2025-12-10T17:52:30-06:00 2025-06-30 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLC 1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201 TUCSON AZ 85718 990 2024-07-01 273777745 TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL TUCS 8885463305 PO BOX 65866 TUCSON AZ 85728 THERESA FORSYTHE TREASURER 8885463305 2025-12-08 1 0 MONICA A VERA CPA P01456278 5203214600 2025-12-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEANNETTE SEGEL PO BOX 65866 TUCSON AZ 85728 790384 0 X TUCSONDESERTSONGFESTIVAL.ORG X 2010 AZ TO EDUCATE ABOUT CLASSICAL VOCAL LITERATURE THROUGH AN ANNUAL SONG FESTIVAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 26 26 0 26 0 0 315385 323039 0 0 30793 43144 0 1260 346178 367443 121500 145750 0 0 0 0 0 0 1926 169959 125668 291459 271418 54719 96025 795790 905167 268 762 795522 904405 TO BRING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES FROM WORLD CLASS VOCAL ARTISTS TO TUCSON THROUGH AN ANNUAL SONG FESTIVAL AND OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 232990 145750 1260 FROM JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 THE ORGANIZATION COORDINATED, SUBSIDIZED AND PUBLICIZED THE PRESENTATIONS THAT MAKE UP OUR ANNUAL SONG FESTIVAL. DURING OUR FESTIVAL SEASON THE ARIZONA OPERA, BALLET TUCSON, TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TRUE CONCORD, TUCSON GUITAR SOCIETY, ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/ARIZONA ARTS LIVE, ARIZONA THEATER COMPANY AND THE TUCSON JAZZ FESTIVAL/JAZZ IN JANUARY PRESENTED PROGRAMS SUBSIDIZED BY OUR GRANTS. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO SUBSIDIZE ARIZONA FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC IN THEIR PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A COMPOSITION WRITTEN BY JOHN CORIGLIONE, PERFORMED BY JOSHUA BELL ON VIOLIN, ADAM NIELSEN ON PIANO AND SUNG BY LARISA MARTINEZ. 232990 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X THERESA FORSYTHE 8885463305 PO BOX 65866 TUCSON AZ 85728 X ERIC AHLSTROM DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN BAHNICK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARLYS BEIDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEAN COOPER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM COULTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREA CRANE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LUDWIG DEPPISCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KHRIS DODGE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA ENGELS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN FORSYTHE III DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LINDA FULGENZI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROSIE GARCIA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THEODORE HARITON MD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY KOSS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NANCY MARCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MARKOVICH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIANA OSINCHUK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GLENN PARIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIA PERNET DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HERSCHEL ROSENZWEIG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DIANA VARECKA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY VARECKA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN WADMAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WATSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEANNETTE SEGEL PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLYNN AHLSTROM SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 THERESA FORSYTHE TREASURER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323039 48405 323039 42857 42857 423228 422941 287 287 287 DONOR FUNCTION 900099 1260 1260 1260 367443 1260 0 43144 X 145750 145750 2750 2750 29940 28500 1440 48614 48614 3265 3265 1221 735 486 340 340 34 34 878 878 COMPOSITION PROJECTS 34535 34535 EDUCATION AND DEVELOPME 4091 4091 271418 232990 36502 1926 88885 93856 460068 536267 246837 275044 795790 905167 268 762 268 762 X 733842 891905 61680 12500 795522 904405 795790 905167 96025 12858 0 X 0 0 0 X 360548 302274 66927 315385 323039 1368173 360548 302274 66927 315385 323039 1368173 592216 775957 5086 19672 5397 30406 42857 103418 1471591 1260 0.52730 0.44260 X PART II A SHORT YEAR FORM 990 WAS FILED FOR THE PERIOD FROM 04/01/2023 THROUGH 06/30/2023 TO CHANGE THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR END TO JUNE 30. THEREFORE, THE DATA REPORTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II, COLUMN (C) REPORTS THE SHORT PERIOD FROM 04/01/2023 THROUGH 06/30/2023. COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE FISCAL YEAR 04/01/2022 - 03/31/2023 AND COLUMN (A) REPORTS THE FISCAL YEAR 04/01/2021 - 03/30/2022. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 ARIZONA OPERA 1636 N CENTRAL AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85004 237169261 501(C)(3) 30000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES; MASTER CLASS; LEADING VOCAL ARTIST TRUE CONCORD VOICES AND ORCHESTRA PO BOX 64912 TUCSON AZ 85728 562488631 501(C)(3) 15000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES; MASTER CLASS; LEADING VOCAL ARTIST TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2175 N 6TH AVENUE TUCSON AZ 85707 860107538 501(C)(3) 25000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES FEATURING LEADING VOCAL ARTISTS BALLET TUCSON 200 S TUCSON BOULEVARD TUCSON AZ 85716 860557264 501(C)(3) 10000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES FEATURING VOCAL ARTISTS ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC PO BOX 44172 TUCSON AZ 85733 860460081 501(C)(3) 12000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES FEATURING LEADING VOCAL ARTISTS ARIZONA THEATER COMPANY PO BOX 1631 TUCSON AZ 857021631 860211777 501(C)(3) 10000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES FEATURING LEADING VOCAL ARTISTS JAZZ IN JANUARY INC 64 E BROADWAY BOULEVARD TUCSON AZ 85701 473171603 501(C)(3) 5750 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES FEATURING LEADING VOCAL ARTISTS ARIZONA FREINDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC 260 S CHURCH AVENUE TUCSON AZ 85701 860683043 501(C)(3) 10000 0 SUBSIDIZE PERFORMANCES FEATURING LEADING VOCAL ARTISTS TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 1010 E TENTH STREET TUCSON AZ 85719 383782776 STATE OF ARIZONA 18000 0 SUBSIDIZE GUITAR INSTRUCTIONS AND GUITARS FOR TUSD SCHOOLS 9 PART I, LINE 2: A CONTRACT LETTER IS PREPARED FOR OUR PERFORMING PARTNERS DEFINING THE PURPOSE OF OUR GRANT AND THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY PERFORM THE PROGRAM OR CREATE AND PRESENT A COMPOSITION AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT LETTER AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE SONG FESTIVAL'S THEME FOR THE APPLICABLE YEAR'S SONG FESTIVAL. THE LETTER ALSO STATES HOW AND WHEN THE GRANT WILL BE PAID TO THE PERFORMING PARTNER. GENERALLY, PAYMENT OF OUR GRANT COMMITMENTS IS MADE FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE DEFINED IN THE CONTRACTUAL LETTER, BUT NOT BEFORE WE RECEIVE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF THE GRANT. X 1 48405 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THERESA FORSYTHE, BOARD MEMBER AND TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS MOTHER TO CAROLYNN F. AHLSTROM AND JOHN G. FORSYTHE III, AND IS MOTHER-IN-LAW TO ERIC W. AHLSTROM, WHO ARE ALSO ON THE BOARD. DIANA VARECKA IS MOTHER TO TIMOTHY VARECKA, WHO IS ON THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE NOT DOCUMENTED, HOWEVER, ALL DECISIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEES ARE VOTED ON BY THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DEFINES AN INTERESTED PERSON AS ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS AND VOTE ON WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS DEEMED TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT THE PERSON HAS RECEIVED, READ, UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ALSO CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,500. DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,440. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,440.