2024-07-12T07:22:48-04:00 2023-08-31 341602442 H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC 7555 FREDLE DR STE 110 CONCORD OH 44077 990 2022-09-01 341769835 CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA CLEV 2167657677 23245 MERCANTILE ROAD SUITE B BEACHWOOD OH 44122 SHIRLEY MORGENSTERN PRESIDENT & CEO 2167657677 2024-07-13 true SHIRLEY MORGENSTERN XXX-XX-XXXX true ROLLAND B STANDISH P00169705 4409512997 2024-07-12 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JAMES M STONE 23245 MERCANTILE ROAD SUITE B BEACHWOOD OH 44122 1157479 false X CLEVELANDPOPS.COM X 1994 OH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, LED BY CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, PERFORMS THE HIGHEST QUALITY SYMPHONIC POPS MUSIC TO ENTERTAIN AND ENRICH A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN ENDURING APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BOTH ENHANCING THE RICHNESS AND VIBRANCY OF NORTHEAST OHIO LIVING. 24 24 8 85 0 682235 481675 616786 615284 0 2936 0 1301957 1096959 1500 0 0 194024 255380 0 65771 889854 1157645 1085378 1413025 216579 -316066 688573 504291 255069 376315 433504 127976 X THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, LED BY CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, PERFORMS THE HIGHEST QUALITY SYMPHONIC POPS MUSIC TO ENTERTAIN AND ENRICH A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN ENDURING APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BOTH ENHANCING THE RICHNESS AND VIBRANCY OF NORTHEAST OHIO LIVING. false false 1207862 615284 THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF MANY, THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA ACHIEVED NEW HEIGHTS IN 2023, INCLUDING: -OVER 35,000 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CONCERTS. FROM SEVERANCE HALL, CONNOR PALACE, AND FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS AROUND OUR REGION, THE POPS CONNECTS PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WITH THE MUSIC OF THEIR LIVES. -OVER 100 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FROM NORTHEAST OHIO WERE EMPLOYED THROUGH THE POPS. AS A RESULT OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS FORMED WITH PLAYHOUSE SQUARE, LIVE NATION, THE CLEVELAND BALLET, THE CLEVELAND POPS WILL BE ADDING SEVERAL MORE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSICIANS IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. -NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTISTS HAVE WOWED AUDIENCES, PLAYING MUSIC FROM BROADWAY, THE MOVIES, JAZZ, AND LIGHT CLASSICS. -SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARNED MOVEMENT, VOICE AND HOW TO PLAY MUSIC THROUGH OUR ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, THEREBY GIVING THE NEXT GENERATION THE BEGINNING OF A LIFELONG APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS. -OUR JEAN L. PETITT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROVIDED YOUNG ARTISTS PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA AND RESOURCES TOWARDS CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION. -YOUTH ENSEMBLES, INCLUDING THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA, PERFORMED WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. -THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA PERFORMED SEVEN CONCERTS WITH AN APPROXIMATE ATTENDANCE OF 15,000. SEVERAL RUN-OUT CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED, SPONSORED BY LOCAL CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES, WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND IN ATTENDANCE. 28622 -ACTUAL MUSIC ACTUAL MUSIC IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSIC AND DANCE. ACTUAL MUSIC PROVIDES EDUCATION, PARTICIPATION, LISTENING AND VISUAL EXCITEMENT TO THE YOUNG STUDENT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS SET BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA OF THE ROCKIES WAS FORMED AND THE ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM WILL BE TAUGHT TO CHILDREN IN ESTES PARK, CO IN THE SUMMBER OF 2024. -THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT, HAS ESTABLISHED THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO NURTURE AND TRAIN YOUNG MUSICIANS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHILE PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC. UNDER THE BATON OF CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, YOUTH ORCHESTRA MEMBERS EXPLORE THE MUSIC OF BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD, JAZZ, LIGHT CLASSICS, AND POPULAR SONGS. THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS RECEIVE COACHING FROM MEMBERS OF THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA AND TEACHERS FROM THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT. THE MUSICIANS ALSO PERFORMED FOUR CONCERTS AND ONE PLAYING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA. 1236484 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 31 0 true 8 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 24 24 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X SHIRLEY MORGENSTERN 2167657677 23245 MERCANTILE ROAD SUITE B BEACHWOOD OH 44122 SHIRLEY MORGENSTERN PRESIDENT & 40.00 X 68277 0 0 JAMES M STONE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN MARIE HAWKINS VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSSELL H GRINDON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE STEMEN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA M BOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUSTIN G CARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED CHANEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN DELANEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID J ELK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD H GABELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD H LUECKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN T MARRIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD H MESSINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA H MICHEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN R MISTOVICH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA PARKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SCANLON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A SHEMO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW D SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDALL L SOLOMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALVATORE J TOTINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT B WELTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVELYN WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 68277 false false false CARL TOPILOW 28350 CAMBRIDGE LANE PEPPER PIKE OH 44124 CONDUCT/MUSIC 114463 1 14820 288466 178389 481675 CONCERT REVENUE 711130 605043 605043 YOUTH ORCHESTRA 711130 8561 8561 CHOIR DUES 1680 1680 615284 60520 14820 60520 1096959 615284 90000 72000 13500 4500 142385 87505 54880 