Pittsburgh Symphony Inc

“The executive committee shall have all the powers and exercise all of the authority of the board of trustees, except as may be specially limited by the board of trustees or otherwise restricted by law.”

“Abby morrison and beejee morrison have a family relationship. Richard p. Simmons and amy sebastian have a family relationship.”

“All citizens of the community who contribute such annual amount as shall be set from time to time by the board of trustees of pittsburgh symphony, inc. (symphony) shall be members of the symphony during the remainder of the fiscal year in which such contribution was made and during the next succeeding fiscal year.”

“The business at the annual meeting of members includes the election of trustees. At each annual meeting of members, the members shall elect trustees of the class whose term is expiring, to hold office until the end of the third year commencing with the date of assumption of office.”

“The draft form 990 and required schedules are reviewed by the finance department and audit committee. Upon completion of this review the form is finalized and a complete copy is provided to the board in advance of filing with the internal revenue service.”

“On an annual basis, conflict of interest disclosure forms are distributed and collected by the cfo. The organization insists on 100% participation. Therefore, any unreturned forms are followed up on. The conflict of interest statements are reviewed by the cfo for any potential conflicts. Any issues discovered are brought to the attention of the audit committee.”

“The compensation committee, which is a subcommittee of the board, meets periodically to set the compensation of the president and music director. The committee uses comparable data from other orchestras as well as other local non-profit organizations to determine compensation. Once the compensation decision is made, the chair of the committee writes a memo recording any changes to the compensation.”

“Three years of audited financial statements are available to the public via the organization's website. The conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available upon request.”

“The following individuals serve as ex-officio trustees of pittsburgh symphony with no voting rights: camera bartolotta (entered 5/24), chris brussalis (1/24), dr. Quintin b. Bullock (exited 6/24), jay costa (entered 5/24), richard fitzgerald (exited 1/24), joan gabel (entered 9/23), ed gainey, kenneth gormley, kathy humphrey, sara innamorato (entered 1/24), farnam jahanian, jason jedlinski (entered 9/23), rhian kenny, brandon mclean, dennis o'boyle (exit 9/23), michelle patrick, rev. Paul r. Taylor, cathy trombetta (entered 6/24), diane unkovic (exited 6/24), ginevra ventre, wayne n. Walters, and andrew wickesberg.”

“This includes all gross revenue, including proceeds from sales of securities.”

“All individuals employed by pso at any point during the calendar year 2023: 568 total: 91 full-time musicians; 172 extra musicians (fte 30); 114 full-time staff; 124 extra stagehans (fte 3); 53 ushers (fte 7); 14 part-time customer service (2.7 fte) representatives (2 fte)”

“Does not include net unrealized gain on investments of $6,049,543 (see part xi, line 5).”

“Current year consolidated audit net income of $17.7 million. See reconciliation of net assets in part xi. Differences in tax to audit include unrealized gains/losses on investments, other changes in pension plan assets and obligations, and activity reported on the 990 of the separate legal entity, 1963 endowment (which is consolidated for audit purposes).”

“Other changes in pension plan assets & obligations -830,144.”

“Pittsburgh symphony's financial statements are audited by an independent accounting firm to be selected by the audit committee. This process has not changed from the prior year.”