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← NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,023,665
Total expenses
$16,716,189
Contributions and grants received
$10,740,072
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,824,919
Investment income
$31,575
Other revenue
-$572,901
Total assets, end of year
$9,843,861
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,881,479
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,962,382
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,319,109
Management and general expenses
$1,922,268
Fundraising expenses
$1,474,812
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,319,109

Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,436,107

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,367,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,936,465

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $42,328

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE REVENUE

    total $3,824,919 · related or exempt $3,824,919

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $106,485 · excluded $106,485

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,910,418

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,985,328

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$74,910

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$74,910 · excluded -$74,910

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $67,979

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,436,107

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $653,934

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$585,955 · excluded -$585,955

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $13,054 · excluded $13,054

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,054

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,104,351 · program services $881,052 · management and general $106,381 · fundraising $116,918

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,901,311 · program services $5,506,121 · management and general $664,544 · fundraising $730,646

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $447,318 · program services $403,581 · management and general $26,112 · fundraising $17,625

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,374,853 · program services $1,240,588 · management and general $80,197 · fundraising $54,068

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $980,401 · program services $822,551 · management and general $67,619 · fundraising $90,231

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,150 · management and general $37,150

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $97,020 · fundraising $97,020

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,776,205 · program services $1,423,037 · management and general $131,966 · fundraising $221,202

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $863,256 · program services $832,909 · management and general $13,012 · fundraising $17,335

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $429,509 · program services $314,114 · management and general $75,118 · fundraising $40,277

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $991,967 · program services $725,372 · management and general $266,595

  • 17 · Travel

    total $609,786 · program services $514,115 · management and general $62,193 · fundraising $33,478

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $96,518 · program services $25,879 · management and general $61,442 · fundraising $9,197

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $125,060 · management and general $125,060

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

    total $322,920 · program services $161,003 · management and general $159,913 · fundraising $2,004

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $230,194 · program services $149,632 · management and general $35,751 · fundraising $44,811

  • 24c · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $197,732 · program services $197,732

  • 24d · Other expenses: ELECTRONIC MEDIA

    total $92,377 · program services $92,377

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $38,261 · program services $29,046 · management and general $9,215

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $489,312 · end of year $112,802

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,747,044 · end of year $4,733,927

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $171,630 · end of year $174,117

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $382,330 · end of year $309,040

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,834,890

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,524,350

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $376,355 · end of year $310,540

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,304,280 · end of year $3,660,472

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $163,461 · end of year $542,963

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $923,667 · end of year $983,949

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,920,648 · end of year $1,496,972

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $46,840 · end of year $400,558

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$14,655,995 · end of year -$18,074,076

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,399,252 · end of year $25,036,458

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF NEW JERSEY THROUGH THE POWER OF LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC TO INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND EDUCATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF NEW JERSEY THROUGH THE POWER OF LIVE MUSIC.

  • THE NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY IS THE LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE AND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, AND NOW ALSO WELL BEYOND ITS BORDERS, THROUGH AN EXCITING AND EXPANDING CATALOG OF DIGITAL AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT. THE SYMPHONY IS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH NUMEROUS AND DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES SPAN NEARLY ALL COUNTIES OF NEW JERSEY. IN A TYPICAL SEASON, THE SYMPHONY ENGAGES MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE IN PERSON, INCLUDING 40,000 CHILDREN, AND IN ADDITION THE SYMPHONY HAS MADE OVER 11 MILLION ONLINE IMPRESSIONS IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, GREATLY EXPANDING OUR REACH.

    Expenses $13,319,109 · Revenue $3,824,919

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Martin Andersen

    TRUSTEE/MUSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $74,738
    From this org
    $47,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,929
    Hours/week
    17.5
  • Norman Slonaker

    CO-CHAIR & TRUSTEE (THRU 11/15/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Christopher Petermann

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR - TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ann D Borowiec

    CO-CHAIR & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carmen Corrales

    SECRETARY & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joanna Farrer

    MUSICIAN/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $37,040
    From this org
    $26,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,375
    Hours/week
    17.5
  • Kathleen Nester

    MUSICIAN/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $64,495
    From this org
    $57,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,470
    Hours/week
    17.5
  • Adriana Rosin

    MUSICIAN/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $72,474
    From this org
    $45,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,732
    Hours/week
    17.5
  • David Southorn

    MUSICIAN/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $63,741
    From this org
    $30,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,529
    Hours/week
    17.5
  • Ming Yang

    MUSICIAN/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $84,692
    From this org
    $61,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,652
    Hours/week
    17.5
  • Joseph Accardo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Audrey Bartner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robert Beylickjian

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Linda M Bowden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Heather Boshak

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rick Byrd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thomas Comiskey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mindy Cohen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Evan Delgado

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Deborah Frazier

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Curtland E Fields

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robert C Garrett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dr Sue Henderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David R Huber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ruth C Lipper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Yin Long

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dr James List

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Martin Melilli

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elin Mueller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michelle Merchant

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dimitri Nakhamkin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marjorie Perry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael Richards

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lawrence Rutkowski

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Warren K Racusin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marcia Sass

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Susan Shiff

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Stephen Sichak Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Craig Silliman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Donald E Strangfeld

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Cecilia Sweeney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jessica Trenti

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Peter Webster

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Martinez Wolmart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Margarita Wallach

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Webber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Diane Young

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Edward D Zinbarg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gabriel Van Aalst

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $331,929
    From this org
    $308,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,513
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,416
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,913
    Filer's total
    $331,929
  • Marshell J Kumahor

    VP EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $155,157
    From this org
    $121,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,000
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,157
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,805
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,195
    Filer's total
    $155,157
  • James Houghton

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $161,726
    From this org
    $151,753
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,973
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,753
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,973
    Filer's total
    $161,726
  • Jonathan Gossett

    FORMER VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $141,219
    From this org
    $134,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,686
    Hours/week
    35
  • Kristin Orlando

    VP OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $133,403
    From this org
    $118,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,824
    Hours/week
    35
  • Sidney Jackson

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $101,534
    From this org
    $96,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,339
    Hours/week
    35
  • Erin Lunsford Norton

    VP OF ARTISTIC PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $46,833
    From this org
    $42,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,351
    Hours/week
    35
  • Xian Zhang

    MUSIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $255,735
    From this org
    $244,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,229
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,506
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,229
    Filer's total
    $255,735
  • Eric Wyrick

    CONCERT MASTER

    Total calculated
    $208,931
    From this org
    $161,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,771
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,160
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,977
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,794
    Filer's total
    $208,931

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431939349300928

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