Soli Chamber Ensemble

“David Mollenauer, voting board member and core musician, is married to key employee and core musician Stephanie Key Mollenauer.”

“The organization follows a multi-step process for reviewing the Form 990 before filing. First, an Independent Consultant thoroughly reviews the Form 990 for accuracy and compliance. After this initial review, the Finance Committee reviews the return to ensure that all financial information is correctly represented and aligns with the organization's financial statements. Once the Finance Committee has completed its review, the Committee presents it to the full Board of Directors for final review and acceptance prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The organization enforces its conflict of interest policy through an annual survey completed by all voting board members and key employees at the start of each fiscal year. Each individual is required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest by completing the survey, which is reviewed by the Governance Committee. Any disclosed conflicts are evaluated, and appropriate action is taken to ensure compliance with the organization's policy. The process ensures ongoing monitoring and adherence to conflict of interest requirements throughout the year.”

“The organization follows a robust process for determining the compensation of its Managing Director and other key employees. The process includes a review and approval by the Executive Committee and uses comparable data from similar organizations to ensure fair market compensation. Additionally, independent compensation surveys and studies of the San Antonio non-profit industry are utilized when necessary. The deliberations and decisions are documented in the meeting minutes to ensure compliance and transparency. Compensation is included in the annual operating budget for review and approval by the Board of Directors.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements, including the Form 990, available to the public. The Form 990 is publicly accessible on the Guidestar (Candid.org) website, and copies of these documents are also available upon request via the organization's website.”

“Contract musicians and guest artists; sound engineers and technical personnel; commissioned composers”

“The amount on Part XI, Line 6, includes the reconciling item for the value of donated use of facilities in the amount of $6,774.28 that were included as both revenue and expense on the organization's GAAP-basis financial statements but are excluded from Part VIII and Part IX of Form 990, consistent with IRS guidance.”