2025-04-28T16:14:45-04:00 2024-12-31 383146599 COLE NEWTON & DURAN CPAS 33762 SCHOOLCRAFT RD LIVONIA MI 48150 990 2024-01-01 383283759 SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC SPHI 3135425200 2200 HUNT STREET SUITE 461 DETROIT MI 48207 AFA S DWORKIN PRES./ARTISTIC DIR. 3138779100 2025-04-22 true GRETCHEN I STUART CPA P01345047 7344272030 2025-04-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AFA S DWORKIN 2200 HUNT STREET SUITE 461 DETROIT MI 48207 7033196 false X WWW.SPHINXMUSIC.ORG X 1996 MI TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS. 18 17 12 85 0 6406704 4696186 734764 1286788 561842 1004761 -115575 -89358 7587735 6898377 1098847 960774 0 1835505 1974686 0 534423 4229185 4955240 7163537 7890700 424198 -992323 24283952 23224675 116730 118044 24167222 23106631 X TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS. false false 1357147 747995 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. EXIGENCE IS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL VOCAL ENSEMBLE FOCUSED ON EVOLVING THE CHORAL CANON ON AMERICAN STAGES. THE PERFORMING ARTISTS PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 10,000+ IN LIVE AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. 2856835 805714 147466 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 IN THE COUNTRY 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 AND 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. 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. 1595666 155060 74227 ARTS LEADERSHIP - LEAD, SCOTUS, SPHINX MEDALS OF EXCELLENCE, SPHINXCONNECT, MPOWER. THE ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF SPHINXCONNECT, OUR LARGEST AND LONGEST STANDING CONVENING DEDICATED TO ESCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, ALONG WITH ARTIST GRANTS, OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK. LIVE PARTICIPANT REACH HERE IS 1,200+. 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. 1339344 15500 EDUCATION - OVERTURE AND SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY (SPA). THE EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, FROM THE 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. SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, NOW IN 3 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, ENGAGES YOUNG ARTISTS AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO EXHIBIT MUCH TALENT AND APTITUDE AND MAY BENEFIT FROM AN INTENSIVE IMMERSIVE PREPARATORY EXPERIENCE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TOP ARTISTS. 1339344 15500 7148992 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 488 0 true 12 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 18 17 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 468914 0 89474 ANDRE DOWELL CHIEF PROGRA 40.00 X 191000 0 43401 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, 2024 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, 2021. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 134,819 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 134,819 SPHINX GALA 417330 371869 45461 134819 417330 371869 45461 134819 134819 -89358 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/SCHOLARSHIPS 9 104350 MPOWER ARTIST GRANTS 10 100000 LEAD HONORARIUMS 32 52500 NAAS GRANTS 625 378064 SCOTUS AWARDS 3 150000 LEAD GRANTS 9 5060 SOPA 24 18000 SPHINXCONNECT 260 107800 X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false AFA S DWORKIN PRES./ARTISTIC DIR. 396806 72108 67497 21977 558388 ANDRE DOWELL CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICE 180000 11000 28650 14751 234401 JULIE RENFRO DIR. DESIGN & ADMIN. 113566 10000 18535 16600 158701 ACHIA FLOYD DIR FOUND RELATIONS 118372 8000 18956 8079 153407 ARTS SOLUTIONS FAMILY 193826 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 STRAGEGIC 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 IN THE COUNTRY 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 AND 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. 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. 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 LARGEST AND LONGEST STANDING CONVENING DEDICATED TO ESCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, ALONG WITH ARTIST GRANTS, OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD PROGRAM, AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY SERVICE WORK. LIVE PARTICIPANT REACH HERE IS 1,200+. 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 CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, FROM THE 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. SPHINX PERFORMANCE ACADEMY, NOW IN 3 DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, ENGAGES YOUNG ARTISTS AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, EMPHASIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WHO EXHIBIT MUCH TALENT AND APTITUDE AND MAY BENEFIT FROM AN INTENSIVE IMMERSIVE PREPARATORY EXPERIENCE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TOP ARTISTS. 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 134,819 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -134,819