Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule ofor over 50 years, orpheus has served a loyal and generous audience in its hometown of New York city, presenting its annual concert series at carnegie hall. During orpheus' 2024-2025 season, orpheus presented three carnegie hall concerts, collaborating with guest soloists: pianist, garrick ohlsson; guitarist, pablo sainz villegas; and violinist, anne akiko meyers. The series included three New York premieres including newly commissioned works by billy childs, jorge amado, and eric whitacre; and new orchestrations by michael stephen brown, sahun sam hong, and orpheus member violist dov scheindlin. In addition, orpheus was presented for two concerts at carnegie hall with violinist, maxim vengerov and one concert at the 92ny with violinist, noah bendix balgley featuring new orchestrations by zachary wadsworth and dov scheindlin. Also, orpheus was presented in a chamber music concert at the museum of arts and design featuring a collaboration with guitar and cello duo, boyd meets girl.orpheus is committed to sharing its artistic programming with communities beyond New York city. In 2024-2025, orpheus toured within New York state and to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The orchestra's rich history of touring includes visits to more than 300 cities in 50 countries on four continents. In the 2024-25 season, orpheus served over 12,000 audience members live. By touring nationally and internationally, the orchestra removes numerous financial and geographic obstacles that prevent access for many to experience the dynamic live performances. Orpheus is fortunate to maintain a global presence, developed through an extensive recording catalogue and current radio broadcasts, through national and international tours. In this way, the orchestra builds on existing partnerships and reaches new communities. Orpheus' commitment to engagement includes four core initiatives. The access orpheus program engages over 1,500 public school students annually from each of New York city's five boroughs as well as the broader metropolitan area, with priority given to title i schools. Orpheus shares the orchestra's collaborative music-making process through unprecedented access and learning opportunities with orpheus musicians and collaborators, open rehearsals, and underwritten tickets and study guides to orpheus' carnegie hall series concerts. For many, this is their first experience of a live classical music concert and their first time inside carnegie hall. In the 2024-2025 season, orpheus visited and provided coaching sessions for students in the harmony program's senior youth orchestra and at three public schools in brooklyn, queens, and the bronx. The orpheus music academy encompasses orpheus' programs for intermediate and advanced music students. Orpheus musicians share their artistry, expertise, and collaborative approach to music making through masterclasses with orpheus musicians and guest artists, side-by-side workshops, and residencies on tour. In 2024-2025, orpheus musicians worked with students from a canadian high school band visitng nyc and coached sectionals for New York youth symphony.orpheus reflections brings the healing power of music to people living with alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia and their caregivers. Orpheus musicians share intimate performances and engage with audiences in spaces where attendees are comfortable, such as public venues or private care centers. The programs also benefit caregivers, who in their demanding roles may have little opportunity to enjoy live music. In 2024-2025 orpheus offered reflections programs online over zoom and in-person for partner organizations across New York city.the orpheus leadership institute brings the orpheus process to the private and non-profit sectors and educational institutions to empower the leaders of tomorrow through collaborative management training. Teams of all kinds participate in customizable programs to gain insight from o

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 63%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 66.9%; rating input score 67
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 88%; rating input score 88; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • 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: 6.8%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 23.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings