BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC (EIN 04-2103550)
Tax period: 2011-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Filed: 2013-06-18
IRS object ID: 201331789349300513
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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Timestamp	2013-06-18T11:11:16-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN	042103550	EIN

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Business Name Line1	BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC	BusinessNameLine1

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Phone	6172661492	Phone

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Address Line1	301 Massachusetts Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Thomas D May	Name
Title	Chief Financial Officer	Title
Phone	6172661492	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-18	DateSigned

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Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
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Name Of Principal Officer Person	Mark Volpe	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line1	301 Massachusetts Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

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Year Formation	1918	YearFormation
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Activity Or Mission Description	The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence and presenting this music to the widest audience possible. BSO concerts include: the Boston Symphony winter season in Symphony Hall in Boston; the Boston Symphony's summer festival at Tanglewood, its outdoor summer home in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts; and Boston Pops concerts in Symphony Hall that reach a third audience for whom orchestral music may not be as familiar. Additionally, an array of BSO education and community engagement programs are held each year that are intended to serve as a resource for educators, families and students.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission Description	The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence and presenting this music to the widest audience possible. BSO concerts include: the Boston Symphony winter season in Symphony Hall in Boston; the Boston Symphony's summer festival at Tanglewood, its outdoor summer home in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts; and Boston Pops concerts in Symphony Hall that reach a third audience for whom orchestral music may not be as familiar. Additionally, an array of BSO education and community engagement programs are held each year that are intended to serve as a resource for educators, families and students.	MissionDescription
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Description	Orchestra Music Programs: Founded in 1881, the mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence. Recognized as one of the world's finest orchestras, the BSO presents an average of 27 programs in approximately 100 concerts at Symphony Hall between September and April each year that embrace the full range of orchestral repertoire. Another 25 concerts and 7 open rehearsals are presented each summer at Tanglewood, the BSO's summer music festival in western Massachusetts. The BSO also offers an annual series of concerts in New York's Carnegie Hall and 12 Youth and Family Concerts, including a series of three open rehearsals for high school students. Following the close of the BSO's winter season through early July and during the December holiday season, the Boston Pops give approximately eighty concerts. All told, the BSO is the world's largest orchestral operation and the fourth-largest performing arts institution in the United States. The BSO's 2011-12 subscription season marked the orchestra's 131st year. The 2011-12 season featured some of the most ambitious, seminal pieces within the classical repertoire. An all-Mozart program on opening night (September 30, 2011) featured an innovative concert format, with violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter appearing as both soloist and conductor. The season also included the final concerts of a complete John Harbison symphony cycle, culminating with the world premiere of the composer's Symphony No. 6 (a BSO commission). A wealth of classical masterworks, including beloved choral works like Beethoven's Missa Solemnis; symphonies by Haydn, Brahms, Mahler, and Beethoven; and significant pieces by composers such as Debussy, Stravinsky, and Strauss were performed with world-renowned guest conductors, including Kurt Masur, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Charles Dutoit, and Bernard Haitink. From December 6-10, 2011, the BSO toured the west coast to glowing reviews, appearing under the baton of conductor Ludovic Morlot at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (as part of the San Francisco Symphony's 100th anniversary celebration), the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Among the works featured were Harbison's Symphony No. 4, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Mahler's Symphony No. 1. Tanglewood celebrated its 75th season as the nation's leading summer music festival in 2012. A gala concert on July 14, 2012 featured the best of Tanglewood. The Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus all performed, with conductors John Williams, Keith Lockhart, and Andris Nelsons taking the podium. Special guest soloists included Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Peter Serkin, James Taylor, and Anne-Sophie Mutter. The Festival's Opening Night on July 6, 2012 also marked the anniversary with a reprise of the repertoire from the BSO's first concert at Tanglewood in 1937. The all-Beethoven program included the "Leonore No. 3" Overture and Symphonies No. 5 and 6. Over the course of the season the Tanglewood Festival served a record audience of 376,000. Throughout its history, the BSO has enabled the creation of hundreds of works, many of which have become landmarks in orchestral repertoire. BSO has commissioned and presented more than 400 U.S. and world premieres, including major works by Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Samuel Barber, Béla Bartók, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and John Harbison, among many others. Several BSO commissions have become landmarks of the 20th Century orchestral repertoire, including Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, and Bernstein's Symphony No. 3, Kaddish. More recently, Yehudi Wyner's piano concerto, Chiavi in mano, was recognized with the Pulitzer Prize, and Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs has become a commercial success. During the 2011-12 BSO season in Symphony Hall, as mentioned above, the orchestra presented the American premiere of the Harbison Symphony No. 6 (a BSO commission). For all BSO (Boston, Tanglewood, and Carnegie Hall) and Boston Pops concerts, attendance was approximately 1.2 million. BSO concerts from Symphony Hall (Saturday evenings) and Tanglewood (Saturdays and Sundays) were also heard throughout southern New England in weekly live radio broadcasts over Classical New England 99.5 (formerly WCRB, now a subsidiary of WGBH), in addition to reaching a global audience through live, online streaming on the WGBH website. Saturday-evening concerts during the Boston Pops' season were also broadcast live over Classical New England 99.5. All told, these broadcasts reached a listening audience of more than 450,000. Additionally, the CBS broadcast of the July 4th Pops concert on Boston's Charles River Esplanade reaches millions of viewers nationwide, beyond the approximately 400,000 in attendance in Boston. Expanded media activities around the Tanglewood 75 milestone, reaching hundreds of thousands of additional patrons, included live radio broadcasts, music streams and downloads of historic performances from the past 75 years, and special webcasts of select Tanglewood Music Center master classes. Tanglewood's 75th Anniversary gala concert on July 14 was recorded and broadcast on PBS on Friday, August 10 as part of PBS's Great Performances "Summer Festivals" series. The core Symphony Hall audience comes from the Greater Boston area, and nearly 70 percent of the Tanglewood audience comes from outside Massachusetts. The BSO actively works to cultivate new and non-traditional audiences - especially for new music - through targeted community engagement activities. The institution has well-established collaborations with public schools, colleges, music schools, and community organizations throughout the Greater Boston area that allow it to interact directly and on a regular basis with the audiences it wishes to cultivate. According to an independent economic-impact study released in 2008, the BSO generates $136 million annually for the Boston-area economy and another $61 million for the Berkshire County economy during the 10 weeks that the orchestra is in residence at Tanglewood.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

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Expense	4928519	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	458329	Revenue
Description	Education: Education is integral to the BSO's mission and comprises two main components: 1.) training of young professional musicians at the Tanglewood Music Center, the BSO's world-renowned summer academy for advanced musical study; and 2.) Education and Community Engagement programs that offer individuals of all backgrounds, at all stages of life, an opportunity to develop their relationship with the BSO and build their ownership of and engagement with orchestral music through high quality, relevant, multileveled, and interactive education and community engagement experiences. Over the past seven decades, the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) has established itself as the preeminent professional music-training center of its kind, and its alumni have shaped and changed the musical landscape in all parts of the world. The TMC program is truly unique, having a fully-integrated relationship with a world-class symphony orchestra, continuously drawing on the musicians, ideas, and resources of the BSO, and enlisting the participation of its artists to create and contribute to the educational experience of young musicians in the most profound manner. The mission of the TMC is to serve as a bridge from the conservatory to the professional world, allowing young musicians of the highest promise to gain access to the guidance of the music world's most esteemed senior professionals. The relationships cultivated at the TMC offer direct entrée to upper levels of the profession. Upon completing their time at TMC, TMC "fellows" are deemed to have all of the requisite skill and training for highly successful careers as performing musicians. Since its inception the TMC has also functioned as a think tank in which faculty are encouraged to pursue directions that will open new avenues in the field. The principal areas of study and performance at the TMC are orchestral and chamber music, with a heavy emphasis on contemporary music, vocal repertoire including art song and staged opera (also involving instrumentalists), composition, and conducting. In the summer of 2012, 153 accomplished fellows studied and performed for eight weeks under the direction of 60 resident and guest faculty members and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Participating fellows represented 30 states and 17 foreign countries. Performance and study of new music, always central to the TMC methodology, were programmed throughout the summer, and the TMC fellows played a prominent role in Tanglewood's annual Festival of Contemporary Music, which was directed in 2012 by composer Oliver Knussen. A highlight of the 2012 Festival of Contemporary Music was the concert performance of Mr. Knussen's Higglety Pigglety Pop!, which featured the talented young vocalists and instrumentalists of the Tanglewood Music Center. Some 35,000 individuals participate each year in an array of BSO Education and Community Engagement programs intended to serve as a resource for educators, families, and students. BSO education programs welcome and include individuals of all backgrounds and learning styles, at all points in their relationship with orchestral music, and connect with residents in a wide range of communities across their life spans. During FY2012, the BSO offered, among other programs, a total of six Youth and Family Concerts during a week of concerts in March 2012. Although safety considerations following a catastrophic power failure in Boston's Back Bay on March 13 required the cancellation of two weekday concerts, the six remaining performances were attended by more than 12,000 students from schools across Massachusetts. Through the Metropolitan Youth Concerts series, the BSO fully underwrites admission to the Youth Concerts for students in the Boston Public Schools and other metro-Boston school systems. This program serves more than 4,000 urban children in third through twelfth grades from approximately 50 schools. The BSO's High School Open Rehearsals, a relatively new initiative launched in FY08 that brings interested teenagers to Symphony Hall to observe how the orchestra prepares its repertoire, were attended by 2,606 students. The BSO has offered a Concerto Competition for advanced high-school instrumentalists (piano, strings, winds, and brass) since 1959 when Harry Ellis Dickson founded the BSO's current Youth Concerts series. Two first-place awards are now offered. Each award includes a cash prize as well as a performance at a Boston Symphony Family Concert or a Boston Pops concert. Second- and third-place winners receive small cash prizes. Over the years, a number of Concerto Competition winners have gone on to careers as soloists, orchestral musicians, or teachers, including longtime BSO Assistant Principal Bass Larry Wolfe and National Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef. In the summer of 2012, Days in the Arts (DARTS) continued to provide students from across Massachusetts with intensive, hands-on experiences in the arts. For eight weeks each July and August, DARTS draws upon the richly diverse resources of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the world-class cultural institutions of the Berkshires, offering a unique opportunity for students to experience the arts and to discover and explore their own creative potentials in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Participants are students entering the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades, drawn from urban, suburban, and rural communities across Massachusetts. In 2012, DARTS enrolled a total of 386 children for eight one-week sessions. During each session, the students explored an artistic discipline revolving around a variety of age-appropriate themes. Included in the program was an average of three field trips per week to such local arts institutions as Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Each student successfully produced an end-of-the-week presentation that incorporated their discipline and the theme of the week. They also participated in daily creative-writing sessions and kept a journal of their experiences at DARTS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1228188	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	1203525	Revenue
Description	Historic Preservation and Conservation and Facility Rental: Symphony Hall has long been considered the finest concert hall in the United States, and its spectacular acoustic qualities have earned it a place among the top three concert auditoriums in the world, a fact underscored by the hall's designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1999. Symphony Hall resonates with a century of great performances by leading artists, the musical vibrancy of the 20th century, and the important voices of history. It is a familiar location for millions of viewers nationwide who have watched "Evening at Pops" on PBS. Since 1900, virtually all of the world's great concert artists have appeared (and continue to appear) on the Symphony Hall stage, either with the BSO or in solo recitals. Touring ensembles have also taken advantage of the hall's acoustics, from renowned symphony orchestras to the U.S. Marine Band. The hall is also the main performance venue for a number of ensembles and presenters, including the Handel & Haydn Society, one of the nation's first permanent performing groups, established in 1815. Symphony Hall is also the primary venue for the Celebrity Series of Boston and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. Frequently used as a civic auditorium, Symphony Hall has hosted many non-musical events that bear upon U.S. history and reflect the development of the United States as a world leader. In the early years of the 20th century, the hall served as a place to honor and present the luminaries of that era. World figures in politics and literature have lectured in Symphony Hall regularly, and controversial social issues were also given their due in debates. Tanglewood is the summer performance home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and is located in Lenox, Massachusetts, amid the scenic splendor of the Berkshire hills. Established in 1936 by then-BSO Music Director Serge Koussevitzky, Tanglewood is now one of the world's preeminent summer music festivals. Tanglewood is also a festival renowned for its vital role in the development of America's contributions to music. Tanglewood attracts more than 350,000 visitors from around the world annually, and presents ten weeks of diverse programming each summer, the central feature of which is 25 BSO concerts and 7 open rehearsals featuring the finest classical music and the most esteemed conductors and soloists. The festival also includes a weekly chamber music series, solo recitals by acclaimed artists, some fifty concerts and recitals by fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center, the weeklong Festival of Contemporary Music, a Popular Artists Series, and jazz concerts. Comprising the former Tanglewood and Highwood estates, Tanglewood covers more than 500 scenic acres and remains open to the public year-round, much like a state park. There are 23 buildings on the grounds, including three principal performance venues: the Koussevitzky Music Shed, Seiji Ozawa Concert Hall, and the Tanglewood Theatre. Built in 1938 from plans by Eliel Saarinen, the Koussevitzky Music Shed is a seasonal hall that is open on three sides and has 5,121 seats with additional seating for more than 10,000 on the adjacent lawn. All BSO and visiting orchestra concerts are performed in the shed. Opened in 1994, Seiji Ozawa Hall provides a venue for the Tanglewood festival's solo and chamber music performances, including Friday-evening prelude concerts. The brick and wood structure also provides space for rehearsals by Tanglewood's guest artists, serves as the headquarters of the Tanglewood Music Center, and acts a recording facility. It seats up to 750 audience members on the orchestra level and an additional 450 in the two balconies, as well as hundreds more on the adjacent lawn. The Theatre is the second Tanglewood structure designed by Eero Saarinen. It is used primarily by the TMC for opera and other staged productions not suited for presentation in Ozawa Hall. This wooden structure has a full orchestra pit and fully rigged stage. The Tanglewood master plan was completed in the summer of 2005, resulting in an approved plan that will guide the enhancement and preservation of this unique property for the next seven to ten years. During FY12, in accordance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra's master plan for facilities, the BSO continued extensive exterior restoration work on Symphony Hall in Boston and completed a major sewer system installation at Tanglewood.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (2 entries)

