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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 04-2103550)
Tax period
2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed
2021-07-09
IRS object ID
202111939349301416
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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PersonEvelyn BarnesPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$335,209,316GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionThe mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescOrchestra Music Programs: The BSO's two beloved orchestral ensembles-the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops-offered 110 live concerts in Boston, which were enjoyed by 235,086 audience members. The BSO's online and radio broadcasts touched more than 18 million people. Internationally recognized as one of the finest orchestras, the BSO is one of the largest orchestral organizations in the world as measured by scope of its operations. Within the U.S., it is the fourth-largest performing arts institution. From September 2019 through mid-March 2020, the BSO presented 66 symphony and 40 Holiday Boston Pops Symphony Hall concerts to the delight of 235,086 audience members. Of those, 14,206 were college students, 1072 received a significant discount having qualified for public assistance, and 6681 were young adults. During that period, the BSO's Education and Community Engagement programs removed barriers so 14,504 people of all ages and backgrounds experienced symphonic music in Symphony Hall and around Greater Boston. The BSO offered 19 free community concerts, including the Symphony Hall Concert for Our City in February conducted by Thomas Wilkins. The BSO's Holiday Pops Sensory Friendly Concert, specifically designed for individuals and families affected by autism, was attended by 1,178 people, whose response was immediate and heartfelt. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. The last live performance given in Symphony Hall was a morning Youth Concert on March 12, 2020 with about 165 students in attendance. On March 15, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) declared a public health emergency in the City of Boston due to the pandemic. In response to these events, the Orchestra has, among other things, taken significant action to reduce costs and embarked on a major fundraising effort to ensure sufficient liquidity. Between March and June, the BSO produced 160 video and audio streams that were viewed more than 2.4 million times on bso.org and social media. A highlight was the Boston Pops performance of a socially distanced rendition of John Williams' Summon the Heroes in tribute to frontline workers. The video was seen more than 480,000 times and Boston Magazine named it "the best musical moment of 2020." BSO at Home and Pops at Home featured videos of individual musicians sharing music and their experience. 14 musicians created personalized Notes of Appreciation for health care workers that were distributed over nine weeks to six major hospitals, two hospital networks, and one COVID field facility received a secure link to a personalized music video that they shared with their staff and patients in their own way. The Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival recreated the Tanglewood experience through a mix of 82 free archival offerings, paid access to exclusive new recitals by BSO musicians and guest artists who recorded at Tanglewood or at venues around the world, as well as Tanglewood Learning Institute programs. The Festival programs were seen 40,291 times by 10,500 households. Viewers came from 75 countries on six continents.Desc

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DescEducation and Community Programs:Education and community programs are integral to the BSO's mission. Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) Online created weekly spaces where 140 talented young musicians began to build relationships with the members of the Boston Symphony, mentors, and other Fellows, giving them a taste of what TMC can be. The robust program offered more than 100 exchange meetings, spotlight sessions, master classes, broadcasts, and seminars. While no substitute for rehearsing and performing for a live audience, the Fellows who were geographically dispersed benefited from studying with faculty and mentors and from a wide range of special programs. During the fall/winter season, Tanglewood Learning Institute offered its first (and the BSO's first) year-round programming in the Berkshires. TLI programs included performances and opportunities to explore context and meaning using interdisciplinary approaches. 1,766 people attended 30 events. During the 2020 Tanglewood Online Festival, TLI offered four series: MasterPass: masterclasses with leading artists with TMC Fellows, Boston University Tanglewood Institute students and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. ShopTalks: conversations featured notable artists. TLI Celebrates Beethoven: video presentations and discussions with leading Beethoven scholars celebrated the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth; and TLIOpenForum: video presentations and panel discussions explored the intersections between music and other disciplines. Education and Community Engagement: In addition to the live activities noted above, in March, the BSO launched BSO Home School. Every week for 14 weeks, more than 2,200 music teachers and parents received an email with links to wide-ranging high-quality music instruction. The music activities on BSO.org were viewed 68,000 times and found an even broader audience on YouTube, where the BSO's videos were viewed more than 200,000 times. BSO Home School offered 83 educational modules that included 25 lesson plans linked to BSO concerts that were available online, 27 musician tutorials, and 31 videos that provided a range of entry points. During the summer, the BSO worked with WBUR to develop several audio episodes of the Circle Round season featuring BSO musicians. These radio plays were downloaded an extraordinary 400,000 times. Weekly activities were offered for children and families to explore the repertoire offered as part of the Online Tanglewood festival and a special Family Fun Fest highlighted 14 cultural organizations in the Berkshires. These programs were available for free.Desc

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DescHistoric Preservation and Conservation and Facility Rental: The BSO's two main properties, Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, have long and significant histories and both attract visitors from near and far. Symphony Hall's acoustic qualities have earned it a place among the top three concert auditoriums in the world, a fact underscored by the hall's 1999 designation as a National Historic Landmark. Symphony Hall resonates with more than a century of performances by key artists. It is also a key performance venue for a number of ensembles and presenters, including the Handel and Haydn Society, the Celebrity Series of Boston, and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. The hall has a 2625 seat capacity. Located in the Berkshire hills of Lenox, Massachusetts and established in 1936 by then-Music Director Serge Koussevitzky, Tanglewood is the summer home of the BSO. Its performance venues-Koussevitzky Music Shed, Seiji Ozawa Concert Hall, and Linde Center-and 80 ancillary buildings are located on 526 pastoral acres in the Berkshire hills in western Massachusetts. This summer, the grounds were open for specific days and times for visitors to walk and enjoy. Built in 1938, the Koussevitzky Music Shed is a seasonal hall open on three sides with 5,121 seats and additional seating for more than 10,000 on the surrounding lawn. BSO concerts are performed in the shed. Opened in 1994, Seiji Ozawa Hall is a brick and wood structure that provides a venue for chamber music performances and serves as the headquarters of the Tanglewood Music Center. It seats 750 audience members on the orchestra level and an additional 450 in the two balconies, as well as hundreds more on the lawn.Desc

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$271,654$0$101,751Electronic Media: As a result the coronavirus pandemic, the BSO was not able to produce performances before a live audience. This was a year when the BSO's digital presence expanded dramatically. The BSO reaches millions who listen via recordings, radio broadcasts, and digital media. Local broadcasts of BSO concerts were heard on 99.5 Classical New England (a subsidiary of public radio station WGBH) and were available to stream via the WGBH website. During the summer, WAMC Northeast Public Radio re-broadcast archival performances on Sunday afternoons reaching audiences across seven mid-Atlantic and New England states and WMHT (public radio out of Schenectady, NY) offered a weekly broadcast featuring TMC. Beginning in March, the BSO's online engagement broadened exponentially. Between March and July, the combined website visitors, video views, emails opened, social media impressions, and audio listens grew to 18.1 million-a 1455% increase from pre-pandemic levels of online engagement.
$21,121$0$49,978Merchandise Sales: The Boston Symphony operates retail shops at both Symphony Hall and Tanglewood. These shops sell recordings of the BSO and other featured performers, books, music, posters and clothing and other items that serve to promote and disseminate the name and music of the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops and Tanglewood.
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John A Ferrillo Jr
Principal Oboe400$312,521$0$65,291Yes (X)
Thomas C Rolfs Jr
Principal Trumpet400$290,859$0$39,294Yes (X)
Elizabeth Rowe
Principal Flute400$286,015$0$43,632Yes (X)
Evelyn Barnes
Chief Financial Officer501Yes (X)$283,716$0$37,633
Tamara Smirnova
Acting Concertmaster400$290,900$0$26,112Yes (X)
Timothy Genis
Timpanist400$278,011$0$35,560Yes (X)
Bart Reidy
Clerk of the Board500Yes (X)$252,571$0$46,815
William F Achtmeyer
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Noubar Afeyan
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Altshuler
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Gregory E Bulger
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Holly Ambler
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
William N Booth
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ronald G Casty
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Susan Bredhoff Cohen
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Richard F Connolly Jr
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Cynthia Curme
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
William Curry MD
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Alan J Dworsky
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Phillip J Edmundson
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Thomas E Faust Jr
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Todd R Golub
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Michael Gordon
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nathan Hayward III
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ricki Tigert Helfer
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Brent L Henry
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Albert A Holman III
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Barbara W Hostetter
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Giselle J Joffre
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Stephen Kay
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Edmund Kelly
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Stephen W Kidder
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jeffrey Leiden MD PhD
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joyce G Linde
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
John M Loder
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nancy K Lubin
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joshua A Lutzker
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Carmine A Martignetti
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Robert J Mayer MD
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Susan W Paine
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Peter Palandjian
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Pamela L Peedin
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Steven R Perles
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Lina S Plantilla MD
Trustee2$0$0$0Yes (X)
Arthur I Segel
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Wendy Shattuck
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Nicole M Stata
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Theresa M Stone
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Caroline Taylor
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Dr Christoph Westphal
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D Brooks Zug
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Universal Protection Service LP
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Other$0OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$240,590,799SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$19,459,978SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,459,978TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$127,894UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$19,332,084ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$274,557FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$3,162,473ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$328,665FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$54,108TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$54,108ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$182,524GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$93,692CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$88,832TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$49,978RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$38,854UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFood & BeverageDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$504,070TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$504,070ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$504,070OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,537,202TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$19,493,191RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$472,248UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$24,255,584ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,662,639TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,363,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$299,386FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,010,655TotalAmt
Program Services$31,189,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,163,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,657,594FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,234,705TotalAmt
Program Services$2,907,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$166,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,703FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,269,880TotalAmt
Program Services$5,215,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$442,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$611,910FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,334,271TotalAmt
Program Services$2,905,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$205,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$222,555FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,657TotalAmt
Program Services$8,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,227TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,610TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,610FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,881,026TotalAmt
Program Services$1,881,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,281,265TotalAmt
Program Services$5,822,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$353,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,181FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,428,382TotalAmt
Program Services$2,259,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$168,451FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$729,817TotalAmt
Program Services$537,745ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,459FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,551,102TotalAmt
Program Services$94,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,418,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,435FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,773TotalAmt
Program Services$26,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,059,138TotalAmt
Program Services$1,480,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,577,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,438FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,405,514TotalAmt
Program Services$1,374,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,741FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,255TotalAmt
Program Services$21,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,528TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$247,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,454,130TotalAmt
Program Services$5,010,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,022,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$421,531FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$667,128TotalAmt
Program Services$85,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$581,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Concert production expenses$1,202,755$1,138,542$750$63,463
Credit Card Fees$568,518$500,162$986$67,370

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,488,710TotalAmt
Program Services$2,401,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,946,220ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$141,248FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,833,685TotalAmt
Program Services$64,861,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,820,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,152,075FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,442,732BOYAmt
