HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY (EIN 74-1157373)
Tax period
2009-06-01 to 2010-05-31
Filed
2011-04-14
IRS object ID
201111049349300411
Schema version
2009v1.7
Source
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Description2009-2010 Concert Season ActivitiesClassical Season HighlightsThe highest grossing classical concert was The Planets - An HD Odyssey yielding $349,000 in single ticket sales and 5,632 tickets.In September 2009, Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony performed the North American premiere of Der Rosenkavalier - Film and Music, a unique concert experience of a screening of the 1925 silent film with Herr Richard Strauss's dazzling orchestral score. For decades, the film was thought to be lost, but it was found and painstakingly restored and paired with Strauss' composition from his popular opera on which the film was based.In October 2009, the Symphony performed Lunada in a free community concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre, produced by the Mexican Institute of Greater Houston. Also in October, the orchestra traveled to Nederland, Texas, near Beaumont for a sold out concert at the Nederland Performing Arts Center.In November 2009, the Hans Graf and the orchestra performed Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth). This performance was selected as the second commercial recording for the NAXOS label, and it also fulfilled a commitment made by Hans Graf in 2003 to perform all of Mahler's orchestral song cycles. In January 2010, as part of the classical subscription series, the Houston Symphony performed the world-premiere of The Planets - An HD Odyssey. The Houston Symphony collaborated with NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and award-winning producer/director, Duncan Copp, to craft a film of the latest, high-definition planetary images that accompanied a live performance of Gustav Holst's suite, The Planets. Also in January 2010, the orchestra welcomed guest pianist, Kirill Gerstein, to the stage at Jones Hall. Gerstein won the 2010 Gilmore Young Artist award - receiving the notification only a day before his performance in Houston. In May 2010, the Symphony welcomed Houston Grand Opera graduate, soprano Albina Shagimuratova, for Poulenc's Gloria. Shagimuratova, who made her Houston Symphony debut, awed audiences with her vocal delivery of the dramatic, dark and mysterious Poulenc melodies.To close the season, Graf and the orchestra performed two of history's most thrilling pieces, Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Outstanding guest conductors who took the podium in 2009-2010 included Louis Langre, Leonidas Kavakos, Marin Alsop, Hannu Lintu, Edward Gardner (who made his Houston Symphony debut in 2009-2010), Yan Pascal Tortelier, Claus Peter Flor and Bernard Labadie. The season included performances by some of the music world's recognized stars, including the opening night performance with Pianist Emanuel Ax, Pianist Ingrid Fliter, Pianist Jeffrey Kahane, Pianist Kirill Gerstein, Pianist Radu Lupu, Pianist Simon Trpceski, Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, Violinist James Ehnes, Violinist Baiba Skride, Cellist Alban Gerhardt, Mezzo-Soprano Jane Henschel and Tenor Paul Groves.Houston Symphony musicians were soloists as well during the 2009-2010 season including Oboist Robert Atherholt, Bassoonist Rian Craypo, Violinist Eric Halen, and Cellist Brinton Averil Smith. The Houston Symphony Chorus partnered with the orchestra in such grand programs as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, The Planets - An HD Odyssey, Mozart's Requiem, and Poulenc's Gloria. Pops Season HighlightsThe highest grossing POPS concert was Pink Martini yielding $112,200 in single ticket sales and 7,196 tickets.Innovative guest artists who joined the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall for POPS concerts included Rockapella, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Wilson, Michael Cavanaugh, John Pizzarelli, Pink Martini and Cirque de la Symphonie.POPS "Symphony Specials" included concerts featuring Kenny Rogers, Garrison Keillor, Frankie Valli and the Beach Boys.Description

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DescriptionSummerSummer Specials known as "Summer in the City" included The Music of Star Trek, Gamer MusiCON, Blue Planet LIVE and The Music of ABBA which sold more than 12,200 tickets and grossing more than $323,000 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 60,000. The Symphony continued to integrate new features into the Summer Series by providing interactive concert experiences for audiences. Gamer MusiCON 2009 was a multi-media event combining the music of video games with rock concert lighting and video game footage. Blue Planet LIVE featured compiled video from the BBC/Discovery Channel series The Blue Planet, which documented the extraordinary world of sea life under our oceans. Assistant Conductor/American Conducting Fellow Brett Mitchell led the Houston Symphony orchestra and chorus in performing legendary film composer George Fenton's Emmy-winning music score, while video from the series was projected onto a large screen above the stage. Great Day Houston host, Deborah Duncan, narrated the scenes.Description

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DescriptionFamily ConcertsEach year, the Symphony's outreach programming also features four family concerts, led by Associate Conductor Robert Franz and Assistant Conductor/American Conducting Fellow Brett Mitchell. The themes for the 2009-10 season, attended by 15,005 children and their families, were The Wizard of Oz, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Beauty and the Beast, and Carnival of the Animals.Description
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY0EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5289688BOY
EOY3663914EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1550637BOY
EOY1862761EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3806667BOY
EOY3816408EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6171448BOY
EOY4606448EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9879487BOY
EOY10296612EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY21408239BOY
EOY20582229EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-18581737BOY
EOY-18239680EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2463186BOY
EOY1321365EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-16118551BOY
EOY-16918315EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5289688BOY
EOY3663914EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Years12409976CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years24672790CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years13896440CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year12365304CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year13411912CurrentTaxYear
Total76756422Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years7203617CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years7888566CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8725204CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year8760232CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year9032110CurrentTaxYear
Total41609729Total

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 Years19613593CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years32561356CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years22621644CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year21125536CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year22444022CurrentTaxYear
Total118366151Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years5374090CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2134470CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3665018CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1456511CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year672178CurrentTaxYear
Total13302267Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years5374090CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2134470CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3665018CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1456511CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year672178CurrentTaxYear
Total13302267Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509105063884PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1284447CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1175198CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year186708CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year134121CurrentTaxYear
Total2780474Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1284447CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1175198CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year186708CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year134121CurrentTaxYear
Total2780474Total

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)
Total121146625Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.86720PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.84520PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.02300InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.03070PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
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 Balance60140787BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions193551Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses7962392InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures4103228OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance64193502EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance77349150BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions259686Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-13103706InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures4364343OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance60140787EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
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
Depreciation191166Depreciation
Book Value28078BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2044336OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1539218Depreciation
Book Value505118BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings550111TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Interest rate swap$4,911
Due to affiliated organization$2,371,010
Accrued pension liability$7,920,691
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts10296612TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue22626798TotalRevenue
Total Expenses24430368TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-1803570ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other$5,056,521OtherAmount
Total Adjustments5056521TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS3252951ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt26738675TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities59162DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues8155943OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9908215105RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal18523570RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included4103228OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt4103228RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99022626798TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt24489530TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities59162DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99059162ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal24430368ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form99024430368TotalExpensesPerForm990

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 $4103228
Part XII, Line 2dPart XII, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Consolidated audit - Endowment revenue $8155943
Part XI, Line 8Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund BalancesChange in value of pension liability under FASB 87 $945719 Change in value of interest rate swap agreement $58087 Revenue of affiliate $8155943 Endowment funds transfered to affiliate $ -4103228
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 G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agreement Ref FundraisingfalseAgreementRefFundraising

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1BallNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1897898GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1655783CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1242115GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1126759RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event161158OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2Opening NightNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2334192GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2184042CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2150150GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event269632RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event227982OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events2TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events359032GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events302622CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events56410GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events74031RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events41625OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total1591122GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total1142447CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events448675GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events270422RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events130765OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events401187DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary47488NetIncomeSummary

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 (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg
William VerMeulen
154688472117012176421
Michael Pawson
15109018662169752
Matthew Van Besien
1952318856204087
Hans C Graf
9512613289389330280915
Eric Halen
164925472218662188309
Brinton Smith
154046472117054175821

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 Due93338BalanceDue
DefaultfalseDefault
Approved By BoardtrueApprovedByBoard
Written AgreementtrueWrittenAgreement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due93338TotalBalanceDue

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions13NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990187399NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
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 are available on our website. Governing documents and the Form 990 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, Governing Director and Trustee and Jesse Tutor, Governing Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Cora Sue Mach, VP Education, Exec. Committee, Governing Director and Trustee and Steven P. Mach, VP, Finance, Exec. Committee, Governing Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Janice Barrow, Life Trustee and Barbara McCelvey, VP, Develop. and Volunteers, Exec. Committee, Gov. Director and Trustee have a personal relationship.Carolyn Mann, Trustee and Paul Mann, Trustee have a personal relationship.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dForm 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Serving HoustonTo 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
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 InvolvedAmountInvolved
Houston Symphony Endowment
p249795
Houston Symphony Endowment
c3853433

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