2025-11-17T15:51:29-06:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 237254943 ROME FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA LTD ROME 9082337214 1COND PLAYA AZUL 1 1303 LUQUILLO PR 00773 JEANNETTE FERRELL SECRETARY-TREASURER 9082337214 2025-11-17 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEANNETTE FERRELL 1COND PLAYA AZUL 1 1303 LUQUILLO PR 00773 390918 0 X WWW.ROMEFESTIVAL.ORG X 1971 MD PROFESSIONAL LEVEL EDUCATION OF CLASSICAL MUSICIANS, OPERA SINGERS, CHORAL SINGERS, AND DANCERS. 5 0 0 0 0 0 32500 29750 18115 17750 22058 48332 0 0 72673 95832 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37165 32012 37165 32012 35508 63820 152879 163255 0 0 152879 163255 X OPERATING A SCHOOL FOR THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL EDUCATION OF CLASSICAL MUSICIANS, OPERA SINGERS, CHORAL SINGERS, AND BALLET DANCERS. 0 0 16750 34750 THE ROME FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, LTD. CONTINUED PHASE TWO OF OPENING IN PUERTO RICO A BRANCH OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL IT HAS IN ROME, ITALY. THE BRANCH IN PUERTO RICO WILL OPERATE ON A FORMAL BASIS AS A PRIVATE SCHOOL OFFERING A REGULAR PROFESSIONAL LEVEL CURRICULUM THROUGH A CADRE OF ARTIST-TEACHERS TO ITS STUDENT BODY OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED CLASSICAL MUSICIANS, OPERA SINGERS, CHORAL SINGERS AND BALLET DANCERS BY PROVIDING MASTER-CLASSES,COACHING SESSIONS, SEMINARS, VISITATIONS, COUNSELING, ENCOUNTER GROUPS, REHEARSING AND PERFORMING. THESE STUDENTS ARE FURTHER TRAINED TO BE MORE EXPRESSIVE IN THEIR OWN MUSIC-MAKING BY EXPOSING THEM WHILE IN PUERTO RICO TO PRIMARY SOURCE EXAMPLES OF GREAT ART OF BOTH THE VISUAL AND STAGE MEDIA: I.E., PAINTING, SCULPTURE, ARCHITECTURE, AND OPERA. WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE 10 ARTIST-TEACHERS AND NON TEACHING EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE PAID ON A FEE BASIS, 5 VOLUNTEERS WHO RECEIVE NO REMUNERATION, 19-39 STUDENT MUSICIANS WHO WILL PAY SUBSIDIZED FEES. MOST OF THE STUDENT MUSICIANS WILL BE PUERTO RICAN. STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO WILL INCLUDE AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ASIAN-AMERICANS, AND EUROPEAN-AMERICANS. 11787 27332 DESPITE THE NATURAL DISASTERS TO THE ISLAND, RESEARCH CONTINUED INTO HOW THE ROME FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA'S MUSIC LIBRARY COULD BEST SERVE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS, OPERA GROUPS, MUSIC CONSERVATORIES, AND INDIVIDUAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS. WHEN FULLY FUNCTIONAL THE LIBRARY WILL SERVE CLASSICAL MUSIC ENSEMBLES IN PUERTO RICO INCLUDING THE PUERTO RICAN SYMPHONY, PUERTO RICAN CONSERVATORY, ROME FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA AND OPERA INSTITUTE IN PUERTO RICO, AND NUMEROUS MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PUERTO RICO. 3475 4000 CLASSICAL MUSIC AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPALLY OUTSIDE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO BUT ALSO IN SAN JUAN. 32012 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X J JEANNETTE FERRELL 9082337214 448 NEW PROVIDENCE RD MOUNTAINSIDE NJ 07092 X J JEANNETTE FERRELL SECRETARY-TREAS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MR DONATO SORANNO TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 MR C RAY BARBER TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH POSKAY TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 MRS CHRISTIAN DAVIS PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA PATE VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29750 29750 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 711130 17750 17750 17750 2623 2623 340795 295086 45709 45709 45709 95832 66082 0 0 750 750 13742 13742 4675 4675 ARTIST & PROFESSIONAL F 3750 3750 RESEARCH AND CONSULTING 3200 3200 PUBLICITY 2650 2650 STORAGE FEES 1750 1750 1495 1495 32012 32012 0 0 5500 2190 15313 32924 108506 106141 23560 22000 152879 163255 0 0 X 108506 139065 0 0 44373 24190 152879 163255 152879 163255 63820 -53444 0 X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 ALL PRINTED MATERIALS WHICH ARE EITHER MAILED OR AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE CONTAIN THE PHRASE "THE ROME FESTIVAL, AN EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, FOLLOWS A POLICY OF ROLLING MONTHLY ADMISSIONS WHICH MAINTAINS RACIAL NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ALL". ROME, ITALY 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LUQUILLO, PR 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: THE ROME FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, LTD. MAKES NO GRANTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 EMPLOYEE, FRITZ MARAFFI (NOT A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY), IS MARRIED TO J. JEANNETTE FERRELL, (A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY). Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b ALL MEMBERS RECEIVED A COPY OF FORM 990 BY MAIL PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. SECRETARY-TREASURER TELEPHONED EACH MEMBER TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY EXCEPTIONS OR QUESTIONS THE MEMBER MAY HAVE HAD ABOUT THE FORM. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c ALL GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS SEE A FULL ACCOUNTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES. NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EVER FOUND YET. IF A MEMBER OF GOVERNING BODY FINDS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD BE FORCED TO RESIGN. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.