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MUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT INC (EIN 31-1378179)
Tax period
2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Filed
2020-01-14
IRS object ID
202020149349300207
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-01-14T07:38:56-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN310800053PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 EAST 4TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311378179EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMUSIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5136211919PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11241 ELM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP452027531ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD FRESHWATERPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5136211919PhoneNum
Signature2020-01-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJANE E PFEIFERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00014949PTIN
Phone5132413111PhoneNum
Preparation2020-01-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address162.155.226.18IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-01-13IPDt
IP Tm06:58:18IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRICHARD FRESHWATERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11241 ELM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP452027531ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$51,663,845GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.MEMI.BIZ/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT, INC. (MEMI), A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CSO), MANAGES AND OFFERS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF QUALITY PERFORMANCES AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER, THE PNC PAVILION, AND THE TAFT THEATRE, AND ADDITIONALLY OFFERS PREFERRED SERVICES TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MEMI SUPPORTS THE CSO'S MISSION TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers2TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$36,269,298CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$121,174PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$208,493CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,796,818PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,609,139CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$42,483,392PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$44,483,791CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,565,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$56,058CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$31,446,873PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$31,051,747CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$39,521,193PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$39,639,878CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,962,199PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,843,913CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$26,684,197TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,002,811TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,892,413TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,947,871NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,791,784NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT, INC. (MEMI), A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CSO), MANAGES AND OFFERS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF QUALITY PERFORMANCES AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER, THE PNC PAVILION, AND THE TAFT THEATRE, AND ADDITIONALLY OFFERS PREFERRED SERVICES TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MEMI SUPPORTS THE CSO'S MISSION TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$34,849,229ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,650,000GrantAmt
Revenue$40,878,437RevenueAmt
DescMUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT, INC. (MEMI), A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CSO), MANAGES AND OFFERS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF QUALITY PERFORMANCES AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER, THE PNC PAVILION, AND THE TAFT THEATRE, AND ADDITIONALLY OFFERS PREFERRED SERVICES TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MEMI SUPPORTS THE CSO'S MISSION TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION.DURING THE YEAR MEMI OFFERED 27 EVENTS AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER WITH 363,924 IN ATTENDANCE, 19 EVENTS AT PNC PAVILION WITH 51,957 IN ATTENDANCE, 193 EVENTS AT THE TAFT THEATRE WITH 216,554 IN ATTENDANCE, ONE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL FOR CINCY CINCO WITH 17,500 IN ATTENDANCE.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document125IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RICHARD FRESHWATERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5137443306PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11241 ELM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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FRANCIE HILTZ
CHAIR1.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
OTTO BUDIG
SECRETARY & TREASURER1.000.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SMITH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER30.0025.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$343,807$102,538$46,871
RICHARD FRESHWATER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER15.0030.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$41,577$225,846$23,004
JONATHAN MARTIN
PRESIDENT5.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$37,846$389,123$13,113
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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FUNKY'S CATERING
1761-A TENNESSEE AVENUECINCINNATIOH45229CATERING$507,684
DON J WHITE - C&D AUDIO
3096 COLERAIN AVENUECINCINNATIOH45225AUDIO SERVICES$313,380
WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT LL
9601 WILSHIRE BLVDBEVERLY HILLSCA90210ARTIST MANAGEMENT$275,491
CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARSLOS ANGELESCA90067ARTIST MANAGEMENT$263,752
PARADIGM TALENT AGENCY LLC
222 2ND AVENUE SOUTH STE 1600NASHVILLETN37201ARTIST MANAGEMENT$177,225
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$1,085,750RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$32,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,279,111AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,396,861TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEVENT MANAGEMENT REVENUEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$36,269,298TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$208,493TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$208,493ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$11,789,193GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$7,180,054CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,609,139TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$208,493ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,650,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,650,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$458,391TotalAmt
Program Services$207,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$4,630,377TotalAmt
Program Services$2,114,977ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$479,733TotalAmt
Program Services$198,130ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$369,630TotalAmt
Program Services$200,486ProgramServicesAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,792TotalAmt
Management And General$58,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,800TotalAmt
Management And General$1,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,333TotalAmt
Management And General$127,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,970TotalAmt
Program Services$26,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,773,843TotalAmt
Program Services$1,773,843ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,084TotalAmt
Management And General$93,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,986TotalAmt
Management And General$28,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,339TotalAmt
Program Services$240,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,787TotalAmt
Program Services$46,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$645,824TotalAmt
Program Services$625,692ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$403,194TotalAmt
Management And General$403,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,664TotalAmt
