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← PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,289,565
Total expenses
$12,150,801
Contributions and grants received
$1,688,847
Grants paid
$8,536,474
Program service revenue
$2,939,286
Investment income
$5,839
Other revenue
$1,655,593
Total assets, end of year
$6,032,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,449,861
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,583,051
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,536,474
Management and general expenses
$3,102,399
Fundraising expenses
$511,928
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,536,474

Program services were 70.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,688,847

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $2,939,286 · related or exempt $2,939,286

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,839 · excluded $5,839

  • 11a · Other revenue: SHARED SERVICES INCOME

    total $671,618 · excluded $671,618

  • 11b · Other revenue: 457F PLAN ASSETS DISTR

    total $485,844 · excluded $485,844

  • 11c · Other revenue: INSURANCE CLAIMS REIMB

    total $464,563 · excluded $464,563

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $33,568 · excluded $33,568

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,655,593

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,536,474 · program services $8,536,474

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $258,350 · management and general $238,448 · fundraising $19,902

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,677,088 · management and general $1,339,209 · fundraising $337,879

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $94,042 · management and general $71,269 · fundraising $22,773

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $215,934 · management and general $164,406 · fundraising $51,528

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $115,715 · management and general $88,632 · fundraising $27,083

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $117,129 · management and general $117,129

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,840 · management and general $32,840

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $335,911 · management and general $313,673 · fundraising $22,238

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,586 · management and general $3,475 · fundraising $111

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,694 · management and general $99,209 · fundraising $5,485

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $578,465 · management and general $578,465

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,425 · management and general $2,412 · fundraising $1,013

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,626 · management and general $9,585 · fundraising $1,041

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,046 · management and general $7,976 · fundraising $70

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,423 · management and general $3,423

  • 24a · Other expenses: CULTIVATION EXPENSES

    total $31,319 · management and general $10,837 · fundraising $20,482

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC EXPENSES

    total $20,754 · management and general $18,431 · fundraising $2,323

  • 24c · Other expenses: MARKETING AND PROMOTION

    total $2,980 · management and general $2,980

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,891,772 · end of year $29,708

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $967,029

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,470,093 · end of year $4,005,440

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $99,323

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $340,216 · end of year $704,337

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

    $34,228

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

    $3,423

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $30,805

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $27,308

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $168,962

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,892 · end of year $1,153,169

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,253,902 · end of year $1,296,692

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$806 · end of year $1,610

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,445,093 · end of year $3,581,441

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

POKC WAS FORMED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

POKC WAS FORMED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF ARTS.

  • THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A PENNSYLVANIA CHARITABLE NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS FORMED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES, THE ORGANIZATION WILL RETAIN ONE OF THE PREMIER ORCHESTRAS IN THE WORLD, CONSISTING OF THE TOP MUSICIANS AND AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CONDUCTOR, AND OPERATE A WORLD CLASS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT ENGAGES AND SERVES BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES FROM THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION WITH AN EQUALLY DIVERSE PROGRAMMING BLEND WHILE PROMOTING CULTURE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. (CONTINUED IN SCH O)

    Expenses $8,536,474 · Grants $8,536,474 · Revenue $2,939,286

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Yannick Nezet-Seguin

    MUSIC DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $1,276,333
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,276,333
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,276,333 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,276,333 related
  • Matias Tarnopolsky - Board

    MEMBER/PRES & CEO (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $1,225,614
    From this org
    $1,159,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,031
    Hours/week
    5 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $736,838
    Bonus
    $216,300
    Other
    $206,445
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,431
    Filer's total
    $1,225,614
  • David Kim

    MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $556,182
    From this org
    $499,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,543
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $496,140
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,499
    Deferred
    $14,713
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,830
    Filer's total
    $556,182
  • Ryan Fleur - Board

    MEMBER/PRES & CEO (AS OF 4/25)

    Total calculated
    $551,140
    From this org
    $486,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,030
    Hours/week
    5 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $435,393
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $717
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,430
    Filer's total
    $551,140
  • Jae Dara Morales

    MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $257,321
    From this org
    $203,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,430
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,373
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,518
    Deferred
    $13,183
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,247
    Filer's total
    $257,321
  • Joseph Conyers

    MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $348,587
    From this org
    $320,859
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,728
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,502
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,357
    Deferred
    $13,183
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,545
    Filer's total
    $348,587
  • Kerri Ryan

    MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $212,582
    From this org
    $198,644
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,938
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,302
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,342
    Deferred
    $13,183
    Nontaxable benefits
    $755
    Filer's total
    $212,582
  • Nathanial West

    MUSICIAN/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $204,477
    From this org
    $176,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,727
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,443
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,307
    Deferred
    $13,182
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,545
    Filer's total
    $204,477
  • Ralph W Muller

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 15 related
  • Sarah Miller Coulson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Rev Dr Alyn Waller

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James P Brandau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Patrick J Brennan MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Dougherty Buchholz

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elaine Woo Camarda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph Ciresi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael M Cone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Corrato

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Robert Curley

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 02/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Delany

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark S Dichter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Jeff Dittus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph M Field

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark J Foley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Fry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Lauren Gilchrist

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donald Goldsmith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Juliet J Goodfriend

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julia Haller MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Robert C Heim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nina Henderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Osagie O Imasogie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Patricia Harron Imbesi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erika H James PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Philip Jaurigue

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenyatta Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bennett Keiser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher M Keith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Neal W Krouse

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lauren Lambrugo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joan Lau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brook Lenfest

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Jeffrey Leonard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bruce G Leto

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Tod J MacKenzie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph M Manko Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • John H McFadden

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Jami Wintz McKeon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Stan Middleman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jon Michael Richter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richelle Rabenou

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caroline B Rogers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 6 related
  • Charles E Ryan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adele K Schaeffer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Dianne Semingson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter L Shaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adrienne Simpson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Matthew Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer F Terry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tiffany Thurman

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael R Vennera

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sherry Varrelman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard B Worley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 10 related
  • Joseph Zebrowitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bin Zhang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Zisman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 12 related
  • Crystal Brewe

    EXEC VP & COO

    Total calculated
    $425,992
    From this org
    $364,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,929
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $313,346
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $717
    Deferred
    $26,812
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,117
    Filer's total
    $425,992
  • Mario Mestichelli

    BOARD MEMBER (EVP & CFO)

    Total calculated
    $420,406
    From this org
    $358,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,133
    Hours/week
    5 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $356,983
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,290
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,533
    Filer's total
    $420,406
  • Ricardo Morales

    MUSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $446,814
    From this org
    $409,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,689
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $407,367
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,758
    Deferred
    $12,390
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,299
    Filer's total
    $446,814
  • Jeffrey Khaner

    MUSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $377,562
    From this org
    $342,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,517
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $337,178
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,867
    Deferred
    $17,210
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,307
    Filer's total
    $377,562
  • Jennifer Montone Ressler

    MUSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $387,503
    From this org
    $337,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,149
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $335,836
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,518
    Deferred
    $13,187
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,962
    Filer's total
    $387,503
  • Philippe Tondre

    MUSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $359,961
    From this org
    $333,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,544
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $332,079
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,338
    Deferred
    $13,182
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,362
    Filer's total
    $359,961
  • Choong-Jin Chang

    MUSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $378,474
    From this org
    $324,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,558
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $322,558
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,358
    Deferred
    $15,596
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,962
    Filer's total
    $378,474

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IT PAYS TO ITS CEO IS REASONABLE GIVEN THE MARKET IN WHICH THE ASSOCIATION OPERATES. IN RELEVANT PART, POKC'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS THAT HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OBTAINS A MARKET ASSESSMENT AND COMPETITIVE POSITION ANALYSIS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP EXECUTIVES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL THEN SET THE COMPENSATION FOR THE RELEVANT EXECUTIVE AND DOCUMENT THE DECISION IN BOARD MINUTES.
PART I, LINE 4B
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AND KIMMEL CENTER, INC. BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER, MATIAS TARNOPOLSKY, WAS THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION (POA) THROUGHOUT CALENDAR YEAR 2024. AS PART OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, MR. TARNOPOLSKY PARTICIPATED IN A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. AMOUNTS WERE CREDITED TO THE PLAN ANNUALLY AND PLAN BALANCES ARE SUBJECT TO FOREFEITURE AND/OR PAYMENT IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET. NO PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO MR. TARNOPOLSKY UNDER THE PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024. MR. TARNOPOLSKY TERMINATED IN DECEMBER 2024. $486,000 WAS FORFEITED FROM THIS PLAN IN JANUARY 2025.
PART I, LINE 7
CEO, MR. TARNOPOLSKY, HAS AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT CONTAINING A PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION DIRECTIVE THAT MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NON-FIXED PAYMENT IN ADDITION TO HIS BASE COMPENSATION. ALL ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION INCLUDING THIS NON-FIXED PAYMENT ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL. EXECUTIVES MR. FLEUR AND MS. BREWE EACH RECEIVED AN APPROVED ONE-TIME DISCRETIONARY BONUS.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621969349300142

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