BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CORPORATION (EIN 04-2678312)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-01-31
IRS object ID: 201800319349300105
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-01-31T07:54:47-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042571780	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBOROUGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042678312	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOSTON PHILMARMONIC ORCHESTRA	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BOST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6172360999	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	236 HUNTINGTON AVE NO 209	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02115	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS RAFFA	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6172360999	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-01-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	YEVGENIYA GORLOVSKY-SCHEPP CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01485484	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-01-29	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	64.238.141.162	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-01-29	IPDt
IP Tm	14:06:25	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	3E440E6A185EDC2B926E5F70C0D5813905974454	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DF907C3E490E2DE39094117C62C17E9C055F2C1A	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THOMAS J RAFFA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	236 HUNTINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02115	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,925,951	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BOSTONPHIL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1978	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (BPO) IS TO BRING THE VIBRANT JOY OF GREAT MUSIC TO NEW AND EXISTING AUDIENCES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION WITH THE MUSIC, THE PLAYERS AND THE CONDUCTOR. THROUGH OUR MUSIC, THE BPO ASPIRES TO EXPAND THE HUMAN 'POSSIBILITY AND REDEFINE AND REINVIGORATE THE CLASSICAL MUSIC EXPERIENCE FOR AUDIENCES AND PLAYERS ALIKE. THROUGH THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND CRESCENDO! COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, WE WORK TO SHAPE FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH MUSIC AND TO FULFILL OUR VISION OF PASSIONATE MUSIC-MAKING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,341,051	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,374,436	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$396,435	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$428,211	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,300	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,928	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$82,478	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$88,559	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,662,308	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,720,016	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$40,700	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$356,389	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$593,500	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$376,869	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,483,721	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,188,864	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,880,810	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,782,364	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$218,502	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$62,348	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$862,692	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$732,444	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$211,357	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$127,246	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$651,335	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$605,198	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (BPO) IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING PASSIONATE MUSIC-MAKING TO THE WORLD. THROUGH OUR PROBING, INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, CAREFULLY DESIGNED PROGRAMS, INFORMATIVE AND INTELLIGENT PROGRAM NOTES, AND PRE-CONCERT LECTURES THAT HEIGHTEN AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, THE BPO REACHES TO THE HEART OF GREAT MUSIC TO OFFER AN EXPANSIVE, ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR PLAYERS AND AUDIENCE ALIKE. THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA EXPANDS THE IMPACT OF THE BPO, WITH A MISSION OF "SHAPING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH MUSIC." BPYO OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG INSTRUMENTALISTS WHO WANT TO STUDY GREAT ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE IN A MUSICALLY DYNAMIC AND INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGING COMMUNITY. IN LIGHT OF OUR BELIEF THAT MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ARE AT THE CORE OF BOSTON PHILHARMONIC'S ACTIVITIES. IT IS OUR DRIVING PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERYONE WILL GROW TO LOVE MUSIC WHEN GIVEN THE TOOLS TO DISCOVER AND UNDERSTAND IT. (CONTINUED BELOW)	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,101,273	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$370,392	RevenueAmt
Desc	ONE OF BOSTON'S PREMIER ORCHESTRAS, THE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (BPO) IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING PASSIONATE MUSIC-MAKING TO THE WORLD. THE MEMBERS OF THE BPO ARE A UNIQUE BLEND OF PROFESSIONAL, STUDENT, AND AMATEUR MUSICIANS. THROUGH PROBING, INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, CAREFULLY DESIGNED PROGRAMS, INFORMATIVE AND INTELLIGENT PROGRAM NOTES, AND PRE-CONCERT LECTURES THAT HEIGHTEN PARTICIPATION, THE BPO REACHES TO THE HEART OF GREAT MUSIC TO OFFER AN EXPANSIVE, ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR PLAYERS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$830,181	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$63,107	RevenueAmt
Desc	WITH A MISSION OF "SHAPING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH MUSIC," THE TUITION-FREE BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA (BPYO) PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG MUSICIANS (AGES 12-21) TO STUDY GREAT ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE IN A MUSICALLY DYNAMIC AND INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGING COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT PERFORMANCES IN BOSTON'S SYMPHONY HALL AND SANDERS THEATRE, THE BPYO TOURS ANNUALLY AND HAS PERFORMED IN CARNEGIE HALL AND THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$113,704	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CRESCENDO! EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 1,000 CHILDREN IN BOSTON'S MOST UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES. RUNNING 7 DAYS (50 HOURS) PER WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, CRESCENDO! EMPLOYS OVER 50+ TEACHING ARTISTS. A DIVERSE RANGE OF PROGRAMS TOUCH THE LIVES OF MANY IN SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND LIBRARIES, FORGING DEEP COMMUNITY BONDS THROUGH MUSIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$116,682	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE ZANDER MEDIA CENTER IS AN INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO CAPTURING THE IMPACTFUL LEGACY OF BENJAMIN ZANDER, THE ORCHESTRA'S FOUNDER. THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE WEB PORTAL (THE BENJAMIN ZANDER CENTER), A RECORD LABEL (BRATTLE MEDIA), AND OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS, THE MEDIA CENTER'S MISSION IS TO BRING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ZANDER'S TEACHINGS TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$116,682	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,161,840	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	291	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELISABETH CHRISTENSEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6172360999	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	236 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STE 209	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02115	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHARLES DORNBUSH
CHAIR STARTING JUNE 2017	15.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK TEMPESTA
CHAIR UNTIL JUNE 2017	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL S WEIL
DIRECTOR,VICE CHAIR THROUGH JULY16	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS J RAFFA
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER LANDO
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARA CALAME
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK CLARK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARMENNE DERDERIAN
DIRECTOR, BPO ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN	1.00	Yes (X)		$2,000	$0	$0
THOMAS GALLITANO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LONSDALE KOESTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY RUFO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER SHECKMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NOEL THEODOSIOU
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD J TRANT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEANNE COLACHICO
DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING FY 17)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRAD LORIMIER
DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING FY 17)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW BRADFIELD
DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING FY 17)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN ZANDER
DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HOTCHKISS
DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING FY 17)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELISABETH CHRISTENSEN
MANAGING DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$93,462	$0	$7,516

