2026-04-13T10:20:18-04:00 2025-05-31 232426656 BUCKNO LISICKY & COMPANY PC 645 HAMILTON ST SUITE 204 ALLENTOWN PA 18101 990 2024-06-01 236272140 ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC ALLE 6104326715 23 NORTH 6TH STREET ALLENTOWN PA 181011431 JOHN K BURY PRESIDENT 6104326715 2026-04-13 false DAVID J MARAKOVITS P01301543 6108218580 2026-04-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN K BURY 4751899 false X WWW.MILLERSYMPHONYHALL.ORG X 1951 PA INCORPORATED ON JULY 2, 1951, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION (ASA) IS THE OPERATING ORGANIZATION OF THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO)AND MILLER SYMPHONY HALL (MSH). THE MISSION OF THE ASA IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND HALL, QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, THE ASA FULFILLS ITS MISSION FIRST THROUGH HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND SECOND THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. 34 34 242 105 0 2767348 3435919 830816 730461 416989 335915 311333 167498 4326486 4669793 0 0 2506465 2376850 0 172351 2099536 1974767 4606001 4351617 -279515 318176 14645923 15365423 793400 911390 13852523 14454033 X INCORPORATED ON JULY 2, 1951, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION (ASA) IS THE OPERATING ORGANIZATION OF THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO)AND MILLER SYMPHONY HALL (MSH). THE MISSION OF THE ASA IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND HALL, QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, THE ASA FULFILLS ITS MISSION FIRST THROUGH HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND SECOND THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. false false 3692025 730461 THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA, OWNS/OPERATES HISTORIC MILLER SYMPHONY HALL IN DOWNTOWN ALLENTOWN, PA, AND HAS A TRADITION OF BRINGING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING TO AUDIENCES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGION. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHOSE 74 CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS ARE DRAWN FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND FOUR SURROUNDING STATES HAS RISEN TO HIGH STANDARDS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE UNDER MUSIC DIRECTOR DIANE WITTRY DURING 30 SEASONS TO-DATE. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST BUDGET ORCHESTRAS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT OWNS AND OPERATES ITS OWN PERFORMANCE VENUE, HISTORIC MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. SINCE THE EARLY 2000'S THE SYMPHONY HAS FUNDED A SERIES OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AT A COST OF MORE THAN 12 MILLION, BEGINNING WITH THE FOWLER EDUCATION WING, WHICH PROVIDED THE 1899 -ERA THEATER WITH MUCH NEEDED BACKSTAGE SPACE AND RENOVATED EXISTING SPACES IN THE BUILDING. MILLER SYMPHONY HALL OFFERS THREE PERFORMANCE SPACES AND FACILITIES THAT CAN BE RENTED TO THE PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION PRESENTED 18 ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO) CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS, FIVE ASO YOUTH & FAMILY PERFORMANCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, 12 JAZZ UPSTAIRS PERFORMANCES; EIGHT MET IN HD BROADCASTS; AND A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TWO NEW CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CONCERTS AS PART OF ITS COMPOSER- IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. IT ALSO RENTED MILLER SYMPHONY HALL TO EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR MEETINGS, PERFORMANCES, AND PRIVATE EVENTS. THIS INCLUDED TWO PERFORMANCES OF REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE'S NUTCRACKER WHO FEATURED THE ASO IN THEIR PRESENTATION. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE VITAL TO ITS MISSION. EL SISTEMA LEHIGH VALLEY, THE DAILY AFTERSCHOOL STRING INSTRUMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, SERVES ABOUT 130 STUDENTS ANNUALLY WHO HAIL FROM MORE THAN 20 LEHIGH VALLEY SCHOOLS. GROUP LESSONS WERE HELD AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHILE STUDENTS ATTENDING RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD LESSONS 1-2 DAYS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THE SYMPHONY'S YOUTH AND FAMILY CONCERTS AND YOUNG MUSICIANS STRING FESTIVAL WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH TWO NEW CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CONCERTS HELD AT MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY AND THE RODALE ROOM AT MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. 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THE MISSION OF THE ASA IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS ORCHESTRA AND HALL, QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, THE ASA FULFILLS ITS MISSION FIRST THROUGH HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND SECOND THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA, OWNS/OPERATES HISTORIC MILLER SYMPHONY HALL IN DOWNTOWN ALLENTOWN, PA, AND HAS A TRADITION OF BRINGING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING TO AUDIENCES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGION. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHOSE 74 CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS ARE DRAWN FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND FOUR SURROUNDING STATES HAS RISEN TO HIGH STANDARDS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE UNDER MUSIC DIRECTOR DIANE WITTRY DURING 30 SEASONS TO-DATE. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST BUDGET ORCHESTRAS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT OWNS AND OPERATES ITS OWN PERFORMANCE VENUE, HISTORIC MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. SINCE THE EARLY 2000'S THE SYMPHONY HAS FUNDED A SERIES OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AT A COST OF MORE THAN 12 MILLION, BEGINNING WITH THE FOWLER EDUCATION WING, WHICH PROVIDED THE 1899 -ERA THEATER WITH MUCH NEEDED BACKSTAGE SPACE AND RENOVATED EXISTING SPACES IN THE BUILDING. MILLER SYMPHONY HALL OFFERS THREE PERFORMANCE SPACES AND FACILITIES THAT CAN BE RENTED TO THE PUBLIC FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION PRESENTED 18 ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ASO) CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS, FIVE ASO YOUTH & FAMILY PERFORMANCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, 12 JAZZ UPSTAIRS PERFORMANCES; EIGHT MET IN HD BROADCASTS; AND A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TWO NEW CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CONCERTS AS PART OF ITS COMPOSER- IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. IT ALSO RENTED MILLER SYMPHONY HALL TO EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR MEETINGS, PERFORMANCES, AND PRIVATE EVENTS. THIS INCLUDED TWO PERFORMANCES OF REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE'S NUTCRACKER WHO FEATURED THE ASO IN THEIR PRESENTATION. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE VITAL TO ITS MISSION. EL SISTEMA LEHIGH VALLEY, THE DAILY AFTERSCHOOL STRING INSTRUMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, SERVES ABOUT 130 STUDENTS ANNUALLY WHO HAIL FROM MORE THAN 20 LEHIGH VALLEY SCHOOLS. GROUP LESSONS WERE HELD AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHILE STUDENTS ATTENDING RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD LESSONS 1-2 DAYS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THE SYMPHONY'S YOUTH AND FAMILY CONCERTS AND YOUNG MUSICIANS STRING FESTIVAL WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH TWO NEW CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CONCERTS HELD AT MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY AND THE RODALE ROOM AT MILLER SYMPHONY HALL. THE SYMPHONY BALL, WHICH RAISES FUNDING FOR THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND RAISED A NEW RECORD AMOUNT OF REVENUE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT BEFORE IT WAS FILED. AFTER APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONTAINS PROVISIONS TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION AND VOTING BY A MEMBER WHO HAS A CONFLICT ON ANY VOTE WHERE THAT INFLUENCE WOULD BIAS THE VOTING MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION'S PROCESS FOR HIRING EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF 100,000 STARTS WITH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEARCH COMMITTEE. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE SOURCES SUCH AS THE AMERICAN SYMPHONY LEAGUE, OTHER ORCHESTRAS, AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS THE HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW RANGE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE POSITION. EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DETERMINING HOW MUCH COMPENSATION IS OFFERED. AFTER INTENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS, THE CANDIDATE IS VETTED THROUGH OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY CHANGE IN COMPENSATION MUST BE PROPOSED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.