Arts, Culture, Humanities : Performing Arts

Hartford Symphony Orchestra

Connecticut's orchestra

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (34.29)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 62.4%    
Administrative Expenses 30.5%    
Fundraising Expenses 6.9%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.15    
Efficiency Rating    
      (23.74)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth -3.1%    
Program Expenses Growth -3.5%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.55    
Capacity Rating    
      (10.54)

Income Statement     (FYE 05/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $4,321,393
Other Revenue $1,273,403
Total Revenue $5,594,796
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $3,996,900
Administrative Expenses $1,956,680
Fundraising Expenses $442,744
Total Functional Expenses $6,396,324
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-801,528
   
Net Assets $8,238,794

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Contact Information

Hartford Symphony Orchestra
99 Pratt Street
Suite 500
Hartford, CT 06103
tel: (860) 246-8742
fax: (860) 247-1720
EIN: 06-0637319

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Leadership      (FYE 05/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Kristen Phillips Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $12,981 0.20%
Other Salaries of Note
Edward Cumming Conductor (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $160,169 2.50%
Christine Doty Development Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $86,004 1.34%
Emery Tapley Education Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $76,555 1.19%

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Mission

Founded in 1934, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is Connecticut's premier musical organization. Widely recognized as one of America's leading regional orchestras, the HSO believes passionately in the performance of live symphonic music and its value in the community. The mission of the HSO is to perform live orchestral music of the highest quality for ever-expanding audiences, and to increase through its educational programs the understanding and enjoyment of that music by residents in Connecticut. Every year, the HSO presents more than 100 concerts; plays to audiences of approximately 160,000; reaches thousands through its broadcast concerts on Connecticut Public Radio; and serves more than 64,000 individuals through its Musical Pathways educational activities.

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