Program Services$116,664ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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ARTIST FEES$21,362,467$21,362,467
PERFORMANCE COSTS$5,029,877$4,973,819$56,058
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$374,040$61,374$312,666
MERCHANDISE EXPENSE$179,044$179,044

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,703TotalAmt
Program Services$71,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,639,878TotalAmt
Program Services$34,849,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,734,591ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,058FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$647,704BOYAmt
EOY$741,182EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,346,353BOYAmt
EOY$9,054,579EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,007,526BOYAmt
EOY$2,482,829EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,252EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$414,646BOYAmt
EOY$655,099EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,713,073LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,010,615LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,816,011BOYAmt
EOY$5,702,458EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,718,442BOYAmt
EOY$8,032,798EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,950,682BOYAmt
EOY$26,684,197EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,050,286BOYAmt
EOY$6,421,295EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,952,525BOYAmt
EOY$7,352,703EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$118,415EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,002,811BOYAmt
EOY$13,892,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,947,871BOYAmt
EOY$12,791,784EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,947,871BOYAmt
EOY$12,791,784EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,950,682BOYAmt
EOY$26,684,197EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,843,913ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$981,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,098,765CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,622,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,402,871CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,396,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,502,353TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,805,295CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,021,606CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,980,920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,566,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,058,491CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$182,432,489TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,120,371CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,603,479CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,969,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,455,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$190,934,842TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$190,934,842PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,412CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,005CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,408CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$208,493CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$480,977TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,412CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,005CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,408CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$208,493CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$480,977TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$23,815,004CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,174,376CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,671,138CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,091,456CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,663,845CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$191,415,819TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99750PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99810PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00250InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00190InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$127,333DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$127,333TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT, INC. ENGAGES A LOBBYIST TO MAINTAIN KNOWLEDGE ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES THAT MAY IMPACT BUSINESS OPERATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,683,073OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,010,615DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,672,458BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$30,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,702,458TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONDesc
Book Value$8,032,798BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$8,032,798TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLEDesc
Amt$118,415Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$118,415TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCSO AND MEMI ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF OHIO LAW. HOWEVER, CSO AND MEMI ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. CSO AND MEMI ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY MATERIAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE OR OTHER TAXES. CSO'S AND MEMI'S IRS FORM 990'S ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. CSO BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN AND, THEREFORE, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11241 ELM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN310537080RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,650,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantUNRESTRICTED GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ONLY MAKES GRANTS TO THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONEY ORCHESTRA, A RELATED ENTITY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
MICHAEL SMITH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$153,807$102,538$190,000$0$0$0$17,018$11,345$11,105$7,403$371,930$121,286$0$0
RICHARD FRESHWATER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$41,577$128,346$0$97,500$0$0$2,521$7,784$3,107$9,592$47,205$243,222$0$0
JONATHAN MARTIN
PRESIDENT$37,846$314,123$0$75,000$0$0$475$3,946$935$7,757$39,256$400,826$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBONUS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS PAID TO EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL WERE DISCRETIONARY AND NOT SPECIFIED BY CONTRACT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6CINCINNATI SYPMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE SOLE MEMBER, CONTROLS THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CONTROLLER PREPARES SUPPORTING SCHEDULES USED FOR 990 PREPARATION. THE CONTROLLER AND CFO PERFORM THE INITIAL REVIEW WITH THE CPA/AUDITOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS MAY SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE YEAR TERMS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS COMPLETED WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL FIRST JOINS THE BOARD AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND TERM IF SERVED. IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNING OF THE POLICY, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE AND EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY VOTE INVOLVING THE MATTER IN QUESTION. IF AT ANY TIME AN INTERESTED PERSON DISCLOSES OR IS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT, THE MATTER IS HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THERE IS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DETERMINES AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES 990'S FROM LOCAL ARTS GROUPS AND COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA THAT FEATURES COMPILED DATA WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS PERTINENT TO NON-PROFITS AND FINE ART GROUPS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11241 ELM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCINCINNATICityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP45202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN310537080EIN
Primary ActivitiesORCHESTRA CONCERTSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)(1)PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd