Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.
About
Orchestra Music Programs: The BSO's two beloved orchestral ensembles-the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops-offered 405 concerts reaching more than 1.141 million audience members. Internationally recognized as one of the finest orchestras, the BSO is one of the largest orchestral organizations in the world as measured by scope of its operations. Within the U.S., it is the fourth-largest performing arts institution. In 2018-2019, the BSO welcomed 213,790 patrons to Symphony Hall for its winter season, 202,270 for its Holiday and Spring Pops seasons, 194,860 attended a concert at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA. 28,010 attended Youth and Family Concerts and High School Open Rehearsals and 502,150 enjoyed community concerts offered across the Greater Boston region, including the Boston Pops July 4th concert on the Charles River Esplanade. Highlights included: the opening of the new Linde Center for Music and Learning on the grounds of Tanglewood, which houses the Tanglewood Learning Institute and its year-round roster of innovative programming and performance and rehearsal spaces for the Tanglewood Music Center. The Boston Symphony Children's Choir became the newest permanent ensemble within the symphony, enriching and expanding the BSO's repertoire while giving children an extraordinary choral education. The Boston Pops performed its first ever sensory friendly concert designed for families with a child or adult who is impacted by the autism spectrum disorder.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “The mission of the boston symphony orchestra (bso) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “The mission of the boston symphony orchestra (bso) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is MA.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 1336 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$13,896,092.
- The organization has 41 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1918.
- The organization pays $57,857,638 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $6,568,169 in fundraising expenses.
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