SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY (EIN 94-1156284)
Tax period: 2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed: 2011-07-01
IRS object ID: 201141829349301009
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-07-01T16:14:35-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Armanino McKenna LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12667 Alcosta Boulevard Suite 500	AddressLine1
City	San Ramon	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	945834427	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	941156284	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	San Francisco Symphony	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	SANF	NameControl
Phone	4155528000	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness	AddressLine1
City	San Francisco	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	941024585	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Jim Kirk	Name
Title	cfo	Title
Phone	4155528000	Phone
Date Signed	2011-06-30	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BARBARA CYPHERS	Name
Phone	9257902600	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	John D Goldman	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness	AddressLine1
City	San Francisco	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	941024585	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	97572940	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	www.sfsymphony.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1910	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of Bay Area communities.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	85	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	85	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	886	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	1835	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	61149	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	41513	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	32887787	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	30887903	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	25415065	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	24375879	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	-6062116	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	5594862	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-151564	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-1397317	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	52089172	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	59461327	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	76765	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	51160	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	33919119	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	36754090	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	611406	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	897230	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	5740893	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	29125481	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	33950242	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	63732771	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	71652722	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-11643599	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-12191395	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	276214077	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	274408304	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	31370725	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	44699292	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	244843352	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	229709012	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	The San Francisco Symphony sets the highest possible standard for excellence in musical performance at home and around the world; Enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of Bay Area communities; Maintains financial stability and gains public recognition as a means of ensuring its ability to fulfill its mission.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	60048036	Expense
Grants	51160	Grants
Revenue	24375879	Revenue
Description	THROUGH ITS ARTISTIC, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY EACH YEAR SERVES MORE THAN 600,000 BAY AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF EVERY ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND IN OVER 200 CONCERTS. THE SYMPHONY ADDITIONALLY REACHES MILLIONS OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD THROUGH TOURING, RECORDING, THE WEB, AND RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS.THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IS REGARDED INTERNATIONALLY AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS. UNDER MUSIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, THE SYMPHONY OFFERS EXCITING CLASSICAL PROGRAMS WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTISTS IN ITS 100+ CONCERT SUBSCRIPTION SERIES. OTHER ANNUAL SERIES INCLUDE THE GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES, MUSIC FOR FAMILIES AND THE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES. IN ADDITION, THE ORCHESTRA OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS, AN ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL AND DECEMBER HOLIDAY CONCERTS.THE SYMPHONY PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, MOST OF WHICH ARE FREE OF CHARGE. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, THERE IS ADVENTURES IN MUSIC, A COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN EVERY SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CONCERTS FOR KIDS, REACHING NEARLY 30,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN EACH YEAR FROM AROUND THE GREATER BAY AREA. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE A SPECIAL WEB SITE FOR CHILDREN, www.sfskids.org, OFFERING YOUNGSTERS AROUND THE WORLD AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC, THE INSTRUMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS; THE HOWARD SKINNER STUDENT FORUM, OFFERING GREATLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS; AND FREE TICKETS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE MUSIC STUDENTS. FOR ADULTS, THE SYMPHONY PRESENTS INSIDE MUSIC TALKS, WHICH ARE FREE OF CHARGE BEFORE EACH CONCERT. OTHER PROGRAMS REACH ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BAY AREA RESIDENTS AND INCLUDE FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS AND SEVERAL PROGRAMS DISTRIBUTING DISCOUNTED AND COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS. IN 2006, IN A PROJECT DESIGNED TO MAKE CLASSICAL MUSIC MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, THE SYMPHONY'S KEEPING SCORE PROJECT EMCOMPASSES A NATIONAL PBS-TV SERIES, NATIONAL RADIO SERIES, INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND K-12 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	60048036	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	1	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	1	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	1	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	1	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	1	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	1	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	1	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	263	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	886	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	1	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	CJ	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	85	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	85	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
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Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jim Kirk CFO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	4155528000	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness	AddressLine1
City	San Francisco	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	941024585	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (117 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
John D Goldman
Board President	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
Mrs William S Fisher
Board Vice President	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
Richard M Kovacevich
Board Vice President	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
Jeremiah J Sullivan
Board Vice President	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
Robert R Tufts
Board Secretary	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
Claire N Barnes
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Nancy H Bechtle
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Athena T Blackburn
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Robert H Brant
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Barbara Brookins-Schneider
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Carol Franc Buck
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Herbert E Caen
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Lyman H Casey
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
John S Chen
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Dr Yanek S Y Chiu
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Matt Cohler
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Margaret Liu Collins
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Nancy R Conner
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Michele Corash
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Robert A Corrigan
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Courtenay Corrigan
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Gail L Covington
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Peter A Darbee
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Ray Dolby
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Dixon R Doll
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Patricia C Dunn
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mary C Falvey
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Donald G Fisher
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Elizabeth J Folger
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
A John Gambs
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Carlos A Garcia
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Priscilla B Geeslin
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Charles M Geschke
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Gordon P Getty
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Robert D Glynn Jr
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Ted W Hall
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
John H Hammergren
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Anette L Harris
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Kenneth L Hirsch
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
James C Hormel
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
David A Hoyt
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Gregory E Johnson
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Judith S Jorgensen
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mark A Jung
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Judi Kanter
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs William R Kimball
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
F Curt Kirschner
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Janet W Lamkin
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Christine E Lamond
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Max Levchin
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Fred M Levin
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Maryon Davies Lewis
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Raymond KY Li
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Gorretti Lo Lui
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Marc T Macaulay
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Richard B Madden
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Merrill L Magowan
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Eff W Martin
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs J Stanley Mattison
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Amy S McCombs
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Nan Tucker McEvoy
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Kenneth P McNeely
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Marcela Medina
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
William F Meehan III
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Anthony W Miles
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
J William Morris III
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Walter S Newman
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs John F Nicolai
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
David J O'Reilly
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Paul S Otellini
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs James C Paras
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Carl F Pascarella
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Laura K Pfaff
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Marilyn M Pratt
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Paula B Pretlow
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Genelle Relfe
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
George R Roberts
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Richard M Rosenberg
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Sharon L Seto
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs George P Shultz
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Patricia Sughrue Sprincin
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Jackson P Tai
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Nicholas E Toussaint
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Tony Trousset
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Anita L Wornick
Board Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Paul H Baastad
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Andrew S Berwick Jr
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Paul A Bissinger Jr
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Harold Brumbaum
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs W John Buchanan
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Dr Richard C Caesar
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
J Peter Cahill
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Ramon C Cortines
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Princess Ranieri di San Faustino
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Philip S Ehrlich
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs A Barlow Ferguson
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Edmund W Littlefield
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs William H Orrick Jr
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Evan R Peters
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Mrs Charles R Schwab
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Edwin A Seipp Jr
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Barry H Sterling
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Donald T Valentine
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
F Clark Warden
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
William J Zellerbach
Life Governor	2.00	X		0	0	0
Brent Assink
Executive Director	60.00		X	435597	0	59447
Mark Koenig thru 912010
Chief Financial Officer	60.00		X	214810	0	28557
John Kieser
General Manager	60.00			180736	0	44375	X
Mara Finerty
Director, Human Resources	60.00			174638	0	21622	X
Gregg Gleasner
Director, Artistic Planning	60.00			180359	0	37270	X
Nan Keeton
Director of Marketing	60.00			250172	0	34938	X
Robert W Lasher
Director of Development	60.00			306237	0	27682	X
Alexander Barantschik
Concertmaster	60.00			466090	0	52107		X
Nadya Tichman
Assoc. Concertmaster	60.00			223732	0	62374		X
Mark Inouye
Principal Trumpet	60.00			216628	0	14815		X
William Bennett
Principal Oboe	60.00			216297	0	57926		X
Robert Ward
Principal Horn	60.00			213529	0	50143		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	3078825	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	491256	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	110	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	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation	Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/City	CountryAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/Country
MTT Inc
888 Seventh Avenue 35th Floor	New York	NY	10106	Music Director	1801627
Independent Communications
38 Miller Ave PMB 289	Mill Valley	CA	94941	Production Management	1352700
stiftung berliner
				artist fees	525200	herbert-von-karaian strasse 1 d-10	berlin	GM
sd&a teleservices inc
5757 west century blvd suite 300	los angeles	CA	90045	professional fundraiser	524925
Opus 3 Artists
5670 wilshire blvd suite 1790	los angeles	CA	90036	Artistic Management	370700

