AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 13-1969375)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-04-25
IRS object ID: 201431159349300718
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-04-25T12:12:39-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAMBRIDES ARNOLD MOULTHROP LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	26 PARK ST STE 301	AddressLine1
City	MONTCLAIR	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	070423443	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131969375	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AMER	NameControl
Phone	2128689276	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	263 W 38TH STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 10 FLR	AddressLine2
City	NEW YORK CITY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10018	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LYNNE MELOCCARO	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2128689276	Phone
Date Signed	2014-04-22	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WILLIAM J ARNOLD	Name
Phone	9737448660	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-04-25	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LYNNE MELOCCARO EX DIRECTOR	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	263 W 38TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK CITY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10018	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	5374088	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	AMERICANSYMPHONY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1962	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PRESENT AFFORDABLE SYMPHONY CONCERTS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	15	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	13	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	255	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	4	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2964393	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2136821	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2595123	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	3237267	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	211	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5559727	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	5374088	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3311386	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	3652692	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	418696	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	2293770	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1946662	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	5605156	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	5599354	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-45429	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-225266	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2269109	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2226425	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2771687	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2724269	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-502578	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-497844	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PRESENT AFFORDABLE SYMPHONY CONCERTS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	2766681	Expense
Revenue	160493	Revenue
Description	SUBSCRIPTIONS - A SERIES OF CONCERTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL SEASON TICKETS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1268146	Expense
Revenue	3076774	Revenue
Description	SERVICE CONTRACTS - CONCERTS PERFORMED BY THE SYMPHONY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR A FEE AT ESTIMATED COST.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	4034827	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	66	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	255	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	15	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	13	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2128689276	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	263 W 38TH STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	10TH FLOOR	AddressLine2
City	NEW YORK CITY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10018	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
DANNY GOLDBERG
CHAIR EMERIT	2.00	X	0	0	0
THURMOND SMITHGALL
VICE-CHAIR	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
DIMITRI PAPADIMITRIOU
CHAIR	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
MICHAEL DORF
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
RACHEL KALNICKI
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
JACK KLIGER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
SHIRLEY MUELLER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
EILEEN RHULEN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
FELICITAS THORNE
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
JOEL BERSON
HONORARY TRU	2.00	X	0	0	0
STAN STOKOWSKI
HONORARY TRU	2.00	X	0	0	0
MIRIAM BERGER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
KAREN ZORN
TREASURER	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
DEBRA R PEMSTEIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT A FIPPINGER
CHAIR EMERIT	2.00	X	0	0	0
LYNNE MELOCCARO
EXEC DIRECTO	40.00		127227	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	127227	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 EAST 57TH STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	11TH FLOOR	AddressLine2
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10022	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	PERFORMANCES	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	225691	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	70800	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	2066021	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	2136821	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
CONTRACT FEES	711130	3076774	3076774
TICKET SALES	711130	160493	160493

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	3237267	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5374088	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3237267	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	133095	Total
Program Services	107562	ProgramServices
Management And General	25533	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	135000	Total
Program Services	135000	ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2477449	Total
Program Services	1992860	ProgramServices
Management And General	484589	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	318097	Total
Program Services	283026	ProgramServices
Management And General	35071	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	580001	Total
Program Services	516054	ProgramServices
Management And General	63947	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9050	Total
Program Services	8052	ProgramServices
Management And General	998	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3884	Total
Program Services	1050	ProgramServices
Management And General	2834	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67224	Total
Program Services	18171	ProgramServices
Management And General	49053	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	605617	Total
Program Services	424493	ProgramServices
Management And General	138371	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	42753	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	347582	Total
Fundraising	347582	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85019	Total
Management And General	85019	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	492814	Total
Program Services	370902	ProgramServices
Management And General	121912	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	71127	Total
Management And General	71127	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5639	Total
Management And General	5639	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59749	Total
Management And General	59749	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PROGRAM EXPENSES	177657	177657
GENERAL FUNDRAISING	21892		21892
MISCELLANEOUS	8458		6469	1989

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5599354	Total
Program Services	4034827	ProgramServices
Management And General	1145831	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	418696	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4839	BOY
EOY	57991	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2039000	BOY
EOY	1758747	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144807	BOY
EOY	337863	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	181359	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	119945	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	67053	BOY
EOY	61414	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13410	BOY
EOY	10410	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2269109	BOY
EOY	2226425	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51615	BOY
EOY	1593	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	63861	BOY
EOY	66465	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2656211	BOY
EOY	2656211	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2771687	BOY
EOY	2724269	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-547578	BOY
EOY	-517844	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45000	BOY
EOY	20000	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-502578	BOY
EOY	-497844	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2269109	BOY
EOY	2226425	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-225266	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	230000	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2460532	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2461631	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2789355	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2964393	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2136821	CurrentTaxYear
Total	12812732	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3037375	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2446630	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2448160	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2595334	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3237267	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13764766	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5497907	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4908261	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5237515	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5559727	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5374088	CurrentTaxYear
Total	26577498	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	120600	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	215900	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	89307	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	78143	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	95739	CurrentTaxYear
Total	599689	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2784945	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2162365	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2267638	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1954403	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2441299	CurrentTaxYear
Total	11610650	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2905545	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2378265	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2356945	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2032546	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2537038	CurrentTaxYear
Total	12210339	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	14367159	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5497907	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4908261	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5237515	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5559727	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5374088	CurrentTaxYear
Total	26577498	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.54060	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.54410	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	12918	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3230	Depreciation
Book Value	9688	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	168441	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	116715	Depreciation
Book Value	51726	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	61414	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5374088	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	5374088	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	5374088	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5464354	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	5464354	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	135000	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	135000	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	5599354	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	ReturnReference
Explanation	COMPENSATION PAID TO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR 0 (A DISQUALIFIED PERSON FOR SCHEDULE A 0 PURPOSES) INCLUDED IN PREPAID 0 EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 135,000	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN UNPAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHICH THEY PARTICIPATE IN AS PART OF THEIR SCHOOL PROGRAM.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE REMAINDER OF THE BOARD BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON JOINING THE BOARD. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX-EXEMPTION STATUS, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD TREASURER THROUGH THE USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SENIORITY, PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ETC.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONDUCTORS & SOLOISTS 375,143 0 0 OTHER 49,350 138,371 42,753
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	COMPENSATION PAID TO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR 0 (A DISQUALIFIED PERSON FOR SCHEDULE A 0 PURPOSES) INCLUDED IN PREPAID 0 EXPENSES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 135,000
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT - DECREASE IN 0 EXPENSES 95,000

AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

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Equipment Equipment

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