AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 13-1969375)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-05-14
IRS object ID: 201341349349305164
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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	2013-05-14T14:47:28-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	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	2011-07-01	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	2013-05-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WILLIAM J ARNOLD	Name
Phone	9737448660	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-05-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	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	5559727	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	13	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	13	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	211	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	3	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2789355	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2964393	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2448160	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	2595123	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	42620	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	211	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5280135	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	5559727	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3069497	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	3311386	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	167020	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	2050517	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	2293770	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	5120014	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	5605156	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	160121	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-45429	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2503297	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2269109	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2720446	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2771687	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-217149	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-502578	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PRESENT AFFORDABLE SYMPHONY CONCERTS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	3417026	Expense
Revenue	111739	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	1566240	Expense
Revenue	2483384	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	4983266	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
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	57	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	211	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
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	13	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
DANNY GOLDBERG
CHAIR	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
THURMOND SMITHGALL
VICE-CHAIR	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
DIMITRI PAPADIMITRIOU
TREASURER	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
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
JAN KRUKOWSKI
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
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 (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation	Address Line2AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine2
DBA WIT MEDIA
PO BOX 3534 GCS	NEW YORK	NY	10163	MEDIA	261563
LEON BOTSTEIN
GERRY HOUSE-BARD COLLEGE	ANNANDALEONHUDSON	NY	12504	MUSIC DIRECTOR	145000
THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE
115 EAST 57TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10022	PERFORMANCES	143175	11TH FLOOR

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	3	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	66090	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	2898303	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	1000	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	2964393	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
CONTRACT FEES	711130	2483384	2483384
TICKET SALES	711130	111739	111739

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	2595123	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	211	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	211	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	211	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5559727	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2595334	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2485526	Total
Program Services	2231112	ProgramServices
Management And General	156314	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	98100	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	628238	Total
Program Services	597226	ProgramServices
Management And General	16152	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14860	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	197622	Total
Program Services	193560	ProgramServices
Management And General	2116	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1946	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17417	Total
Program Services	13934	ProgramServices
Management And General	3483	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	84064	Total
Management And General	84064	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	868955	Total
Program Services	833632	ProgramServices
Management And General	29722	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5601	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	358565	Total
Program Services	358565	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	95521	Total
Program Services	53265	ProgramServices
Management And General	22523	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	19733	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	485783	Total
Program Services	372050	ProgramServices
Management And General	105772	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7961	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60908	Total
Program Services	60908	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7915	Total
Program Services	3915	ProgramServices
Management And General	4000	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36142	Total
Program Services	19878	ProgramServices
Management And General	16264	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
MUSIC & INSTRUMENTAL RENT	174198	174198
SPECIAL PROJECTS	49998	49998
MISCELLANEOUS	36904	6793	11292	18819
LIBRARY	14232	14232

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3168	Total
Management And General	3168	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5605156	Total
Program Services	4983266	ProgramServices
Management And General	454870	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	167020	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	67861	BOY
EOY	4839	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5570	BOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	287015	BOY
EOY	144807	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	181359	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	114306	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	74968	BOY
EOY	67053	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28883	BOY
EOY	13410	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2503297	BOY
EOY	2269109	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11990	BOY
EOY	51615	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52245	BOY
EOY	63861	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	2720446	BOY
EOY	2771687	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-502149	BOY
EOY	-547578	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	285000	BOY
EOY	45000	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-217149	BOY
EOY	-502578	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2503297	BOY
EOY	2269109	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-45429	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-240000	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
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	2774251	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2460532	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2461631	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2789355	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2964393	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13450162	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2640782	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3037375	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2446630	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2448160	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2595334	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13168281	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5415033	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5497907	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4908261	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5237515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5559727	CurrentTaxYear
Total	26618443	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	95451	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	120600	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	215900	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	89307	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	78143	CurrentTaxYear
Total	599401	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2365957	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2784945	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2162365	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2267638	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1954403	CurrentTaxYear
Total	11535308	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2461408	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2905545	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2378265	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2356945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2032546	CurrentTaxYear
Total	12134709	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	14483734	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5415033	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5497907	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4908261	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5237515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5559727	CurrentTaxYear
Total	26618443	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.54410	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.52540	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	12918	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2584	Depreciation
Book Value	10334	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	168441	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	111722	Depreciation
Book Value	56719	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	67053	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	5559727	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	5605156	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-45429	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-45429	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5559727	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	5559727	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	5559727	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5605156	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	5605156	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	5605156	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 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.
MATERIAL DIFFERENCES IN VOTING RIGHTS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI	HONORARY BOARD MEMEBRS DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD INCLUDES 2 HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS.
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.

AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Advertising Advertising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Total509 Total509

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

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