Orchestra 2001 Incorporated FY2021 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 1988Arts & CultureEIN 23-2545727Revenue $138K in FY2021

On file with the IRS121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd Ste, 19106-1403 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Aug 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $959 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$816
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$138K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$232K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$191K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$138K
FY2021▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$164K
Expenses
$232K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$174K
Net assets
$191K
FY2021▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$56K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $123K Management & general 30% · $69K Fundraising 17% · $40K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$71,750Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Cmte Me
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Cmte Me
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Cmte Me
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Lesnick’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adam Lesnick$71,667$85,833$66,500$68,667$71,750$63,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Performs 20th and 21st-century music for audiences.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization is a collective of adventurous, virtuoso performers dedicated to the music of our time. The ensemble strives to be an international leader in connecting diverse audiences with the greatest music of the 20TH and 21ST centuries, engaging new listeners through exhilarating concerts, innovative artistic collaborations, and…

$123Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$60K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Money outPt IX
$232K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$191K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$192K
LiabilitiesLn 26$816
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$192K
LiabilitiesLn 26$816
Net assetsLn 32$191K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$307K$192K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$816
Net assetsLn 32$284K$191K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$30K$7K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$2K$29K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$5K$6K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$2K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$450$6K
TravelLn 17$809$565$244
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$232K$123K$69K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $164K$174K−$10K$56K 990 PDF
FY2024 $151K$295K−$144K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 $161K$250K−$89K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $337K$229K$108K$299K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $138K$232K−$93K$191K 990 PDF
FY2020 $426K$203K$223K$284K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $138,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $419,962$137,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,960$1,345
I-10 Investment income$22
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $425,922$138,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,494$122,623
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,857$109,170
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $203,351$231,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $222,571−$93,357
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $138,436 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$53,082
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,987
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,069
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,345$1,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22$22
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,345 · Excluded from tax $22$138,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $231,793 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,925 · Management $6,650 · Fundraising $29,925$66,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,600 · Management $28,800 · Fundraising $1,600$32,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,214 · Management $6,160 · Fundraising $5,214$16,588
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,412 · Management $2,712 · Fundraising $2,411$7,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,150$7,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,008$1,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,560$3,560
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,288 · Fundraising $1,310$3,598
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $450 · Management $6,000$6,450
IX-17 TravelPrograms $565 · Management $244$809
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,296$1,296
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,512$4,512
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,056$79,056
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,731$1,731
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,782 · Management $68,551 · Fundraising $40,460$231,793
Part X · Balance sheet $191,902 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,459$53,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,093$54,992
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $205,243$76,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,050$6,529
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $500$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $307,345$191,902
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $842$816
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,902$816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $566−$791
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $283,877$191,877
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $284,443$191,086
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $307,345$191,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $191,086 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$138,436
XI-2 Total expenses$231,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$284,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$191,086

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