2026-02-09T09:04:49-06:00 2025-06-30 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 171 SULLYS TRAIL PITTSFORD NY 14534 990 2024-07-01 161562873 GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL INC GATE 5852741170 26 GIBBS STREET ROCHESTER NY 14604 ALEXANDER LAING PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 5852741170 2026-01-22 1 1 ANDREW J KELLY P01734998 5853811000 2026-01-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALEXANDER LAING 26 GIBBS STREET ROCHESTER NY 14604 1375303 0 X WWW.GATEWAYSMUSICFESTIVAL.COM X 1993 NY THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND INSPIRE AND ENLIGHTEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. 16 15 0 50 0 0 1768127 1225252 156108 124716 56150 25335 0 0 1980385 1375303 0 0 0 0 20000 0 23000 132700 374881 1995230 1788659 2038230 1921359 -57845 -546056 2391490 1856642 250709 261917 2140781 1594725 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND INSPIRE AND ENLIGHTEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. 0 0 1152014 963918 GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN ITS MISSION TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND TO ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. THE 202425 SEASON FEATURED TWO IN-PERSON FESTIVALS, BEGINNING WITH THE FALL 2024 FESTIVAL IN ROCHESTER, WHICH WELCOMED OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES ACROSS FIVE EVENTS AND OPENED WITH THE INAUGURAL ROCHESTER DAY FOR STRINGS, A DAY-LONG INTENSIVE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS. THE SPRING 2025 FESTIVAL EXPANDED GATEWAYS' REACH ACROSS ROCHESTER AND NEW YORK CITY, PRESENTING SEVEN CONCERTS, A WORLD PREMIERE, MASTERCLASSES, AND A HALF-DAY WILLIAM LEVI DAWSON SYMPOSIUM AT CARNEGIE HALL THAT DREW MORE THAN 3,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE SEASON CULMINATED IN THE HISTORIC RETURN OF THE GATEWAYS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA TO CARNEGIE HALL, PERFORMING WILLIAM DAWSON'S NEGRO FOLK SYMPHONY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THAT HALL SINCE ITS 1934 PREMIERE, ALONGSIDE A LIVE SIMULCAST REACHING THOUSANDS MORE. GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE ADVANCED ITS NATIONAL PRESENCE WITH TOURING AND RESIDENCIES, INCLUDING A THANKSGIVING DAY APPEARANCE AT WALT DISNEY WORLD AND A RESIDENCY AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC. GATEWAYS FURTHER EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH YOUNG MUSICIANS INSTITUTE PROGRAMMING AT BOTH FESTIVALS. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE SECOND SEASON OF GATEWAYS RADIO, COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED DAMIEN SNEED'S REFLECTIONS OF RESILIENCE FOR VOICE AND ORCHESTRA, AND SECURED A NEW FOUR-YEAR MOU WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER AND EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, STRENGTHENING A FOUNDATIONAL PARTNERSHIP. GATEWAYS ALSO EXPANDED ITS INVESTMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, INCREASING VISIBILITY FOR ITS MISSION AND ARTISTS 136842 413033 IN FY25, THE BLACK ORCHESTRAL NETWORK (BON) CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES AND STRENGTHENING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WITHIN CLASSICAL MUSIC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED BON'S ANNUAL SUMMIT, HELD IN ATLANTA FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE INAUGURAL BON IMPACT AND LEGACY AWARD TO MRS. AZIRA HILL, HONORING HER DECADES-LONG COMMITMENT TO CREATING ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG, ASPIRING BLACK CLASSICAL MUSICIANS. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG.BON ALSO HOSTED NETWORKING EVENTS AT SPHINXCONNECT AND THE GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND CONTINUED ITS MONTHLY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, IN ADDITION TO VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT LOUNGES, OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY INSIGHTS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK PROFESSIONALS. ADVOCACY EFFORTS SUCH AS "DEAR AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS, PART II" CONTINUE TO PROMPT POLICY REVIEWS ACROSS MAJOR ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTIONS AND BON IS IN THE FINAL PROCESS OF PUBLISHING A 3RD CALL TO ACTION LETTER. ADDITIONALLY, BON EXPANDED ITS HBCU MASTERCLASS SERIES WITH EVENTS AT HAMPTON AND FISK UNIVERSITIES, IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS FROM THE ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MUSICIANS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 366,961. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 366,961. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 250. EVENT PLANNER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,738. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,738. MARKETING AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 92,866. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 90,514. TOTAL EXPENSES 183,380. PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 123,491. 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