Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,623,814
- Total expenses
- $1,559,890
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,309,755
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $382,979
- Investment income
- $32
- Other revenue
- -$68,952
- Total assets, end of year
- $827,530
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $188,950
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $638,580
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,142,445
- Management and general expenses
- $224,774
- Fundraising expenses
- $192,671
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,142,445
Program services were 73.2% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$255,573
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$37,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,017,182
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$63,241
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2a · Program service revenue: Ticket sales
total $257,617 · related or exempt $257,617
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2b · Program service revenue: School outreach
total $75,845 · related or exempt $75,845
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2c · Program service revenue: Concerts & Touring
total $49,517 · related or exempt $49,517
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3 · Investment income
total $32 · excluded $32
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$122,201
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$255,573
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$191,153
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$68,952 · excluded -$68,952
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $233,508 · program services $118,079 · management and general $115,429
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $296,379 · program services $194,158 · management and general $21,040 · fundraising $81,181
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $20,391 · program services $13,358 · management and general $1,448 · fundraising $5,585
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $23,865 · program services $14,063 · management and general $6,146 · fundraising $3,656
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $41,081 · management and general $41,081
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11g · Fees: other
total $14,638 · program services $13,684 · management and general $477 · fundraising $477
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $117,542 · program services $90,110 · fundraising $27,432
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,914 · program services $27,834 · management and general $6,858 · fundraising $10,222
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14 · Information technology
total $26,074 · program services $9,853 · management and general $1,503 · fundraising $14,718
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16 · Occupancy
total $59,889 · program services $19,967 · management and general $19,961 · fundraising $19,961
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17 · Travel
total $60,888 · program services $60,888
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,561 · program services $3,561
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,209 · management and general $4,209
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23 · Insurance
total $6,622 · management and general $6,622
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24a · Other expenses: Musician fees
total $373,072 · program services $373,072
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24b · Other expenses: Production expenses
total $203,818 · program services $203,818
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24c · Other expenses: Patron cultivation
total $29,439 · fundraising $29,439
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $622,598 · end of year $512,053
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $134,882 · end of year $261,966
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,102 · end of year $4,590
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$26,926
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$11,450
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,388 · end of year $15,476
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $5,029 · end of year $33,445
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $60,972 · end of year $50,641
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $138,371 · end of year $138,309
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $412,845 · end of year $569,656
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $161,811 · end of year $68,924
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
To serve the community by celebrating the power of music, Baroque and beyond, teaching, sharing, and presenting with passion, intimacy and excellence.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To serve the community by teaching, sharing, and performing music with excellence.
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Performances: During the 2022-2023 Season, Mercury performed Downtown Series concerts at the Wortham Center and three Neighborhood Series concerts at four venues across Houston. Mercury's intimate and accessible performances of a wide-ranging repertoire are designed to connect with Houston's diverse communities. The orchestra is known for its use of period instruments and for creating its vibrant signature sound. Mercury also regularly collaborates with other area organizations to form concert and entertainment experiences that are unique in the Houston community.
Expenses $949,166 · Revenue $257,617
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Education: In 2022-2023, Mercury offered teaching residencies in three Houston-area public schools, which develop important music skills and help foster life skills such as teamwork, self-expression, personal responsibility, and leadership. Mercury musicians also toured six public schools, performing bilingual programs that integrated classical music into the curriculum. Adult audiences enjoyed Mercury's regular pre-concert lectures, offering insights into each concert's historical and musical context.
Expenses $94,799 · Revenue $75,845
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Live Streaming Concerts: Since the pandemic began in March 2020, Mercury has live-streamed all ten of its programs for at-home audiences. These programs are also available for a week following each concert, allowing in-person audiences to re-live each performance. Streaming concerts has allowed Mercury to significantly expand its reach throughout Houston, Texas, the United States, and internationally.
Expenses $98,480 · Revenue $49,517
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Blake Eskew
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Rebecca Fieler
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Steve Barth
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ginny Hart
Immediate Past President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jay Adkins
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kevin Downs
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marcia Faschingbauer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
William Guest
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kirsten Jensen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lloyd Kirchner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Keith Little
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rose Ann Medlin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joel W Mohrman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ken Owen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
James E Smith
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ana Trevino-Godfrey
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ralf van der Ven
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Stephen Wallace
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brian Ritter
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $115,429
- From this org
- $108,632
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,797
- Hours/week
- 50
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Antoine Plante
Artistic Director
- Total calculated
- $118,079
- From this org
- $118,079
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 2 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202420939349301437
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