HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY (EIN 74-1157373)
Tax period
2010-06-01 to 2011-05-31
Filed
2012-04-12
IRS object ID
201201039349300515
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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Description2010-2011 Season Activities:Classical Season Highlights - The highest grossing classical concert was Joshua Bell's Mendelssohn yielding $97,900 in single ticket sales and 4,709 tickets.The Houston Symphony appointed its new concertmaster, Frank Huang, an award-winning violinist originally from the Houston area, in the 2010-11 season. Huang debuted on Opening Night on September 11, 2011, performing Mozart's Sinfonia concertante with Wayne Brooks, principal violist.The Houston Symphony embarked on its first European tour in more than a decade in October 2010 when they visited the United Kingdom. The Symphony performed its mega-hit commission, The Planets - An HD Odyssey, to sell-out crowds in an eight-concert, seven-city tour.In October 2010, the Symphony performed at Lunada, a free community concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre, produced by the Mexican Institute of Greater Houston. Also in October, the orchestra was one of the first performing arts groups invited to play at the brand-new Gaertner Performing Arts Center at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.In November 2010, the Houston Symphony performed the premiere of the full-orchestra version of Lawrence Siegel's Kaddish "I Am Here" in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston. The oratorio combined the orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists with lyrics derived from interviews with 15 Holocaust survivors - four of whom live in Houston. The Symphony was proud to collaborate with college musicians during the season. In the classical season, the Symphony showcased performers from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in February 2011 with a presentation of Ravel's comedic one act opera, L'Heure espagnole (The Spanish Hour). In the Pops season, the Houston Symphony teamed with the esteemed University of North Texas' One O'Clock Lab Band in November 2010 for One O'Clock Swings. In May 2011, the Symphony offered an innovative concert format for Exploring Mahler 10, Gustav Mahler's final symphony left unfinished at his death and later completed by British composer Deryck Cooke. Music Director Hans Graf and guest commentator Brian Newhouse of American Public Media led the interactive concert that began with a discussion of the work along with musical examples and visual aids. To close the season, Graf and the orchestra performed Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 along with Dvorak's Cello Concerto featuring world-renowned guest cellist Alisa Weilerstein in the solo spotlight. Outstanding guest conductors who took the podium in 2010-2011 included Hannu Lintu, Thomas Dausgaard, James Gaffigan, Rafael Frhbeck de Burgos, and Kirill Karabits along with debuting conductors Matthew Halls, Juraj Valcuha, Juanjo Mena, and Mark Wigglesworth.The season included performances by some of the music world's recognized stars, including pianists Yefim Bronfman, Stephen Hough, and Jonathan Biss; violinists Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, Leila Josefowicz; cellist Alisa Weilerstein; soprano Erin Wall; and mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer.Classical artists making their debut in the 2010-11 season were pianists Markus Groh, Inon Barnatan, and Gabriela Montero; violinist Augustin Hadelich; and Brian Newhouse of American Public Media Houston Symphony musicians were soloists as well during the 2010-2011 season including newly-appointed concertmaster Frank Huang, principal violist Wayne Brooks, principal flutist Aralee Dorough and principal cellist Brinton Averil Smith. The Houston Symphony Chorus partnered with the orchestra in such grand programs as Verdi's Requiem, Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, Very Merry Pops, Pops Knockouts, Final Fantasy, Kaddish "I Am Here," and Messiah.Description

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DescriptionPops Season Highlights - The highest grossing POPS concert was Chris Botti yielding $159,200 in single ticket sales and 5,691 tickets.Guest artists who joined the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall for POPS concerts included Chris Botti, Matt Dusk, Kenny Loggins, Ashley Brown, and Ellis Hall in a tribute to Ray Charles. POPS "Symphony Specials" included concerts featuring Michael Bolton in September 2010 and a special holiday performance with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at the Toyota Center in December 2010 in front of more than 12,000 fans. Summer - Summer Specials known as "Symphony Summer in the City" included The Planets - An HD Odyssey Plus Star Wars; The Music of Queen; and Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy. In total, "Symphony Summer in the City" sold more than 7,993 tickets and grossed more than $446,900 in revenue.The orchestra's concerts and annual Independence Day celebrations at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and Miller Outdoor Theatre once again drew large crowds. These summer events have become a Houston tradition, with a combined audience of more than 69,000. The Symphony continued its quest to reach new audiences during the summer by providing unique, multi-media concert experiences. Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy combined the music of the popular video game series with footage from the games themselves projected on a large screen above the orchestra. Also utilizing the big screen was the encore performance of the Symphony's mega-hit commission, The Planets - An HD Odyssey. This concert also included the ever-popular and thematically linked music of Star Wars.Description

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis2296881LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec1897147LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY550111BOY
EOY399734EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY7915BOY
EOY308236EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY0EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY0EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY0EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY0EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3663914BOY
EOY6106674EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1862761BOY
EOY1558920EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3816408BOY
EOY4092464EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4606448BOY
EOY5288448EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY10296612BOY
EOY10230905EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20582229BOY
EOY21170737EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-18239680BOY
EOY-16834600EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1321365BOY
EOY1770537EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-16918315BOY
EOY-15064063EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3663914BOY
EOY6106674EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses673369ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes1180883ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit PerformedfalseFederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years24672790CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years13896440CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years12365304CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year13411912CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year16083339CurrentTaxYear
Total80429785Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years7888566CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8725204CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8760232CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9032110CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year6062785CurrentTaxYear
Total40468897Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years32561356CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years22621644CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years21125536CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year22444022CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year22146124CurrentTaxYear
Total120898682Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2134470CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3665018CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1456511CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year672178CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3489679CurrentTaxYear
Total11417856Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2134470CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3665018CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1456511CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year672178CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3489679CurrentTaxYear
Total11417856Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509109480826PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1175198CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years188558CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years186708CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year134121CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year107787CurrentTaxYear
Total1792372Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1175198CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years188558CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years186708CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year134121CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year107787CurrentTaxYear
Total1792372Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years33736554CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years22810202CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years21312244CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year22578143CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year22253911CurrentTaxYear
Total122691054Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.89230PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.86720PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.01460InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.02300PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance64193502BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions554317Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses9317739InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures3870090OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance70195468EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance60140787BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions193551Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses7962392InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures4103228OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance64193502EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance77349150BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions259686Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-13103706InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures4364343OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance60140787EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.06110BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.93890PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgstrueEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis16915OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value16915BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis219244OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation199987Depreciation
Book Value19257BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2060722OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1697160Depreciation
Book Value363562BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings399734TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Interest rate swap$50,806
Due to affiliated organization$3,867,134
Accrued pension liability$6,312,965
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts10230905TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue25294162TotalRevenue
Total Expenses24620793TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year673369ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other$7,182,849OtherAmount
Total Adjustments7182849TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS7856218ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt31386444TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities90316DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues9872056OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9909962372RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal21424072RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included3870090OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt3870090RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99025294162TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt24711109TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities90316DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99090316ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal24620793ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form99024620793TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part XII, Line 4bPart XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SGrant from Endowment $3870090
Part XII, Line 2dPart XII, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Consolidated audit - Endowment revenue $9872056
Part XI, Line 8Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund BalancesChange in value of pension liability under FASB 87 $1226778 Change in value of interest rate swap agreement $0 Revenue of affiliate $0 Endowment funds transfered to affiliate $ -0 Change in value of interest rate swap agreement $ -45895
Part V, Line 4Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.Houston Symphony Endowment (the Endowment) was established to support the operations of the Houston Symphony Society. The Endowment holds contributed funds in perpetuity, invests those funds, and makes contributions from time to time to the Society. Such contributions must meet the stated restrictions of donors as well as the current policies of the Endowment. The Endowment is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the officers of the Board of Directors of the Society.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEuropeRegion
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedProgramTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedPerformancesSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures232148TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent232148SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent232148TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 KXNoRecipientOver5K
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierAdditional Supplemental InformationIdentifier
ExplanationThe Houston Symphony embarked on its first European tour in more than a decade in October 2010 when they visited the United Kingdom. The Symphony performed its mega-hit commission, The Planets - An HD Odyssey, to sell-out crowds in an eight-concert, seven-city tour.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Phone SolicitationsXPhoneSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising EventsXSpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref FundraisingtrueAgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bennet DirectBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1231 Buffalo StAddressLine1
CityMilwaukeeCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityTelefundngActivity
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts120113GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor53635AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization66478NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts120113TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors53635TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization66478TotalNetToOrganization

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1BallNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1678413GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1494413CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1184000GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1163507RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Entertainment Event18550EntertainmentEvent1
Name Of Event2Opening NightNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2252200GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2140200CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2112000GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event278186RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Entertainment Event24500EntertainmentEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events3TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events330487GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events242962CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events87525GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events71114RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events3200EntertainmentOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total1261100GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total877575CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events383525GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events312807RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events16250EntertainmentTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events329057DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary54468NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption ProcedurefalseRebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (7 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg
William VerMeulen
14794223161171103
Michael Pawson
16720420053187257
Mark Hughes
12918423391152575
Mark C Hanson
16258013736176316
Hans Graf
9564514227469162359290
Eric Halen
15610124462180563
Brinton Smith
15120323296174499

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonEric HalenNamePerson
Purpose Of LoanPurchase instrumentPurposeOfLoan
Loan From OrganizationXLoanFromOrganization
Original Principal$161,663OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due83782BalanceDue
DefaultfalseDefault
Approved By BoardtrueApprovedByBoard
Written AgreementtrueWrittenAgreement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due83782TotalBalanceDue

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions13NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990452656NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftstrueReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe audited financial statements and Form 990 are available on our website. Governing documents are available upon request through the Symphony offices.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15bForm 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesAnnually the Director, Human Resources obtains salary surveys for both the Houston area and the Symphony universe. The Director then shares the information with the Board President. The Compensation Committee, consisting of the Board President,Board Chairman, and any other members as may be appointed by the Executive Committee from time to time, are responsible for approving the Executive Director/CEO's compensation package. Budget constraints are taken into account.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12cForm 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe Conflict of Interest Policy is provided annually to the Governing Board for their review and signature. If a conflict is noted the Trustee is asked to recuse himself from any applicable decisions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Form 990 is reviewed by the Controller and CFO. Once that review is complete, an e-mail is sent to the Governing Directors letting them know that the Form 990 is available for their review via a password protected link on the organization's website.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderMembers of the Society are defined as anyone who has contributed, or on whose behalf there has been a contribution of at least $100. Ten or more members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtJoan Kaplan, Trustee and Judy Margolis, Trustee have a personal relationship.Judy Margolis, Trustee and Rodney Margolis, Governing Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Joan Kaplan, Trustee and Rodney Margolis, Governing Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Betty Tutor, Lifetime Trustee and Jesse Tutor, Governing Director and Lifetime Trustee have a personal relationship.Cora Sue Mach, VP Education, Exec. Committee, Governing Director and Trustee and Steven P. Mach, VP, Finance & Board Governance, Exec. Committee, Governing Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Janice Barrow, Life Trustee and Barbara McCelvey, VP, Volunteers, Exec. Committee, Gov. Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Carolyn Mann, Trustee and Paul Mann, Trustee have a personal relationship.Stephen Tipps and Paul Morico have a business relationship.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dForm 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Serving Houston - To honor its longstanding commitment to community service, the Houston Symphony offers free or low-cost concerts to thousands of people each year through its Music Matters! education and outreach programs. Venues include Jones Hall, Miller Outdoor Theatre and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, as well as schools, churches, nursing homes, community centers and shelters for the homeless. The Symphony's outreach activities also feature master classes, instrumental instruction, student competitions, small ensemble performances and lectures. These initiatives are designed to ensure that Houstonians of all ages and backgrounds, including the underserved, the economically disadvantaged and those with physical or mental disabilities, have an opportunity to learn about and enjoy outstanding orchestral music.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Houston Symphony EndowmentBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1615 Louisiana St 102AddressLine1
CityHoustonCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code77002ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208350227EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupport the Houston SymphonyPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status509(a)(3)1PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled OrgtrueControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents RoyaltiesfalseReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other OrgfalseGiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other OrgtrueGiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other OrgtrueLoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other OrgfalseSaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other OrgfalsePurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of AssetsfalseExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other OrgstruePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid EmployeestrueSharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgtrueReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other OrgfalseOtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other OrgfalseOtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
Houston Symphony Endowment
p183120Cost
Houston Symphony Endowment
c3686970Cost

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