Chamber Music Pittsburgh

“Our independent auditors prepare and deliver a draft of the form 990 to the executive director of our organization and it is available to all members of the board of directors for their review. Everyone is given time to review the draft form 990 and respond to our auditors with their comments. After this period, all appropriate edits are made to the draft form 990. The final edited form 990 is then filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Annually all board members are provided with a copy of our organization's conflict of interest policy to read and review. All board members are required to disclose all current conflicts and any other conflicts as they arise. This way management and the board can monitor all conflicts and enforce the conflict of interest policy on a current basis.”

“The compensation of our organization's executive director is reviewed annually by the executive commitee of the board of directors. The executive commitee reviews compensation data obtained from various sources on the internet, and comparing other executive director compensation in similar organizations and budget size as reported on these other organization's form 990. The executive committee then makes a recommendation to the board of directors and the compensation package is then voted on by the full board.”

“Staff compensation is reviewed annually by the personnel commitee of the board of directors. The personnel commitee reviews compensation data obtained from various sources on the internet, and comparing other compensation in similar organizations and budget size as reported on these other organization's form 990. The personnel commitee then makes a recommendation to the board of directors and the compensation package is then voted on by the full board.”

“The organization will provide copies of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements to the public upon request.”

“To present world class chamber music ensembles and soloists, promising emerging artists, and innovative programs; and to foster an appreciation for chamber music in the pittsburgh community by offering educational programs and experiences.”

“As part of its outreach and education programming, cmp administered the "poco a poco" strings program at the urban league of greater pittsburgh charter school. Through the program, students in grade 3-5 received stringed instruments, lessons, exposure to chamber music, and the opportunity to perform in an end-of-year concert. In addition, cmp also offers special events and/or collaborative concerts with other arts organizations. In the 2015-16 season, cmp presented the diaz trio in two back-to-back concerts with dinner with the artists served in between. These special event concerts featured the complete string trios of beethoven.”

“Artist fees 76,500 0 0 artist fees 14,500 0 0 artist fees 28,000 0 0 artist fees 5,000 0 0 contracted services 2,682 0 0 contracted services 320 0 0 contracted services 3,331 0 0 contracted services 790 0 0 total 131,123 0 0”