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New Mexico Philharmonic

aka NM Phil   |   Albuquerque, NM   |  www.nmphil.org

Mission

OUR VALUES GUIDE OUR BEHAVIORS Excellence in all our practices Responsibility in all our actions Service to all our communities Centered on our musicians & patrons OUR MISSION DETERMINES OUR WORK The New Mexico Philharmonic enriches lives by providing excellent music, community engagement, and educational opportunities. OUR VISION DESCRIBES WHAT WE WILL BE As a world-class orchestra, the New Mexico Philharmonic aspires to increase the economic and cultural vitality of the state and gain national and international recognition for its excellence.

Notes from the nonprofit

OUR RESULTS TELL OUR STORY Seven successful seasons, beginning our eighth. World Class audience satisfaction: 97% Artistic Excellence: 97% Educational Programs reaching more than 20,000 students at no cost to parents or students Fiscal Solvency performing to budget without deficits. Effective Management at best in class cost: 15% of budget. Roadrunner and Pinon Awards by Quality New Mexico for performance excellence - only arts organization to be so recognized.

Ruling year info

2010

Principal Officer

Marian Tanau

Main address

P.O. Box 21428

Albuquerque, NM 87154 USA

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EIN

27-1148446

NTEE code info

Symphony Orchestras (A69)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The current location of most of our larger classic and rock/pops concerts are held at a place that also holds there own events. Consequently, we do not get our dates until right before our season starts. This makes it hard to get guest musicians and even to adequately schedule our own concerts. Along with some other partners like the local Ballet Co., and even student groups who need a place for recitals, etc, we are looking into a new venue opportunity. This new venue would be our home (with office and storage space) and we would share the space with other groups.

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?

Classical Series Concerts

Eight Saturday evening concerts at Popejoy Hall, featuring guest conductors and soloists from around the world.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Students

Performances in neighborhood churches and venues will bring live music to families in their immediate community. The concerts will feature choirs and musicians from neighborhood churches. Target Population is all members of the community.

Population(s) Served
Adults

These concerts feature popular music and show tunes in a full symphonic format, often with a rock band, glittering light show, and top notch vocals.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Students

After school program that provides musical instruction to Title One elementary school students.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

Symphonic music programs created for children in the 4th and 5th grades. Students are bused to a concert hall for the performances.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Chamber music ensembles perform in schools for grades Kindergarten through third grade.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Five Afternoon Classics concerts at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and Simms Center for the Performing Arts at the Albuquerque Academy.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Students

Where we work

Awards

Pinon 2014

Quality New Mexico

Adobe 2014

Quality New Mexico

Roadrunner 2016

Quality New Mexico

Roadrunner 2017

Quality New Mexico

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Total number of performances

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Classical Series Concerts

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Due to Covid, # of performances are lower than normal in 2020, 2021. We did provide online rebroadcasts of former concerts.

Total number of free admissions

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Classical Series Concerts

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Free tickets are made available to Current and Former Armed Service Personnel Due to Covid #'s are low in 2020, 2021

Total number of free performances given

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Neighborhood Concert Series

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Dude to Covid we did not do live concerts . Online concerts of rebroadcasts of former concerts where made available to patrons.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The NMPhil's strategic objectives are: Board of Directors Represents NM Diversity, Continue APS-wide Education Programs, Expand the Audience, Continue & Expand Young Musician Initiative, Create & Implement NMPhil Guild, Improve communications internal & external, Create Fiscal Stability, Continue to be a leader in arts organization management practices, plan for a permanent home.

Take our artistic product to the next level of excellence

Ensure fiscal stability

Expand the audience

New Venue

Complete organizational succession planning

As the major professional orchestra in the state, the NMPhil has the artistic resources to provide many different kinds of orchestral performances on a large scale. This same capability enables our education programs. The NMPhil is process based which enables our highly qualified management, staff and board to operate very effectively and efficiently. We are thirteen seasons old building on our community's 85 year history of symphonic music. This enables us to secure funding from City and County sources as well as from the private sector. We continually reach new donors, and attract donors of the previous orchestra which declared bankruptcy in 2010. We continually seek new grants and we have received grant money from institutions and foundations since our first year of operation.

Concert attendance is going up after covid restrictions have lifted, but still not pre-covid levels
Venue utilization at 50% (industry average 50%)
Season subscriptions are at about 60% of pre-covid levels for classics series, but other new subscription series are going up. These smaller venue concerts are very popular.
YMI students' academic improvements – 67% math, 65% reading, 60% science
Stakeholder satisfaction 98% (world class 91%)
Artistic excellence 97%
Performance to budget 96% (world class 99% )
G&A (overhead rate) 15% (US average for non-profits 36%)
Significant issues: due to covid restrictions we had to do online concerts for over a year. There are still some audience members who do not want to come to an in-person concert. Attendance is going back up, but has still not reached pre-covid numbers.

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 shared information about our current feedback practices.

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

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, 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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • 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 people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

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

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New Mexico Philharmonic

Board of directors
as of 07/06/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Maureen Baca

Computer Center Inc. of Albuquerque

Term: 2021 - 2024

Al Stotts

National Nuclear Security Administration

Tom Domme

General Counsel, Gas Company of NM

Kory Hoggan

Moss-Adams LLP

David Peterson

Keleher & McLeod

Rachael Speegle

The Verdes Foundation

Michael Wallace

Davita Medical

Jeffrey Romero

Romero Wealth Advisors

Edward Rose

HME Specialists

Joel Baca

Retired, National Nuclear Security

Frederick Eberle

Key Vision Media

Terrance Sloan

Retired Physician

Ruth Bitsui

Retired, Sandia National Labs

DAvid Campbell

CEO of Mesa Del Sol, LLC

Tatiana Vetrinskaya

Founder - NM School of Music

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? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/6/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

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

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/26/2021

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Data
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.