SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC (EIN 38-3283759)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-06
IRS object ID
201631279349300943
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-05-06T13:51:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14444 W BRISTOL ROAD SUITE 360AddressLine1Txt
CityFLINTCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48507ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383283759EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPHINX ORGANIZATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSPHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3138779100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER No 2550AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAFA S DWORKINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3138779100PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL D BRYANTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00241185PTIN
Phone8107675350PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAFA S DWORKINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER No 2550AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,742,102GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SPHINXMUSIC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers53TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,687,178PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,465,895CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$455,528PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$238,872CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,806PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,327CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$55,440PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$49,633CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,089,072PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,661,461CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$539,400PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$618,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,319,991PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,308,603CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$237,787CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,557,726PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,356,549CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,417,117PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,283,652CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$328,045PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$377,809CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,537,288TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,800,436TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$96,683TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$55,022TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,440,605NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,745,414NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,664,933ExpenseAmt
Grant$618,500GrantAmt
Revenue$238,872RevenueAmt
DescARTISTIC: ALL ARTISTIC PROGRAMS THAT SHOWCASE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, HIGHLIGHTING SPHINX COMPETITION AND SPHINX VIRTUOSI TOUR AND CARNEGIE HALL, REACHING 10-15 THOUSAND ANNUALLY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$595,441ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION AND OUTREACH: SPHINX'S EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, INCLUDING PREP, OVERTURE, SPA, MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS AND CLASSICAL CONNECTIONS, REACHING 20 THOUSAND EACH YEAR, NATIONALLY, THROUGH YEAR LONG AND SUMMER EFFORTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$530,929ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLICITY AND PROMOTION: BROADCASTS OF SPHINX'S ARTISTIC PROGRAMS VIA TELEVISION AND RADIO, REACHING AUDIENCES AND VIEWERSHIP OF OVER 2 MILLION ANNUALLY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,791,303TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document157IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee14EmployeeCnt
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
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AFA S DWORKINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3138879100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER SUITE 2550AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
AARON DWORKIN
FOUNDER/FORMER PRESIDENT - RESIGNED 6/201540.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$240,551$0$44,206
DR ANNE TAYLOR
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM H CARSON
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY GLOVER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEIDRE LAMBERT-BOUNDS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL BARTON PINE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA DARLING
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AFA S DWORKIN
PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$249,043$0$56,095
KENNETH FISCHER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA GIBSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD HERTZ
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA HOFFMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE LOCKWOOD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAJORIE PEARSALL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN PICKARD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY STEGEMAN DICARLO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY WEAVER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEVERLY WILLIS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN PICKARD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL HERSTEIN
MEMBER - RESIGNED APRIL 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMAN G HERBERT
MEMBER - RESIGNED DECEMBER 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA GARCIA
MEMBER - RESIGNED JUNE 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN ISRAELITE
MEMBER - RESIGNED MARCH 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA BIANCHI MOISON
MEMBER - RESIGNED MAY 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAXINE FRANKEL
MEMBER - RESIGNED FEBRUARY 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA H GILLUM
MEMBER - RESIGNED AUGUST 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE LOCKWOOD
MEMBER - RESIGNED OCTOBER 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$489,594TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$100,301TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$86,570FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$121,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,258,325AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,465,895TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ARTIST PERFORMANCES711130$228,952$228,952
APPLICANT FEES711130$9,920$9,920
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$238,872TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,327TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,327ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$31,008FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$86,570ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$80,641FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$49,633TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$49,633ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,661,461TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$238,872RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$43,306ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$618,500TotalAmt
Program Services$618,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,395TotalAmt
Program Services$378,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,185FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,579TotalAmt
Program Services$405,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$96,714FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,493TotalAmt
Program Services$55,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,940FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,671TotalAmt
Program Services$50,939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,996FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,465TotalAmt
Program Services$49,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,707FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,364TotalAmt
Management And General$32,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$943,759TotalAmt
Program Services$909,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,118TotalAmt
Program Services$58,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,212FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,556TotalAmt
Program Services$7,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,795FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,595TotalAmt
Program Services$170,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,070FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$986TotalAmt
Program Services$711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$168FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,661TotalAmt
Management And General$25,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUBSCRIPTIONS$36,899$32,508$4,391
PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI$32,909$32,909
LIASONS$14,469$14,469
BAD DEBT$71$71

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,162TotalAmt
Program Services$7,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,283,652TotalAmt
Program Services$2,791,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$254,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$237,787FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,602,301BOYAmt
EOY$2,891,403EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,184,920BOYAmt
EOY$3,039,031EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$110,700EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$55,269LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$986LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,889BOYAmt
