ORCHESTRA LUMOS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ORCHESTRA LUMOS INC (EIN 06-6100039)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-04-17
IRS object ID
201721079349301217
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-04-17T16:09:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FL EASTAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN066100039EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTAMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2033251407PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA SOROCAPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2033251407PhoneNum
Signature2017-04-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2017-04-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBARBARA SOROCAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,744,168GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.STAMFORDSYMPHONY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1977FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PERFORM AND ENCOURAGE THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND STUDY OF THE ART OF MUSIC. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES AND SUPERVISES THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AS WELL AS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$87,385PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$46,319CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$35,100PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,690CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,370,993PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,386,660CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,444,145CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$336,119TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$377,209TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,283,931NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PERFORM AND ENCOURAGE THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND STUDY OF THE ART OF MUSIC. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES AND SUPERVISES THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AS WELL AS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$997,214ExpenseAmt
Revenue$436,937RevenueAmt
DescCLASSICAL RECITAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY TO LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC TO A BROADER RANGE OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CHILDREN.Desc

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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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MICHAEL PULEO
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MICHAEL MAYONE
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PENNY YOUNG
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SAM ABERNETHY
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STEPHEN ALPERT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ANKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BLOMBERG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLETTE CHESTNUT
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DR AARON FLAGG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF FORD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE H FORRESTER-ALEXANDRE
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SHARI GOODSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMAS HAENDLER
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ROBERT C HALL
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THOMAS HERBIG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN JOVE
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ANN KREACIC
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/2016)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LARDON
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/2016)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE MICHELE
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ARNOLD RUTKIN
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ANDRES SIEFKEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH STEUERT
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DAMON VOCKE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WHITBY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELENA YOON
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Program Services$5,250ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$32,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$22,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,768FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$5,486FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$33,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,732FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,906TotalAmt
Program Services$60,906ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$72,947ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$8,446FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,729TotalAmt
Management And General$2,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,118FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,990TotalAmt
Program Services$6,990ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,145TotalAmt
Program Services$42,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,226FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$27,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$198FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$2,746TotalAmt
Management And General$2,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,881TotalAmt
Program Services$2,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,482TotalAmt
Management And General$8,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISC OPERATING EXPENSESDesc
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Management And General$2,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,414FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,002,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$312,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129,524FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,971BOYAmt
EOY$6,438EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,365BOYAmt
EOY$199,902EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,880BOYAmt
EOY$16,475EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,858BOYAmt
EOY$17,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$100,732LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,601BOYAmt
EOY$17,720EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,404,582BOYAmt
EOY$1,402,677EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,654,257BOYAmt
EOY$1,661,140EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,497BOYAmt
EOY$45,003EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,001BOYAmt
EOY$205,934EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,621BOYAmt
EOY$126,272EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,119BOYAmt
EOY$377,209EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$967,171BOYAmt
EOY$921,710EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,967BOYAmt
EOY$362,221EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,318,138BOYAmt
EOY$1,283,931EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,654,257BOYAmt
EOY$1,661,140EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$57,485ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$51,778NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$28,500OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$853,734CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$777,237CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$790,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$779,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$888,114CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,089,635TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$777,237CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$790,730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$779,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$888,114CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,089,635TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$885,312SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,204,323PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,910CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$71,617CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$65,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$72,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$321,219TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,452CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,301CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,364CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$73,997TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,140CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,280CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,629CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,220CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$326CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,595TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,495,446TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,165,590GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71280PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71790PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 4,140. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 3,280. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,629. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,220. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 326.ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,232OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$76,512DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,720BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,720TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITYDesc
Amt$126,272Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$126,272TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,465,616TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$51,778NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$55,678DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$107,456RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,358,160RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$28,500OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$28,500RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,386,660TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,499,823TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$55,678DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$55,678ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,444,145ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,444,145TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SYMPHONY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SYMPHONY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE SYMPHONY IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2013.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED ON PART XI, LINE 9 28,500.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$150,280GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$100,920CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$49,360GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,305RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$33,818FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,373OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$150,280GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$100,920CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$49,360GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,305RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$33,818FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,373OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$45,996DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$3,364NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$5,250CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE STUDENT APPLYING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR TRANSCRIPT DEMONSTRATING THAT THEY ARE A MUSIC MAJOR AND THAT THEY MAINTAINED A GPA OF 3.0 OR BETTER. IF THE STUDENT IS AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP, IT IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL THEY ATTEND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT IT IS USED FOR TUITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA SOROCAPersonNm
TitleCEO & PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$163,386BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$12,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$50,251DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,092NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$230,229TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BFORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4 (B) BARBARA SOROCA, CEO & PRESIDENT OF THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC., PARTICIPATED IN A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR. BARBARA SOROCA EARNED $46,651 OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND THE AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1 (C), RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7BARBARA SOROCA RECEIVED A BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,500 WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HER 2015 W-2.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 111. THE CEO AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO CIRCULATING IT TO THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD MEMBERS) TO ENSURE THAT IT CORRECTLY REFLECTS ALL ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. 2. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, THE FORM 990 WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO THE FORM 990 WILL BE ADDRESSED BY A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE WHEN THEY COME ONTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ARE HIRED, ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE FOR ANY MATTER THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANNUALLY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED AND REVIEWED. ANY CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT A CONFLICTING INTEREST. THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION, HOWEVER THEY MAY BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE BOARD SECRETARY WILL DOCUMENT THE BOARD'S DECISION AND THE BASIS FOR THEIR DETERMINATION IN THE MINUTES TO THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S BASE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW EACH FISCAL YEAR. HIS/HER SALARY IS GENERALLY INCREASED IN LINE WITH THE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE GRANTED TO THE SSO FULL-TIME STAFF. HOWEVER, THE PRESIDENT/CEO WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS TO THE EXTENT THAT HE/SHE MEETS AND EXCEEDS GOALS AGREED UPON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH BELOW. EARLY IN EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE PRESIDENT/CEO MEETS WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO AGREE UPON THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMING YEAR. GOALS ARE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE. THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, AT WHICH TIME, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETS TO DETERMINE WHETHER PAYMENT OF A BONUS TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS APPROPRIATE AND, IF SO, THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS. THE AMOUNT OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S RECOMMENDED BONUS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE GRANTED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SSO FULL TIME STAFF IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT WHICH ONLY BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND AT WHICH THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS NOT PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS (WHICH INCLUDE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY) AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GGUEST ARTISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 64,595. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 64,595. GUEST CONDUCTOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,050. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,050. STAGE HANDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,461. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,461. OTHER THEATRE PERSONNEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,636. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,636. RECORDING ENGINEER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,750. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,138. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 33,807. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,732. TOTAL EXPENSES 64,677.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS -28,500.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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