Peoria Symphony Foundation Inc.

“Due to the small size of the board, there are no committees in this organization.”

“The return is reviewed by the internal accountant and executive director prior to signature. It is then delivered to officers for signatures.”

“When situations arise that are of possible conflict, they are addressed at the board level.”

“The documents are available upon request.”

“Hours for related organizations: susan hoffman is the executive director for two organizations, peoria symphony foundation, inc. And peoria symphony orchestra. Her 40-hour work week is split between both organizations.”

“Organizations that fail to meet the 33 1/3 percent-of-support test may still qualify as publicly supported under section 509(a)(1) by meeting a facts and circumstances test, whereby the organization must meet the following criteria: a) total governmental and public support normally received by the organization is at least 10% of total support, b) the organization has a continuous and bona fide program for the solicitation of support from the general public, governmental units, or from other publicly supported organizations, and c) other facts and circumstances regarding the organization indicate that the organization is "public" in nature, such as the "public" nature of its governing board, how broad its support is, the extent to which its facilities and programs are available to the public, and whether its activities are likely to appeal to persons with broad common interest or purpose. Peoria symphony foundation, inc. Fails to meet the 33 1/3 percent-of-support test, but still qualifies for treatment as a publicly supported organization due to the following facts and circumstances: a) the total governmental and public support for tax year 2016 is 8.88% of total support, which does not exceed the 10% minimum. However, for tax years 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012, total governmental and public support was 12.35%, 29.48%, 30.22% and 31.16%, respectively, of total support. B) the organization is organized and operated so as to attract new and additional public or governmental support on a continuous basis. C) the organization maintains a broadly represented board of directors with 11 members. D) the organization receives support from a representative number of persons. E) the organization provides grants and allocations only to the peoria symphony orchestra, which permits public access to its programs and provides the performance of orchestra music to the community. F) the organization's activities appeal to persons with broad common interests.”