Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-6037740)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.4M
FY2021	$898K
FY2021	$215K
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$1.3M
FY2025	$1.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.4M
FY2021	$747K
FY2021	$75K
FY2023	$1.4M
FY2024	$1.7M
FY2025	$1.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$179K
FY2021	$395K
FY2021	$545K
FY2023	$653K
FY2024	$215K
FY2025	−$22K

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

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

78%

19%

Program services 78% · $1.3M Management & general 19% · $328K Fundraising 3% · $55K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $9K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Leslie Scarpino

Musician Trustee

$3,120Pt VII · Sec A

Claire Figel

Musician Trustee

$2,886Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Brook

Musician Trustee

$2,605Pt VII · Sec A

Judy Knapp

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Miller

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Kinder

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charlotte Roehm

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Bauters

Trustee

$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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020
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.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Orchestral concerts, school and community programming

$1.3Mprogram 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

Community First FoundationFY2024$92K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$33K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$31K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$17K

Ralph L & Florence R BurgessFY2024$10K

Aec TrustFY2024$10K

Louis P Singer Fund INCFY2024$10K

Temple Hoyne Buell FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$221K

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Grants paid · 1 grant · $59K · 2021–2021

Unitemized GrantFY2021$59,382

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K

Investment incomeLn 3$49K

Money outPt IX

$1.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$328K

Fundraisingcol D$55K

Owns and owesPt X

$215K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K

Total assetsLn 16$707K

LiabilitiesLn 26$492K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$659K

Government grantsLn 1e$146K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$85K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$579K

Investment incomeLn 3$49K

Other incomeLn 4–11$14K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$42K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$346K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K

Other assetsLn 15$218K

Total assetsLn 16$707K

LiabilitiesLn 26$492K

Net assetsLn 32$215K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5202

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$293K	$42K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$321K	$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$1K
Total assetsLn 16	$942K	$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$289K	$492K
Net assetsLn 32	$653K	$215K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$898K	$733K	$114K	$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$31K	$23K	$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$26K	$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$79K	$41K	$37K	$462
Accounting feesLn 11c	$41K		$41K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$6K		$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$81K	$81K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$54K	$54K
Office expensesLn 13	$70K	$56K	$13K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K		$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$185K	$142K	$42K
TravelLn 17	$15K	$8K	$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$605		$605
InterestLn 20	$6K		$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K		$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$14K		$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$202K	$176K	$22K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$14K	$7K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.7M	$1.3M	$328K	$55K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.3M	$1.6M	−$240K	−$22K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,300,442 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $625,026$658,899

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $550,945$578,676

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,235$49,256

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $711$13,611

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,185,917$1,300,442

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $821,609$1,034,157

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $611,585$698,903

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,433,194$1,733,060

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$247,277−$432,618

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,300,442 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $893 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$85,347

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$146,339

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$427,213

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,291

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$658,899

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $578,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$578,676

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,256$49,256

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,718$12,718

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $579,569 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,974$1,300,442

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,733,060 across 18 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $733,141 · Management $113,542 · Fundraising $51,213$897,896

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,682 · Management $8,489$31,171

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,898$25,898

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,478 · Management $37,252 · Fundraising $462$79,192

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,331$41,331

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,240$6,240

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,351$81,351

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $54,308$54,308

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,359 · Management $13,401$69,760

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,205$5,205

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,483 · Management $42,240$184,723

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,479 · Management $6,996$15,475

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $605$605

IX-20 InterestManagement $6,265$6,265

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,567$3,567

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,480$14,480

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,399 · Management $21,563 · Fundraising $3,756$201,718

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,755 · Management $7,120$13,875

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,349,333 · Management $328,296 · Fundraising $55,431$1,733,060

Part X · Balance sheet $707,334 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $293,318$42,118

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $184,186$88,150

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,062$11,019

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,411$1,135

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $131,333$140,477

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $189,619$205,940

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $133,274$218,495

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $942,203$707,334

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,855$96,490

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $103,054$104,585

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $146,663$195,114

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,476$95,649

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $289,048$491,838

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,741−$130,480

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $530,414$345,976

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $653,155$215,496

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $942,203$707,334

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $215,496 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,300,442

XI-2 Total expenses$1,733,060

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$432,618

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$653,155

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,041

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$215,496

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra FY2024 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV