2024-03-15T16:47:09-04:00 2023-12-31 383146599 COLE NEWTON & DURAN CPAS 33762 SCHOOLCRAFT RD LIVONIA MI 48150 990 2023-01-01 383283759 SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC SPHI 3135425200 2200 HUNT STREET SUITE 461 DETROIT MI 48207 AFA S DWORKIN PRES./ARTISTIC DIR. 3138779100 2024-03-12 AFA DWORKIN XXX-XX-XXXX true GRETCHEN I STUART CPA P01345047 7344272030 2024-03-15 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AFA S DWORKIN 2200 HUNT STREET SUITE 461 DETROIT MI 48207 7738110 false X WWW.SPHINXMUSIC.ORG X 1996 MI TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS. 17 16 14 85 0 6817250 6406704 835344 734764 320086 561842 -36275 -115575 7936405 7587735 1135390 1098847 0 1672918 1835505 0 527166 3187285 4229185 5995593 7163537 1940812 424198 22863515 24283952 99552 116730 22763963 24167222 X TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS. false false 1108954 PERFORMING ARTISTS: CARNEGIE GALA, EXIGENCE, SPHINX VIRTUOSI THE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING THE TOP ARTISTS WHO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO THE FIELD, SPHINX'S MISSION AND ARTS CITIZENSHIP. THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES TOURING AND PERFORMANCES BY THE VARIOUS SPHINX ENSEMBLES. SPHINX VIRTUOSI IS AN ACCLAIMED ENSEMBLE OF SOLOISTS WHICH TOURS NATIONALLY, PROMOTING DIVERSITY ON AND OFF STAGE. EXIGENCE IS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL VOCAL ENSEMBLES FOCUSED ON PROMOTING DIVERSITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND AWARENESS WITHIN THE ARTIST AND OUR GREATER COMMUNITIES. THE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 10,000+ IN LIVE AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. 3049694 893532 ARTIST DEVELOPMENT: NAAS, SPHINX COMPETITION (OLDEST PROGRAM), SOLOIST PROGRAM, COLLEGE- BOUND/MUSIC ASSISTANCE FUND/INSTRUMENT FUND. THE SPHINX COMPETITION IDENTIFIES AND EMPOWERS TOP YOUNG MUSICIANS OF COLOR BY OFFERING PERFORMANCE, COMPETITION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION AND MENTORSHIP FROM MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL SPHINX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AREA IS AIMED AT ENGAGING AND PROMOTING THE TOP YOUNG TALENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, PROVIDING THEM WITH A PROFESSIONAL AUDITION/EXPOSURE EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, FINE INSTRUMENTS AND BEYOND. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT/ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE, HIGHER EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER. THE PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION IN LIVE AND BROADCAST AUDIENCES ANNUALLY, WHILE SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE TO THE FIELD ON THE MATTER OF INCLUSION AND ACCESS TO A RICH NETWORK OF TOP ARTISTS. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR AUDITION SUPPORT IS A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM PROJECT AIMED AT ADVANCING REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND SUPPORTING CAREERS OF MUSICIANS PURSUING THE ORCHESTRAL TRACK. NAAS HAS RECEIVED WIDE ACCLAIM AND PRESS ATTENTION AS AN UNPRECEDENTED EFFORTS WHICH INVOLVES THE ENTIRE FIELD AND IS ADVISED AND GUIDED BY ARTISTS, ORCHESTRAS AND LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 1474917 205315 ARTS LEADERSHIP - LEAD, SCOTUS, SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE, SPHINXCONNECT, MPOWER. THE ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF SPHINXCONNECT, OUR EPICENTER FOR ARTISTS AND LEADERS IN DIVERSITY, ALONG WITH ARTIST GRANTS, OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK. LIVE PARTICIPANT REACH HERE IS 1,000+. SPHINXCONNECT IS THE MAIN RESOURCE TO THE FIELD, POSITIONING SPHINX AS THE MAIN INCUBATOR OF IDEAS, BEST PRACTICES, ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP AND TALENT. MPOWER AND SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE ARE ARTIST GRANT PROGRAMS, WHICH OFFER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TOWARD INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CREATIVE VENTURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF SPHINX ALUMNI. 845882 EDUCATION - OVERTURE AND SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (SPA). THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, FROM EARLIEST INTRODUCTION TO HANDS-ON INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING TO INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FULL-SCHOLARSHIP, WITH AN ANNUAL REACH OF APPROXIMATELY 500. OVERTURE, A NATIONALLY DISTINGUISHED PROGRAM, CELEBRATED AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PLACES INSTRUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS A CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT USES A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE. SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, NOW IN 3 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, ENGAGES YOUNG ARTISTS OF COLOR AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO EXHIBIT MUCH TALENT AND APTITUDE BUT MAY LACK ACCESS AND RESOURCES. 845882 6479447 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 493 0 true 14 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 17 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MI NY X AFA S DWORKIN 3135425200 2200 HUNT STREET SUITE 461 DETROIT MI 48207 AFA S DWORKIN PRES./ARTIST 40.00 X X 464887 0 74134 ANDRE DOWELL CHIEF PROGRA 40.00 X 131702 0 34409 JULIE RENFRO DIR. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED STATUS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE A TAX POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION MUST ADHERE TO VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO REMAIN TAX-EXEMPT. IN ADDITION, ANY ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES THAT MAY SUBJECT IT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME ARE ALSO TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE ORGANIZATIONS MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 150,375 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 150,375 SPHINX GALA 389142 354342 34800 150375 389142 354342 34800 150375 150375 -115575 true AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE 520 8TH AVE SUITE 2005 NEW YORK NY 10018 237300636 3 25000 SUPPORT NEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC 500 17TH STREET MIAMI BEACH FL 33139 592809056 3 20000 SUPPORT 2 COMPETITION/SCHOLARHIPS 7 104000 MPOWER ARTIST GRANTS 15 100000 LEAD HONORARIUMS 41 65868 NAAS GRANTS 575 367007 SCOTUS AWARDS 3 150000 LEAD GRANTS 22 55315 SCHOLARSHIPS 8 3770 SOPA 51 85027 SPHINX CONNECT 210 122860 X true true X X X X false false false false false false false true false AFA S DWORKIN PRES./ARTISTIC DIR. 377552 85500 1835 66679 7455 539021 ANDRE DOWELL CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICE 120189 11000 513 19678 14731 166111 JULIE RENFRO DIR. DESIGN & ADMIN. 