ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 14-6013010)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-02-10
IRS object ID: 201610419349300306
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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 G
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-02-10T07:58:04-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	141731700	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHAEL A TOBIN & ASSOCIATES CPA'S PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 BRITISH AMERICAN BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LATHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	146013010	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ALBA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5184654755	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 CLINTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALBANY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12207	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID RUBIN	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5184654755	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHAEL A TOBIN II	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00248170	PTIN
Phone	5187833100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-02-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARISA EISEMANN MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 CLINTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALBANY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12207	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,259,773	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	ALBANYSYMPHONY.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1936	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES OUR GREAT MUSICAL HERITAGE. THROUGH BRILLIANT LIVE PERFORMANCES, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND ENGAGING CULTURAL EVENTS, THE ASO ENRICHES A BROAD AND DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, BY CREATING, RECORDING, AND DISSEMINATING THE MUSIC OF OUR TIME, THE ASO IS ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING ARTISTIC LEGACY THAT IS RESHAPING THE NATION'S MUSICAL FUTURE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	36	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	36	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	246	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,269,247	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,344,102	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$873,242	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$823,885	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$61,830	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$12,070	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$18,089	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$45,025	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,222,408	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,225,082	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,361,513	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,268,189	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$69,900	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$908,082	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,051,151	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,269,595	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,319,340	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$47,187	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$94,258	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,501,070	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,079,193	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,243,799	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$936,145	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$257,271	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$143,048	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES OUR GREAT MUSICAL HERITAGE. THROUGH BRILLIANT LIVE PERFORMANCES, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND ENGAGING CULTURAL EVENTS, THE ASO ENRICHES A BROAD AND DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, BY CREATING, RECORDING, AND DISSEMINATING THE MUSIC OF OUR TIME, THE ASO IS ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING ARTISTIC LEGACY THAT IS RESHAPING THE NATION'S MUSICAL FUTURE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,374,649	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$823,885	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMS CONCERTS, SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF NEW MUSIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS, PRODUCES RECORDINGS AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,374,649	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	28	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	246	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	36	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	36	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SCOTT ALLEN	PersonNm
Phone	5184654755	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 CLINTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALBANY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12207	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MATTHEW BENDER IV
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEMMA ALLEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES BUCHANAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN ERRICHETTI MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN E CHI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARCIA COCKRELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELSA G DEBEER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARISA EISEMANN MD
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BETH BESHAW
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALAN GOLDBERG
CHAIR EMERIT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JEREL GOLUB
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NICHOLAS J FASO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH T GRAVINI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SPENCER B JONES
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANTHONY P HAZAPIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE STANDISH
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EDWARD M JENNINGS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR PRADEEP HALDAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK P LASCH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE LOBEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HEINRICH MEDICUS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN J NIGRO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNE OLDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH ONSLOW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARC H PAQUIN
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN A REGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RABBI SCOTT SHPEEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN L RILEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID RUBIN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
FAITH A TAKES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY P TARTAGLIA MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHEILEEN TREADWELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIMI BRUCE MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CORY MARTIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EMILY PRECERUTI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARRY RICHMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT ALLEN
FINANCE DIRE	45.00		$68,934	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LAWRENCE FRIED
EXECUTIVE DI	45.00		$62,115	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JENNY AMSTUTZ
INTERIM ED	45.00		$22,275	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID ALLEN MILLER
MUSIC DIR/CO	30.00		$120,000	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$273,324	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising	$183,700	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$50,000	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$117,530	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$992,872	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$20,383	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,344,102	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SUBSCRIPTIONS	711190	$358,400	$358,400
TICKET SALES	711190	$345,854	$345,854
UNDERWRITING	711190	$108,106	$108,106
PROGRAM ADVERTISING	711190	$11,525	$11,525

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$823,885	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,070	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,070	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$79,716	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$183,700	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$34,691	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,025	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$45,025	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,225,082	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$823,885	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$57,095	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,340	TotalAmt
Management And General	$180,340	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$922,610	TotalAmt
Program Services	$692,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,699	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,017	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,049	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,876	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$830	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,613	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,011	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,011	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$373	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,927	TotalAmt
Management And General	$125,927	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,713	TotalAmt
Management And General	$57,736	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,977	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,548	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$37	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,018	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,018	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,587	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,750	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,837	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,027	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,423	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,604	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SOLOISTS AND GUEST ARTIST	$224,254	$224,254
PRODUCTION COSTS	$148,770	$148,770
MUSIC	$77,372	$77,372
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS	$59,904	$22,231	$36,485	$1,188

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,719	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,656	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,183	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,319,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,374,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$874,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$69,900	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$248,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,983	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,000	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$143,909	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,460	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,544	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,775	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,899	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$340,558	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$307,483	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,075	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$391,764	BOYAmt
EOY	$365,443	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$425,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$323,014	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,501,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,079,193	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,251	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$544,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$398,303	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$132,679	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,239	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$379,152	BOYAmt
EOY	$274,352	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,243,799	BOYAmt
EOY	$936,145	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$645,515	BOYAmt
EOY	-$644,792	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,540	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,790	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$796,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$770,050	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$257,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,048	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,501,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,079,193	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$94,258	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$19,965	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,618,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,341,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,269,247	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,344,102	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,595,596	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$669,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	-$172	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$889,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$873,242	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$823,885	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,256,448	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,288,408	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$22,097	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,231,063	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,142,489	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,167,987	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,852,044	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$8,852,044	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,374	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,585	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,070	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$123,941	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,374	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,585	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,070	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$123,941	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$44,025	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$44,025	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,303,782	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,264,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,204,319	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,224,082	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,020,010	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.98140	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98340	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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	$796,246	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$10,520	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$15,676	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$770,050	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$728,074	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$73,655	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,483	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$796,246	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$703,746	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$61,218	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$36,890	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$728,074	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$691,280	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,413	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$947	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$703,746	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$734,679	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$33,388	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,011	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$691,280	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$31,493	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$26,568	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,925	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$210,316	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$188,354	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,962	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$98,749	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$92,561	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,188	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$33,075	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM OTHER FUNDS	$274,352
CASH SURRENDER VALUE LIFE INSURANCE	$48,397
INTEREST RECEIVABLE ON INVESTMENTS	$265

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$323,014	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO OTHER FUNDS	Desc
Amt	$274,352	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$274,352	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,382,222	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$19,965	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$177,105	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$157,140	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,225,082	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,225,082	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,496,445	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$177,105	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$177,105	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,319,340	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,319,340	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED FASB ASC 740-20-25, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990 (RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX) AND FORM 990-T (EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN ANNUALLY. FORMS 990 AND 990-T ARE FILED SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UP TO THREE YEARS FROM THE EXTENDED DUE DATE OF EACH RETURN. FORMS 990 AND 990-T ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS MAY 31, 2011 AND EARLIER. THE ORGANIZAITON CHANGED THEIR FISCAL YEAR FROM MAY 31 TO JUNE 30 EFFECTIVE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2012. THE ADOPTION OF THIS STANDARD RESULTED IN NO UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS OR PROVISIONS INDENTIFIED AND RECORDED AS A LIABILITY OR ASSET.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA AND MISC.	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$263,416	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$183,700	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$79,716	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$34,691	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$263,416	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$183,700	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$79,716	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$34,691	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$34,691	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$45,025	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES OUR GREAT MUSICAL HERITAGE. THROUGH BRILLIANT LIVE PERFORMANCES, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND ENGAGING CULTURAL EVENTS, THE ASO ENRICHES A BROAD AND DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, BY CREATING, RECORDING, AND DISSEMINATING THE MUSIC OF OUR TIME, THE ASO IS ESTABLISHING AN ENDURING ARTISTIC LEGACY THAT IS RESHAPING THE NATION'S MUSICAL FUTURE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS EMAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED BY FIRST HAVING ALL CONTRACTS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE EXECUTION. A FOLLOW-UP IS DONE ANNUALLY WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST COMPLETE. IT IS DESIGNED TO ELICIT ANY INFORMATION ON ANY RELEVANT BUSINESS DEALINGS AND ALSO DIRECTLY ASKS THE BOARD MEMBER TO AFFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES. THE SALARY IS BASED ON COMPARABLES FROM SEARCH FIRM DATA AND THE ORGANIZATIONS OWN RESEARCH.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VANGUARD-ALBANY SYMPHONY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 CLINTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALBANY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12207	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237442294	EIN
Primary Activities	FUNDRAISIN	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501C3	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	11D	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VANGUARD-ALBANY SYMPHONY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	M	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$50,000	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	AMOUNT RECEIVED	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt