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BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 52-0629696)
Tax period
2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed
2015-04-09
IRS object ID
201530999349301023
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)
Return2015-04-09T15:25:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN205991824PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SC&H TAX & ADVISORY SERVICES LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1910 RIDGEBROOK ROADAddressLine1
CitySPARKSCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21152ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520629696EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBALTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4107838100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 CATHEDRAL STREETAddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code212015517ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL MEECHAMPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4107838095PhoneNum
Signature2015-03-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI S BURGHAUSERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00370694PTIN
Phone4104031500PhoneNum
Preparation2015-03-26PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL MEECHAMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 CATHEDRAL STREETAddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code212015517ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,116,842GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BSOMUSIC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1942FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDING SYMPHONIC CONCERTS,CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body32VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee521TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers350TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$14,454,675PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,772,802CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,176,564PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,538,140CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,145PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$76,746CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$281,457PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$710,894CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,923,841PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$27,098,582CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,642,428PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,576,145CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$133,839PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$243,191CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,408,023CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,595,735PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,650,190CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$25,372,002PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$25,469,526CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$448,161PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,629,056CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,961,253TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$12,882,109TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$15,383,652TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,449,919TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$4,422,399NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$2,567,810NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S (BSO) MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, ORGANIZE, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOR THE CITY OF BALTIMORE AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND TO HOLD, SPONSOR, AND PRESENT MUSICAL CONCERTS BY THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BSO IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THAT HAS ATTRACTED A DEVOTED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWING WHILE MAINTAINING DEEP BONDS THROUGHOUT MARYLAND WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$22,554,483ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$10,538,140RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDES SYMPHONIC CONCERTS, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RENTALS, BROADCASTING AND RECORDING.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$22,554,483TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document239IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee521EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members32GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN VERDONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4107838095PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 CATHEDRAL STREETAddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code212015517ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MR KENNETH W DEFONTES JR
CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LAINY LEBOW-SACHS
VICE CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN A CHAGNON ESQ
SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON STEVEN R SCHUH
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR AGW BIDDLE III
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS BARBARA M BOZZUTO
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS CONSTANCE R CAPLAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ROBERT B COUTTS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ALAN S EDELMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS SUSAN G ESSERMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MICHAEL G HANSEN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS DENISE HARGROVE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MURRAY M KAPPELMAN MD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR STEPHEN M LANS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS SANDRA LEVI GERSTUNG
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS AVA LIAS-BOOKER ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS SUSAN M LISS ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR HOWARD MAJEV ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LIDDY MANSON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR HILLARY B MILLER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MARGE PENHALLEGON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MICHAEL P PINTO
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR E ALBERT REECE MD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR SCOTT RIFKIN MD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MRS ANN L ROSENBERG
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR BRUCE E ROSENBLUM
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR STEPHEN D SHAWE ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON JAMES T SMITH JR
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR SOLOMON H SNYDER MD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ANDREW A STERN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MARIA TILDON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR GREGORY W TUCKER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS AMY WEBB
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR JEFFREY T ZOLLER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MEECHAM
PRESIDENT AND CEO39.001.00Yes (X)$241,887$0$24,420Yes (X)
JOHN VERDON
VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO39.001.00$120,323$0$7,775Yes (X)
JONATHAN CARNEY
CONCERT MASTER40.000.00$261,561$0$35,511Yes (X)
MARIN ALSOP
MUSIC DIRECTOR40.000.00$253,327$0$24,420Yes (X)
ENNIS SEIBERT
STAGE MANAGER40.000.00$209,255$0$17,944Yes (X)
DALE HEDDING
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$148,089$0$9,543Yes (X)
TODD PRICE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER40.000.00$197,612$0$17,594Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,432,054TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$137,207TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MARIN ALSOP CO OPUS 3 ARTISTS LLC
470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 9TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10016CONDUCTOR$637,000
SD&A TELESERVICE
5757 W CENTURY BLVD SUITE 300LOS ANGELESCA90045SALES & FUNDRAISING$292,954
CES SECURITY INC
115 MCHENRY AVENUEBALTIMOREMD21208SECURITY$150,422
EXCEL LIGHTING SERVICES
7016 GOLDEN RING RDBALTIMOREMD21237LIGHTING PRODUCTION$127,410
SPECTRUM CATERING
PO BOX 7130WOODLANDSTX77387CATERING$125,602
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$575,683FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$3,000,697RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$3,103,786GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$9,092,636AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$335,310NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,772,802TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONCERT INCOME711130$9,995,022$9,995,022
BSYO TUITION REVENUE711130$393,759$393,759
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE711130$149,359$149,359
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,538,140TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$76,746TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$76,746ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$928,876RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$694,373RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$234,503RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$234,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$234,503ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$160,587FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$575,683ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$323,887FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$163,300TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$163,300ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT900099$520,895$520,895
CONCESSIONS722210$118,796$118,796
