Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra FY2021 filing

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Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-6037740

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The mission of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is to enrich connections and communities through the power of orchestral music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$114K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $154K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
×13
of spending
Looks good: 1225% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 153% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 153% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
62 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 62.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $221K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$363K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$215K
-76% vs prior year
Spent
$75K
To programs
×13
Net assets
$545K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$215K
FY2021▼ -76%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$898K
FY2021$215K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$75K
FY2021▼ -90%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$747K
FY2021$75K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$545K
FY2021▲ +38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$395K
FY2021$545K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$215K
FY2025−$22K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1962.

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

Where the money goes

1225 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 1225% · $915K Management & general 269% · $201K Fundraising 134% · $100K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,811Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$20,308Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Fierer’s $4K as Musician Trustee is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2021FY2020
Katherine Lehman————$114,253$107,743
Sara Parkinson——$90,404$20,308$40,724—
Sara Fierer$4,303—————
Leslie Scarpino$3,120$3,120————
Claire Figel$2,886$2,886————
Michael Brook—$2,605————

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

Enriches communities with orchestral music, fostering connections through performance.

Provided by the organization

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2 programs · $963K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Symphony concerts, school concerts, and online programming.

$915Kprogram expense
02

Symphony concerts, school concerts, and online programming.

$48Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $59K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$59,382

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$215K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$213K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$75K
Ln 25
Programscol B$915K
Managementcol C$201K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$545K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$908K
LiabilitiesLn 26$363K
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$213K
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$215K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$908K
LiabilitiesLn 26$363K
Net assetsLn 32$545K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5202
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.6M−$240K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.7M−$433K$215K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$247K$653K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $898K$747K$151K$395K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.4M−$3K$179K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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