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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,587,735
Total expenses
$7,163,537
Contributions and grants received
$6,406,704
Grants paid
$1,098,847
Program service revenue
$734,764
Investment income
$561,842
Other revenue
-$115,575
Total assets, end of year
$24,283,952
Total liabilities, end of year
$116,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,167,222
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,479,447
Management and general expenses
$156,924
Fundraising expenses
$527,166
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,479,447

Program services were 90.5% 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

    $354,342

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $135,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,917,362

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ARTIST PERFORMANCE

    total $684,399 · related or exempt $684,399

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING FEES

    total $50,365 · related or exempt $50,365

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $561,842 · excluded $561,842

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $34,800

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

    $354,342

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $150,375

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$115,575 · excluded -$115,575

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $45,000 · program services $45,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,053,847 · program services $1,053,847

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $531,567 · program services $292,362 · management and general $26,579 · fundraising $212,626

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $960,078 · program services $671,511 · management and general $37,577 · fundraising $250,990

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $252,795 · program services $205,761 · management and general $9,658 · fundraising $37,376

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $91,065 · program services $61,134 · management and general $3,757 · fundraising $26,174

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $371,318 · program services $300,960 · management and general $70,358

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $127,704 · program services $126,699 · management and general $1,005

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,885 · program services $7,885

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,589,547 · program services $1,589,547

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,841 · program services $19,157 · management and general $684

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $1,556,491 · program services $1,556,491

  • 24b · Other expenses: AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION

    total $186,170 · program services $186,170

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND

    total $152,419 · program services $152,419

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $69,854 · program services $69,746 · management and general $108

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $147,956 · program services $140,758 · management and general $7,198

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $1,559,502

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,037,348 · end of year $3,139

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,822,789 · end of year $4,345,446

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $307,569 · end of year $95,481

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

    $55,269

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

    $5,380

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $49,889 · end of year $49,889

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $16,645,920 · end of year $18,230,495

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $99,552 · end of year $116,730

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,184,550 · end of year $14,500,533

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,579,413 · end of year $9,666,689

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.

  • PERFORMING ARTISTS: CARNEGIE GALA, EXIGENCE, SPHINX VIRTUOSI THE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING THE TOP ARTISTS WHO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO THE FIELD, SPHINX'S MISSION AND ARTS CITIZENSHIP. THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES TOURING AND PERFORMANCES BY THE VARIOUS SPHINX ENSEMBLES. SPHINX VIRTUOSI IS AN ACCLAIMED ENSEMBLE OF SOLOISTS WHICH TOURS NATIONALLY, PROMOTING DIVERSITY ON AND OFF STAGE. EXIGENCE IS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL VOCAL ENSEMBLES FOCUSED ON PROMOTING DIVERSITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND AWARENESS WITHIN THE ARTIST AND OUR GREATER COMMUNITIES. THE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 10,000+ IN LIVE AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $1,108,954

  • ARTIST DEVELOPMENT: NAAS, SPHINX COMPETITION (OLDEST PROGRAM), SOLOIST PROGRAM, COLLEGE- BOUND/MUSIC ASSISTANCE FUND/INSTRUMENT FUND. THE SPHINX COMPETITION IDENTIFIES AND EMPOWERS TOP YOUNG MUSICIANS OF COLOR BY OFFERING PERFORMANCE, COMPETITION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION AND MENTORSHIP FROM MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL SPHINX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AREA IS AIMED AT ENGAGING AND PROMOTING THE TOP YOUNG TALENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, PROVIDING THEM WITH A PROFESSIONAL AUDITION/EXPOSURE EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, FINE INSTRUMENTS AND BEYOND. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT/ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE, HIGHER EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER. THE PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION IN LIVE AND BROADCAST AUDIENCES ANNUALLY, WHILE SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE TO THE FIELD ON THE MATTER OF INCLUSION AND ACCESS TO A RICH NETWORK OF TOP ARTISTS. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR AUDITION SUPPORT IS A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM PROJECT AIMED AT ADVANCING REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND SUPPORTING CAREERS OF MUSICIANS PURSUING THE ORCHESTRAL TRACK. NAAS HAS RECEIVED WIDE ACCLAIM AND PRESS ATTENTION AS AN UNPRECEDENTED EFFORTS WHICH INVOLVES THE ENTIRE FIELD AND IS ADVISED AND GUIDED BY ARTISTS, ORCHESTRAS AND LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $3,049,694 · Grants $893,532