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$639,691OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,098,582TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,538,140RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$787,640ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,240TotalAmt
Program Services$170,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$284,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,648FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,366,099TotalAmt
Program Services$10,385,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$372,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$608,301FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$935,265TotalAmt
Program Services$920,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,935,660TotalAmt
Program Services$1,839,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,354FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$884,529TotalAmt
Program Services$778,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,119FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,076TotalAmt
Management And General$17,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,466TotalAmt
Management And General$36,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,967TotalAmt
Management And General$17,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,543TotalAmt
Fundraising$129,543FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,632,343TotalAmt
Program Services$2,501,851ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,362FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,221,453TotalAmt
Program Services$2,221,453ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$588,641TotalAmt
Program Services$323,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$151,738FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,673TotalAmt
Program Services$16,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,603,495TotalAmt
Program Services$1,603,495ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,131TotalAmt
Program Services$269,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,342FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,277TotalAmt
Management And General$12,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,263FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,113TotalAmt
Program Services$130,113ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$264,663TotalAmt
Program Services$23,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$240,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAMS$494,094$494,094
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$271,855$271,855
CREDIT CARD FEES$186,676$186,676
EQUIPMENT HAULING$163,456$163,456

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550,811TotalAmt
Program Services$254,084ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$212,353FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,469,526TotalAmt
Program Services$22,554,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,507,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,408,023FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700BOYAmt
EOY$700EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,448,650BOYAmt
EOY$4,875,407EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,205,196BOYAmt
EOY$2,714,020EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,939BOYAmt
EOY$520,974EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,617,108BOYAmt
EOY$1,601,479EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,221,496LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,622,730LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,176BOYAmt
EOY$598,766EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,998,484BOYAmt
EOY$2,570,763EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,961,253BOYAmt
EOY$12,882,109EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,775,648BOYAmt
EOY$2,768,334EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,683,731BOYAmt
EOY$6,011,900EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,924,273BOYAmt
EOY$6,669,685EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,383,652BOYAmt
EOY$15,449,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$5,701,232BOYAmt
EOY-$5,612,077EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,278,833BOYAmt
EOY$3,044,267EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,422,399BOYAmt
EOY-$2,567,810EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,961,253BOYAmt
EOY$12,882,109EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,629,056ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$21,865NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$203,668OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,314,769CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,886,487CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,333,461CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,454,675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,772,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$73,762,194TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,314,769CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,886,487CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,333,461CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,454,675CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,772,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$73,762,194TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$575,420SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$73,186,774PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$602,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$821,059CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,064,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$723,366CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,005,622CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,216,817TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$77,979,011TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$51,408,190GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93850PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94510PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,967FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$17,967FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,451,559FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,469,526FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$14,895CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$16,291CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$15,723CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$17,967CurrentYearAmt
Total$64,876TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$14,895CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$16,291CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$15,723CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$17,967CurrentYearAmt
Total$64,876TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$62,317,116BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,136,019ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,763,791InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,000,697GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,501,059OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$67,715,170EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$58,977,049BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$493,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,395,217InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,061,013GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,379,269OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$107,868AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$62,317,116EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$58,573,366BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$191,772ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,783,470InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,864,511GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,594,286OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$112,762AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$58,977,049EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$54,379,133BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,552,110InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,872,540GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$386,134OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$99,203AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$58,573,366EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$52,187,854BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,097,917ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,235,879InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$23,653,963GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$339,687OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$148,867AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$54,379,133EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,835OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,549DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,286BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,210,661OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,618,181DepreciationAmt
Book Value$592,480BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$598,766TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM AFFILIATES$2,540,763
PREPAID PENSION COSTS$30,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,570,763TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION COSTS$6,634,585
ACCRUED RETIREMENT BENEFITS$35,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,669,685TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT IS HELD BY THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT TRUST, A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. THE ENDOWMENT IS USED TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROMOTION OF AN APPRECIATION OF ORCHESTRAL AND SYMPHONIC MUSIC.