EOY$36,092,792EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,212,213BOYAmt
EOY$1,219,608EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,490,405BOYAmt
EOY$15,981,287EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,397,962BOYAmt
EOY$2,849,861EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$514,524BOYAmt
EOY$578,688EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,564,843BOYAmt
EOY$2,588,183EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$182,353,509LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$105,193,552LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,450,398BOYAmt
EOY$77,159,957EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,783,895BOYAmt
EOY$72,841,957EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$296,042,757BOYAmt
EOY$375,413,173EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,171,359BOYAmt
EOY$40,931,753EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,071,088BOYAmt
EOY$625,657,259EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,039,261BOYAmt
EOY$12,554,288EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,702,981BOYAmt
EOY$6,220,706EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,078,294BOYAmt
EOY$61,849,223EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,820,536BOYAmt
EOY$90,624,217EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,154,309BOYAmt
EOY$80,888,512EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$432,096,243BOYAmt
EOY$454,144,530EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$496,250,552BOYAmt
EOY$535,033,042EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,071,088BOYAmt
EOY$625,657,259EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,703,517ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$25,569,237NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,509,736OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,924,905CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,247,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,918,427CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,423,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,260,675CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$194,774,891TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,924,905CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33,247,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,918,427CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,423,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,260,675CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$194,774,891TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$22,350,534SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$172,424,357PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,818,637CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,080,385CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,446,440CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,440,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,950,506CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,736,934TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$590,247CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$332,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$573,842CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,496,632TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$225,008,457TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$193,091,966GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76630PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76843PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$42,610DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$42,610TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe BSO's lobbying activities addressed issues such as state funding and proposed legislation related to historic preservation, tourism, transportation, infrastructure, and education in the context of the arts and nonprofit organizations. A small allocation of the salary of one employee who engaged in lobbying activities on the issues noted above is included in the amount reported. Also, the fee from one consulting firm that has been retained to provide government relations consulting services on the issues noted above is included in the amount reported. In March 2020, the BSO ended its contract with the consulting firm. The BSO pays membership dues to a member organization that engages in lobbying activities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$455,898,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,984,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,131,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$32,917,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$478,096,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$471,546,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,067,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,517,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$32,232,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$455,898,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$477,751,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,862,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,201,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$45,268,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$471,546,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$446,379,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,932,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,052,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$29,612,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$477,751,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$450,319,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,724,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,448,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$30,112,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$446,379,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.1134BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.4718PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.4148TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,749,799OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,749,799BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$120,282,582OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$66,416,332DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,866,250BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,237,167OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,921,326DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,315,841BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,083,961OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,855,894DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,228,067BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$77,159,957TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Marketable Alternatives$309,101,295F
Illiquid Equities$35,831,159F
Real Estate$11,132,054F
Real Assets$10,795,394F
Investment in 263 Realty Corp & HA LP$8,553,271F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$375,413,173TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Assets Held by Others$29,840,521
Assets of Split Interest Agreements$11,091,232
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$40,931,753TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued Liability for Pension and Post RetirementDesc
Amt$61,849,223Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$61,849,223TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$117,303,390TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$25,569,237NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$36,925DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$716,613OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$26,322,775RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$90,980,615RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,881,026InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$324,439OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,556,587RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$92,537,202TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$81,314,022TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$36,925DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$324,438OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$361,363ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$80,952,659ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,881,026InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,881,026ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$82,833,685TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4The purpose of the endowment is to provide enduring support for the mission of the Orchestra by releasing a substantial and reliable flow of funds to the operating budget. The income earned on the Orchestra's endowment assets may be used for the general or donor-restricted purposes and is recorded as unrestricted net assets or temporarily restricted net assets, as appropriate.
Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1eOther includes land improvements and related depreciation and construction in progress.
Schedule D, Part VII, Line 3The investment in 263 HA Limited Partnership is valued at net cost plus accumulated earnings reduced by distribution to the BSO.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Orchestra accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. The Orchestra has identified its tax status as a tax exempt entity and its determinations relative to income that is considered related and unrelated as its only significant tax positions; however, the Orchestra has determined that such tax positions do not result in an uncertainty requiring recognition. The Orchestra is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. Its federal and state income tax returns are generally open for the past three years following the date filed by the appropriate tax authorities
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dChange in value of split interest agreements.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bCost of goods sold of ($93,693) and reclass of fundraising expense of $(230,746)
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dCost of goods sold of $93,693 and reclass of fundraising expense of $230,746.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean00Investments$123,949,916
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Investments$21,914,772
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$145,864,688TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Opening GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$823,496GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$743,812CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$79,684GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$83,018FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$97,919OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Corporate EventEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$833,860GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$643,886CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$189,974GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$89,739FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$48,987EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$0OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,779,674GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,774,775CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$4,899GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$0NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$7,502FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$0OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$3,437,030GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$3,162,473CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$274,557GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$0RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$180,259FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$50,487EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$97,919OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$328,665DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$54,108NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mark Volpe
CEO and President$637,687$0$0$0$359,291$0$8,400$0$36,526$0$1,041,904$0$0$0
Evelyn Barnes
Chief Financial Officer$283,716$0$0$0$0$0$8,400$0$29,233$0$321,349$0$0
Bart Reidy
Clerk of the Board$252,184$0$0$0$387$0$7,350$0$39,465$0$299,386$0$0$0
John A Ferrillo Jr
Principal Oboe$309,440$0$0$0$3,081$0$35,030$0$30,261$0$377,812$0$0$0
Thomas C Rolfs Jr
Principal Trumpet$279,019$0$0$0$11,840$0$0$0$39,294$0$330,153$0$0$0
Elizabeth Rowe
Principal Flute$265,906$0$0$0$20,109$0$27,624$0$16,008$0$329,647$0$0$0
Tamara Smirnova
Acting Concertmaster$216,805$0$66,900$0$7,195$0$0$0$26,112$0$317,012$0$0$0
Timothy Genis
Timpanist$233,974$0$0$0$44,037$0$34,506$0$1,054$0$313,571$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aIn connection with the business needs of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), charter travel is used when transporting large number of personnel in connection with the Orchestra's touring. As a general rule. the BSO does not provide first class travel for employees. 2) In rare instances, the CEO and President's spouse may travel with him for donor cultivation and fundraising purposes. Events attended are related to business purposes of the BSO. Such travel is entered into and substantiated in accordance with the spousal travel policy adopted by the BSO. 3) Housing for Mark Volpe, CEO and President, is provided during the summer for the convenience of the BSO in connection with the Orchestra's activities away from Boston at Tanglewood, and is not considered taxable.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4The compensation reported for Mark Volpe, CEO and President, for calendar year 2019 includes Base Compensation of $637,687. Other Reportable Compensation includes, 1) taxable fringe in the amount of $23,833 mainly for life and disability insurance and for personal use of a vehicle provided by the BSO; 2) contributions of $19,000 made by Mr. Volpe into a 457(b) plan; and 3) a payment of $316,458 which represents the current year obligation related to a retirement compensation plan established for Mr. Volpe in fiscal year 2007 in recognition of his 10 years of outstanding service to the BSO. As amended in 2013, the plan is to provide Mr. Volpe an annual retirement benefit at age 60 equal to approximately 50% of the average compensation earned during his last 5 years of employment. An irrevocable portion of this benefit is accrued and paid each year that he is employed.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution121ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,681,305NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Transportation3$90,007Fair Market Value
Yes (X)Hospitality Goods9$94,037Fair Market Value
