Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 10,262,146 | 18,577,502 | 11,325,473 | 16,769,735 | 13,877,487 | 70,812,343 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 30,541 | 9,385,504 | 11,031,652 | 13,564,126 | 12,954,270 | 46,966,093 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 10,292,687 | 27,963,006 | 22,357,125 | 30,333,861 | 26,831,757 | 117,778,436 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 536,707 | 524,576 | 918,933 | 804,527 | 612,195 | 3,396,938 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 536,707 | 524,576 | 918,933 | 804,527 | 612,195 | 3,396,938 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 114,381,498 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 10,292,687 | 27,963,006 | 22,357,125 | 30,333,861 | 26,831,757 | 117,778,436 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 372,021 | 314,627 | 574,017 | 2,361,825 | 1,939,350 | 5,561,840 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 372,021 | 314,627 | 574,017 | 2,361,825 | 1,939,350 | 5,561,840 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 2,912,945 | 2,130,699 | 107,872 | 103,110 | 119,542 | 5,374,168 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 13,577,653 | 30,408,332 | 23,039,014 | 32,798,796 | 28,890,649 | 128,714,444 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - FUNDRAISING REVENUE, COLUMN A - 32425.0, COLUMN B - 130699.0, COLUMN C - 107872.0, COLUMN D - 103110.0, COLUMN E - 119542.0, COLUMN F - 493648.0; DESCRIPTION - GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT, COLUMN A - 2880520.0, COLUMN B - 2000000.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 4880520.0; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee | ARTICLE 4 (of Bylaws) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 4.1 Delegation of Power to Executive Committee. (a) The Executive Committee shall manage the business and affairs of the Association except as otherwise limited by these Bylaws, the Charter or the Act. The Executive Committee may advise the Board on all matters and shall report to the Board on all decisions made or actions taken by it which the Executive Committee or the Chair reasonably determine to be major decisions or actions. The Executive Committee shall be assisted by such administrative staff as the Chair or the President and CEO may determine. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the provisions of Article 5 shall apply to the Executive Committee. (b) The Executive Committee shall have the power and authority (i) to appoint, negotiate and approve the terms of employment of, and evaluate the performance of the President and CEO and the Music Director and Conductor; (ii) approve agreements with the Musicians (with any member who is an Orchestra Member being excluded, except by invitation of the Chair); (iii) monitor compliance with the budget; (iv) establish and implement operating policies and procedures; (v) supervise the operations and functions of the other committees and receive reports from these committees on request or as required by these Bylaws; (vi) approve the creation of committees of the Board other than the committees created by these Bylaws and the appointment or removal of members of all committees and (vii) approve a sale, lease or pledge of less than all or substantially all of the assets of the Association. The Executive Committee shall have no power to amend any resolution of the Board or the budget. During discussions of salary, any collective bargaining negotiations, or other matters involving individual employees, the Executive Committee may exclude Association employees. 4.2 Number, Election and Term. (a) The Executive Committee shall have at least thirteen (13) and no more than twenty-four (24) members, all of whom shall be directors. The Executive Committee shall be comprised of the elected officers of the Association; the President and CEO; the required Orchestra Member; the chairs of the Associate Board, the Governing Members and the Board Advisory Council; the chair of the Annual Campaign, the chair of any capital campaign underway and the chairs of the following committees: Artistic Planning and Community Engagement, Governance, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Development, External Affairs, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Committee. Subject to the limit on total members, other directors may be nominated by the Governance Committee and elected by the Board. Each member shall consent to serve prior to his or her nomination by the Governance Committee. (b) The elected members of the committee will be elected for minimum two-year terms, and members shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified. The terms for the members of the committee serving by virtue of serving as chair of a committee shall coincide with the term of the Board Chair. (c) The members shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Committee and the Board, and the Executive Committee or Board may remove any elected member at any time, with or without cause. 4.3 Meetings. Regular meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held every other month unless otherwise determined by the Chair. Special meetings may be called at any time by an officer or any five (5) members of the Executive Committee. 4.4 Telephonic Meetings. The Executive Committee may permit any of its members to participate in any meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all members participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. 4.5 Quorum and Voting. At all meetings of the Executive Committee, the presence of a majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. Each member shall have one vote on all matters properly coming before the meeting. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of members present is an act of the committee unless the Act, the Charter or these Bylaws require the vote of a greater number. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons | Hank Ingram and Henry Ingram - Family relationship |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | The Form 990 is prepared by the organization's public accounting firm; a draft is reviewed by the controller, the CFO, the Board Treasurer, and Audit Committee Chair or other designated audit committee member. A full copy of the 990, including supplemental schedules, is provided to the full governing body after filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | 2.8 Conflict of Interest. (from Bylaws of Organization) (a) The President and CEO shall be responsible for maintaining a written conflict of interest policy for the Association approved by the Board of Directors. This policy shall address conflict of interest related to any director, officer, committee member, or administrative staff member of the Association. (b) Generally speaking, for directors, a conflict of interest is a situation in which a director or one of his or her family members has a direct or indirect personal or financial interest that compromises or could compromise the director's independence of judgment in exercising his or her responsibilities to the Association. When any conflict of interest relates to a matter requiring action by the Board of Directors or any Committee, the interested person shall call it to the attention of the Board of Directors or the Committee before which the matter is pending, as applicable. Any other Board or Committee member may call the matter to the attention of the Board or Committee, as applicable. The interested person shall not deliberate or vote on the matter; provided, however, that any director disclosing a conflict of interest may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee. (c) Unless requested to remain present during the meeting, the interested person shall retire from the room in which the Board of Directors or Executive Committee is meeting, and shall not participate in the final deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. However, the interested person shall provide the Board or Committee, as applicable with any and all relevant information. (d) The minutes of the meeting of the Board or any Committee, as applicable, shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed, that the interested person did not participate in the final discussion or vote and did not vote, and the rationale for approving the action. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 How forms are made available to the public | The Form 990 is available on the organization's website. The Form 990 and Form 1023 are available for public inspection upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | Governing documents and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104 and are not available to the public at this time. The Nashville Symphony does, however, make its annual financial audit & the 990 available on its own website. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS | TWO BOARD MEMBERS SERVED AS EMPLOYED MUSICIANS OF THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DURING FY25 AND RECEIVED COMPENSATION IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MUSICIANS OF THE ORCHESTRA. NONE OF THE LISTED COMPENSATION AT PART VII, SECTION A IS FOR THEIR ROLES AS BOARD MEMBERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE LISTED BELOW: LOUISE MORRISON LAURA ROSS |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue | ARTIST MERCH COMMISSIONS - Total Revenue: 28704, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 28704, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; OTHER INCOME - Total Revenue: 87078, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 87078, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | CONTRACT SERVICES - Total Expense: 229767, Program Service Expense: 229767, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; CONSULTING & RECRUITING FEES - Total Expense: 164812, Program Service Expense: 0, Management and General Expenses: 164812, Fundraising Expenses: 0; OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 198392, Program Service Expense: 0, Management and General Expenses: 68086, Fundraising Expenses: 130306; GUEST ARTIST FEES - Total Expense: 4633852, Program Service Expense: 4633852, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; HOUSEKEEPING & JANITORIAL SERVICES - Total Expense: 225970, Program Service Expense: 225970, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; SECURITY FEES - Total Expense: 370562, Program Service Expense: 370562, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; MARKETING FEES - Total Expense: 138981, Program Service Expense: 138981, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | Uncollectible Pledge Allowance - -27457; Total - -27457; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |