American Friends of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 980059382
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-PF 2020
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2125212930
- Rating
- 70
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $450,501
- Expenses
- $190,836
- Assets
- $1,734,988
- Liabilities
- $500
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BARRY BLOOM (PRESIDENT)
- ALUN HUW DAVIES (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)
People named in this filing
- BARRY BLOOM (PRESIDENT)
- ALUN HUW DAVIES (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)
- JAMES MEAD (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To perform and educate the public about classical music and other musical genres. To promote the educational efforts of the royal philharmonic orchestra and similar classical music organizations. (see schedule o).the american friends of the royal philharmonic orchestra ("afrpo") was established to further the work of the royal philharmonic orchestra ("rpo") in the USA. Funds raised through the afrpo have provided essential support for rpo's USA tours, educational activity at home and abroad, and for some of the young american artists who regularly appear with the rpo. Afrpo is keen to attract new patrons who will enjoy being associated with one of the world's great cultural institutions, and who recognize the importance of developing and enhancing a cross-cultural relationship between the USA and great britain. The support rpo receives from its american friends is essential if it is to achieve its overarching mission of bringing outstanding orchestral experiences to all
What it reported doing in 2025
Grants to the royal philharmonic orchestra.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 55
- Transparency & Controls: 75
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 84
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 46.6%; rating input score 47
- Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
- Requires narrative reports: Limited
- Conducts field audits: Limited
- May suspend future funding: Limited
- Requires financial reports: Limited
- Conducts site visits: Limited
- Requires grant agreements: Limited
- May require repayment: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 57.6%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.09; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -23.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 46.6% of revenue deployed · 86.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $165K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.