2017-02-13T14:00:10-06:00 2016-06-30 042442519 EDELSTEIN AND COMPANY LLP 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990 2015-07-01 043444069 THE SILK ROAD PROJECT INC SILK 6174968888 175 NORTH HARVARD STREET ALLSTON MA 02134 GOLNAR KHOSROWSHAHI PRESIDENT AND CHAIR 6174968888 2017-01-24 1 ALFONSO PERILLO P00950491 6172276161 2017-01-23 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z GOLNAR KHOSROWSHAHI 175 NORTH HARVARD STREET ALLSTON MA 02134 4128274 0 X WWW.SILKROADPROJECT.ORG X 1998 MA TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF MUSICAL AND MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING STUDY AND RESEARCH, AND COLLABORATION AS WELL AS TEACHING AND PERFORMANCES. 17 15 10 0 0 0 3172322 2509472 2731585 1586818 395 458 9794 1345 5914096 4098093 0 0 0 0 1303401 1209406 0 103779 514224 3451934 2034701 4755335 3347886 1158761 750207 2966391 3599257 859151 741810 2107240 2857447 X TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF MUSICAL AND MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING STUDY AND RESEARCH, AND COLLABORATION AS WELL AS TEACHING AND PERFORMANCES. 0 0 1724535 1601248 THE SILK ROAD PROJECT HAD TWO MAJOR TOURS IN FY16. IN SEPTEMBER YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE TOURED IN CANADA CELEBRATING THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AGA KHAN MUSEUM. IN FEBRUARY YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE HAD A WEST COAST CONCERT AT SANTA BARBARA. IN ADDITION, THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE TOURED INDEPENDENTLY IN THE WEST COAST AND THE MID-WEST. THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE STARTED A RESIDENCY WITH THE GETTY MUSEUM COMPOSING SPECIFIC MUSIC FOR AN INSTALLATION THAT OPENS IN THE FALL OF 2016. YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE RELEASED A NEW RECORDING ON SONY MASTERWORKS TITLED "SING ME HOME" THE SILK ROAD PROJECT'S GLOBAL MUSICIAN WORKSHOP RETURNED TO DEPAUW UNIVERSITY. THE WORKSHOP HAS GROWN IN THE BOTH THE NUMBERS OF ATTENDEES AND NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF THE FACULTY/MUSICIANS. THE SILK ROAD PROJECT HAS CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. THE SUMMER APL IS AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP WITH THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IN AUGUST. TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE WORD COME TO WORK WITH TEACHERS AND SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ON THE CONCEPTS OF PASSION DRIVEN LEARNING AND BRINGING THOSE CONCEPTS AND ACTIVITIES INTO THE CLASSROOM. YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WAS PART OF THE INITIAL H.U.B. PRESENTATIONS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. MEMBERS OF THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WERE IN RESIDENCE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY DURING THE FALL OF 2015. ANOTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION PROJECT HAS BEEN WITH THE EDWARD BLEEKER SCHOOL IN QUEENS, NEW YORK. KHS185 AND SILK ROAD STAFF AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS INTEGRATING THE ARTS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. THERE IS A CONTINUING SILK ROAD PROJECT EDUCATION PRESENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURNAROUND ARTS WITH LAME DEER IN MONTANA AND DES MOINES IOWA. THE EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE SILK ROAD PROJECT INCLUDED PROGRAMMING AT THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.A FILM TITLED THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WAS RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES IN FY16. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING RELEASED AROUND THE WORLD. IN RESPONSE TO THE RELEASE OF THE FILM, MEMBERS OF THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE WENT TO THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMPS TO PERFORM AND WORK WITH MUSICIANS IN THE REFUGEE CAMPS. 1724535 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 63 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 17 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 MA X EDWARD M SWEENEY 6174961825 175 NORTH HARVARD STREET ALLSTON MA 02134 GOLNAR KHOSROWSHAHI PRESIDENT/CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH N GOLDBERG VICE-CHAIR FOR PROGRAMS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MERTON FLEMINGS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ISABELLE HUNTER CLERK/CONSULT(AS OF 7/1/15);PROGR DIR(TO 6/30/15) 30.00 X X 35393 0 5666 JONATHAN BAYS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDUARDO BRANIFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERRY CARDINALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA LO DAVOL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA FREID CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 304872 0 47018 JILL HORNOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANN H KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YO-YO MA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EARL ROGER MANDLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE PERETZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA SORENSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TEN GROTENHUIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL STEBBINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MARRION DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 145090 0 21121 485355 0 73805 2 0 1 0 TREMOLO PRODUCTIONS 1950 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90026 FILM PRODUCTION 637920 SOUND POSTINGS LLC 11 WATER STREET SUITE 2B ARLINGTON MA 02476 ARTIST FEES 547000 OPUS 3 ARTISTS 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 9TH FL NORTH NEW YORK NY 10016 BOOKINGS & TOUR MANAGEMENT 164700 3 40716 40000 2428756 103009 2509472 FILM REVENUE 512000 775000 775000 PERFORMANCE FEES 711130 645833 645833 PROGRAM INCOME 711130 165985 165985 1586818 458 458 1346 1346 15750 40716 30181 -14431 -14431 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 711130 14430 14430 14430 4098093 1601248 0 -12627 X 376376 141507 90866 144003 611786 266419 184079 161288 49004 22052 15053 11899 16316 7452 5082 3782 155924 63780 44155 47989 90610 90610 35098 35098 103779 103779 497680 493668 699 3313 11664 10898 766 116056 61919 47850 6287 13781 13781 13500 13500 330378 296134 7533 26711 529927 529927 18310 18310 PRODUCTION CONTRACT SER 227664 224176 3488 COMMISSIONS ON PERFORMA 88425 88425 PUBLICATION AND MULTI-M 25177 25177 NEW PERFORMANCE WORKS 13812 13812 22619 9116 8330 5173 3347886 1724535 1109127 514224 18217 11135 88038 217079 1441963 2082235 5000 75495 43290 77796 154758 146123 9750 8635 61600 30800 1298533 1096082 2966391 3599257 393418 572031 49700 465733 120079 859151 741810 X 402477 496363 1704763 2361084 2107240 2857447 2966391 3599257 750207 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1935997 982079 2498946 3172322 2509472 11098816 1935997 982079 2498946 3172322 2509472 11098816 4024056 7074760 25509 49864 10539 852 1804 88568 11187384 6964738 0.63240 0.64720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1704763 1702234 1045913 2361084 220971 2716847 1233055 1704763 125000 213384 117413 220971 300000 145000 320000 125000 93286 650000 443286 300000 1.00000 0 0 103915 103381 534 50843 42742 8101 8635 FILM COSTS, NET 1096082 1096082 4098093 0 4098093 0 4098093 3347886 0 3347886 0 3347886 PART V, LINE 4: TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED TO PROGRAMS AND TIME. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONCERTS 265340 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 FUNDRAISING N/A 30181 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONCERT PLANNING 19918 0 0 0 0 0 0 315439 0 315439 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS USED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES. X X X X X X X 1 BENTZ WHALEY FLESSNER 7251 OHMS LANE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55439 CAMPAIGN PLANNING 0 0 103779 -103779 103779 -103779 MA CONCERT AND RECEPTION 56466 40716 15750 30181 56466 40716 15750 30181 30181 -14431 X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAURA FREID CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 281048 0 21930 0 1894 0 33825 0 13193 0 351890 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MARRION DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 144537 0 0 0 553 0 16161 0 4960 0 166211 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A CLUB DUES (HARVARD CLUB) FOR LAURA FREID ARE TREATED AS NON-TAXABLE. SOUND POSTINGS LLC THE LLC IS WHOLLY OWNED BY TWO BOARD MEMBERS. 135000 ARTIST FEES ARE PAID TO SOUND POSTINGS. 0 X 2 103009 PROCEEDS FROM SALE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 YO-YO MA AND JILL HORNOR: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP YO-YO MA, JILL HORNOR AND JONATHAN BAYS: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MERTON FLEMINGS AND ELIZABETH TEN GROTENHUIS: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE TREASURER REVIEW THE FORM 990. AFTER REVIEW AND EDITS (IF NECESSARY), THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE REMAINDER OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. EACH BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES A PHYSICAL COPY OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE FULL BOARD THEN REVIEWS AND VOTES ON ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. PERSONS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXCUSED FROM THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES. PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON ANY MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FINANCE/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE - EACH YEAR THE SILK ROAD PROJECT PURCHASES THE CURRENT GUIDE STAR COMPENSATION REPORT. THE REPORT IS SENT TO THE CEO, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAVE SEPARATE MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR MADE AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OF THE OFFICE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PERFORMANCE/ARTISTS FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 493,524. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 493,524. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 144. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 699. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,313. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,156. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,061. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,677. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,738. PUBLIC RELATIONS AND HOSPITALITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,055. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,653. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,173. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,881. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.