ExpenseExpense	GrantsGrants	RevenueRevenue	DescriptionDescription
934859	0	738507	Electronic Media: During FY12, the BSO was featured in live local broadcasts of weekly Symphony Hall and Tanglewood Concerts on 99.5 Classical New England , a subsidiary of public radio station WGBH. Expanded media activities around the 75th anniversary of Tanglewood included special live radio broadcasts, and webcasts of select Tanglewood Music Center master classes. Tanglewood's 75th Anniversary gala concert on July 14 was recorded and broadcast on PBS on Friday, August 10 as part of PBS's Great Performances "Summer Festivals" series. A special electronic media initiative, "Tanglewood 75th: From the Audio Archives" offered free music streams of content from Tanglewood's remarkable and storied history. The BSO released one free stream of music selected from hallmark performances at Tanglewood each day for 75 days, with each stream offered as a paid permanent digital download following the expiration of the free streaming period. Over 400,000 items were streamed or downloaded as a result of this initiative. The BSO's website (www.bso.org) continued to prove its value as one of the orchestra's most vital business assets, receiving nearly 7 million visits in FY12, 15 percent of which were international. This generated more than 33 million page views. The BSO's website continues to be the largest and most-visited orchestral website in the country. The website is also essential to executing the orchestra's educational and community engagement mission. For each of the BSO's winter season programs, the orchestra releases a concert-overview podcast that offers insight into how listeners may approach given compositions, as well as audio or video clips from the BSO's archives and live interviews, when applicable. Currently, the BSO's podcast series has 98,000 subscribers, of which 76,500 are active. All audio and video podcasts are published through the BSO Media Center, which is available at www.bso.org and also via download as an iPhone or iPad app. Additionally, during FY12 the BSO's Classical Companion series (successor to the Online Conservatory), offering interactive exploration of select BSO programs, was visited 250,000 times. More than 7 million people have visited the Classical Companion or its predecessor since FY '04.
363422	0	500989	Merchandise Sales: The Boston Symphony operates retail shops at both Symphony Hall and Tanglewood. These shops sell recordings of the BSO and other featured performers, books, music, posters and clothing and other items that serve to promote and disseminate the name and music of the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops and Tanglewood.

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William F Achtmeyer
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Alan Bressler
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Jan Brett
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Paul Buttenwieser
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Diddy Cullinane
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Vice-Chairman	2	X	0	0	0
Edmund Kelly
Chairman	2	X	0	0	0
Joyce G Linde
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
John M Loder
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Carmine A Martignetti
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Robert J Mayer MD
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Robert P O'Block
Vice-Chairman	2	X	0	0	0
Vincent M O'Reilly
Treasurer	2	X	0	0	0
Susan W Paine
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Carol Reich
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Edward I Rudman
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Arthur I Segel
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Roger T Servison
Vice-Chairman	2	X	0	0	0
Thomas G Stemberg
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Theresa M Stone
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Caroline Taylor
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Stephen R Weber
Vice Chairman	2	X	0	0	0
Stephen R Weiner
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Robert C Winters
Trustee	2	X	0	0	0
Mark Volpe
Managing Director	40		560393	0	62545	X
Thomas D May
Chief Financial Officer	40		221400	0	70733	X
Suzanne Page
Clerk of the Board	40		78137	0	18646	X
Kim Noltemy
Chief Mrktg & Communications Officer	40		191073	0	48859		X
Malcolm Lowe
Concertmaster	40		415850	0	26556			X
John A Ferrillo Jr
Principal Oboe	40		271912	0	47254			X
Thomas C Rolfs Jr
Principal Trumpet	40		244379	0	45817			X
Steven Ansell
Principal Viola	40		235592	0	52829			X
Elizabeth Rowe
Principal Flute	40		231726	0	18671			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	2450462	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	391910	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	127	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	Address Line2AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine2	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Tisbury Tours Inc
360 Hamilton Avenue	Ste 100	White Plains	NY	10601	Services of James Taylor	1232971
Isole Inc
1032 Country Club Road		Brevard	NC	28712	Services of K. Lockhart	740729
Opus 3 Artists
470 Park Avenue	9th Floor	New York	NY	10016	Guest Artists	442500
Columbia Artists Management
1790 Broadway		New York	NY	10019	Comms and guest artists	267300
Creative Artists Agency
3310 West End Ave		Nashville	TN	37203	Guest artists	252500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	20	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	0	FederatedCampaigns
Membership Dues	0	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	2861920	FundraisingEvents
Related Organizations	0	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	178510	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	31636302	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	5375914	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	34676732	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
Concerts & tours	900099	34291660	34291660	0	$0
Electronic media	900099	738507	738507	0	$0
Education	900099	458329	458329	0	$0
Program advertising	511190	752445	0	752445	$0
Parking	900099	85267	0	0	$85,267