110566 10000 1097 18085 12881 152629 SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SETS PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THOSE ARE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BONUS IS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THERE IS NOT A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA HOWEVER THEY TEND TO RANGE FROM 15-25% OF BASE SALARY. ARTS SOLUTIONS FAMILY 188181 CONSULTANT SERVICES false SCHEDULE L, PART V ARTS SOLUTIONS IS OWNED 100% BY SPOUSE OF PRESIDENT, THE SPOUSE OF THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION. SPHINX PAYS ARTS SOLUTIONS FOR ARTISTIC CONSULTANT SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ARTIST DEVELOPMENT: NAAS, SPHINX COMPETITION (OLDEST PROGRAM), SOLOIST PROGRAM, COLLEGE- BOUND/MUSIC ASSISTANCE FUND/INSTRUMENT FUND. THE SPHINX COMPETITION IDENTIFIES AND EMPOWERS TOP YOUNG MUSICIANS OF COLOR BY OFFERING PERFORMANCE, COMPETITION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION AND MENTORSHIP FROM MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL SPHINX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AREA IS AIMED AT ENGAGING AND PROMOTING THE TOP YOUNG TALENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, PROVIDING THEM WITH A PROFESSIONAL AUDITION/EXPOSURE EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, FINE INSTRUMENTS AND BEYOND. THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT/ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE, HIGHER EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER. THE PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION IN LIVE AND BROADCAST AUDIENCES ANNUALLY, WHILE SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE TO THE FIELD ON THE MATTER OF INCLUSION AND ACCESS TO A RICH NETWORK OF TOP ARTISTS. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR AUDITION SUPPORT IS A NATIONAL CONSORTIUM PROJECT AIMED AT ADVANCING REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND SUPPORTING CAREERS OF MUSICIANS PURSUING THE ORCHESTRAL TRACK. NAAS HAS RECEIVED WIDE ACCLAIM AND PRESS ATTENTION AS AN UNPRECEDENTED EFFORTS WHICH INVOLVES THE ENTIRE FIELD AND IS ADVISED AND GUIDED BY ARTISTS, ORCHESTRAS AND LEADERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ARTS LEADERSHIP - LEAD, SCOTUS, SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE, SPHINXCONNECT, MPOWER. THE ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF SPHINXCONNECT, OUR EPICENTER FOR ARTISTS AND LEADERS IN DIVERSITY, ALONG WITH ARTIST GRANTS, OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK. LIVE PARTICIPANT REACH HERE IS 1,000+. SPHINXCONNECT IS THE MAIN RESOURCE TO THE FIELD, POSITIONING SPHINX AS THE MAIN INCUBATOR OF IDEAS, BEST PRACTICES, ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP AND TALENT. MPOWER AND SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE ARE ARTIST GRANT PROGRAMS, WHICH OFFER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TOWARD INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CREATIVE VENTURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF SPHINX ALUMNI. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D EDUCATION - OVERTURE AND SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (SPA). THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, FROM EARLIEST INTRODUCTION TO HANDS-ON INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING TO INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. ALL PROGRAMS ARE FULL-SCHOLARSHIP, WITH AN ANNUAL REACH OF APPROXIMATELY 500. OVERTURE, A NATIONALLY DISTINGUISHED PROGRAM, CELEBRATED AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PLACES INSTRUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS A CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT USES A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE. SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, NOW IN 3 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, ENGAGES YOUNG ARTISTS OF COLOR AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO EXHIBIT MUCH TALENT AND APTITUDE BUT MAY LACK ACCESS AND RESOURCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE BEING FILED. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C SPHINX ISSUES CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS TO BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF WHO COMPLETE THEM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND HAVE DISCLOSED THE PERSON'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A SUMMARY IS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD WITH ANY POTENTIAL IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS BEING RAISED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A SPECIFIC APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) FROM THE BOARD (I.E. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH EXCLUDES THE PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). THEY LOOK AT COMPARABLE SALARY LEVELS (THROUGH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990, TENURE, AND PERFORMANCE). THE SALARIES ARE AGAIN APPROVED DURING THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DOES NOT VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE SALARY OR BUDGET. THIS COMPENSATION PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN ENTIRETY IN 2022. MINUTES FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW ARE RECORDED AND FILED CONFIDENTIALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B EACH EMPLOYEE UNDERGOES A FORMAL ANNUAL REVIEW WITH SUPERVISOR AND PRESIDENT, ALSO EVALUATING PERFORMANCE AGAINST GOALS. COMPENSTATION IS PROPOSED AND THEN APPROVED WITHIN THE FORMAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 150,375 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -150,375