2026-02-13T10:30:09-05:00 2025-06-30 461631796 OPST & ASSOCIATES LLC 1225 SOUTH MAIN STREET STE 102 GREENSBURG PA 15601 990 2024-07-01 237065438 WESTMORELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WEST 7248371850 951 OLD SALEM ROAD GREENSBURG PA 15601 BEVERLY HRITZ TREASURER 7248371850 2026-01-15 true true EDWARD P OPST P00450742 7248326401 2026-01-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BEVERLY HRITZ 1072584 false X WWW.WESTMORELANDSYMPHONY.ORG X 1969 PA TO PROMOTE MUSICAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION TO A BROAD-BASED AUDIENCE IN THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY REGION. 21 19 11 16 0 251197 259947 249970 296302 32491 40660 31353 30158 565011 627067 0 0 131692 137171 0 75905 520584 549862 652276 687033 -87265 -59966 1234936 1339974 43338 142230 1191598 1197744 X TO PROMOTE MUSICAL ENRICHMENT. false false 383986 256147 WSO CONCERT SERIES- THE WESTMORELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRODUCES A CLASSICAL MUSIC SERIES OF 4 CONCERTS, THE NUTCRACKER AND ONE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS EACH SEASON. THE CONCERTS TAKE PLACE AT THE PALACE THEATRE IN GREENSBURG FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL EACH YEAR. 58749 42295 PROGRAM SERVICE ADMINSTRATION- THE WESTMORELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROMOTES MUSICAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION TO A BROAD-BASED AUDIENCE IN THE WESTMORELAND REGION. 48519 YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM- THE PROGRAM WAS FORMED IN 1981, AND IN RECENT YEARS, HAS EXPANDED TO A FULL-FLEDGED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE PHILAHARMONIC (HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADULTS), STRING ENSEMBLE (MIDDLE SCHOOL), AND INTERMEZZO (ELEMENTARY ENSEMBLE OF VIOLINS), SUMMER STRONG WORKSHOP, CHAMBER MUSIC, A CONCERT COMPETITION, AND A SOLO AND ENSEMBLE NIGHT. ALL MEMMBERS AUDITION ANNUALLY. ACADEMY OF MUSIC- OUR ACADEMY OF MUSIC OFFERS ANNUAL YOUNG PEOPLES CONCERTS, A VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM (SMALL ENSEMBLES VISIT AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS), YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIVATE LESSONS IN STRINGS, VOICE AND FLUTE, SCHOOL NIGHTS AT THE SYMPHONY (MUSIC STUDENTS ATTEND WSO CONCERTS FOR FREE WITH BIG DISCOUNTS FOR OTHER FAMILY MEMEBERS). WSO ALSO OFFER CONCERT ATTENDEES A FREE CONCERT REVIEW BEFORE EACH CLASSICIAL CONCERT AT THE PALACE THEATRE. CLASSICAL CHATTERS, A ONE-HOUR SEESION OFFERING COMMENTARY AND CD LISTENING OF MUSIC TO BE HEARD AT THE UPCOMING WSO CONCERT, IS OFFERED AT AREA RETIREMENT HOMES. OUR COMMUNITY STRINGS IS OFFERED TO AREA ADULT STRING PLAYERS, CULMINATING IN A PERFORMANCE AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. 491254 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 50 0 true 11 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 21 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X X MICHAEL ROZELL 7248371850 951 OLD SALEM ROAD GREENSBURG PA 15601 JANICE DECKER PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BEVERLY HRITZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA THORNE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM FRIEDLANDER PAST PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA ASSARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR GEORGE AUSTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BARTLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL COOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DOUGLAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE KAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELIA KUDRICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY LOUGHRAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE MAHADY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MATTEO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE NICKOLOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN OTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUNE PENTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY VARGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY JAMISON BOARD EMERIT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROZELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 69540 0 0 69540 false false false 259947 259947 SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS 248836 248836 ACADEMY OF MUSIC 40155 40155 SPECIAL CONCERTS 7311 7311 296302 36526 36526 415636 411502 4134 4134 4134 57584 34015 23569 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 6589 6589 6589 627067 302891 40660 69540 17385 45201 6954 57036 14259 11758 31019 10595 1801 7099 1695 2271 2271 5866 5866 14628 14628 6243 6243 12832 12832 5189 5037 152 8020 2727 4250 1043 CONCERT PRODUCTION 313094 313094 OUTREACH-SPECIAL CONCERT 105157 70892 34265 ACADEMY OF MUSIC 58749 58749 MEMBERSHIP DUES 7051 7051 10762 7310 2523 929 687033 491254 119874 75905 44871 122588 221692 58290 20000 2364 1506 155353 140184 18088 15169 893284 1023392 34637 119029 1234936 1339974 6870 22311 36468 119919 43338 142230 X 1015963 1055032 175635 142712 1191598 1197744 1234936 1339974 -59966 66112 X false true X true false X 260476 443251 376191 251197 259947 1591062 260476 443251 376191 251197 259947 1591062 69792 1521270 36526 36526 1627588 1584662 0.93470 0.96110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 140635 6883 -12506 135012 141273 17578 -18216 140635 146830 14171 -19728 141273 190382 -23824 -19728 146830 166258 45736 -21613 190382 false false 51151 50102 1049 104202 90082 14120 15169 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 119029 119029 693179 66112 66112 627067 627067 687033 687033 687033 AUCTION 40006 40006 27027 RAFFLE 11615 11615 4466 1 5963 5963 2522 57584 57584 34015 34015 23569 SUSAN ALEXANDER OTT LAW LLC DIRECTOR 2271 LEGAL SERVICES false CHRIS BARTLEY DIRECTOR 2200 MUSIC SERVICES false SCHEDULE L, PART V PER SCHEDULE L, PART IV LINE (1)(D): SUSAN OTT IS A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. SHE ALSO PROVIDES LEGAL COUNSEL, THROUGH HER FIRM, OWEN LAW GROUP, LLC, TO THE ORGANIZATION UNDER WRITTEN CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND HER FIRM WHEREIN SOME SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PRO BONO AND SOME SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT A REDUCED RATE, UNDER THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE FOR SUCH SERVICES. SUCH CONTRACTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER AN ARMS' LENGTH NEGOTIATION, IN ADVANCE OF PAID SERVICES, WHEREIN THE COST FOR SERVICES WAS COMPARED TO THE MARKET AND FOUND TO BE FAVORABLE, IN WHICH ANY CONFLICT WAS ADJUDGED TO BE WAIVED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FROM WHICH SUSAN OTT ABSTAINED FROM THE DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES ON THE CONTRACTS. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH THE CONTRACTS WERE APPROVED REFLECT THE DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES ON THE MATTER. PER SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE (2) (D) CHRIS BARTLEY IS A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. HE ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES AS INTERIM CHOIR DIRECTOR. THE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES WERE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD IN AN ARMS' LENGTH NEGOTIATION, IN ADVANCE OF PAID SERVICES, WHEREIN THE COST OF SUCH SERVICES WAS COMPARED TO THE MARKET AND FOUND TO BE FAVORABLE, AND WHEREIN ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS CONSIDERED AND WAIVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FROM WHICH CHRIS BARTLEY ABSTAINED ON DISCUSSION AND VOTES ON THE AGREEMENT. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH THE AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED REFLECT THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM- THE PROGRAM WAS FORMED IN 1981, AND IN RECENT YEARS, HAS EXPANDED TO A FULL-FLEDGED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE PHILAHARMONIC (HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADULTS), STRING ENSEMBLE (MIDDLE SCHOOL), AND INTERMEZZO (ELEMENTARY ENSEMBLE OF VIOLINS), SUMMER STRONG WORKSHOP, CHAMBER MUSIC, A CONCERT COMPETITION, AND A SOLO AND ENSEMBLE NIGHT. ALL MEMMBERS AUDITION ANNUALLY. ACADEMY OF MUSIC- OUR ACADEMY OF MUSIC OFFERS ANNUAL YOUNG PEOPLES CONCERTS, A VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM (SMALL ENSEMBLES VISIT AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS), YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIVATE LESSONS IN STRINGS, VOICE AND FLUTE, SCHOOL NIGHTS AT THE SYMPHONY (MUSIC STUDENTS ATTEND WSO CONCERTS FOR FREE WITH BIG DISCOUNTS FOR OTHER FAMILY MEMEBERS). WSO ALSO OFFER CONCERT ATTENDEES A FREE CONCERT REVIEW BEFORE EACH CLASSICIAL CONCERT AT THE PALACE THEATRE. CLASSICAL CHATTERS, A ONE-HOUR SEESION OFFERING COMMENTARY AND CD LISTENING OF MUSIC TO BE HEARD AT THE UPCOMING WSO CONCERT, IS OFFERED AT AREA RETIREMENT HOMES. OUR COMMUNITY STRINGS IS OFFERED TO AREA ADULT STRING PLAYERS, CULMINATING IN A PERFORMANCE AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FORM TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND CONTACTS THE PREPARER WITH COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTED REVISIONS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE YEARLY, WHEN ELECTED TO THE BOARD AND WHEN A CONFLICT MAY EXIST. THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR OR OFFICER, WILL REVIEW ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT SITUATION AS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS OR CAN BE WAIVED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER REVIEW OF MARKET SURVEYS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE UPON REQUEST.