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BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC (EIN 16-0755739)
Tax period
2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed
2015-03-13
IRS object ID
201530729349300148
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-03-13T15:20:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN161468002PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHIAMPOU TRAVIS BESAW & KERSHNER LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 BRYANT WOODS NORTHAddressLine1
CityAMHERSTCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14228ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN160755739EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7168850331PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1499 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14202ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL HARTPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7168850331PhoneNum
Signature2015-03-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID A URBANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00630018PTIN
Phone7166302400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANIEL HARTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1499 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,002,590GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BPO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC. PRODUCES SYMPHONIC MUSIC FOR THE CULTURAL BENEFIT OF THE BUFFALO, NEW YORK AREA INCLUDING ARTISTIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR AREA YOUTH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee342TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers350TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,324,221PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,281,751CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,868,944PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,457,986CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$609PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$546CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$259,521PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$262,307CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,453,295PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,002,590CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,300PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$6,300CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,131,989PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,459,319CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,113,037CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,907,293PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,234,346CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,045,582PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,699,965CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$407,713PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$302,625CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,826,557TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,763,963TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,851,186TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,033,754TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,975,371NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,730,209NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRODUCES SYMPHONIC MUSIC FOR THE CULTURAL BENEFIT OF THE BUFFALO, NEW YORK AREA INCLUDING ARTISTIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR AREA YOUTH.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$6,300GrantAmt
Revenue$4,457,986RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$9,696,443TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document64IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee342EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members30GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN JAMESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7168850331PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1499 FRANKLIN AVEAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14202ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

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LOUIS CIMINELLI
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS BLACK
VICE CHAIR - CHAIR ELECT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELO FATTA
VICE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL ODZA
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN SWIFT
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL HART
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$242,992$0$16,2151.00
MARTIN ANDERSON
TUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN ARRISON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY CASSETTA
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MONTE HOFFMAN
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GARY SCHOBER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SKERKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE TZETZO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBBIE HAUSMANN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN YURTCHUK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BEARDI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN EMBLIDGE JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANZ CASTELO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR CRYER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA HYDE
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TIMOTHY SMITH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY ABBOTT LETRO
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PETER ELIOPOULOS
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DOUGLAS BEAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER SIMON
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GARY SZAKMARY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAL WADSWORTH
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MATTHEW PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA MALKIEWICZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN JAMES
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$330,035TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$32,430TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MAESTRA PRODUCTIONS INC
100-42 CHATEAU LANEHAWTHORNENY10532STAFF CONDUCTOR FEES$330,300
COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE
125 DONS WAYHOT SPRINGSAR71913ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS$274,000
BENNETT DIRECT
PO BOX 0015MILWAUKKEEWI53201TELEPHONE DONOR SERVICES$206,229
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,087,310GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,194,441AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,281,751TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONCERT REVENUEDesc
Business711130BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,457,986TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,457,986RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,457,986TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$546TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$546ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$262,307ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$262,307OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,002,590TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$262,853ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,300TotalAmt
Program Services$6,300ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,035TotalAmt
Management And General$330,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,034,880TotalAmt
Program Services$4,502,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$160,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$371,776FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$293,611TotalAmt
Program Services$293,611ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,206,486TotalAmt
Program Services$1,067,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,122FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$594,307TotalAmt
Program Services$525,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,966FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,200TotalAmt
Management And General$20,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$288,861TotalAmt
Program Services$288,861ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,003TotalAmt
Program Services$69,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,518FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,700TotalAmt
Program Services$59,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,546FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,062TotalAmt
Program Services$1,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,396TotalAmt
Management And General$26,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,179TotalAmt
Program Services$13,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,139FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
GUEST ARTIST FEES$846,147$846,147
ANNUAL FUND$179,040$179,040

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,595,758TotalAmt
Program Services$2,022,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$448,822FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,699,965TotalAmt
Program Services$9,696,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$890,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,113,037FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,037BOYAmt
EOY$497,862EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$933,419BOYAmt
EOY$1,120,274EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,719BOYAmt
EOY$162,661EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,813BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,263BOYAmt
EOY$399,072EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$853,779LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$683,759LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,444BOYAmt
EOY$170,020EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,919,862BOYAmt
EOY$4,414,074EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,826,557BOYAmt
EOY$6,763,963EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$464,546BOYAmt
EOY$665,907EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,863,194BOYAmt
EOY$2,867,847EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$523,446BOYAmt
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,851,186BOYAmt
EOY$4,033,754EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$2,497,123BOYAmt
EOY-$2,488,418EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,263,999BOYAmt
EOY$2,151,841EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,208,495BOYAmt
EOY$3,066,786EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,975,371BOYAmt
EOY$2,730,209EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,826,557BOYAmt
EOY$6,763,963EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$302,625ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$452,213NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$6,262,232CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,107,030CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,308,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,324,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,281,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,283,488TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,262,232CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,107,030CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,308,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,324,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,281,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,283,488TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$33,283,488PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$461CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$937CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$723CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$546CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,276TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$33,286,764TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95880PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,114OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,535BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$831,665OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$670,180DepreciationAmt
Book Value$161,485BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$170,020TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescASSETS HELD IN TRUST - CFGBDesc
Book Value$4,414,074BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,414,074TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,671,965TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$452,211NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$2,217,164OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,669,375RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,002,590RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,002,590TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,699,964TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,699,964ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,699,964TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:PART X, LINE 2: BPO IS A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORIZED FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2011.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET APPRECIATION OF ASSETS HELD IN TRUST
FORM 990, SCH D, PART XI, LINE 10RECONCILIATION OF CHANGE IN NET ASSET OF FORM 990 TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE CHANGE IN THE NET ASSET PER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BPO IS DIFFERENT FROM THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE 990 DUE TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNT STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 958 WHICH REQUIRES INCLUSION OF THE BPO FOUNDATIONS NET ASSETS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BPO.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$6,300CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AWARDS NO MORE THAN 3 SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR, $3,000, $2,000 AND $1,000. APPLICATIONS AND AUDITIONS TAPES/CDS ARE ACCEPTED, AUDITIONS TAKE PLACE ON A SPECIFIED DAY IN MARK IN FRONT OF A PANEL OF 3 PROFESSIONAL MUSIC INSTRUCTIONS/MUSICIANS. FOLLOWING THE AUDITIONS, DECISIONS ARE MADE AS TO WHICH STUDENTS RECEIVE THE AWARDS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE STUDENT'S FALL SEMESTER OF THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE AND RECEIPT OF THEIR TRANSCRIPTS, CHECKS ARE MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE THE STUDENTS ARE ATTENIDNG COVERING THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL HARTPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$242,992BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$16,215NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$259,207TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JOHN HURLEY
BOARD MEMBER$18,000HIS EMPLOYER CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORCHESTRA.0
PETER ELIOPOULOS
BOARD MEMBER$175,000THE BPO HAS A LINE OF CREDIT WITH HIS EMPLOYER.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THROUGH EMAIL TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DISCUSSION FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15REVIEW OF INDUSTRY DATA AND OTHER SOURCES IS MADE BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 452,211

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1499 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222270540EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO SUPPORT THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 11A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd