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THIS IS THE PRIMARY METHOD OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE INDUSTRY. 481400 MEMBER EVENTS DESIGNED TO HONOR COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS AND PROMOTE THE ACADEMY. 5160871 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 30 0 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 77 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 8188154206 PO BOX 10189 BURBANK CA 91505 CHUCK ALY VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 LORI BADGETT PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL BARNABEE PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BONES BOBBY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE CAMPBELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DUANE CLARK PAST CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE COHEA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE COOK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE COURI DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KELE CURRIER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ENZO DEVINCENZO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL DISHMON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEVILLE DUNKERLEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KERRI EDWARDS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROD ESSIG PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS FARREN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FORREST DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE FRAM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY GARDENHIRE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RUSTY GASTON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RODGER GEARHART DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALI HARNELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HARTLEY PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NICK HARTLEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GREG HILL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GAYLE HOLCOMB SERGEANT-AT-ARMS 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW KAUTZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF KRONES DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CRIS LACY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE LASSITER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK LIDDELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN LOBA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY MABE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCANALLY BAUM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 EBIE MCFARLAND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN MCSPADDEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL MILLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LEE THOMAS MILLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MOORE PARLIAMENTARIAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 CURT MOTLEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DARIN MURPHY PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN O'CONNELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN OLIVER-CLINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS PARR DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROD PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY RICH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TIM ROBERTS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEN ROBOLD PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN ROMANO TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY SEITZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CLARENCE SPALDING DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE STEVENS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEN TUCKER PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEN VAUGHN PAST CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY VEE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TROY VOLLHOFFER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ED WARM CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 BUTCH WAUGH PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN WRIGHT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TRISHA YEARWOOD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK AINLAY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMIE ALLEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BERNARD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDI BRAMMER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RAC CLARK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DENNIS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN DOKKE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SETH ENGLAND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILL HITCHCOCK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MASON HUNTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEN KLINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BETH LAIRD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TREE PAINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY SCHAFFER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 REID SHIPPEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIE SMYTHE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK WELLS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAMON WHITESIDE CEO 40.00 X 399053 0 0 THOMAS TORII SVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS 50.00 X 243848 0 0 ALEXA FASHEH VP FINANCE 50.00 10.00 X 158330 0 0 ALICIA LEE SVP CREATIVE, PR & PRODUCT 50.00 X 196370 0 0 ERICK LONG SVP OPERATIONS AND EVENTS 50.00 X 171932 0 0 HILLARY BROOKE PRIMERO SVP PR AND MARKETING 50.00 X 174353 0 0 THOMAS MOORE VP ARTIST & INDUSTRY RELAT 40.00 X 125500 0 0 NICK DIFRUSCIA VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 136909 0 0 1606295 0 0 8 0 1 0 LOEB & LOEB 10100 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 2200 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 LEGAL FEES 