SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC (EIN 38-3283759)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-05-13
IRS object ID
201411339349303711
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-05-13T13:56:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line127400 NORTHWESTERN HWYAddressLine1
CitySOUTHFIELDCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48034ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383283759EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPHINX ORGANIZATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSPHIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3138779100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER NO 2550AddressLine1
CityDETROITCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48243ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAARON DWORKINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3138779100PhoneNum
Signature2014-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL D BRYANTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00241185PTIN
Phone2483522500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAARON DWORKINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER NO 2550AddressLine1
CityDETROITCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48243ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,778,556GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SPHINXMUSIC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF BLACKS AND LATINOS IN MUSIC SCHOOLS, AS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, AND AS CLASSICAL AUDIENCES; TO ADMINISTER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION; TO PROMOTE THE CREATION, PERFORMANCE, AND PRESERVATION OF WORKS BY BLACK AND LATINO COMPOSERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body26VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,974,573PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,445,705CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$297,387PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$280,806CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$15,103PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$5,162CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$57,115CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,256,857PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,664,234CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,200PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$59,100CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,167,176PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,239,519CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$226,635CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,300,445PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,204,581CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,479,821PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,503,200CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$777,036PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,161,034CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,530,630TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,907,447TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$53,014TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$68,797TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,477,616NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,838,650NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF BLACKS AND LATINOS IN MUSIC SCHOOLS, AS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, AND AS CLASSICAL AUDIENCES; TO ADMINISTER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION; TO PROMOTE THE CREATION, PERFORMANCE, AND PRESERVATION OF WORKS BY BLACK AND LATINO COMPOSERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,034,809ExpenseAmt
Grant$59,100GrantAmt
Revenue$274,179RevenueAmt
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$543,163ExpenseAmt
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$480,812ExpenseAmt
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$2,058,784TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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 Document127IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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 Members26GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 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 Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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 Line1AARON DWORKINBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3138879100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 RENAISSANCE CENTER SUITE 2550AddressLine1
CityDETROITCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48243ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
AARON P DWORKIN
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$280,487$0$92,243
ANNE L TAYLOR
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM H CARSON
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY GLOVER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL HERSTEIN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA DARLING
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH C FISCHER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD HERTZ
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMAN G HERBERT
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEIDRE LAMBERT-BOUNDS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA GARCIA
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN ISRAELITE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY STEGEMAN DICARLO
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN PICKARD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAUN WILSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY WEAVER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA BIANCHI MOISON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEVERLY WILLIS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL BARTON PINE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAXINE FRANKEL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA L GIBSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA H GILLUM
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA HOFFMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJORIE PEARSALL
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIANNE LOCKWOOD
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AFA SADYKHLY
MUSIC DIRECTOR40.00$177,500$0$46,657Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$457,987TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$138,900TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$67,705FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$192,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,186,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,445,705TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ARTIST PERFORMANCES711130$268,016$268,016
APPLICANT FEES711130$12,790$12,790
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$280,806TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,465TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,465ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$34,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$40,627OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$6,627OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$6,627TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$6,627RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$16,580FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$67,705ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$73,695FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$57,115TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$57,115ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,664,234TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$274,179RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$55,650ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,100TotalAmt
Program Services$59,100ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$372,730TotalAmt
Program Services$267,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,737FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$643,013TotalAmt
Program Services$461,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,955FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,838TotalAmt
Program Services$81,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,158FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,548TotalAmt
Program Services$34,408ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,025FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,390TotalAmt
Program Services$45,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,839FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,100TotalAmt
Management And General$27,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$739,632TotalAmt
Program Services$739,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,543TotalAmt
Program Services$64,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,713FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,113TotalAmt
Program Services$6,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,549FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,996TotalAmt
Program Services$199,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,507TotalAmt
Program Services$6,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,616FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,490TotalAmt
Management And General$32,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUBSCRIPTIONS$50,823$44,775$6,048
PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI$32,568$32,568
LIASONS$13,976$13,976

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,833TotalAmt
Program Services$1,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,503,200TotalAmt
Program Services$2,058,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$226,635FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,042,824BOYAmt
EOY$2,559,603EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,387,405BOYAmt
EOY$4,297,577EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$53,669LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,402LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,401BOYAmt
EOY$50,267EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,530,630BOYAmt
EOY$6,907,447EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,014BOYAmt
EOY$68,797EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,014BOYAmt
EOY$68,797EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,090,211BOYAmt
EOY$2,541,073EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,387,405BOYAmt
EOY$4,297,577EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,477,616BOYAmt
EOY$6,838,650EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,530,630BOYAmt
EOY$6,907,447EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,161,034ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$200,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$1,544,439CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,218,762CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,876,710CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,974,573CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,445,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,060,189TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,544,439CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,218,762CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,876,710CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,974,573CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,445,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,060,189TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,132,043SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,928,146PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,554CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,661CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,817CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,465CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,767TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,855CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$4,855TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,084,811TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,565,829GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76360PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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$53,669OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,402DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,267BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$50,267TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,934,960TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,190,404DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,190,404RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,744,556RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$80,322OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$80,322RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,664,234TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,573,926TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$990,404DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$80,322OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,070,726ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,503,200ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,503,200TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2013 AND 2012, 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 2010.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON SALE OF CAPITAL ASSET -6,627. SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES -73,695.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON SALE OF CAPITAL ASSET 6,627. SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES 73,695.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1SPHINX VIRTUOSI GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$84,285GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$67,705CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$16,580GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$50,877RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$13,631FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,187OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$84,285GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$67,705CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$16,580GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$50,877RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$13,631FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,187OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$73,695DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$57,115NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 AWARDS22$49,350
MUSIC APPRECIATION FUND19$8,550
HONORARIUMS4$1,200

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
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 P DWORKIN
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT$240,487$0$40,000$0$0$0$24,000$0$68,243$0$372,730$0$0$0
AFA SADYKHLY
MUSIC DIRECTOR$150,000$0$27,500$0$0$0$14,500$0$32,157$0$224,157$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 SADYKHLY
SPOUSE OF PRESIDENT$209,657COMPENSATION0
AARON P DWORKIN
SPOUSE OF KEY EMPLOYEE AFA SADYKHLY$348,730COMPENSATION0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BALL DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THEREFORE NO DOCUMENTATION OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS IS KEPT
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE BEING FILED. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED A 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 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 2013.
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 670,362. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 670,362. AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,206. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,206. CONCERT PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,490. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,490. DEVELOPMENT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,528. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 46. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,574.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES IN THIS PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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