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	26	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	4245028	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	978600	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	25664275	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	4494510	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	30887903	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
concert & related rev	711130	24143135	24143135
volunteer council	711130	135532	135532
sfs media	515100	97212	97212

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	24375879	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3359492	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	38921	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$3,320,571	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	14396	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	14396	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	14396	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	14396	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	36043393	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	33808023	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	2235370	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2235370	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,235,370	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	1359691	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	4245028	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	3655309	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-2295618	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$2,295,618	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming	900	GrossIncomeGaming

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	900	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$900	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1165667	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	648281	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	517386	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$517,386	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
food & bev from patron	812900	268047	$268,047
miscellaneous	900099	97572	$89,740	7832

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	365619	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	59461327	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	24375879	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	61149	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$4,136,396	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	51160	Total
Program Services	51160	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1729019	Total
Program Services	615641	ProgramServices
Management And General	842109	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	271269	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25651429	Total
Program Services	22883550	ProgramServices
Management And General	1661329	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1106550	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3159636	Total
Program Services	2807922	ProgramServices
Management And General	247946	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	103768	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4377762	Total
Program Services	3852182	ProgramServices
Management And General	327864	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	197716	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1836244	Total
Program Services	1609715	ProgramServices
Management And General	158959	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	67570	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	69175	Total
Program Services	58538	ProgramServices
Management And General	8861	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1776	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	137923	Total
Management And General	137923	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15913	Total
Program Services	8734	ProgramServices
Management And General	7179	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	897230	Total
Fundraising	897230	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	231349	Total
Management And General	231349	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	366084	Total
Program Services	210832	ProgramServices
Management And General	145549	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9703	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1528690	Total
Program Services	1081368	ProgramServices
Management And General	12724	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	434598	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1649359	Total
Program Services	1023470	ProgramServices
Management And General	393380	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	232509	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	269519	Total
Program Services	8510	ProgramServices
Management And General	260285	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	724	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	591989	Total
Program Services	230050	ProgramServices
Management And General	266745	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	95194	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	204704	Total
Program Services	136466	ProgramServices
Management And General	22425	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	45813	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1052180	Total
Program Services	946264	ProgramServices
Management And General	44449	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	61467	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	438137	Total
Program Services	85208	ProgramServices
Management And General	352929	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
concert production	14279773	14268900	10873
pension ben liab change	6006370	5337861	197009	471500
consulting fees	2497935	2257318	106933	133684
amortization expense	2114700	2114700
dir fndrsng/endowment	1141625		1141625

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1354817	Total
Program Services	459647	ProgramServices
Management And General	136604	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	758566	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	71652722	Total
Program Services	60048036	ProgramServices
Management And General	5863793	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5740893	Fundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	X	JointCosts

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2936878	Total
Program Services	2166996	ProgramServices
Management And General	284646	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	485236	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1471342	BOY
EOY	1373185	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28582530	BOY
EOY	18607200	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	810497	BOY
EOY	620877	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1036552	BOY
EOY	1387377	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	340226	BOY
EOY	397774	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9325256	BOY
EOY	11790834	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	32418808	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	15338555	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16672335	BOY
EOY	17080253	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	156549796	BOY
EOY	166343185	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51237627	BOY
EOY	46453324	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10187916	BOY
EOY	10354295	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	276214077	BOY
EOY	274408304	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2408390	BOY
EOY	3821106	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12890268	BOY
EOY	12642098	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16072067	BOY
EOY	28236088	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31370725	BOY
EOY	44699292	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76965420	BOY
EOY	58030695	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	53320533	BOY
EOY	52953619	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	114557399	BOY
EOY	118724698	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	244843352	BOY
EOY	229709012	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	276214077	BOY
EOY	274408304	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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	63684565	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	45066383	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	40103581	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	35916731	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	30887904	CurrentTaxYear
Total	215659164	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	63684565	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	45066383	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	40103581	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	35916731	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	30887904	CurrentTaxYear
Total	215659164	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	38860996	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	176798168	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4951482	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5240014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5265510	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3710194	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3334967	CurrentTaxYear
Total	22502167	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	40888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	42513	CurrentTaxYear
Total	83401	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1723202	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	817962	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	776111	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	369631	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	357787	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4044693	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	242289425	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	132929498	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.72970	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.72020	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	1	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Grants Other Organizations	$2,163	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmount
Direct Contact Legislators	1	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$687	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	1	RalliesDemonstrations
Rallies Demonstrations	$13,063	RalliesDemonstrationsAmount
Other Activities	0	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	15913	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	0	NotDescribedIn501c3

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	10500	RevenuesIncluded
Assets In Part X	58000	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation

Collection Used For Other CollectionUsedForOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used For Other Purposes	X	CollectionUsedForOtherPurposes
Description Of Other Purposes	replica for annual poster	DescriptionOfOtherPurposes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets For Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	230679902	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	6872990	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	10899942	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	15791589	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	232661245	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	258321438	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	16791506	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-25359327	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	19073715	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	230679902	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.34000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.51000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.15000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	14793088	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	9002453	Depreciation
Book Value	5790635	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	17025279	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6336102	Depreciation
Book Value	10689177	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	600441	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	600441	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	17080253	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	limited partnerships and other	Description
Book Value	46453324	BookValue
Method Of Valuation	F	MethodOfValuation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	46453324	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
liabilities to beneficiaries of Split Interest Agreements	$2,068,026
pension benefit liabilities	$19,668,062
unearned challange grant	$6,500,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	28236088	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	59461327	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	71652722	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-12191395	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	5528110	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Prior Period Adjustments	-8471055	PriorPeriodAdjustments
Total Adjustments	-2942945	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-15134340	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	69816268	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	5528110	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	754590	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	4303590	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	10586290	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	59229978	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	231349	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	231349	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	59461327	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	76479553	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	754590	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	4303590	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	5058180	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	71421373	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	231349	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	231349	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	71652722	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
Part III, Line 4:	The Symphony receives a donated watercolor on an annual basis, which is capitalized as part of improvements, furniture, and equipment. The donated watercolor is being maintained as part of the Symphony's collection. The Symphony maintains other artwork around Davies Symphony Hall, but no other items are recorded as assets.
Part V, Line 4:	To support the Symphony's programs and maintain financial stability.	Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds:
Part X:	The Symphony has evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of August 31, 2010, the Symphony does not have any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. For state tax purposes, the Symphony is generally no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2006. For federal tax purposes, the Symphony is no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2007.	Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	special events expense: 3655309. cost of goods sold: 648281.
Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	special events expense: 3655309. cost of goods sold: 648281.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	1	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (5 entries)

ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization
SD&A Teleservices Inc
consult and solicit for telefundraising	0	1471073	615394	855679
NPO Direct Mail
consult for direct mail	0	451073	72570	378503
The Holman Group
assist in obtaining sponsorships with corporations	0	299000	58200	240800
Grenzebach Glier & Associates
consult on second century campaign and fundraising implicatn	0	0	91398	0
Peterson Skolnick & Dodge LLC
consult on communications for second century campaign	0	0	59668	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	2221146	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	897230	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	1474982	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	black and white ball	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	2702674	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	1955739	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	746935	GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event1	0	CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	0	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	34605	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	0	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	0	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	2235657	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	opening gala	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	2127169	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	1787346	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	339823	GrossRevenueEvent2
Cash Prizes Event2	0	CashPrizesEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event2	0	NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	11075	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	0	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2	0	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	950312	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	2	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	774876	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	501943	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	272933	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Cash Prizes Other Events	0	CashPrizesOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	0	NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	28175	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	0	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events	0	EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	395485	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	5604719	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	4245028	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	1359691	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	73855	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	3581454	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	3655309	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-2295618	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
san francisco conservatory of music inc
50 oak street	san francisco	CA	94102	941156610	501(c)(3)	29400	fmv	tickets	to provide the community free access to select symphony performances
presidio middle school
450 30th avenue	san francisco	CA	94121	946000416	501(c)(3)	21760	fmv	tickets	to provide the community free access to select symphony performances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	2	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:	Identifier
Return Reference	Part I, Line 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: The Symphony donates tickets to various organizations, predominantly related to education. Symphony staff member(s) work directly with the organization and attend concerts to personally welcome the teachers and children who are attending these concerts.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
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	1	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 (12 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
Brent Assink
428162	0	0	0	7435	0	43109	0	16338	0	495044	0	0	0
Mark Koenig (thru 912010)
199642	0	10000	0	5168	0	16509	0	12048	0	243367	0	0	0
John Kieser
180367	0	0	0	369	0	43518	0	857	0	225111	0	0	0
Mara Finerty
174569	0	0	0	69	0	11470	0	10152	0	196260	0	0	0
Gregg Gleasner
180290	0	0	0	69	0	29845	0	7425	0	217629	0	0	0
Nan Keeton
248569	0	0	0	1603	0	16919	0	18019	0	285110	0	0	0
Robert W Lasher
256207	0	50000	0	30	0	17487	0	10195	0	333919	0	0	0
Alexander Barantschik
465703	0	0	0	387	0	22782	0	29325	0	518197	0	0	0
Nadya Tichman
223525	0	0	0	207	0	33049	0	29325	0	286106	0	0	0
Mark Inouye
216547	0	0	0	81	0	6502	0	8313	0	231443	0	0	0
William Bennett
216090	0	0	0	207	0	37386	0	20540	0	274223	0	0	0
Robert Ward
213322	0	0	0	207	0	37682	0	12461	0	263672	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part I, Line 1a	Health club dues were paid for the executive director for a partial year and were included in wages on his W-2. This benefit was discontinued during 2009.
Part I, Line 4b:	Brent Assink, Executive Director, participates in a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan. However, no contributions were made during 2009.
Part I, Line 5	Robert W. Lasher, Director of Development, received $50,000 incentive compensation based on achievement of capital campaign goals.
Part I, Line 7	The Chief Financial Officer, Mark Koenig, received $10,000 related to performance achievements.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Donald T Valentine
Non-voting board member is a partner in a limited partnership	35000	See Sch O - During the year, the Symphony invested in two venture capital limited partnerships. Future capital commitments related to these partnerships as of 8/31/10 were $90,000.	0
Christine E Lamond
Board member's spouse is a partner in a limited partnership	35000	See Sch O - During the year, the Symphony invested in two venture capital limited partnerships. Future capital commitments related to these partnerships as of 8/31/10 were $90,000.	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	10500	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	fmv	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoods

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	286821	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Annual Sales Revenue	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	73	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	3649001	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	fmv	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	food/goods	192	518608	fmv
X	software	1	15657	fmv
X	hardware	1	13923

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

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Third Party Use:	Identifier
Return Reference	Part I, Line 32b:	ReturnReference
Explanation	One of the Symphony's professional fundraisers, the Holman Group, was used to secure noncash contributions.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2	Two members of the Board are related by marriage.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The bylaws state that anyone donating over a dollar amount of $350 and has subscribed to at least three concerts is a member and has the right to vote at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	Each person or entity who or which has subscribed to at least three concerts in any regular season Symphony series and has contributed at least $350.00 to the corporation during a period of 12 months ending upon the 60th day before the Annual Meeting shall be a Voting Member. The Voting Members, at each of their annual meetings, shall elect approximately one-third of the total number of Governors, rounded to such nearest whole number as determined by the Board of Governors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	On behalf of the Board of Governors, the Audit Committee shall have the responsibility to review the Symphony's Form 990 before filing with the Internal Revenue Service. The Committee is provided with a complete copy of the filing, including all supporting schedules and attachments. A meeting of the Audit Committee (either in person or via electronic means) shall be held to review the 990 form with management and/or the preparers. All questions, comments and suggested revisions set forth by the Audit Committee will be documented along with the responses, if applicable and the filing updated or revised as necessary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The Symphony's conflict of interest policy covers governors, officers, employees and volunteers of the San Francisco Symphony. The policy is reviewed annually by the Committee on Governors of the Board of Governors, who shall have final authority to determine what may be a conflict of interest and how to address the conflict. Each governor, committee member, officer and key employee is required to annually complete a disclosure form identifying conflicts of interest. Once identified, conflicts of interest are addressed as established in the Symphony's conflict of interest policy. The Chief Financial Officer of the Symphony maintains the disclosure forms and insures compliance of the established policy. Generally, a conflicted party may not participate in any discussions or decisions on matters where they may be conflicted. The conflicted party is required to disclose any conflicts or potential conflicts on the matter being considered.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The Administrative Compensation Committee (Committee) of the Board of Governors determines the compensation package of the Executive Director (ED) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Symphony. The Committee will meet annually to review and approve the compensation and benefit package for the ED and CFO. The Committee relies on comparability data prepared by the Director of Human Resources for the same or similar positions in comparable orchestras in the United States and similar positions for non-profits in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ED and CFO are not present for any deliberations of the committee nor do they have access to the information presented to the Committee by the Director of Human Resources. During the fiscal year being reported, the Committee reviewed the compensation package on 10/9/2009 and 4/5/2010.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The required organizational documents of the Symphony will be available (for inspection or copying) at Davies Symphony Hall during normal business hours at no charge. The public inspection copy of the Symphony's form 990 and the audited financial reports, from the previous three years (at a minimum), will be available (for inspection or copying) at Davies Symphony Hall during normal business hours at no charge. When responding to a public inspection request for financial statements or the form 990 by anyone, the Symphony shall fulfill such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason for the public inspection request. In addition, the Symphony's form 990 is available to the public on the internet at Guidestar.
Schedule A, Part II and Schedule D, Part XI:	During the current fiscal year, management discovered that previously recognized contributions were to be conditional on certain matching contributions and the prior year statements were restated, accordingly. It was determined that the restatements would not have a significant impact on the organizatin's public support calculation so the 2008 Form 990, Schedule A was not amended. Accordingly, the 2008 contributions have been restated on the current return on Schedule A.