  • ARTS LEADERSHIP - LEAD, SCOTUS, SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE, SPHINXCONNECT, MPOWER. THE ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF SPHINXCONNECT, OUR EPICENTER FOR ARTISTS AND LEADERS IN DIVERSITY, ALONG WITH ARTIST GRANTS, OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK. LIVE PARTICIPANT REACH HERE IS 1,000+. SPHINXCONNECT IS THE MAIN RESOURCE TO THE FIELD, POSITIONING SPHINX AS THE MAIN INCUBATOR OF IDEAS, BEST PRACTICES, ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP AND TALENT. MPOWER AND SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE ARE ARTIST GRANT PROGRAMS, WHICH OFFER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TOWARD INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CREATIVE VENTURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF SPHINX ALUMNI.

    Expenses $1,474,917 · Grants $205,315

  • EDUCATION - OVERTURE AND SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (SPA). THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, FROM EARLIEST INTRODUCTION TO HANDS-ON INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING TO INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FULL-SCHOLARSHIP, WITH AN ANNUAL REACH OF APPROXIMATELY 500. OVERTURE, A NATIONALLY DISTINGUISHED PROGRAM, CELEBRATED AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PLACES INSTRUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS A CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT USES A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE. SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, NOW IN 3 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, ENGAGES YOUNG ARTISTS OF COLOR AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO EXHIBIT MUCH TALENT AND APTITUDE BUT MAY LACK ACCESS AND RESOURCES.

    Expenses $845,882

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • AFA S DWORKIN

    PRES./ARTIST

    Total calculated
    $539,021
    From this org
    $464,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,134
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $377,552
    Bonus
    $85,500
    Other
    $1,835
    Deferred
    $66,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,455
    Filer's total
    $539,021

  • ANDRE DOWELL

    CHIEF PROGRA

    Total calculated
    $166,111
    From this org
    $131,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,409
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,189
    Bonus
    $11,000
    Other
    $513
    Deferred
    $19,678
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,731
    Filer's total
    $166,111

  • JULIE RENFRO

    DIR. DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $152,629
    From this org
    $121,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,966
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,566
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $1,097
    Deferred
    $18,085
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,881
    Filer's total
    $152,629

  • ACHIA FLOYD

    DIR FOUND RE

    Total calculated
    $126,583
    From this org
    $103,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,495
    Hours/week
    40

  • TERRY WOODARD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TYNNETTA MCINTOSH

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEIDRE LAMBERT-BOUNDS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VICTORIA ROBEY OBE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHAUN WILSON

    AUDIT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIELLE BELEN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENISE BOONE-BENNETT

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENNETH FISCHER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HOWARD HERTZ

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL V KEMP

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOUGLAS E LOVE ESQ

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VIVIAN PICKARD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAYMOND SANCHEZ

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LYNNE TOYE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BEVERLY J WATTS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN ZOHN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CYNTHIA H BOWMAN

    FORMER MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LYNETTE DOWLER

    FORMER MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDRA GIBSON

    FORMER MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANTHONY GLOVER

    FORMER MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL BARTON PINE

    FORMER MEMBE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THOSE ARE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BONUS IS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THERE IS NOT A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA HOWEVER THEY TEND TO RANGE FROM 15-25% OF BASE SALARY.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v4.0
Source object
202430759349302313

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