Grant Park Orchestral Association

“The board of directors has delegated the authority to review and approve the form 990 to the finance committee. The finance committee holds a conference call or in-person meeting to review the final draft form 990. Once the committee has approved the document, it is filed. This process is begun in advance of the return deadlines to ensure the ample time is allowed for changes as deemed necessary by the committee.”

“The members of the board of directors are required to submit a conflict of interest and relationship disclosure statement annually. During the course of the year, in the event that an officer or director determines that he or she has a conflict of interest on a particular matter before the board, he or she shall disclose the conflict to the board of directors. The officer or director would then be prohibited from participating in discussion and voting on the matter at hand, unless a majority of the disinterested directors present determines otherwise.”

“The board of directors remanded the ceo's annual review process to the officers of the board (chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer). In addition to reviewing the ceo's performance, the officers also reviewed the compensation of the ceo. The committee used executive compensation data gathered by the league of american orchestras, a national association serving the orchestral music industry, to research comparable compensation rates at similarly sized and organized institutions. Contemporaneous records of the deliberation and review process were kept and have been retained by the chair.”

“The grant park orchestral association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request. Individuals may request copies of the documents by contacting the association's office by phone, mail or email.”

“Raymond a frick, jr (resigned august 2015) rose ann grundman (resigned january 2015) lisa manley (resigned june 2015) karim ahamed (resigned february 2015)”

“The Grant Park Orchestral Association (the "Association") produces Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival, the nation's leading free outdoor summer classical music series dedicated to making live, high-caliber symphonic performance accessible to Chicagoans of all ages, backgrounds, and means. Featuring the Grammy(R) - nominated Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, the Festival offers a 10-week season of concerts, artistic development initiatives, radio broadcasts, and community education and outreach programs, sharing the power of music with a worldwide audience of nearly 800,000 people each year.”

“Description:concert/event production serv total fees:393513”

“Description:guest artist/conductor fees total fees:344094”

“Description:consulting services total fees:94431”

“Description:commissioning fees total fees:42500”

“Description:graphic design services total fees:39317”

“Description:photography/videography total fees:4771”

“Description:other professional fees total fees:39178”