2024-10-04T18:32:05-05:00 2023-12-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 205 N MICHIGAN AVE 2800 CHICAGO IL 606015927 990 2023-01-01 320005884 GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION GRAN 3127427637 205 E RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO IL 60601 PAUL WINBERG PRESIDENT AND CEO 3127424763 2024-09-24 1 1 MARK HEROUX P00959793 3127298000 2024-09-24 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z PAUL WINBERG 205 E RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO IL 60601 12444316 0 X WWW.GPMF.ORG X 2002 IL (SEE SCH O) 42 42 370 90 0 0 11335715 11819849 110869 121768 228634 388679 -93789 -70197 11581429 12260099 0 0 0 0 4524253 4709160 12569 12981 1222280 2610633 2441035 7147455 7163176 4433974 5096923 15549160 23109304 334912 386909 15214248 22722395 X (SEE SCHEDULE O) 0 0 4897696 IN 2023, THE GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL AFFIRMED ITS RESILIENCE AS ONE OF CHICAGO'S LONGEST STANDING AND MOST BELOVED SUMMER CULTURAL TRADITIONS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, AUDIENCES RETURNED AT NEAR PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS TO ONCE AGAIN ENJOY FREE SYMPHONIC AND CHORAL CONCERTS IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. FROM JUNE 14 THROUGH AUGUST 19, 2023, CLOSE TO 180,000 RESIDENTS AND SUMMER VISITORS CAME TO THE FESTIVAL'S MILLENNIUM PARK PERFORMANCES, WITH TOTAL ATTENDANCE ACHIEVING 82% OF SEASON PROJECTIONS AND MARKING AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 13% FROM 2022. A FURTHER 39,950 CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS TOOK PART IN RELATED COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING CITYWIDE. THE FESTIVAL ALSO INCREASED ITS BROADCAST SCHEDULE, WITH WFMT-FM SIMULCASTING 13 PERFORMANCES VIA RADIO AND INTERNET, REACHING 500,000 LISTENERS. (CONTINUED - SEE SCH O) PATRONS WITNESSED A SEASON OF EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCES AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CARLOS KALMAR, MARKING HIS PENULTIMATE YEAR WITH THE FESTIVAL, LED THE ORCHESTRA THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO SOME OF HIS FAVORITE WORKS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED DEEPLY PERSONAL ACCOUNTINGS OF SHOSTAKOVICH'S SYMPHONY NO. 8 AND RACHMANINOV'S SYMPHONIC DANCES. THE GRANT PARK CHORUS, DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER BELL, JOINED KALMAR AND THE ORCHESTRA FOR FIVE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DVORAK'S STABAT MATER AND A POWERFUL CONCERT PAIRING OF BRAHMS'S A GERMAN REQUIEM WITH THE FESTIVAL PREMIERE OF JOEL THOMPSON'S 2015 CANTATA SEVEN LAST WORDS OF THE UNARMED. THE 2023 SEASON WAS THE MOST DIVERSE IN THE FESTIVAL'S HISTORY, WITH 65% OF CONCERTS INCLUDING A WORK BY A WOMAN AND/OR PERSON OF COLOR, 65% FEATURING A GUEST ARTIST OF COLOR, AND 55% SHOWCASING A FEMALE GUEST ARTIST. THE SEASON BOASTED 19 PREMIERES, INCLUDING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TWO CHAMBER WORKS COMMISSIONED FOR THE FESTIVAL FROM RISING YOUNG COMPOSER/DOUBLE-BASSIST XAVIER FOLEY; THE ILLINOIS PREMIERE OF JESSIE MONTGOMERY'S L.E.S. CHARACTERS (FESTIVAL LEAD COMMISSION); AND THE FESTIVAL PREMIERE OF WYNTON MARSALIS'S VIOLIN CONCERTO. NEW FACES AT THE FESTIVAL INCLUDED VIOLINISTS TAI MURRAY AND ESTHER YOO; CELLIST ZLATOMIR FUNG; GUITARIST ANIELLO DESIDERIO; AND SEVERAL TALENTED GUEST CONDUCTORS. RETURNING FESTIVAL FAVORITES INCLUDED VIOLINISTS STEFAN JACKIW AND AUGUSTIN HADELICH; VIOLIST MASUMI PER ROSTAD; PIANISTS MICHELLE CANN, STEWART GOODYEAR, JOYCE YANG, AND STEPHEN HOUGH; THE CIRQUE ENSEMBLE TROUPE VERTIGO; AND CONDUCTORS DAVID DANZMAYR AND GEMMA NEW. THE SEASON WAS NOT WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES; SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES, A DRAMATIC RAINSTORM, AND A SURPRISE TORNADO AMONG THEM. NEVERTHELESS, PRITZKER PAVILION ATTENDANCE AVERAGED 7,050 PATRONS PER CONCERT, WITH THE FESTIVAL DRAWING MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE TO ITS TWO BROADWAY CONCERTS; 10,700 TO CIRQUE RETURNS WITH POPULAR GUEST TROUPE VERTIGO; AND 10,500 TO BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 7. THE FESTIVAL WAS ESPECIALLY GRATIFIED TO SEE AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS EMBRACE THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF CONCERTGOING: PER AUDIENCE SURVEYS, AN AVERAGE 22% OF CONCERT ATTENDEES WERE NON-WHITE, 33% WERE UNDER AGE 45, AND 12% REPORTED INCOMES OF $39,000 OR BELOW. 203701 THE FESTIVAL'S FREE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC EXTEND THE FESTIVAL'S REACH TO NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO. 2023 MARKED THE 10TH YEAR OF THE GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (FORMERLY PROJECT INCLUSION). ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A CAREER-DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE FOR PRE-PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS OF COLOR, THESE PAID SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS BROUGHT EIGHT OUTSTANDING STRING PLAYERS AND SINGERS TO CHICAGO TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM IN MAJOR PROGRAMS WITH THE GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS AND IN MASTERCLASSES WITH ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP AND WORLD-RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS. FELLOWS ALSO EARNED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATING WITH AUDIENCES BY DEVELOPING AND PERFORMING FREE NIGHT OUT IN THE PARKS CHAMBER CONCERTS, LEADING INTERACTIVE CLASSICAL CAMPERS SESSIONS, AND PERFORMING IN THE PRESTIGIOUS DAME MYRA HESS SERIES AND RUSH HOUR CONCERTS. NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE FESTIVAL'S POPULAR VISITING MASTERS SERIES HOSTS FREE AND OPEN MASTER CLASSES FOR GRANT PARK FELLOWS AND LOCAL MUSIC STUDENTS, OFFERING ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL SOLOISTS. INTERESTED AUDIENCES ALSO ENJOY A RARE BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT A MUSICIAN'S DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. IN 2023, THE FESTIVAL PRESENTED FOUR INSTRUMENT MASTER CLASSES, LED BY VIOLINIST TAI MURRAY, PIANIST JOYCE YANG, SOPRANO MAEVE HGLUND, AND CELLIST ZLATOMIR FUNG. XAVIER FOLEY ALSO HELD A COMPOSITION MASTER CLASS WITH THREE STUDENTS FROM ACCESS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. THE FESTIVAL'S SIGNATURE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, CLASSICAL CAMPERS, SAW A 15% INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION LAST SUMMER, ENGAGING 1,330 CAMPERS AND COUNSELORS FROM 27 CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT (CPD) SUMMER PROGRAMS. CAMPERS HAILED FROM 26 CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITIES ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED GROUPS WITH A HALF DAY OF HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES LED BY TEACHING ARTISTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AN ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL AND MEET FESTIVAL MUSICIANS.THE FESTIVAL'S 2023 SERIES OF FREE RUNOUT PERFORMANCES - NIGHT OUT IN THE PARKS - SAW A 20% RISE IN ATTENDANCE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE GRANT PARK CHORUS PRESENTED AN A CAPPELLA PROGRAM OF AMERICAN SONGS AT THE SOUTH SHORE CULTURAL CENTER AND COLUMBUS PARK REFECTORY, AND THE GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA PERFORMED ON JUNE 30 AT SOUTH SHORE CULTURAL CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, GRANT PARK VOCAL AND STRING FELLOWS PERFORMED SMALL CHAMBER CONCERTS AT FIVE CPD NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, DRAWING A TOTAL 1,040 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ON SUNDAY, JULY 16, XAVIER FOLEY COLLABORATED WITH PIANIST JOYCE YANG IN A CENTERSTAGE PERFORMANCE FEATURING HIS COMMISSIONED WORK, MIDNIGHT SONATA, FOR DOUBLE BASS AND PIANO, IN ITS WORLD PREMIERE. THIS CENTERSTAGE CONCERT ON THE PRITZKER STAGE REACHED A CAPACITY AUDIENCE OF 250 PATRONS AND WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON 98.7 WFMT. IN ITS INAUGURAL SEASON, ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE XAVIER FOLEY AND JOYCE YANG PERFORMED AT MAINSTAGE CONCERTS AND OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS. FOLEY PLAYED SOLO BASS IN NINO ROTA'S DIVERTIMENTO CONCERTANTE WITH THE GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA ON JUNE 21, AND YANG WAS SCHEDULED TO PLAY TCHAIKOVSKY'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ON JULY 12 (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER). SHE APPEARED IN LISZT'S TOTENTANZ ON JULY 14 AND 15. EACH ARTIST CONDUCTED A VISITING MASTERS SESSION; FOLEY'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD RECEIVED ITS WORLD PREMIERE WITH THE STRING FELLOWS. 5101397 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 370 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 IL X X HANNAH LEHMAN 3127427637 205 E RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO IL 60601 ADAM GRAIS CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE DONALDSON VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JERRY GOLDSTONE TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LARUE ROBINSON SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SMITH IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BOONSTRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRIA VAN DER MERWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN HICKEY EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB BUFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SEDLAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHANTAL FORSTER DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS TARVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WHITNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN FRIESTAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIGIO PIMENTEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDDI GREENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEDY RATNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMEY FADIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SPIGNER DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY WILLCOX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL MUELLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIAN OETTINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ZUPKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTI KATZ CERCONE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (THROUGH 02/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA TESARIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM KAMIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HINERFELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN SULLIVAN TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CUSICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FERRELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAELLE BURSTIN DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY DEHMLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL FREEHLING DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENNY BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ASCOLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAMON STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHODA SWEENEY DRUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA KAMIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELI ROSENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MCELROY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM HANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM ORLANDO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERN BRODERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WINBERG PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 267236 0 28782 HANNAH LEHMAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 142000 0 22218 JILL HURWITZ CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 40.00 X 131134 0 31737 CHRIS COLLINS GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 149173 0 9196 EMILY CANHAM CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 127085 0 17355 816628 0 109288 5 0 1 0 KOBOTECH INC 8 S MICHIGAN AVE810 CHICAGO IL 60603 CONCERT PRODUCTION SERVICES 442623 CAMPBELL & COMPANY 1 E WACKER DR STE 2100 CHICAGO IL 60601 ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN CONSULTING 138000 SELDY CRAMER ARTISTS INC 601 VAN NESS AVE NO 15 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 ARTIST PERFORMANCE FEES 136250 3 1096052 967642 3361500 6394655 11819849 PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENTS 711300 121768 121768 121768 388679 388679 69120 967642 184217 -115097 -115097 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 44900 44900 44900 12260099 166668 0 273582 X 296019 296019 3734694 3057212 191339 486143 272692 255172 5396 12124 98026 31302 26751 39973 307729 243235 27530 36964 2571 2571 38817 38817 12981 12981 1477502 1057892 101532 318078 124680 56501 1679 66500 219000 48399 49649 120952 66697 15208 3180 48309 146568 138222 2927 5419 8648 3554 4476 618 34048 34048 103432 82689 20045 698 EQUIPMENT/MUSIC RENTAL 110410 88200 12860 9350 CATERING & HOSPITALITY 75352 6642 5897 62813 MISCELLANEOUS 33310 17169 14783 1358 7163176 5101397 839499 1222280 1993143 704972 1516203 2675197 246861 18017 138688 175205 391244 312507 80776 78737 11573489 19457176 15549160 23109304 201004 259083 133908 127826 334912 386909 X 9676215 11352068 5538033 11370327 15214248 22722395 15549160 23109304 5096923 2411224 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6593216 4709607 7376042 11335715 11819849 41834429 593446 145000 401404 634056 668331 2442237 7186662 4854607 7777446 11969771 12488180 44276666 2439504 41837162 100074 96848 167669 228634 388679 981904 20827 3068 5586 24450 44900 98831 45357401 407465 0.92240 0.95160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11573489 5208901 2778230 103444 19457176 10038266 3548333 -1944870 68240 11573489 7214785 1477000 1346481 10038266 4682600 1501000 1031185 7214785 3237402 620000 825198 4682600 0.56000 0.44000 0 0 391244 312507 78737 78737 X 15599413 2411224 928090 3339314 12260099 0 12260099 8091266 928090 928090 7163176 0 7163176 PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. X X X X X X X 1 STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR THE ARTS LLC 550 N KINGSBURY ST 516 CHICAGO IL 60654 ANNUAL FUND TELEFUND CAMPAIGN 0 17700 12981 4719 17700 12981 4719 IL ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS AWARDS BENEFI 1036762 967642 69120 26819 60045 7947 89406 1036762 967642 69120 26819 60045 7947 89406 184217 -115097 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAUL WINBERG PRESIDENT & CEO 267236 0 0 0 0 0 10021 0 18761 0 296018 0 0 0 HANNAH LEHMAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 142000 0 0 0 0 0 5325 0 16893 0 164218 0 0 0 JILL HURWITZ CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 131134 0 0 0 0 0 4918 0 26819 0 162871 0 0 0 CHRIS COLLINS GENERAL MANAGER 149173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9196 0 158369 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION (THE "ASSOCIATION") PRODUCES THE GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL (THE "FESTIVAL"), ONE OF THE NATION'S FINEST AND LONG-RUNNING FREE, SUMMER OUTDOOR CLASSICAL MUSIC SERIES, BRINGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE SYMPHONIC MUSIC IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST MAGNIFICENT URBAN SETTINGS, THE JAY PRITZKER PAVILION IN MILLENNIUM PARK. THE FESTIVAL DEMONSTRATES THAT CLASSICAL MUSIC, PERFORMED BY A WORLD-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, CAN HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY. THE FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BE THE SUMMER GATHERING PLACE FOR ALL OF CHICAGO, WHERE PEOPLE FROM EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE CONNECTED THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: THE GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION (THE ASSOCIATION) PRODUCES THE GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL (THE FESTIVAL). THE FESTIVAL DEMONSTRATES THAT CLASSICAL MUSIC, PERFORMED BY A WORLD-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, CAN HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY. SHOWCASED IN ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST SPECTACULAR SETTINGS, THE FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BE A SUMMER GATHERING PLACE FOR ALL OF CHICAGO, WHERE PEOPLE FROM EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ARE CONNECTED THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD AND ONE CHAIR FROM EACH OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES (DEVELOPMENT/MEMBERSHIP, FINANCE, NOMINATING/GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, EDUCATION/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION/BELONGING) AND TWO AT-LARGE MEMBERS. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD ON MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION BETWEEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAINTAINS REGULAR MINUTES OF ALL SUCH ACTIONS AND ON OTHER PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS THE SAME TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT EACH REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECEIVES THE FINAL DRAFT FORM 990 PACKAGE VIA EMAIL. MEMBERS CONDUCT THEIR REVIEWS OF THE MATERIAL INDEPENDENTLY AND ASK QUESTIONS OF MANAGEMENT AS NEEDED. ONCE ALL NECESSARY FEEDBACK IS RECEIVED AND COMMITTEE MEMBER QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, MANAGEMENT SEEKS AN APPROVAL VOTE VIA EMAIL. ONCE AT LEAST A SUPER MAJORITY OF MEMBERS HAVE REGISTERED THEIR APPROVAL VOTE, THE FORM 990 IS FILED. THIS PROCESS IS BEGUN IN ADVANCE OF THE RETURN DEADLINES TO ENSURE AMPLE TIME IS PROVIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, IN THE EVENT THAT AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON A PARTICULAR MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD, THEY SHALL DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE OFFICER OR DIRECTOR WOULD THEN BE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE MATTER AT HAND, UNLESS A MAJORITY OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS PRESENT DETERMINES OTHERWISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS REMANDED THE CEO'S ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE COMMITTEE USES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DATA GATHERED BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS, A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SERVING THE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC INDUSTRY, TO RESEARCH COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RATES AT SIMILARLY SIZED AND ORGANIZED INSTITUTIONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDS OF THE DELIBERATION AND REVIEW PROCESS ARE KEPT AND HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY THE CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. INDIVIDUALS MAY REQUEST COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS BY CONTACTING THE ASSOCIATION'S OFFICE BY PHONE, MAIL OR EMAIL. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EVENT PRODUCTION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 473,269. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 101,532. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,728. TOTAL EXPENSES 586,529. PERFORMANCE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 504,112. TOTAL EXPENSES 504,112. COMMISSIONING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,000. DESIGN & MAILHOUSE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,234. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 306,350. TOTAL EXPENSES 343,584. PHOTOGRAPHY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,277. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,277. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.