EOY$54,283EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700,178BOYAmt
EOY$705,019EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,537,288BOYAmt
EOY$6,800,436EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,683BOYAmt
EOY$55,022EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,683BOYAmt
EOY$55,022EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,255,685BOYAmt
EOY$3,706,383EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,184,920BOYAmt
EOY$3,039,031EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,440,605BOYAmt
EOY$6,745,414EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,537,288BOYAmt
EOY$6,800,436EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$377,809ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$73,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,876,710CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,974,573CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,445,705CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,687,178CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,465,895CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,450,061TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,876,710CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,974,573CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,445,705CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,687,178CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,465,895CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,450,061TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,037,170SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,412,891PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,661CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,465CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,806CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,327CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,076TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,464,137TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,617,120GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60520PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$361,324BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,867InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$8,394GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,389AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$341,674EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$360,696BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,929InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$16,424GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,877AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$361,324EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$242,479BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$101,976ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,100InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$15,135GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,724AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$360,696EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$225,533BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,132InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$10,961GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,225AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$242,479EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,269OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$986DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,283BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$54,283TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,137,648TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$395,546DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$395,546RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,742,102RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$80,641OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$80,641RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,661,461TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,832,839TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$468,546DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$80,641OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$549,187ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,283,652ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,283,652TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENTS IS TO SUPPORT SPHINX'S ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING
Part X, Line 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2012.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES -80,641.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 80,641.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)PROGRAM SERVICESESTABLISHING ARTISTIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS$14,048
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATESPROGRAM SERVICESESTABLISHING ARTISTIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS$4,048
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$18,096SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$18,096TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:SEPARATE ACCOUNTING OF THE EXPENSES
Part I, line 3:ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING WITH SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION IN THE GENERAL LEDGER SYSTEM.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPHINX VIRTUOSI GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$117,578GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$86,570CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$31,008GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$52,325RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$17,910FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10,406OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$117,578GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$86,570CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$31,008GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$52,325RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$17,910FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,406OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$80,641DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$49,633NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
COMPETITION BASED AWARDS17$112,500
HONORARIUMS5$156,000
MUSIC ASSISTANCE FUND18$350,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRECIPIENTS ARE AWARDED AMOUNTS BASED ON PLACEMENT IN COMPETITIONS, LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS OR BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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
AARON DWORKIN
FOUNDER/FORMER PRESIDENT - RESIGNED$215,861$0$24,690$0$0$0$26,419$0$17,787$0$284,757$0$0$0
AFA S DWORKIN
PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$212,293$0$36,750$0$0$0$37,122$0$18,973$0$305,138$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aEXECUTIVE STAFF RECEIVE THE BENEFIT AND IT IS NOT TREATED AS COMPENSATION.
Part I, Line 7BONUSES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THOSE ARE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BONUS IS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THERE IS NOT A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA HOWEVER THEY TEND TO RANGE FROM 10-20% OF BASE SALARY.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
AFA S DWORKIN
SPOUSE OF FORMER PRESIDENT$305,139COMPENSATION0
AARON P DWORKIN
SPOUSE OF PRESIDENT$222,256COMPENSATION0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2THE CURRENT PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND THE FOUNDER AND FORMER PRESIDENT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bMINUTES ARE TAKEN FOR ALL BOARD COMMITTEES AND SHARED WITH THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE DOCUMENTATION OF COMMITTEE MINUTES, THEY CAN REQUEST TO RECEIVE COPIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE PRESIDENT AND ACCOUNTANT WILL REVIEW A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE BEING FILED. IN ADDITION, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED A REDACTED COPY OF THE 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cSPHINX ISSUES CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS TO BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF WHO COMPLETE THEM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND DISCLOSES THE PERSON'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A SUMMARY IS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD WITH ANY POTENTIAL IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS BEING RAISED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15SPECIFIC APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) FROM THE BOARD (I.E. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH EXCLUDES THE PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP (MARRIED). THEY LOOK AT COMPARABLE SALARY LEVELS (THROUGH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990, TENURE, AND PERFORMANCE). THE SALARIES ARE AGAIN APPROVED DURING THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT VOTE IN THE APPROVAL OF THE SALARIES OR BUDGET. THIS COMPENSATION PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN ENTIRETY IN 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gARTIST FEES: Program service expenses 760,177. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 760,177. AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION: Program service expenses 11,750. Management and general expenses 1. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,751. CONCERT PRODUCTION: Program service expenses 97,052. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 97,052. DEVELOPMENT FEES: Program service expenses 40,088. Management and general expenses 34,691. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 74,779.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THIS PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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