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	36326208	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1413406	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,413,406	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	3764970	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	1205864	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	2559106	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2559106	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1409064	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,150,042	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	99964000	Securities
Other	0	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	79344192	Securities
Other	0	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	20619808	Securities
Other	0	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	20619808	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	16393	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$20,603,415	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	1001510	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	2861920	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	1153835	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-152325	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	-$152,325	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1239113	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	738124	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	500989	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	122641	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	378348	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Food and beverage	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1275480	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,275,480	ExclusionAmount

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1275480	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	97219404	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	37020201	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	1147186	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$24,375,285	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1409013	Total
Management And General	1232137	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	176876	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	124434	Total
Program Services	124434	ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33704293	Total
Program Services	25473243	ProgramServices
Management And General	5239972	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2991078	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3932673	Total
Program Services	2885288	ProgramServices
Management And General	725683	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	321702	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5335922	Total
Program Services	3228662	ProgramServices
Management And General	1393702	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	713558	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2438112	Total
Program Services	1487567	ProgramServices
Management And General	658587	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	291958	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75000	Total
Program Services	75000	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	151225	Total
Management And General	151225	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	135377	Total
Management And General	135377	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32769	Total
Fundraising	32769	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1216400	Total
Program Services	1216400	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12384314	Total
Program Services	11984829	ProgramServices
Management And General	395330	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4155	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3518432	Total
Program Services	3101316	ProgramServices
Management And General	168552	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	248564	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2719701	Total
Program Services	1992397	ProgramServices
Management And General	232872	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	494432	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1071338	Total
Program Services	236362	ProgramServices
Management And General	584483	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	250493	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28837	Total
Program Services	28837	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3106455	Total
Program Services	2372178	ProgramServices
Management And General	452764	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	281513	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4949022	Total
Program Services	4364653	ProgramServices
Management And General	153366	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	431003	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	555642	Total
Program Services	51216	ProgramServices
Management And General	38882	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	465544	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	49612	Total
Program Services	47628	ProgramServices
Fundraising	1984	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4266564	Total
Program Services	3266820	ProgramServices
Management And General	616439	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	383305	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	162558	Total
Program Services	10250	ProgramServices
Management And General	152308	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Concert production expenses	Description
Total	1504298	Total
Program Services	1501360	ProgramServices
Management And General	2843	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	95	Fundraising

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2972767	Total
Program Services	2392597	ProgramServices
Fundraising	580170	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85844758	Total
Program Services	65841037	ProgramServices
Management And General	12334522	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7669199	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2668559	BOY
EOY	2017231	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19434855	BOY
EOY	24912905	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25170809	BOY
EOY	23719049	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1309859	BOY
EOY	1657194	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	93889	BOY
EOY	85478	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	593886	BOY
EOY	508873	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2060119	BOY
EOY	1804624	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	112958845	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	63485977	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45665982	BOY
EOY	49472868	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	130793270	BOY
EOY	146917041	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	230644168	BOY
EOY	207997160	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35084289	BOY
EOY	35108601	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	493519685	BOY
EOY	494201024	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8598091	BOY
EOY	8564238	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9723152	BOY
EOY	9450716	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5500000	BOY
EOY	5500000	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31532010	BOY
EOY	50156799	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55353253	BOY
EOY	73671753	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	61300211	BOY
EOY	44234532	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	190354174	BOY
EOY	185157808	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	186512047	BOY
EOY	191136931	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	438166432	BOY
EOY	420529271	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	493519685	BOY
EOY	494201024	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	11374646	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-29011807	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	26726120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	50438949	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	28470125	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24734705	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	34676732	CurrentTaxYear
Total	165046631	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	26726120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	50438949	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	28470125	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24734705	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	34676732	CurrentTaxYear
Total	165046631	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	26681627	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	138365004	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4217872	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3392700	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3555358	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2788795	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2563448	CurrentTaxYear
Total	16518173	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	190760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	190760	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	181755564	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	189498765	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.76127	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.74359	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	1	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	1	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$32,769	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	0	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	32769	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	0	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchC_P2B_S00_L01	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	The lobbying activities of the BSO address issues such as state funding and proposed legislation related to historic preservation, tourism, transportation, infrastructure, and education all in the context of the arts and not-for-profit organizations. A small allocation of the salary of one employee who engages in lobbying activities on the issues noted above is included in the amount reported.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	387370000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	8067000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	7551000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	23025000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	379963000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	354476000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	5920000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	49369000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	22395000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	387370000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	329988000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	7159000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	32976000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	15647000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	354476000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	398852000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	13065000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-58188000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	23741000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	329988000	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.1262	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.4819	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.3919	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6554782	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	6554782	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	69594523	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	37975494	Depreciation
Book Value	31619029	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	0	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	0	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	31098142	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	21543536	Depreciation
Book Value	9554606	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5711398	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3966947	Depreciation
Book Value	1744451	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	49472868	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Marketable Alternatives (equity LPs)	125804315	F
Real Assets(gold,energy&commodities funds)	32572793	F
Illiquid Equities(private equity LPs)	30697620	F
Real Estate(real estate LPs)	11071144	F
Investment in 263 HA Limited Partnership	7851288	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	207997160	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
Assets Held by Others	25049396
Assets of Split Interest Agreements	10059205

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	35108601	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Accd Liab for Pension & Post-retiremnt	Description
Amount	$50,156,799	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	50156799	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	97219404	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	85844758	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	11374646	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-11090971	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities	0	DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses	0	InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments	0	PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other	-$17,920,836	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-29011807	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-17637161	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	87303924	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-11090971	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	0	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants	0	RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues	1653767	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-9437204	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	96741128	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	1216400	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	-738124	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	478276	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	97219404	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	85366482	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	0	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments	0	PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported	0	LossesReported
Other Expenses Included	738124	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	738124	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	84628358	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	1216400	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	0	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	1216400	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	85844758	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchD_P05_S00_L04	Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	The purpose of the endowment is to provide enduring support for the mission of the Orchestra by releasing a substantial and reliable flow of funds to the operating budget. The income earned on the Orchestra's endowment assets may be used for general or donor-restricted purposes and is recorded in unrestricted net assets or temporarily restricted net assets, as appropriate.
SchD_P06_S00_L01e	Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1e	Other includes land improvements and related depreciation and construction in progress.
SchD_P07_S00_L03	Schedule D, Part VII, Line 3	The investment in 263 HA Limited Partnership is valued at net cost plus accumulated earnings reduced by distributions to the BSO.
SchD_P10_S00_L02	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	The Orchestra accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. The Orchestra has identified its tax status as a tax exempt entity and its determinations relative to income that is considered related and unrelated as its only significant tax positions; however, the Orchestra has determined that such tax positions do not result in an uncertainty requiring recognition. The Orchestra is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. Its Federal and state income tax returns are generally open for examination for the past three years following the date filed by the appropriate tax authorities.
SchD_P11_S00_L08	Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8	Change in value of split interest agreements: $1,653,767 + Retirement plan related changes other than net periodic benefit costs: ($19,574,603) = Total adjustments to net assets: ($17,920,836)
SchD_P12_S00_L02d	Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d	Change in value of split interest agreements.
SchD_P12_S00_L04b	Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	Cost of goods sold.
SchD_P13_S00_L02d	Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 2d	Cost of goods sold

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Central America and the Caribbean	Region
Type Of Activities Conducted	Investments	TypeOfActivitiesConducted
Total Expenditures	26842000	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	0	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent	26842000	TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp	1	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	1	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	1	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountries

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Corporate Event	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	852764	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	692737	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	160027	GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event1	0	CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	0	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	0	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	61096	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	55187	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	70494	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	Opening Gala	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	1399742	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	1006222	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	393520	GrossRevenueEvent2
Cash Prizes Event2	0	CashPrizesEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event2	0	NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	0	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	64507	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2	84848	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	124856	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	5	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	1610924	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	1162961	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	447963	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Cash Prizes Other Events	0	CashPrizesOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	0	NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	0	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	169211	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events	92146	EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	431490	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	3863430	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	2861920	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	1001510	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Cash Prizes Total Events	0	CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	0	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	0	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	294814	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	232181	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	626840	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	1153835	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-152325	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	1	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	1	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Mark Volpe
433425	0	0	0	126968	0	33976	0	28569	0	622938	0	0	0
Thomas D May
219303	0	0	0	2097	0	41316	0	29417	0	292133	0	0	0
Kim Noltemy
190206	0	0	0	867	0	19579	0	29280	0	239932	0	0	0
Malcolm Lowe
363046	0	40000	0	12804	0	0	0	26556	0	442406	0	0	0
John A Ferrillo Jr
271912	0	0	0	0	0	22694	0	24560	0	319166	0	0	0
Thomas C Rolfs Jr
244379	0	0	0	0	0	19086	0	26731	0	290196	0	0	0
Steven Ansell
235592	0	0	0	0	0	24568	0	28261	0	288421	0	0	0
Elizabeth Rowe
231726	0	0	0	0	0	9551	0	9120	0	250397	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchJ_P01_S00_L01a	Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	1) In connection with the business needs of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, (BSO), charter travel is used when transporting large numbers of personnel in connection with the orchestra's touring. As a general rule, the BSO does not provide first class travel for employees. 2) In rare instances, the Managing Director's spouse may travel with him for donor cultivation and fund-raising purposes. Events attended are related to the business purposes of the Boston Symphony. Such travel is entered into and substantiated in accordance with the spousal travel policy adopted by the BSO. 3) Housing for Mark Volpe, Managing Director, is provided during the summer for the convenience of the BSO in connection with the Orchestra's activities away from Boston at Tanglewood, and is not considered taxable.
SchJ_P01_S00_L04	Schedule J, Part I, Line 4	The compensation listed for Mark Volpe, Managing Director, for calendar year 2011 includes Base Compensation of $433,425. Other Reportable Compensation includes 1) taxable fringe in the amount of $12,337 mainly for life and disability insurance and for personal use of a vehicle provided by the BSO; 2) contributions of $16,500 made by Mr. Volpe into a 457(b) plan; and 3) a payment of $98,131, which represents the current year obligation related to a retirement compensation plan established for Mr. Volpe in fiscal 2007 in recognition of his 10 years of outstanding service to the BSO. The plan is designed to provide Mr. Volpe an annual retirement benefit at age 60 equal to approximately 40% of the average compensation earned during his last 5 years of employment. An irrevocable portion of this benefit is accrued and paid each year that he is employed.
SchJ_P01_S00_L07	Schedule J, Part I, Line 7	One highly compensated employee is eligible for annual bonuses payable at management's discretion for the satisfactory fulfillment of certain responsibilities.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Mark Volpe	NamePerson
Purpose Of Loan	Mortgage	PurposeOfLoan
Loan From Organization	X	LoanFromOrganization
Original Principal	$200,000	OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due	85478	BalanceDue
Default	0	Default
Approved By Board	1	ApprovedByBoard
Written Agreement	1	WrittenAgreement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	85478	TotalBalanceDue

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (3 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Joseph Hearne
Spouse is trustee	100660	Employed as player	0
Tisbury Tours Inc
Co.owned by spouse of trustee	1597000	Engaged to perform concerts	0
Liberty Mutual Group
Chairman is trustee	136825	Purchased services from the BSO	0

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchL_P02_S00_L00	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule L, Part II	ReturnReference
Explanation	On September 12, 1997, a thirty-year, $200,000 loan was made to the Managing Director, Mark Volpe. This loan, which is secured by a mortgage on his principal residence, is payable in biweekly installments of principal and interest. During 2003, the loan was refinanced and the term was changed to fifteen years. The interest rate was determined by using the IRS approved market rate in effect at the time of the inception and the refinancing of the loan.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	84	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	2907592	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Fair Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	1000013	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Fair Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (8 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	Hospitality	6	15730	Fair Market Value
X	Printing	3	27581	Fair Market Value
X	Transportation	3	230048	Fair Market Value
X	Hotel Rooms	1	294535	Fair Market Value
X	Equipment	2	36509	Fair Market Value
X	Instruments	2	796100	Fair Market Value
X	Advertisements	1	15680	Fair Market Value
X	Miscellaneous	17	52126	Fair Market Value

