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← SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,859,460
Total expenses
$2,152,138
Contributions and grants received
$1,374,879
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$449,984
Investment income
$3,583
Other revenue
$31,014
Total assets, end of year
$733,481
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,022,599
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$289,118
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,598,878
Management and general expenses
$386,806
Fundraising expenses
$166,454
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,652,602

Program services were 74.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $97,783

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,277,096

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $43,684

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $447,558 · related or exempt $447,558

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM AD SALES

    total $2,426 · related or exempt $2,426

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3 · excluded $3

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $79,394

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

    securities $75,814

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,580

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,580 · excluded $3,580

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $85,209

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $58,607

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $26,602

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,412 · related or exempt $4,412

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,412

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $134,374 · program services $40,312 · management and general $67,187 · fundraising $26,875

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $598,572 · program services $530,588 · management and general $43,177 · fundraising $24,807

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,983 · program services $17,256 · management and general $5,709 · fundraising $4,018

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $61,086 · program services $47,921 · management and general $8,950 · fundraising $4,215

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $140 · management and general $140

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,153 · management and general $32,153

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $95,262 · management and general $33,699 · fundraising $61,563

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $165,377 · program services $148,839 · fundraising $16,538

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,165 · program services $1,524 · management and general $21,162 · fundraising $1,479

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,878 · program services $18,658 · management and general $18,110 · fundraising $18,110

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,522 · program services $16,522

  • 20 · Interest

    total $31,004 · management and general $31,004

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,176 · management and general $10,176

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,915 · management and general $28,915

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC EXPENSE

    total $429,330 · program services $429,330

  • 24b · Other expenses: VENUE/PRODUCTION

    total $268,830 · program services $268,830

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDU/COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    total $59,211 · program services $59,211

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $52,225 · management and general $52,225

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $62,935 · program services $19,887 · management and general $34,199 · fundraising $8,849

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $216,750 · end of year $22,086

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,891 · end of year $203

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $372,851 · end of year $641,368

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

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

    $77,137

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

    $44,813

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $42,500 · end of year $32,324

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $67,131 · end of year $35,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $98,770 · end of year $238,093

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $237,762 · end of year $234,172

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $217,131 · end of year $400,434

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$381,452 · end of year -$548,826

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $385,012 · end of year $259,708

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INFORM, INSTRUCT AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES; AND TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC, AN INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, WILL ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

  • ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY: ESTABLISHED 2008, THE SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (SPO) A 501 (C) 3 HAS GROWN TO A NEARLY 1.7 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET, WITH 5 FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS, 60 CONTRACT-AND FEE-BASED MUSICIANS, 50 VOLUNTEER CHORISTERS, AND 19-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SPO HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE SAVANNAH- METROPOLITAN AREA FOR NEARLY A DECADE THROUGH ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES RANGING FROM CLASSICS TO POPULAR SHOW TUNES. SPO HAS PERFORMED IN A MULTITUDE OF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SAVANNAH INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LUCAS THEATRE, CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, TYBEE POST THEATRE, JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE, THE BAND SHELL IN HISTORIC FORSYTH PARK, AND AREA NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTERS. AT ITS LARGEST CAPACITY, SPO HAS PLAYED FOR OVER 20,000 INDIVIDUALS CATERING TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE AUDIENCE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION NEARLY 13 YEARS AGO, SPO HAS STRENGTHENED THE ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE SAVANNAH-METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH CONTINUAL WORK TO EXPAND PROGRAMS OFFERED AND ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OUTSIDE THE CONCERT HALL, SPO OFFERS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, PHIL THE PARK, AND PHIL THE SQUARES. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OFFERING A FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE. SPO ALSO TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TAKE PLACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVANNAH CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. MISSION STATEMENT: SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC, AN INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL ARTS ORGANIZATION, WILL ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. COMMUNITY: THE SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC "SOUNDTRACK OF SAVANNAH" IS MORE THAN SIMPLY CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC. IT'S AN OPEN INVITATION TO ENJOY MUSIC WITH OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHILE EXPLORING THE UNIQUE PLACES, FLAVORS, AND EVENTS OF OUR REGION. IN FY20 THE SPO WAS ONE OF FEW ORCHESTRAS TO PERFORM IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH CREATIVE COLLABORATION, VENUES, AND PROGRAMMING THE SPO PROVIDED CONCERTS EACH MONTH FOR SOCIALLY DISTANCED AUDIENCES. IN ADDITION THE SPO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH IT LIVES AND BUILD A 3 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PLAN SETS GOALS FOR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ARTISTIC INTEGRITY SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE SPO TO BE A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY WELL INTO THE FUTURE. SPO CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SAVANNAH TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT PICNIC IN THE PARK - CREATIVELY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WTOC THE CONCERT WAS BROADCAST WITH A VIEWERSHIP OF OVER 20,000.

    Expenses $1,652,602

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Williams

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $134,375
    From this org
    $125,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,430
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chuck Chewning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Clark

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Staci Donegan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Bud Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Joel Greenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevan Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diana Langer Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John H Kingston Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Kenyon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Lauretti

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marek Lewanda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rosalie Morris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roger Moss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daphne Nash

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Samir Nikocevic

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelley B Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sue Reilly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wim Salien

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Tatum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mason Waters

    DIRECTOR

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349303805

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