327999 MICNE PRODUCTIONS LLC 1791 THOMPSON STATION RD W THOMPSONS STATION TN 37179 EVENT MANAGEMENT 144560 2 AWARD SHOW & SPONSOR I 515100 3386645 3386645 MEMBERSHIP 515100 481400 481400 3868045 51059 51059 3919104 3868045 0 51059 555559 555559 1343886 671944 671942 1362542 681270 681272 204034 102017 102017 248942 124471 124471 163068 81534 81534 359025 216598 142427 38003 38003 121420 47775 73645 64320 836 63484 135510 135510 24076 4502 19574 102090 51045 51045 115482 57741 57741 AWARD SHOW DIRECT EXPEN 2547797 2547797 COMPUTER AND WEBSITE 114612 10670 103942 BOARD & COMMITTEE MEETI 37987 37987 CONSULTING 31633 4936 26697 44062 2176 41886 7614048 5160871 2453177 0 1064813 320875 5584860 2043023 3643927 3541837 7152956 3975864 403650 109061 12265346 7947637 1701239 1052315 1701239 1052315 X 0 0 0 0 10564107 6895322 10564107 6895322 12265346 7947637 -3694944 38651 -12492 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 481400 1338121 1338121 3198593 1036802 2161791 821807 795817 25990 226339 210404 15935 3541837 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT AND TREASURY NOTES 3975864 F 3975864 DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS 452620 DEFERRED INCOME FOR 2020 SHOW 206775 BONUSES - 2019 321504 CREDIT CARDS 71416 1052315 1 ACM LIFTING LIVES PO BOX 10189 BURBANK CA 91505 841638671 501(C)(3) 546279 CASH GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT FOR ACM LIFTING LIVES CHARITABLE PURPOSES. PART I, LINE 2: PART I DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING USE OF FUNDS: ALL ACADEMY DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRE SPECIFIC APPROVAL UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: ANY ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $2,500 OR LESS WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CONTRIBUTION BY THE ACM: APPROVAL IS REQUIRED OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ("CEO") AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS ("SVPFO"). ANY ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION GREATER THAN $2,500 BUT LESS THAN $10,001 WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CONTRIBUTION BY THE ACM: APPROVAL IS REQUIRED OF THE CEO, SVPFO AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE THEN CURRENT OFFICERS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS RECEIVED A CONTRIBUTION IN THE PAST REGARDLESS OF SIZE OF EITHER SUCH CONTRIBUTION: APPROVAL BY CEO, SVPFO AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE THEN CURRENT OFFICERS. ANY SINGLE CONTRIBUTION OR AGGREGATE OF MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAME ORGANIZATION OF $10,001 OR GREATER IN THE AGGREGATE: APPROVAL BY CEO, SVPFO AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE THEN CURRENT OFFICERS, AND THE THEN CURRENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ANY SINGLE CONTRIBUTION OR AGGREGATE OF MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAME ORGANIZATION WHICH EXCEEDS $50,000: APPROVAL BY CEO, SVPFO, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE THEN CURRENT OFFICERS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD RATIFICATION. THE ACADEMY RECORDS WILL CONTAIN A COPY OF VERIFICATION OF THE ABOVE APPROVALS IN A FORM AS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM WILL INCLUDE DETAILS RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE CONTRIBUTION, THE PURPOSE OR MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE REASON THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CONTRIBUTION, THE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND APPROVED, ANY HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAME ORGANIZATION AND CERTIFICATION BY THE CEO OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, STAFF OR OTHER RELATED PARTIES OF THE ACADEMY. RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY ACADEMY AUDITORS AND ANY BOARD MEMBER UPON REQUEST AND A COMPLETE LIST OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN QUARTERLY EACH YEAR DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. 1 X X X 1 0 0 DAMON WHITESIDE CEO 399053 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 399053 0 0 0 THOMAS TORII SVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS 177966 0 50807 0 15075 0 0 0 0 0 243848 0 0 0 ALICIA LEE SVP CREATIVE, PR & PRODUCT 164440 0 31930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196370 0 0 0 HILLARY BROOKE PRIMERO SVP PR AND MARKETING 146003 0 28350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 174353 0 0 0 ERICK LONG SVP OPERATIONS AND EVENTS 143222 0 28710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171932 0 0 0 ALEXA FASHEH VP FINANCE 140330 0 18000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158330 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A NICHOLAS DI FRUSCIA - VICE PRESIDENT $9,180.86 THOMAS TORII - SVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS $15,074.60 (ALL AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED ON PART VII OF FORM 990 AND SCHEDULE J PART II, AS APPLICABLE) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AND ASSOCIATE. THE ACADEMY RELIES ON THEIR SUPPORT TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND TO PROMOTE THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS ALL THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS. A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN WAS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO CONSENT AND SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES EVERY TWO YEARS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL COMPENSATION IS BROUGHT FORTH TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND BOARD OFFICERS FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST ACM LIFTING LIVES PO BOX 10189 BURBANK CA 91505 841638671 THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO AWARENESS, GROWTH AND CA 501(C)(3) SEC 5092A 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ACM LIFTING LIVES E 452620 CASH ACM LIFTING LIVES B 555359 CASH