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Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Inspiring Community Through Music

Bangor, ME   |  bangorsymphony.org

Mission

THE BANGOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROVIDES POWERFUL, ENRICHING AND DIVERSE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.

Ruling year info

1968

Executive Director

Renia Shterenberg

Co Principal Officer

Lucas Richman

Main address

PO Box 1441

Bangor, ME 04402 USA

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EIN

01-0024645

NTEE code info

Symphony Orchestras (A69)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Mainstage Concerts

Through five Masterworks concerts and an annual presentation of The Nutcracker, each season the Bangor Symphony Orchestra reaches thousands of audience members throughout Central, Northern, and Downeast Maine. Programming is inclusive of diverse, innovative voices alongside canonical works to reflect the full depth and breadth of classical music in the 21st century, all led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of students enrolled

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Enrollment in the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras shows the challenge posed by Covid-19.

Average number of dollars received per donor

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We have observed donors increasing their gift size to help us navigate Covid-19.

Average price of field trip tickets

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

The BSO's annual Young People's Concerts have remained $3 in order to continue to reach as many students and field trip groups as possible.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Board of directors
as of 07/12/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Bernard Kubetz

Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications

Term: 2024 - 2025

Caroline Phillips

Charles Burger

Chung Shum

Gregory LaFrancois

Jason Dupuy

Jennifer Eastman

Kathryn Rand

Kelly Scheetz

Kenya Hopkins

Kirsten Ismail

Larrance Fingerhut

Matthew Dunlap

Sandra Klausmeyer

Sarah Smiley

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/12/2024
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data