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$95,462	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$7,516	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OPUS AFFAIR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	35B CHESTNUT HILL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02135	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MARKETING CONSULTANTS	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$114,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$208,309	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$17,700	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,148,427	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$51,789	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,374,436	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONCERT TICKET INCOME	Desc
Business	711130	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$428,211	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$428,211	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$428,211	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,203	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,203	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$51,802	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$51,077	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$725	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$725	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$725	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$61,011	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$208,309	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$154,858	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$93,847	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$93,847	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,288	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,288	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,288	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,720,016	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$433,499	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$87,919	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,769	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,354	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,061	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,354	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$399,529	TotalAmt
Program Services	$211,019	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$88,543	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$99,967	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,465	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,426	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,342	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,814	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,777	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,345	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,489	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,474	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,571	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,097	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$428,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$256,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$171,474	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,707	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,312	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,330	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$59	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$230,523	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,543	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,438	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,496	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,157	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,785	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,965	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,792	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,304	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,843	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,988	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,473	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONCERT MGM'T & RELATED	$589,399	$589,399
TOUR PRODUCTION	$532,816	$532,816
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT	$75,515	$71,765	$3,750
INSTRUMENT RENTAL	$63,548	$63,548

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,521	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,783	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,598	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,782,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,161,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$243,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$376,869	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$633	BOYAmt
EOY	$4	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,094	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,710	BOYAmt
EOY	$321,168	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,841	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,547	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,171	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$133,261	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$84,852	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,409	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$195,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$211,640	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,799	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,411	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$862,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$732,444	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,291	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,629	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,326	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$211,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,246	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$527,567	BOYAmt
EOY	$479,478	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,720	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$651,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,198	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$862,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$732,444	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$62,348	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$16,211	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,629,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,713,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,953,799	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,341,051	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,374,436	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,012,730	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,629,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,713,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,953,799	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,341,051	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,374,436	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,012,730	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,209,402	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$9,803,328	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,064	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,258	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,203	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,841	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,039	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,585	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,288	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,912	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,048,483	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,254,566	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88730	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.84080	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME: 2014 AMOUNT: $10,039. 2015 AMOUNT: $3,585. 2016 AMOUNT: $5,288.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,515	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,952	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$20,467	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,821	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$694	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$18,515	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,155	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$666	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$17,821	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,808	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$653	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$17,155	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$51,785	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,045	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$9,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$31,830	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$15,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.73290	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.26710	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$38,930	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$23,559	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,371	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$74,126	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$46,314	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,812	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,205	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,979	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,226	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$48,409	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$3,762
DEFERRED RENT	$3,564

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$7,326	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,073,058	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$16,211	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$181,973	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$154,858	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$353,042	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,720,016	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,720,016	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,119,195	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$181,973	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$154,858	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$336,831	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,782,364	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,782,364	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	EARNINGS ON THE ORCHESTRA'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO BE USED FOR THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE ORCHESTRA.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORCHESTRA REVIEWS AND ASSESSES ALL ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY TO IDENTIFY ANY CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF THE ACTIVITIES AND REVENUE SOURCES AND THE TAX TREATMENT THEREOF TO IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES WAS MADE AS THE ORCHESTRA HAD NO SIGNIFICANT NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORCHESTRA'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES, THE TAX RETURNS ESSENTIALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR POSSIBLE EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RESPECTIVE FILING DEADLINES OF THOSE RETURNS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE FOR FORM 990 PURPOSES. 154,858.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE FOR FORM 990 PURPOSES. 154,858.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	SOUTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	FUNDRAISING AND PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	7 CONCERTS IN SOUTH AMERICA	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$436,720	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$436,720	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$436,720	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$269,320	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$208,309	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$61,011	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$11,418	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$75,217	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$5,950	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$62,273	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	NONE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Total	$269,320	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$208,309	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$61,011	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$11,418	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$75,217	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$5,950	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$62,273	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$154,858	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$93,847	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$50,362	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 CONTINUATION FROM ABOVE:	WE SEEK TO PROVIDE THESE TOOLS, AND IN DOING SO, OPEN UP THE ART FORM TO ALL THOSE WHO MAY OTHERWISE NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND EXPERIENCE ITS TRANSFORMATIVE POWER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED AND VOTED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SIGNATURE AND FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CORPORATION HAS A POLICY OF NOT ENGAGING IN ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTION OF ANY TYPE THAT MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT THE BOARD. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE MONITORED BASED UPON REVIEW WITH THE BOARD AND EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORCHESTRA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEE (IF ANY) SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND SO NOTED IN THE MINUTES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE UTILIZES SALARY SURVEYS, COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED IN FY17.