AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE (EIN 23-7300636)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-02-24
IRS object ID
201610559349300241
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-02-24T16:01:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113518842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1685 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237300636EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2D/B/A LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRASBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122625161PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 WEST 60TH STREET 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10023ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSE ROSENPersonNm
Person TitlePRES/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122625161PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLYONS ROBERTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00227472PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum
Preparation2016-02-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJESSE ROSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 WEST 60TH STREET 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10023ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,600,644GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AMERICANORCHESTRAS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1962FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS IS TO LEAD, ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND SERVE ORCHESTRAS AS THEY ASSURE THE VITALITY OF THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE, STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE ORCHESTRAL ORGANIZATION AND DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR PUBLIC AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body47VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent45VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee43TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$198,557TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,569,988PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,680,526CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$646,025PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$799,012CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$88,393PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$100,801CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$12,138PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$20,305CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,316,544PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,600,644CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$529,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$503,014CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,087,660PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$753,515CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,889,364PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,174,838CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,506,024PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,941,626CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$189,480PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$340,982CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,975,780TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,429,767TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$800,322TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$816,891TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,175,458NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,612,876NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS IS TO LEAD, ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND SERVE ORCHESTRAS AS THEY ASSURE THE VITALITY OF THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE, STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE ORCHESTRAL ORGANIZATION AND DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR PUBLIC AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,979,989ExpenseAmt
Grant$503,014GrantAmt
Revenue$600,455RevenueAmt
DescLEARNING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTTHE LEAGUE OFFERS A VARIETY OF SEMINARS, FELLOWSHIPS, MENTORING CIRCLES, ONLINE LEARNING, AND MEETINGS THROUGH WHICH ORCHESTRA STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, MUSICIANS, AND VOLUNTEERS CAN BUILD VALUABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO ADDRESS THEIR ORCHESTRAS' SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CHALLENGES AND EVALUATE AND IMPROVE GOVERNANCE PRACTICE. THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OFFERS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE PROVIDING A FORUM TO DISCUSS EMERGING ISSUES AND TRENDS, EXCHANGE IDEAS, AND MODEL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$946,094ExpenseAmt
Revenue$198,557RevenueAmt
DescCOMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONSTHE LEAGUE PROVIDES ORCHESTRAS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH UPDATES AND NEWS ABOUT THE FIELD; DEVELOPS STRATEGIC MESSAGING ABOUT THE PUBLIC VALUE OF ORCHESTRAS, FOR USE NATIONALLY AND BY ORCHESTRAS LOCALLY; FURNISHES FIELD-WIDE DATA AND CONTEXT TO JOURNALISTS; AND PROVIDES MEDIA RELATIONS GUIDANCE TO ORCHESTRAS NATIONWIDE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$598,938ExpenseAmt
DescRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTTHE LEAGUE EQUIPS ORCHESTRAS WITH INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO FUEL INNOVATION AND PROVIDES THE DATA AND INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE KEY DECISIONS. THE LEAGUE ALSO CONDUCTS, ANALYZES, AND DISSEMINATES A RANGE OF SURVEYS-FROM QUICK QUESTIONS FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC ISSUES, TO ANNUAL, IN-DEPTH STUDIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$880,174ADVOCACYTHE LEAGUE REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE ORCHESTRA FIELD; DISTRIBUTES UPDATES ON PENDING LEGISLATION, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOCAL ACTION; AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO ORCHESTRAS TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY FOR LOCAL AND STATE ADVOCACY.
