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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO)

BPO is a symphony orchestra based in Buffalo, NY that was founded in 1936. As of 2019 they had $14 million in revenue and $9.6 million in assets.

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc. provides a resident, professional, major symphony orchestra of artistic excellence and integrity to enrich the quality of life in Western New York.

Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society.

EIN:

16-0755739

City:

Buffalo

State:

New York

Website:

bpo.org

Phone:

(716) 885-0331

Facebook:

facebook.com/BuffaloPhilharmonicOrchestra

Twitter:

@bporchestra

Founded:

1936

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

A69: Symphony orchestras

Revenue:

$14,523,360

Assets:

$9,686,322

Employees:

354

Fiscal year end:

August

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at BPO

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra produces symphonic music for the cultural benefit of the Buffalo, new york area including artistic education programs for area youth.

Form 990s for BPO

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2019-08	Aug 13, 2020	990	View PDF
2018-08	Sep 13, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-08	Apr 10, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-08	Aug 1, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-08	Oct 15, 2016	990	View PDF
...and six more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for BPO

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$1,261,309	$1,064,360	18.5%
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$8,609,394	$6,213,446	38.6%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$2,550,000	$0	999%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$9,870,703	$7,277,806	35.6%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$9,870,703	$7,277,806	35.6%
Program services	$4,468,188	$4,375,927	2.1%
Investment income and dividends	$49,510	$62,980	-21.4%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$-42,920	$20,062	-313.9%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-105,958	$325,228	-132.6%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$283,837	$284,587	-0.3%
Total revenues	$14,523,360	$12,346,590	17.6%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$0	$0
Grants to individuals in USA	$5,000	$5,000
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$325,029	$347,780	-6.5%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$6,364,745	$5,392,986	18.0%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$320,738	$317,736	0.9%
Other employee benefits	$1,225,750	$1,175,212	4.3%
Payroll taxes	$632,606	$636,022	-0.5%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$6,073	$10,347	-41.3%
Accounting fees	$10,300	$21,000	-51.0%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$226,439	$215,934	4.9%
Other fee-for-service	$10,340	$13,030	-20.6%
Advertising and promotion	$497,892	$359,942	38.3%
Office expenses	$90,443	$197,256	-54.1%
Information tech. expenses	$0	$0
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$0	$0
Travel	$52,389	$98,973	-47.1%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$0	$0
Interest	$41,912	$0	999%
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$72,618	$25,913	180.2%
Insurance	$58,517	$0	999%
All other expenses	$2,567,070	$3,896,672	-34.1%
Total expenses	$12,507,861	$12,497,869	0.1%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$312,136	$378,724	-17.6%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$455,127	$338,245	34.6%
Pledges and grants receivable	$1,048,547	$1,298,196	-19.2%
Accounts receivable	$114,584	$172,874	-33.7%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$330,017	$364,780	-9.5%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$2,724,363	$191,710	1321.1%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$0	$0
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$4,701,548	$4,859,185	-3.2%
Total assets	$9,686,322	$7,603,714	27.4%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$367,890	$547,814	-32.8%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$2,815,720	$2,778,829	1.3%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$545,000	$350,000	55.7%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$3,728,610	$3,676,643	1.4%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$144,707	$-2,401,021	106.0%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$2,545,566	$3,185,901	-20.1%
Permanently restricted net assets	$3,267,439	$3,142,191	4.0%

Vendors for BPO

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Chiampou Travis Besaw and Kershner LLP	Tax accounting		2020-07-14
██████	Fundraising software		2019-09-21
███████ ███ ████	Fundraising software; Payment processing		2019-09-21
██████████	CRM software		2019-09-21
█████████	Content management system software		2019-09-21
████████ ███████	Marketing software		2019-09-21
███████ ██████	Telephone Donor Services	$243,610	2019-08-01
████████ ██████████ █████ ███	Sound Equipment Rental	$129,767	2019-08-01
...and four more vendors

Personnel at BPO

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Charlie McDonald	Chief Engineer	-	Aug. 24, 2020
Daniel Hart	Executive Director	$259,311	Aug. 24, 2020
███ ███████	Principal Librarian	-	Aug. 24, 2020
█████ █████	Director of Finance	$88,469	Aug. 24, 2020
███████ ████████	Director of Marketing	-	Aug. 24, 2020
█████ ████████	Director of Marketing and Communications	-	Dec. 2, 2017
███████ ███████	Director of Sales and Patron Services	-	Dec. 2, 2017
████████ ██████	Associate Director and Director of Development	-	Aug. 24, 2020
█████ █████████	Director of Education and Community Engagement	-	Aug. 24, 2020
█████ █████	Director of Special Projects and Associate Director of Development	-	Aug. 24, 2020
...and 21 more key personnel

Peer symphony orchestras

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra	501(c)(3)	$6.1 million	New Orleans, LA
2	Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society	501(c)(3)	$4.5 million	Los Angeles, CA
3	Knoxville Symphony Society Incorporated	501(c)(3)	$4.1 million	Knoxville, TN
4	San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association	501(c)(3)	$25 million	San Diego, CA
5	Virginia Symphony Orchestra	501(c)(3)	$7.8 million	Norfolk, VA
6	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra	501(c)(3)	$18 million	Milwaukee, WI
7	Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Charlotte, NC
8	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO)	501(c)(3)	$45 million	Pittsburgh, PA
9	Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO)	501(c)(3)	$31 million	St Louis, MO
10	Sarasota Orchestra	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Sarasota, FL
11	Indiana Symphony Society	501(c)(3)	$27 million	Indianapolis, IN
12	Phoenix Symphony Association	501(c)(3)	$13 million	Phoenix, AZ
13	New World Symphony (NWS)	501(c)(3)	$18 million	Miami Beach, FL
14	Houston Symphony Society	501(c)(3)	$29 million	Houston, TX
15	Columbus Symphony Orchestra	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Columbus, OH
16	Alabama Symphonic Association	501(c)(3)	$6.4 million	Birmingham, AL
17	Oklahoma Philharmonic Society	501(c)(3)	$5.8 million	Oklahoma City, OK
18	Fort Wayne Philharmonic	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Fort Wayne, IN
19	Colorado Symphony	501(c)(3)	$13 million	Denver, CO
20	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO)	501(c)(3)	$33 million	Cincinnati, OH
21	Pacific Symphony	501(c)(3)	$24 million	Irvine, CA
22	The Florida Orchestra	501(c)(3)	$12 million	St Petersburg, FL
23	San Antonio Symphony (SAS)	501(c)(3)	$6.0 million	San Antonio, TX
24	Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	East Providence, RI
25	Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale	501(c)(3)	$4.5 million	San Francisco, CA

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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO)

Program areas at BPO

Form 990s for BPO

Financials for BPO

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