22995 17500 2276 3219 73193 73193 1806 1806 41836 41836 101408 101408 61133 60181 762 190 1816 1816 68762 56836 8944 2982 925 925 4551 3451 1100 MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS 442224 442224 THEATER RENTAL 166549 166549 CONCERT PRODUCTION COSTS 144560 144560 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 14088 14088 34794 25605 9189 1413025 1236484 110770 65771 498012 311102 35474 12845 8068 28416 26581 20458 7317 2850 13141 120901 129634 2920 2920 688573 504291 17023 29043 238046 347272 255069 376315 X 355249 -60883 78255 188859 433504 127976 688573 504291 -316066 10538 X false true X true false X 333706 422167 504199 682235 481675 2423982 333706 422167 504199 682235 481675 2423982 62756 2361226 1908 1908 2278 2936 5214 2431104 2629972 0.97130 0.95760 X PART II, LINE 10 CUMULATIVE OTHER INCOME 5,214 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 120901 10538 1806 129634 145292 2571 -22705 2571 1686 120901 108567 38361 1636 145292 110958 -726 1665 108567 108896 1972 110958 1.00000 true false 9242 7317 1925 1925 POOLED INVESTMENTS AT CLE FND 129634 F 129634 X 1105691 10538 10538 1095153 1806 1806 1096959 1411219 1411219 1806 1806 1413025 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL STABILITY TO THE ORCHESTRA AND TO ENRICH AND EXPAND ITS PROGRAMS, ALL AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY ITS BOARD. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORCHESTRA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THE ORCHESTRA CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. SPECIAL EVENTS 75340 14820 60520 7500 23344 4350 25326 75340 14820 60520 7500 23344 4350 25326 60520 CARL TOPILOW SPOUSE OF CEO 117300 MUSIC DIR/CONDUCT false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, LED BY CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, PERFORMS THE HIGHEST QUALITY SYMPHONIC POPS MUSIC TO ENTERTAIN AND ENRICH A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN ENDURING APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BOTH ENHANCING THE RICHNESS AND VIBRANCY OF NORTHEAST OHIO LIVING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF MANY, THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA ACHIEVED NEW HEIGHTS IN 2023, INCLUDING: -OVER 35,000 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CONCERTS. FROM SEVERANCE HALL, CONNOR PALACE, AND FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS AROUND OUR REGION, THE POPS CONNECTS PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WITH THE MUSIC OF THEIR LIVES. -OVER 100 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FROM NORTHEAST OHIO WERE EMPLOYED THROUGH THE POPS. AS A RESULT OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS FORMED WITH PLAYHOUSE SQUARE, LIVE NATION, THE CLEVELAND BALLET, THE CLEVELAND POPS WILL BE ADDING SEVERAL MORE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSICIANS IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. -NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTISTS HAVE WOWED AUDIENCES, PLAYING MUSIC FROM BROADWAY, THE MOVIES, JAZZ, AND LIGHT CLASSICS. -SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARNED MOVEMENT, VOICE AND HOW TO PLAY MUSIC THROUGH OUR ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, THEREBY GIVING THE NEXT GENERATION THE BEGINNING OF A LIFELONG APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS. -OUR JEAN L. PETITT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROVIDED YOUNG ARTISTS PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA AND RESOURCES TOWARDS CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION. -YOUTH ENSEMBLES, INCLUDING THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA, PERFORMED WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. -THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA PERFORMED SEVEN CONCERTS WITH AN APPROXIMATE ATTENDANCE OF 15,000. SEVERAL RUN-OUT CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED, SPONSORED BY LOCAL CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES, WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND IN ATTENDANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B -ACTUAL MUSIC ACTUAL MUSIC IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSIC AND DANCE. ACTUAL MUSIC PROVIDES EDUCATION, PARTICIPATION, LISTENING AND VISUAL EXCITEMENT TO THE YOUNG STUDENT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS SET BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA OF THE ROCKIES WAS FORMED AND THE ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM WILL BE TAUGHT TO CHILDREN IN ESTES PARK, CO IN THE SUMMBER OF 2024. -THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT, HAS ESTABLISHED THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO NURTURE AND TRAIN YOUNG MUSICIANS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHILE PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC. UNDER THE BATON OF CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, YOUTH ORCHESTRA MEMBERS EXPLORE THE MUSIC OF BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD, JAZZ, LIGHT CLASSICS, AND POPULAR SONGS. THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS RECEIVE COACHING FROM MEMBERS OF THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA AND TEACHERS FROM THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT. THE MUSICIANS ALSO PERFORMED FOUR CONCERTS AND ONE PLAYING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE TREASURER, FINANCE STAFF, AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE POPS' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO COMPLETE A "DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST CERTIFICATE". THE CERTIFICATE REQUESTS THAT THE DIRECTORS AND STAFF, TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, DISCLOSE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, OR RELATED PARTIES OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, THAT MAY POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN BOTH TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBIITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION MAY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE RECUSAL OR FIREWALLING OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION, THUS ENSURING THAT THE CONFLICT IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY IS UPHELD. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED FOR MONITORING THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARED TO STATISTICS PUBLISHED EACH YEAR BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS AND COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS WITH SIMILAR ORCHESTRAS IN BUDGET, SIZE, AND NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES. THE REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS AND AFTER DELIBERATIONS, THE DECISION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS' GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.