AND PITCHESS DETENTION FACILITIES.PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS (PATH): PATH PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN LOS ANGELES. STREET SYMPHONY ENSEMBLES DELIVER INTIMATE, MONTHLY EVENTS AT A VARIETY OF PATH FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND STAFF.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$1,000GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$122,819ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$122,819TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ROBERT VIJAY GUPTA
CHAIR50.00$17,325$0$0
ADAM CRANE
TREASURER5.00$0$0$0
GEORGIA BERKOVICH
SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0
MITCHELL NEWMAN
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0
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Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ROBERT VIJAY GUPTABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11463 1/2 RIDGE WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90049ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9143914922PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,790CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,379CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$141,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$271,642TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,379CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$141,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$271,642TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$54,999SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$2CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$271,650TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,576GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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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

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 2.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 2,104. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 2,607. DESCRIPTION: DUES & REGISTRATIONS. AMOUNT: 1,144. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,016. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 1,052. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 3,163. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 4,486. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 485. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 17,057.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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