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationColumn B responses represent the number of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 6Volunteers comprise the 153 members of the Boston Symphony Association of volunteers (BSAV), who provide a variety of services both at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood; 44 voting trustees and 224 non-voting members of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Trustee Stephan Kay serves on the Board of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute employs another trustee, Dr. Robert J. Mayer, MD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4The bylaws were revised, effective January 22, 2020. The main goals of the revision included: 1) The Trustees Board Chair-Elect, in any, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Executive Committee; and 2) Increasing the number of the voting members to the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by BSO management and reviewed by a paid preparer. The complete 990 is then reviewed by the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee reviews each section and schedule of the 990, focusing on key changes and substantive disclosures. Subsequent to this review, a copy of the final draft 990, which is the version to be filed with the IRS, is placed in a password-protected website for all members of the Board of Trustees to review in advance of their next board meeting. All members of the Board of Trustees receive an email notifying them that Form 990 is available for review on the site. The final 990 is signed by the Chief Financial Officer and the paid preparer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Boston Symphony Orchestra has a Conflict of Interest Policy that encompasses all employees and board members. The policy requires that Trustees, Officers, Advisors, Ex-Officio board members, members of a committee with board-delegated powers, senior staff members or any other person with substantial influence over the BSO disclose the existence of any potential or actual conflicts of interest to the Board or to the Executive Committee. The Board or Executive Committee then discusses and votes to determine whether an actual conflict of interest exists. If a conflict exists, the Board or Executive Committee evaluates the particular transaction or arrangement to determine the most reasonable course of action. The individual who disclosed the conflict must leave the Board or Executive Committee meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. Additionally, the policy also requires any staff member that has information about a possible conflict, to report the matter, promptly, to his or her supervisor, the Director of Human Resources, or the Chief Financial Officer. The Director of Human Resources and the Chief Financial Officer will review the circumstances of the possible conflict with other, appropriate, management to make the determination about the most reasonable course of action. A breach of the conflict of interest policy is grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Additionally, on an annual basis, all Trustees, Officers, Advisors, Ex-Officio Board members, members of a committee with board delegated powers, senior staff members or any person with substantial influence over the BSO is provided with a copy of the policy and must sign a statement affirming that they have received, read, and understand the policy; they must also affirm that they agree to comply with the policy. As part of this Annual Notice of Policy, each individual is required to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest in writing. All responses indicating a potential or actual conflict are subject to review by the Board or Executive Committee as described above.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The BSO has a designated Compensation Committee, comprised of trustees of the BSO, which sets the process for determining and approving compensation for officers and key employees. The Compensation Committee's process includes: (a) development and consideration of comparability data to provide the bases for the Committee's decisions and (b) consideration of (i) applicable accounting and disclosure rules, (ii) emerging trends in corporate governance, and (iii) standards and guidelines promulgated by the Division of Public Charities of the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (collectively, the "Compensation Process"). Deliberations of the Compensation Committee in connection with the Compensation Process are contemporaneously documented. When evaluating officers and key employees, the Compensation Committee carefully considers the following factors: (i) duties and responsibilities, (ii) background and experience, (iii) dedication, commitment and work schedule, (iv) leadership, management, and professional skills, (v) overall performance and standing, (vi) BSO's salary scale of employees generally, and (vii) the BSO's annual budget. The Compensation Committee's most recent review of officer and key employee compensation occurred in 2020.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Boston Symphony Orchestra's audited financial statements, conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are available upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1bCompensation reported is based on the calendar year 2019 amounts.
Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1(C)Compensation reported is based on calendar year 2019 results.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gComprises of $6,461,525 of artistic and other concert related fees.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Other changes in net assets or fund balances of ($3,509,736) comprise of the change in value of split interest of (716,613) and retirement plan-related charges and other than net periodic benefit costs of ($2,793,123).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 Massachusetts AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043311403EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvide for public celebration on July 4thPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c) (3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusIII-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Boston Symphony Orchestra IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1263 HA Limited PartnershipBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 Massachusetts AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesReal EstatePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1263 Realty CorporationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeExcludedPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$1,620,952ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$9,039,689ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.99OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
263 Realty Corporation
301 Massachusetts AvenueBostonMA02115043252433Real EsatateMABoston SymphonyC$16,373$59,9761Yes (1)
Trust
301 Massachusetts AvenueBostonMA02115TrustMABoston SymphonyTYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgYes (1)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
263 HA Limited Partnership
k$352,201Fair Market Value.
263 HA Limited Partnership
s$1,606,039Actual partnership distribution.