PART X, LINE 2:ASC 740, INCOME TAXES (ASC 740), PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND A MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN AS WELL AS GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTING DISCLOSURES. FOR THESE BENEFITS TO BE RECOGNIZED, A TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE-LIKELY-THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE SYMPHONY CONTINUES TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2014. THE SYMPHONY RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX EXPOSURE AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE SYMPHONY DOES NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED RELATING TO INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS OF AUGUST 31, 2014 AND 2013.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SD&A TELESERVICESINCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15757 W CENTURY BLVD SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90045ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityTELEFUNDINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$248,028GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$129,543RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$118,485NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$248,028TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$129,543TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$118,485TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$651,270GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$490,683CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$160,587GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$9,528RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$314,359OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2BSA SHOWHOUSENameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$85,000GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$85,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$736,270GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$575,683CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$160,587GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$9,528RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$314,359OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$323,887DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$163,300NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION USED A PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 TO PROVIDE GENERAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES FOR BSO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (6 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
PAUL MEECHAM
PRESIDENT AND CEO$241,629$0$0$0$258$0$0$0$24,420$0$266,307$0$0$0
JONATHAN CARNEY
CONCERT MASTER$261,423$0$0$0$138$0$10,881$0$24,630$0$297,072$0$0$0
MARIN ALSOP
MUSIC DIRECTOR$253,069$0$0$0$258$0$0$0$24,420$0$277,747$0$0$0
ENNIS SEIBERT
STAGE MANAGER$208,997$0$0$0$258$0$6,278$0$11,666$0$227,199$0$0$0
DALE HEDDING
VP OF DEVELOPMENT$147,999$0$0$0$90$0$0$0$9,543$0$157,632$0$0$0
TODD PRICE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER$197,558$0$0$0$54$0$5,928$0$11,666$0$215,206$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 4, DISCLOSURE INFORMATIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOPUS 3 ARTISTS, LLC, A COMPANY THAT MANAGES DISTINGUISHED PERFORMING ARTISTS, IS PAID $637,000 AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR MARIN ALSOP'S INDEPENDENT SERVICES OUTSIDE OF HER COMPENSATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BSO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionINDIRECT BUSINESSRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$122,647TransactionAmt
TransactionMR. DEFONTES, JR. WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD AND PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BALTIMORE, GAS & ELECTRIC CO. BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. IS THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN UTILITY PROVIDER.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution56ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$335,310NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO EMAILED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BSO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE STAFF EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. THE HANDBOOK IS ISSUED TO EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE OF THE BSO AND THE EMPLOYEE MUST SIGN TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BY MANAGEMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON THOSE AREAS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WOULD BE DEALT WITH ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AS NECESSARY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AFFIRMATIVELY REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVERY YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BSO FORMED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2013 TO SPECIFICALLY DEAL WITH THE CONTRACT OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE COMMITTEE INITIATED RESEARCH TO DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THAT RESEARCH WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ORCHESTRAS OF COMPARABLE SIZE IN REVENUE, SEASON LENGTH AND ORCHESTRA SIZE. UPON REVIEW OF THE DATA RECEIVED, THE COMMITTEE REACHED A CONCLUSION AND THE SPECIFIC CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED DIRECTLY WITH THE EMPLOYEE. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO KEEP THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ACTIVE AND AVAILABLE TO HANDLE COMPENSATION ISSUES OF TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE METHODS EMPLOYED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WILL BE USED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE WAGE FOR EACH POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTUAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 121,798. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 95,130. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 35,362. TOTAL EXPENSES 252,290. CONDUCTORS & GUEST ARTISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,380,053. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,380,053.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PENSION RELATED CHANGES INCLUDING NET PERIODIC PENSION COSTS 203,668.
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT TRUSTBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 CATHEDRAL STREETAddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770659339EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT APPRECIATION OF ORCHESTRAL AND SYMPHONIC MUSICPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status11A - TYPE IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CATHEDRAL PARKING INC
1212 CATHEDRAL STREETBALTIMOREMD21201521239270PARKING GARAGEMDN/AC0
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (2)
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTMDT0
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 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 OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT TRUST
C$3,000,697FMV
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT TRUST
O$323,853FMV
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT TRUST
Q$424,421FMV