MEMBER SERVICESTHE LEAGUE PROVIDES MORE THAN 800 MEMBERS WITH EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIELD, INCLUDING TRENDS, OPEN POSITIONS AND NEW APPOINTMENTS AND THE MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE NATION'S ORCHESTRAS. MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN LIST-SERVES, A CONFIDENTIAL SPACE WHERE THEY CAN SHARE THEIR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE FIELD.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$880,174TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,405,195TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee43EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member45IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEPHEN LISNER COOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6468224048PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 WEST 60TH STREET 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10023ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (57 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
BURTON ALTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERTA ARTHURS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT ASSINK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$13,000$0$0
DR MALCOLM MCDOUGAL BROWN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN B CANNING FORMER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL PETERSEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M CISEK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANIE CLARKE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE E CLINTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARITA CONTRENI FORMER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLORIA DEPASQUALE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN J DEVOS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON DWORKIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR AARON FLAGG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIAN GODFREY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM HASLER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID M ROTH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW VANBESIEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK JUNG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN WEEDMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMILLE D LABARRE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LEVINE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUGH W LONG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KJRISTINE LUND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY MCGILL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN MCINTYRE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMON WOODS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ALAN MILLER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE C MOYE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE C PARRISH
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANNE PARSONS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY PATTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A PEISER
DIRECTOR/TREASURER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HENRY PEYREBRUNE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN PIERSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA A RICHARDS
DIRECTOR/CHAIR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT B ROSOFF
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY SAATHOFF
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY A SANDERS
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CYNTHIA M SARGENT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN SHAFFER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENNY VAN HORN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J WAGNER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALBERT K WEBSTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY YOUNG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE ROSEN
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00Yes (X)$310,743$0$10,634Yes (X)
KATHERINE CARLETON FORMER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MEECHAM FORMER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONNIE STEENSMA FORMER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACY WILSON MARGOLIS
VP FOR DEVELOPMENT40.00$163,682$0$9,749Yes (X)
HEATHER NOONAN
VP ADVOCACY40.00$137,150$0$27,570Yes (X)
STEPHEN LISNER
COO40.00$170,633$0$19,459Yes (X)
PAULA KAHN
VP LEARNING/LDRSHIP DEV40.00$91,149$0$11,917Yes (X)
KEN COLE
VP LEARNING/LDRSHIP DEV40.00$69,298$0$4,794Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$955,655TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$84,123TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,869,281MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$120,800GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,690,445AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,680,526TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEETINGS AND SEMINARS900099$600,455$600,455
SYMPHONY MAGAZINE541800$198,557$198,557
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$799,012TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$100,801TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$100,801ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$20,305TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,305ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$20,305OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,600,644TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$600,455RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$198,557UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$121,106ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,014TotalAmt
Program Services$502,014ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,087,452TotalAmt
Program Services$780,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$175,806FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,656,531TotalAmt
Program Services$1,140,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$263,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$253,091FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$317,046TotalAmt
Program Services$212,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,514FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,745TotalAmt
Program Services$140,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,153FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,839TotalAmt
Program Services$3,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,250TotalAmt
Management And General$43,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,428TotalAmt
Program Services$236,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,485FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,545TotalAmt
Program Services$118,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,898FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,215TotalAmt
Program Services$140,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,841FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$619,599TotalAmt
Program Services$429,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,687FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,312TotalAmt
Program Services$146,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,173FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,634TotalAmt
Program Services$271,828ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,248FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,816TotalAmt
Program Services$46,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,055FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,666TotalAmt
Program Services$6,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,408FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING AND PRODUCTION$118,799$115,429$0$3,370
BANK CHARGES AND FEES$79,178$13,163$66,015$0
STAFF TRAINING$61,821$60,431$0$1,390
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY$37,888$33,341$1,607$2,940

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,848TotalAmt
Program Services$5,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,456FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,941,626TotalAmt
Program Services$4,405,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$782,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$753,515FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300BOYAmt
EOY$300EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,290,464BOYAmt
EOY$818,983EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,201,175BOYAmt
EOY$1,022,505EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,018BOYAmt
EOY$116,142EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,746BOYAmt
EOY$193,064EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,335,991LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,244,900LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,555BOYAmt
EOY$91,091EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,070,469BOYAmt
EOY$5,046,623EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,053BOYAmt
EOY$141,059EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,975,780BOYAmt
EOY$7,429,767EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,816BOYAmt
EOY$60,048EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$539,422BOYAmt
EOY$545,337EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,084BOYAmt
EOY$211,506EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$800,322BOYAmt
EOY$816,891EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$809,889BOYAmt
EOY$872,926EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,904,438BOYAmt
EOY$2,178,819EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,461,131BOYAmt
EOY$3,561,131EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,175,458BOYAmt
EOY$6,612,876EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,975,780BOYAmt
EOY$7,429,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$340,982ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$210,230NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$11,370OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,784,128CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,074,918CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,356,310CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,569,988CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,680,526CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,465,870TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,784,128CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,074,918CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,356,310CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,569,988CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,680,526CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,465,870TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,758,266SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,707,604PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,445CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,138CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,236CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$88,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,801CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,013TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$215,979CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$343,407CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$187,958CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$184,590CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,557CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,130,491TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,811CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,974CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,138CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,305CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$95,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,030,865TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,590,554GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88610PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,515FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$88,090FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$96,605FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,856,393FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,952,998FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$447,650FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$111,913FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$463,489CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$444,484CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$427,439CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$447,650CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,783,062TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,674,593LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$81,965CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$79,529CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$77,359CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$96,605CurrentYearAmt
Total$335,458TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$115,872CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$111,121CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$106,860CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$111,913CurrentYearAmt
Total$445,766TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$668,649GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,084CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$13,577CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$11,969CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$8,515CurrentYearAmt
Total$42,145TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LEAGUE CONDUCTED DIRECT LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF ITS CONSTITUENT ORCHESTRA MEMBERS, AND GRASSROOTS LOBBYING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER NATIONAL ARTS AND NONPROFIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, RELATED TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, AND SUPPORT FOR ARTS EDUCATION IN THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. LEAGUE STAFF WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN EFFORTS RELATED TO VISA AND TAX REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTISTS, CHARITABLE GIVING INCENTIVES, PROTECTING THE USE OF WIRELESS MICROPHONES, AND SUPPORTIVE POLICIES FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND USE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,350,577BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$88,742InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$250,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,111,835EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,092,055BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$483,522InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$225,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,350,577EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,218,091BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$463,125InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$589,161OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,092,055EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,911,558BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$586,521InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$279,980OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,218,091EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,918,336BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,778InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,911,558EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.86600PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.13400TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$904,923OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$904,923DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$216,737OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$212,050DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,687BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,214,331OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,127,927DepreciationAmt
Book Value$86,404BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$91,091TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$211,506Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$211,506TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,390,414TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$210,230NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$210,230RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,600,644RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,600,644TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,952,996TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$11,370OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$11,370ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,941,626ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,941,626TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE LEAGUE'S ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT POLICY IS TO INVEST ASSETS INTO INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE THEREOF, WITH THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BASED UPON SPECIFIED TARGET PERCENTAGES (OR RANGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGES) FOR EACH TYPE OF INVESTMENT INSTRUMENT. THE OVERALL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE IS TO MAXIMIZE THE TOTAL RETURN FROM INCOME (DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST) AND THE APPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS. ANY INCOME ON THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND ANY INCREASE IN VALUE OVER THE HISTORICAL DOLLAR VALUE AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION ARE GENERALLY TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS WITHIN THE YEAR EARNED FOR PROGRAM PURPOSES, INCLUDING, WHERE REQUIRED, THE PURPOSE AUTHORIZED BY THE RELEVANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT. CURRENTLY IT IS THE POLICY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT TRANSFERS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS DO NOT DEPLETE THE VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS BELOW HISTORICAL DOLLAR VALUE AT THE TIME OF DONATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE LEAGUE HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN POSITIONS. THE LEAGUE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS BEFORE 2012.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES 11,370.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (27 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY
300 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 100GRAND RAPIDSMI45903386005447501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
32 EAST WASHINGTON STREET STE 600INDIANAPOLISIN46204350998627501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
1010 COMMON ST STE 120NEW ORLEANSLA70112721189023501(C)(3)$20,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY
23 NORTH 6TH STREETALLENTOWNPA18101236272140501(C)(3)$25,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
1212 CATHDERAL STREETBALTIMOREMD21201520629696501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
CENTRAL OHIO SYMPHONY
PO BOX 619DELAWAREOH43015311009672501(C)(3)$13,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
DC YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM
1700 E CAPITAL ST NEWASHINGTONDC20003526058783501(C)(3)$15,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
EL PASO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
1 CIVIC CENTER PLAZAEL PASOTX79901746000772501(C)(3)$27,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
(no name)
GETTY GRANT EVALUATOR
KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
359 SOUTH KALAMAZOO MALL SUITE 100KALAMAZOOMO49007386005710501(C)(3)$27,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
KIDZNOTES
PO BOX 200DURHAMNC27702270446845501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
KNOXVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
359 SOUTH KALAMAZOO MALL SUITE 100KNOXVILLETN37902626008097501(C)(3)$20,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
151 S GRAND AVENUELOS ANGELESCA90012951696734501(C)(3)$15,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
325 WEST WALNUT STREETMILWAUKEEWI53212390973594501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
60 PARK PLACE 9TH FLOORNEWARKNJ07102221559422501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKE'S
450 WEST 37TTH STREET SUITE 502NEW YORKNY10018510201839501(C)(3)$26,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY
1650 EL PRADO 2071SAN DIEGOCA92101237380943501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
ONE N FIRST STREET STE 200PHOENIZAZ85004866000134501(C)(3)$22,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SEATTLE SYMPHONY
PO BOX 21906SEATTLEWA98111910667412501(C)(3)$15,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SEATTLE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
11065 5TH AVENUE SUITE ASEATTLEWA98125910493840501(C)(3)$20,000ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SPOKANE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
818 WEST RIVERSIDESPOKANEWA99201910730435501(C)(3)$22,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
STOCKTON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
4629 QUALL LAKES DRIVESTOCKTONCA95207941462758501(C)(3)$15,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
YAKIMA SYMHONY ORCHESTRA
32 NORTH 3RD STREET SUITE 333YAKIMAWA98901237346119501(C)(3)$17,500ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
JACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
207 EAST LAFAYETTE STREETJACKSONTN38303620759052501(C)(3)$5,500GOVERNANCE AWARDS
SYMPHONY OF THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
PO BOX 1243FAYETTEVILLEAR72702237439184501(C)(3)$5,000GOVERNANCE AWARD
WICHITA SYMPHONY
225 W DOUGLAS STE 207WICHITAKS67202480671518501(C)(3)$5,000GOVERNANCE AWARD
AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA
244 WEST 54TH STREET SUITE 805NEW YORKNY10019132838450501(C)(3)$45,500SUPPORT MUSICAL NEEDS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org26Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeHELEN THOMSPON AWARDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LEAGUE PROVIDES AWARDS AND GRANT FUNDING UPON THE GRANTEES' SUBMISSION OF RECEIPTS AND REPORTS THAT DOCUMENT THE SATISFACTION OF THE AWARD/GRANT REQUIREMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JESSE ROSEN
PRESIDENT AND CEO$310,743$0$0$0$0$0$1,640$0$8,994$0$321,377$0$0$0
STACY WILSON MARGOLIS
VP FOR DEVELOPMENT$163,682$0$0$0$0$0$842$0$8,907$0$173,431$0$0$0
HEATHER NOONAN
VP ADVOCACY$137,150$0$0$0$0$0$800$0$26,770$0$164,720$0$0$0
STEPHEN LISNER
COO$170,633$0$0$0$0$0$944$0$18,515$0$190,092$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHOSE ACTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LEAGUE'S ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF ITS MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE 990 DRAFT IN DETAIL BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO THE CEO WHO THEN REVIEWS IT IN DETAIL. ONCE APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT, THE DRAFT 990 IS THE SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD WITH A COMMENT PERIOD. ONCE THE REVIEW PERIOD EXPIRES AND, IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, THE FORM IS FILED WITH THE IRS. IF CHANGES ARE REQUIRED, THE FORM IS UPDATED AND FILED WITH THE IRS PRIOR TO ITS DUE DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CFINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ON THE LEAGUE'S WEBSITE AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. THESE MATERIALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS AT THE LEAGUE'S ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS HELD AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND COLLECTED ANNUALLY AND IS DISCUSSED AT THE TIME THAT IT IS CIRCULATED. THE LEAGUE ALSO INVESTIGATES ANY CONFLICT(S) THAT MAY BE REPORTED BY ANY BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A STUDY WAS DONE TO DETERMINE THE PROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO WHEN HIS CONTRACT WAS SIGNED IN 2008. THE FULL BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT. FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES HIRED DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES SALARY LEVELS THAT ARE COMPARABLE TO THE LARGER ORCHESTRAS THROUGHOUT THE US. THE FULL BOARD ALSO APPROVES SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPEAR ON THE LEAGUE'S WEBSITE. COPIES ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS AT THE LEAGUE'S ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS HELD DURING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGE RECEIVABLES -11,370.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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