APOLLOS FIRE BAROQUE
EIN 34-1696842 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6CZ)
What they do
PERFORMING ON HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS, APOLLOS FIRE BRINGS to LIFE THE MUSIC of THE PAST for AUDIENCES of TODAY, WITH PASSION. PERIOD. NAMED for THE ANCIENT GOD of MUSIC, HEALING, and THE SUN, APOLLOS FIRE is A GRAMMY-WINNING ENSEMBLE FOUNDED BY HARPSICHORDIST and CONDUCTOR JEANNETTE SORRELL. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES of BAROQUE and CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE ON PERIOD INSTRUMENTS for AUDIENCES IN NORTHEAST OHIO, CHICAGO (THROUGH ITS CHICAGO SERIES), and AT THE NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.APOLLOS FIRE is DEDICATED to THE PERFORMANCE of 17TH- and 18TH-CENTURY MUSIC ON THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS for WHICH IT WAS WRITTEN. THE ENSEMBLE UNITES A SELECT POOL of EARLY-MUSIC SPECIALISTS FROM THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA and HAS RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION for ITS PERFORMANCES, RECORDINGS, TOURS, and BROADCASTS.THROUGH ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, APOLLOS FIRE PROVIDES INSTRUCTION and EXPOSURE to EARLY MUSIC for YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.
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They name their leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $480,655 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $104,474 for JEANNETTE SORRELL (EX OFFICIO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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JEANNETTE SORRELLEX OFFICIO
CURT HANCOCKGENERAL MANAGER
KARL A BEKENYDIRECTOR
WILLIAM A POWELDIRECTOR
THOMAS FORREST KELLY PHDDIRECTOR
SHAY OLSONDIRECTOR
RYAN SIEBELTREASURER
RICHARD J LEDERMAN MD PHDDIRECTOR
REBECCA STOREYDIRECTOR
PHILLIP ROWLAND-SEYMOURDIRECTOR
PATRICIA COSTANTEDIRECTOR
NOHA RYDERVICE CHAIR
MICHAEL J MEEHANVICE CHAIR
MICHAEL FRANK MDDIRECTOR
MENG LOCKY LIUASSISTANT TREASURER
KIM S PARRYDIRECTOR
AMY CARLSONDIRECTOR
KA-PI HOH PHDDIRECTOR
JOHN T OLEJKODIRECTOR
JEFFREY P BARNETTDIRECTOR
JAMES B ROSENTHALBOARD CHAIR EMERITUS
HERB WAINERDIRECTOR
ELISA ROSS MDDIRECTOR
ED WEBER DODIRECTOR
DAVID J REIMERDIRECTOR
CHARLES A BITTENBENDERBOARD CHAIR
ANDREW GORDON-SEIFERTSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1992
- Location
- 3091 MAYFIELD RD STE 217, CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118-1777
- County
- Cuyahoga
- In care of
- DAVID WALKER
- Primary officer
- DAVID WALKER, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- August 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BARNES WENDLING CPAS INC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6CZ)