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received	2	NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	1	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchM_P01_S00_L00	Schedule M, Part I	Column B responses represent the number of contributions.
SchM_P01_S00_L25	Schedule M, Part I, Lines 25-28	Instruments comprise a Guadagnini violin valued at $756,000, which is used in the performance of the BSO's concerts, and a piano valued at $40,100, which is also used by the BSO.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
F990_P01_S00_L06	Form 990, Part I, Line 6	Volunteers comprise the 680 members of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers (BSAV), who provide a variety of services both at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood. Also included as volunteers are the 315 members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (TFC), who donate their time and talent performing year-round with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Also included are 34 voting trustees and 216 non-voting members of the governing body.
F990_P06_S0A_L02	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	Trustees Vincent M. O'Reilly and Stephen Kay serve on the Board of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute employs another trustee, Dr. Robert J. Mayer, MD.
F990_P06_S0A_L08b	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b	In general, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) keeps minutes of all committees with authority to act on behalf of the boards.
F990_P06_S0B_L11b	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The Form 990 is prepared by BSO management and reviewed by a paid preparer. The complete 990 is then reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee reviews each section and schedule of the 990, focusing on key changes and substantive disclosures. Subsequent to this review, a copy of the final draft 990, which is the version to be filed with the IRS, is placed in a password-protected website for all members of the Board of Trustees to review in advance of their next board meeting. All members of the Board of Trustees receive an email notifying them that the Form 990 is available for review on the site. The final 990 is signed by the Chief Financial Officer and the paid preparer.
F990_P06_S0B_L12c	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The Boston Symphony Orchestra has a Conflict of Interest Policy that encompasses all employees and board members. The policy requires that Trustees, Officers, Overseers, Ex-Officio Board members, members of a committee with board-delegated powers, senior staff members or any person with substantial influence over the BSO to disclose the existence of any potential or actual conflicts of interest to the Board or to members of the Executive Committee. The Board or Executive Committee then discusses and votes in order to determine whether an actual conflict of interest exists. If a conflict exists, the Board or Executive Committee evaluates the particular transaction or arrangement to determine the most reasonable course of action. The individual who disclosed the conflict must leave the Board or Executive Committee meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. Additionally, the policy also requires any staff member that has information about a possible conflict, to report the matter promptly to their supervisor, the Director of Human Resources or to the Chief Financial Officer. The Director of Human Resources and the Chief Financial Officer will review the circumstances of the possible conflict with other appropriate management to make a determination about the most reasonable course of action. A breach of the conflict of interest policy is grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Additionally, on an annual basis, all Trustees, Officers, Overseers, Ex-Officio Board members, members of a committee with board-delegated powers, senior staff members or any person with substantial influence over the BSO is provided with a copy of the policy and must sign a statement affirming that they have received, read and understand the policy; they must also affirm that they agree to comply with the policy. As part of this Annual Notice of Policy, each individual is also required to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest in writing. All responses indicating a potential or actual conflict are subject to review by the Board or the Executive Committee as described above.
F990_P06_S0B_L15	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The BSO has a designated Compensation Committee, comprised of trustees of the BSO, which sets the process for determining and approving compensation for officers and key employees. The Compensation Committee's process includes: (a) development and consideration of comparability data to provide a basis for the Committee's decisions and (b) consideration of the (i) applicable accounting and disclosure rules, (ii) emerging trends in corporate governance, and (iii) standards and guidelines promulgated by the Division of Public Charities of the Massachusetts office of the Attorney General (collectively, the "Compensation Process"). Deliberations of the Compensation Committee in connection with the Compensation Process are contemporaneously documented. When evaluating officers and key employees, the Compensation Committee carefully considers the following factors: (i) duties and responsibilities, (ii) background and experience, (iii) dedication, commitment and work schedule, (iv) leadership, management and professional skills, (v) overall performance and standing, (vi) the BSO's salary scale of employees generally, and (vii) the BSO's annual budget. The Compensation Committee's most recent review of officer and key employee compensation occurred in 2012.
F990_P06_S0C_L19	Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The Boston Symphony Orchestra's audited financial statements, conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are available upon request.
F990_P07_S0A_L01b	Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1b	Compensation reported is based on calendar 2011 amounts.
F990_P07_S0B_L01C	Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1(C)	The compensation listed for Opus 3 Artists includes fees for 13 guest artists. Compensation reported is based on calendar 2011 amounts. The compensation listed for Columbia Artists Management comprises commissions totaling $205,100 and fees for 4 guest artists of $62,200. The compensation listed for Creative Artists Agency comprises 5 deposits for guest artists.
F990_P11_S00_L05	Form 990, Part XI, Line 5	Other changes in net assets or fund balances of ($29,011,807) comprise net unrealized losses on investments of ($11,090,971), change in value of split interest agreements of $1,653,767 and retirement plan related changes other than net periodic benefit costs of ($19,574,603).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Tent Club	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 Massachusetts Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237255432	EIN
Primary Activities	Social club	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(7)	ExemptCodeSection

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BSO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org	1	ControlledOrg

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	263 HA Limited Partnership	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 Massachusetts Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activity	Real Estate	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileState

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	263 Realty Corporation	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	Excluded	PredominantIncomeType
Share Of Total Income	1209753	ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets	7805074	ShareOfEOYAssets
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocations
General Or Managing Partner	0	GeneralOrManagingPartner
Percentage Ownership	0.99	PercentageOwnership

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	263 Realty Corporation	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 Massachusetts Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activity	Real Estate	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA
Type Of Entity	C	TypeOfEntity
Share Of Total Income	9710	ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets	42905	ShareOfEOYAssets
Percentage Ownership	1	PercentageOwnership

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	0	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	0	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	0	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	0	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	1	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	0	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	1	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	0	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	1	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	1	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	0	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	1	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
263 HA Limited Partnership
j	309141	Fair Market
263 HA Limited Partnership
r	1137161	Actual partnership distribution

Form990 Schedule R Part VII Form990ScheduleRPartVII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchR_P02_S00_L00	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule R, Part II	ReturnReference
Explanation	The Tent Club was dissolved effective April 4, 2012 and a final tax return was filed.	Explanation