THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC

Financial Trends

Organization Details

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.

Mission

THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA, INC. ("TDO") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION ISTEACHING THE LISTENING SKILLS THAT HELP PEOPLE DEEPLY CONNECT WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GEORGE MARRINER MAULL AND TDO HAVE OFFERED INTERACTIVECLASSICAL MUSIC EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FROM CLASSICAL FANS TO THE CLASSICAL-CURIOUS, TO HELP THEM "LISTEN BETTER." LIVE PROGRAMS IN CONCERT HALLS,SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS SUPPLEMENT MEDIA PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION, RADIO,DVDS, AND THE INTERNET. ALL PROGRAMS EMPLOY THE METHODOLOGY OF NOTICING MUSICAL DETAIL TOHEIGHTEN ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PIECES BEING EXPLORED. TDO HAS RECEIVED THREE EMMY NOMINATIONS AND ELEVEN TELLY AWARDS FOR ITS SIX PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTED BY AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION. APT RE-RELEASED TWO OF TDO'S TELEVISION PROGRAMS, DISCOVER VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS AND THE 8-PART FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC SERIES, IN MAY 2022. A YEAR LATER, TDO'S MOST RECENT PROGRAM, DISCOVER SAINT-SAENSORGAN" SYMPHONY, WAS COMPLETED AND ALSO BEGAN NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION. IN JANUARY 2024, TDO'S POPULAR DISCOVER BEETHOVEN'S 5TH WAS RE-RELEASED FOR A THREE-YEAR DISTRIBUTION CYCLE. COLLECTIVELY THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2025, THERE WERE 253 BROADCASTS OF THESE FOUR PROGRAMS ON 49 CHANNELS ACROSS 15 STATES, WITH EACH PROGRAM REACHING AN AVERAGE POTENTIAL NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 58 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS. TDO'S TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND SHORT-FORM VIDEOS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL MARKETPLACE BY FILMS MEDIA GROUP AND TO THE HOME STREAMING MARKET VIA PBS PASSPORT AND AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. FISCAL YEAR 2025 SAW THE CONTINUATION OF TDO'S PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM, INSIDE MUSIC, PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WWFM--THE CLASSICAL NETWORK. TDO'S VIDEO/PODCAST SERIES NOTES FROM UNDER THE PIANO, PLUS ITS EVER-POPULAR DISCOVERY CHAT VIDEOS, RESULTED IN MORE THAN 23,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. IN ADDITION, TDO'S GAME APP AHA! CLASSICAL, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOCIAL IMPACT STUDIOS, HAD MORE THAN 17,000 DOWNLOADS ACROSS THE APPLE AND GOOGLE PLAY APP STORES. THIS FREE GAME ALLOWS PLAYERS OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS TO LEARN ABOUT, INTERACT WITH, AND PRACTICE LISTENING SKILLS THROUGH CLASSICAL MUSIC. LIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE EVENTS IN NEW JERSEY DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON REACHED 516 ATTENDEES AT VENUES INCLUDING HISTORIC BEACON CHURCH IN SUMMIT, THE KELLOGG MANSION IN MORRISTOWN, GRACE CHURCH IN NEWARK, PRINCETON SEMINARY CHAPEL IN PRINCETON, AND GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN MADISON.TDO'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL MUSIC STUDENT AND SENIOR GROUPS CONTINUED IN BOTH LIVE AND VIRTUAL SETTINGS. TWELVE OF THESE PROGRAMS, REACHING AN ADDITIONAL 854 PARTICIPANTS, WERE HELD WITH TDO'S EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS IN SIX NJ COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE KEYS 2 SUCCESS PIANO PROGRAM IN NEWARK, THE PATRICIA M. NOONAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PS #26) IN JERSEY CITY, FRELINGHUYSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THE LINKS INC. (MORRIS COUNTY CHAPTER) AND THEIR RHYTHMS FOR LIFE PROGRAM IN MORRISTOWN, MONMOUTH COUNTY LIBRARY IN SHREWSBURY, WARRENBROOK SENIORS IN WARREN TOWNSHIP, AND NEW PROVIDENCE SENIORS IN NEW PROVIDENCE. THIS REFLECTS AN 85% INCREASE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS FROM FY24. COMMENTS FROM OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: "PERFECT EVENT! EVERYONE LOVED THE PIECE AND APPRECIATED THE MULTI-MEDIA FORMAT IN WHICH IT WAS PRESENTED." -- ATTENDEE AT THE OCTOBER 2024 DISCOVER SYMPHONIC MASTERWORKS WITH THE MAESTRO PROGRAM "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO PERFORM AND PRESENT AT OUR CENTER. THE MUSIC WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED WAS ENLIGHTENING. WE ALL TRULY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE. MANY OF THE SENIORS HAVE SOUGHT ME OUT TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR THIS PROGRAM." -- BETH CONTI, PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE DECORSO COMMUNITY CENTER IN NEW PROVIDENCE, FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 2024 PROGRAM "THANK YOU ALL FOR A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM TODAY! EVERYONE SEEMED TO BE HAVING SO MUCH FUN ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS. THEY WERE VERY MUCH ENGAGED ... TRYING TO FIND AND KEEPING THE BEAT " -- MARJORIE RICH, CHAIR OF THE ARTS, RHYTHMS FOR LIFE (THE LINKS), FOLLOWING THE FEBRUARY 2025 BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM "THE PRESENCE OF TDO AT THE EVENT ENGAGED THE AUDIENCE OF PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND FRIENDS IN A WAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! THE STUDENTS PRACTICALLY LEAPT OUT OF THEIR SEATS FOR A CHANCE TO ANSWER MR. GEORGE'S QUESTIONS, FOR A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR CLASSICAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE TO THEIR PARENTS AND FRIENDS." -- SHAUGHNESSY PRICE, KEYS 2 SUCCESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR / SITE MANAGER FOLLOWING THE MARCH 2025 PROGRAM FEATURING CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS "TODAY I WATCHED YOUR PROGRAM CALLED DISCOVER BEETHOVEN'S 5TH, AND IT WAS MARVELOUS! MAESTRO MAULL AND HIS TALENTED ORCHESTRA GAVE ME A 1-HOUR THRILL. I SO APPRECIATED THE FORMAT OF THE PROGRAM, AND THE MAESTRO INVOLVED ALL OF US AND TAUGHT US SO MUCH. WHEN THE PROGRAM ENDED, I CLAPPED LOUDLY AND SHOUTED 'BRAVO! BRAVO!!' FINALLY A SHOW THAT IS WORTH MY TIME AND GIVES ME SO MUCH JOY!" -- DISCOVER BEETHOVEN' 5TH TV SHOW VIEWER FUNDING FOR ALL OF TDO'S PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS.

Financial Overview (2024)

Year-over-Year Comparison

Governance

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Historical Data