2025-02-17T15:31:31-06:00 2024-06-30 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 171 SULLYS TRAIL PITTSFORD NY 14534 990 2023-07-01 161562873 GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL INC GATE 5852741170 26 GIBBS STREET ROCHESTER NY 14604 ALEXANDER LAING PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 5852741170 2025-01-16 1 1 ANDREW J KELLY P01734998 5853811000 2025-01-16 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALEXANDER LAING 26 GIBBS STREET ROCHESTER NY 14604 1980385 0 X WWW.GATEWAYSMUSICFESTIVAL.COM X 1993 NY THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND INSPIRE AND ENLIGHTEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. 16 15 0 50 0 0 476021 1768127 0 156108 23281 56150 28836 0 528138 1980385 0 0 0 0 0 20000 0 23000 333612 432381 1995230 432381 2038230 95757 -57845 2239099 2391490 1861526 250709 377573 2140781 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND INSPIRE AND ENLIGHTEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. 0 0 1388618 1937219 GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN ITS MISSION TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND TO ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. GATEWAYS ACHIEVED A NEW STANDARD BY HOSTING TWO IN-PERSON FESTIVALS IN ONE SEASON, INCLUDING ONE IN A NEW CITY (CHICAGO). THE FALL FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND NEW YORK CITY, FEATURING THE FIRST PERFORMANCES OF THE GATEWAYS CHAMBER PLAYERS. THE SPRING FESTIVAL IN CHICAGO MARKED THE FESTIVAL'S FIRST EVENT FULLY "ON THE ROAD," WITH FIVE DAYS OF PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDED 16 CONCERTS AND EVENTS, ATTRACTING OVER 5,800 ATTENDEES. GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE CONTINUED ITS GROWTH WITH AN EXPANDED TOURING SCHEDULE, INCLUDING A HEADLINE APPEARANCE AT THE MIDWEST BAND AND ORCHESTRA CLINIC. GATEWAYS CHAMBER PLAYERS, A NEW, FLEXIBLE, AND VARIABLE ENSEMBLE, PREMIERED DURING THE FALL FESTIVAL AND PERFORMED AT CARNEGIE HALL, THE KENNEDY CENTER, AND A LIVE RADIO BROADCAST. GATEWAYS BUILT YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGH: THE YOUNG MUSICIANS INSTITUTE PROGRAMS, OFFERING MASTERCLASSES AND MENTORING FOR ASPIRING MUSICIANS DURING BOTH FESTIVALS, AND A GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE RESIDENCY WITH SISTEMA UTAH. GATEWAYS CONTINUED TO EXPAND REACH THROUGH INCREASED INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND HIGH-PROFILE APPEARANCES, COLLABORATIONS WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS TAKE 6 AND PHYLICIA RASHAD, AND NEW AND ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY, THE DAME MYRA HESS RECITAL SERIES, AND OUR LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER'S EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC. 185135 870 THE ORGANIZATION IS A SPONSOR FOR THE NEWLY FORMED BLACK ORCHESTRAL NETWORK (BON), A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE EFFORTS OF BLACK ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS. IN FY24, BON MADE SUBSTANTIAL STRIDES IN AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES AND FOSTERING A STRONG, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WITHIN CLASSICAL MUSIC. KEY EVENTS INCLUDED BON'S INAUGURAL SUMMIT IN NYC, NETWORKING EVENTS AT SPHINXCONNECT AND THE GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND THE LAUNCH OF MONTHLY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY INSIGHTS, AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING FOR BLACK PROFESSIONALS. BON'S ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING "DEAR AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS, PART II," SPURRED POLICY REVIEWS ACROSS MAJOR ORCHESTRAS. BON EXPANDED ITS REACH WITH ITS FIRST HBCU MASTERCLASS AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY AND LAUNCHED A NEW MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, NOW WITH FIVE INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS FROM LEADING MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS. TO SUPPORT THESE INITIATIVES, BON FILLED KEY ROLES WITH EMILIO CARLO AS DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS AND MEGAN ZHANG AS ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, AND INITIATED THE 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT INCORPORATION PROCESS TO SECURE BON'S FUTURE IMPACT. 1573753 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 NY X X ALEXANDER LAING 5852741170 26 GIBBS STREET ROCHESTER NY 14604 X KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROGER SMITH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TONI-MARIE MONTGOMERY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEE KOONCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES NORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMADI AZIKIWE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY EWING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONIA JAMES-WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS W PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE WASHINGTON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSE ROSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMAL ROSSI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT WERTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN FEDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIA GRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER LAING PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78500 1689627 36440 1768127 MUSIC FESTIVALS 711130 156108 156108 156108 56150 56150 1980385 156108 0 56150 X 20000 20000 50173 50173 23000 23000 1229956 902832 45543 281581 13831 12912 919 37440 27386 4865 5189 15286 1906 10685 2695 401317 390686 10631 3471 3471 FOOD AND MEALS 142922 141255 1667 PERFORMANCE VENUE RENTA 32076 32076 INSTRUMENT RENTAL 23038 23038 OTHER 17318 15404 1914 28402 26258 1916 228 2038230 1573753 130865 333612 462604 1266341 1723581 676011 369014 16339 42578 13093 23482 4577 36440 3471 0 32969 2239099 2391490 161473 250709 1700053 1861526 250709 X 297573 356518 80000 1784263 377573 2140781 2239099 2391490 -57845 1821053 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 246557 427879 1370640 476021 1768127 4289224 328 8449 114411 28836 156108 308132 246885 436328 1485051 504857 1924235 4597356 20500 20500 0 20500 20500 4576856 37 15 156 23281 56150 79639 37 15 156 23281 56150 79639 246922 436343 1485207 528138 1980385 4676995 0.97860 0.99230 0.01700 0.00770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36440 3471 32969 32969 2179312 198927 198927 1980385 0 1980385 2237157 198927 198927 2038230 0 2038230 X X X 1 MONTUNO LLC 179 WYCKOFF ST 3 BROOKLYN NY 11217 FUNDRAISING STRATEGY CONSULTING 0 0 23000 -23000 23000 -23000 NY X EQUIPMENT 2 36440 SELLING PRICE OF DON 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBER DOUGLAS PHILLIPS HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD MEMBERS RODGER SMITH AND JAMAL ROSSI, AND WITH PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ALEXANDER LAING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MUSICIANS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 451,615. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 451,615. EVENT PLANNER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,500. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,500. MARKETING AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 49,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 71,870. TOTAL EXPENSES 121,620. PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 157,945. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 157,945. PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY AND SOUND: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,738. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,738. COACHING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,250. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,250. LEASED EMPLOYEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 210,784. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 42,543. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 193,961. TOTAL EXPENSES 447,288. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.