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DPO announces balanced budget
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By Khalid Moss,
Staff Writer
Updated 7:44 PM Monday, June 7, 2010
The phrase balanced budget seems to be uttered a lot less these days.
At Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual meeting Thursday, June 3, DPO president Paul Helfrich announced that in the midst of one of the worst economic climates in recent memory, the arts organization has balanced its books for the first time since 2003.
At the meeting attended by staff, volunteers, orchestra and board members, Helfrich presented a view of DPO “by the numbers,” looking first at the education department.
The philharmonic is responsible for one of the largest orchestra-based music education programs in the country and during the 2009-2010 Legends Season it served 47,146 students in the greater-Dayton area.
The organization also reached goals for single and subscription ticket sales. Helfrich reported final subscription sales of $1,179,103 ($1,166,370 projected) and single ticket sales of $462,499 ($486,600 projected). The total — $1,641,602 — reached 99 percent of the projected goal of $1,652,970.
Helfrich said that despite deep cuts in staff and salaries there was no loss of motivation.
“What it shows is that we’ve been able to respond to the economic challenges,” he said. “It has required sacrifice and new thinking but we’re finding a way to get it done. With the ongoing support of the community we’re confident we can keep the orchestra playing into the future.”
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2167 or kmoss@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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