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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC, founded in 1987, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $408K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $392K left a modest 4% surplus.
THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO TEACH LISTENING SKILLS THAT HELP PEOPLE DEEPLY CONNECT WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC.
1. MEDIA PROGRAM PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION - CONSIDERABLE STAFF TIME WAS SPENT CREATING, DISTRIBUTING AND/OR PROMOTING: 1) REGULAR EPISODES (AS WELL AS ONE LIVE BROADCAST IN MARCH 2025...
1. MEDIA PROGRAM PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION - CONSIDERABLE STAFF TIME WAS SPENT CREATING, DISTRIBUTING AND/OR PROMOTING: 1) REGULAR EPISODES (AS WELL AS ONE LIVE BROADCAST IN MARCH 2025 FEATURING WOMEN PERFORMERS/COMPOSER FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH) OF OUR TWICE-MONTHLY RADIO PROGRAM, "INSIDE MUSIC", IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WWFM-THE CLASSICAL NETWORK IN NEW JERSEY; 2) CONTINUING NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF OUR "DISCOVER SAINT-SAENS ORGAN' SYMPHONY", "DISCOVER BEETHOVEN'S 5TH", "DISCOVER VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS AND "FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC" PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS; 3) STATION RELATIONS PROMOTION WITH A CONSULTING TEAM FROM AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION TO SECURE ADDITIONAL BROADCASTS OF THESE FOUR PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS IN DISTRIBUTION; AND 4) THE RELEASE AND PROMOTION OF FOUR ADDITIONAL QUEST MODULES FOR USERS OF OUR GAME APP, "AHA! CLASSICAL". ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUR PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE ON THE PBS PASSPORT STREAMING PLATFORM. PAST DIGITAL PROGRAMS CONTINUED BEING DISTRIBUTED ON THE FILMS MEDIA GROUP AND AMAZON PRIME VIDEO PLATFORMS, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION WORLDWIDE. SOME ROYALTIES AND STREAMING SALES RESULTED FROM THIS DISTRIBUTION. THERE WERE ALSO SOME SALES OF DVD'S OF PAST TELEVISION SHOWS.
2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - WE PARTNERED WITH 8 LOCAL STUDENT AND SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC LISTENING PROGRAMS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE 12 IN-PERSON SESSIONS...
2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - WE PARTNERED WITH 8 LOCAL STUDENT AND SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC LISTENING PROGRAMS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE 12 IN-PERSON SESSIONS PRESENTED AT THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS' LOCATIONS. ON MARCH 6, 2025, TWO OF THESE SESSIONS WERE HELD AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MORRISTOWN AS PART OF A SPECIAL A CROSS-CURRICULAR PRESENTATION ENTITLED "MATH AND MUSIC." THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STEM LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THE GRADES 6-8 AUDIENCE OF BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND STEM-PROGRAM STUDENTS AND FEATURED MIGUEL DEL AGUILA'S HIGHLY RHYTHMIC PRESTO NO. 2. TOGETHER, ALL OF THESE SESSIONS REACHED 854 PEOPLE. WE ALSO PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION FOR TWO OF THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ATTEND OUR OCTOBER 2024 "DISCOVER MASTERWORKS" PROGRAM.
3. "DISCOVER ANGELITOS NEGROS" - THIS SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH RENOWNED PIANIST/COMPOSER PATRICIO MOLINA AND THE MANHATTAN OPERA REPERTORY ENSEMBLE (MORE OPERA) - LED BY FOUNDER AND SOPRANO CHERYL...
3. "DISCOVER ANGELITOS NEGROS" - THIS SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH RENOWNED PIANIST/COMPOSER PATRICIO MOLINA AND THE MANHATTAN OPERA REPERTORY ENSEMBLE (MORE OPERA) - LED BY FOUNDER AND SOPRANO CHERYL WARFIELD - FEATURED A VARIED REPERTOIRE OF SONG, FOLK MUSIC, OPERA AND SPIRITUALS FROM THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF BLACK AND LATINO CULTURES. PRESENTED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2025 IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT BEAUTIFUL GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN NEWARK, NJ, THE PROGRAM ALSO FEATURED A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL EXPLORATION BY MAESTRO GEORGE MARRINER MAULL. OVER 100 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $408,264 | $402,721 | +0.0% |
| Expenses | $391,502 | $411,971 | 0.0% |
| Net Income | $16,762 | $-9,250 | -2.8% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| SUSAN HEAD | PRESIDENT | 4.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A WILLIAMS CPA | TREASURER | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NADYA GENIUSH | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES R KRAMER JR | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WARGACKI | SECRETARY | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| B BRUCE HOGG | VICE PRESIDENT | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DYAN BRYSON | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA BRADDY-HALL | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA JOHNSTON | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 10.00 |
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$16,950 | $4,200 | $21,150 |
| RICK KALLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35.00 |
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$76,644 | $22,513 | $99,157 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $408,264 | $391,502 | $500,976 | $16,762 |
| 2024 | $402,721 | $411,971 | $486,628 | $-9,250 |
| 2023 | $430,124 | $672,802 | $505,660 | $-242,678 |
| 2022 | $313,668 | $305,982 | $734,181 | $7,686 |
| 2021 | $816,612 | $260,561 | $724,697 | $556,051 |
| 2020 | $350,903 | $511,413 | $204,103 | $-160,510 |
| 2019 | $456,115 | $297,192 | $326,118 | $158,923 |
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