2020-11-16T12:16:11-06:00 2019-12-31 770291466 HINRICHER & COUSINO LLP 3275 OLD CONEJO ROAD THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320 990 2019-01-01 952547035 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC ACAD 8187888000 5500 BALBOA BLVD ENCINO CA 91316 DAMON WHITESIDE CEO 8187839200 2020-11-13 1 BRIAN COUSINO P01363025 8054961883 98.119.12.226 2020-11-13 11:29:40 PS P 8AD662708AA705ED26ED7AEF96D725B29CF390D7 8AD662708AA705ED26ED7AEF96D725B29CF390D7 2019 2022-01-07 14:23:13Z DAMON WHITESIDE 5500 BALBOA BLVD ENCINO CA 91316 10931817 0 X WWW.ACMCOUNTRY.COM X 1968 CA TO IMPROVE LIVES BY CONNECTING AND ENGAGING FANS, ARTISTS AND THE INDUSTRY. 76 76 36 95 0 0 0 0 9558014 10773938 92599 152379 11946 5500 9662559 10931817 515705 727654 0 0 3260349 3957718 0 0 0 5343250 8307059 9119304 12992431 543255 -2060614 14702538 12265346 2077817 1701239 12624721 10564107 TO IMPROVE LIVES BY CONNECTING AND ENGAGING FANS, ARTISTS AND THE INDUSTRY. 0 0 9569498 10301487 THE ORGANIZATION HANDLES BALLOTING & ORGANIZATION OF THE ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS SHOW BROADCASTED ON TV. THIS IS THE PRIMARY METHOD OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE INDUSTRY. 472451 MEMBER EVENTS DESIGNED TO HONOR COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS AND PROMOTE THE ACADEMY. 9569498 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 73 0 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 76 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 8187888000 5500 BALBOA BLVD ENCINO CA 91316 CHUCK ALY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LORI BADGETT VICE-PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL BARNABEE PRIOR CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 BONES BOBBY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE CAMPBELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAUNE CLARK CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE COHEA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY COLLINS 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 TIM DUBOIS SERGEANT-AT-ARMS 5.00 X 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 FLETCHER FOSTER 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 SHANNAN HATCH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GREG HILL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GAYLE HOLCOMB DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS JANSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW KAUTZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON KERR DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BOB KINGSLEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KNOX 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 JON LOBA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY MABE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MARKS 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 DIRECTOR 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 NORBERT NIX DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN OCONNELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN OLIVER-CLINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE OWEN 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 HILLARY SCOTT DIRECTOR 5.00 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 PETER STRICKLAND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARTY STUART DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEN TUCKER PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL VANCE DIRECTOR 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 DIRECTOR 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 TOMMY MOORE VP ARTIST & INDUSTRY RELATIONS 40.00 X 106267 0 6393 NICK DIFRUSCIA VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 183718 0 11052 TOM TORII SVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS 50.00 X 306623 0 16800 ALICIA LEE SVP CREATIVE, PR & PRODUCT 50.00 X 194850 0 11721 ERICK LONG SVP OPERATIONS AND EVENTS 50.00 X 170250 0 10241 HILLARY BROOKE PRIMERO SVP PR AND MARKETING 50.00 X 177950 0 10703 PETER FISHER FORMER CEO 35.00 15.00 X 1133881 0 16800 2273539 0 83710 8 0 1 0 THE FIRM 8575 HIGUERA ST CULVER CITY CA 90232 EVENT MANAGEMENT 399647 LOEB & LOEB 10100 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 2200 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 LEGAL FEES 222861 STUDIO AD 3610 ALMA AVE MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266 EVENT MANAGEMENT 122763 3 AWARD SHOW & SPONSOR INCOME 515100 10301487 10301487 MEMBERSHIP 515100 472451 472451 10773938 152379 152379 OTHER INCOME 541800 5500 5500 5500 10931817 10773938 0 157879 727654 727654 2510899 1239548 1271351 862002 425542 436460 145438 71798 73640 230576 113828 116748 208803 103079 105724 224265 51080 173185 10192 10192 17550 17550 115193 115193 70131 2718 67413 163586 163586 92477 20614 71863 118583 58541 60042 125479 67939 57540 AWARD SHOW DIRECT EXPEN 6630030 6630030 CONSULTING 254753 254753 BOARD & COMMITTEE MEETI 243674 2850 240824 COMPUTER AND WEBSITE 111115 11507 99608 130031 42770 87261 12992431 9569498 3422933 0 3358011 1064813 80674 5584860 1940933 3724220 3643927 7539183 7152956 450 403650 14702538 12265346 2077817 1701239 2077817 1701239 X 0 0 0 0 12624721 10564107 12624721 10564107 14702538 12265346 -2060614 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 472451 1338121 1338121 3198593 954787 2243806 821807 785033 36774 226339 201113 25226 3643927 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT AND TREASURY NOTES 7152956 F 7152956 DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS 785936 DEFERRED INCOME FOR 2020 SHOW 542776 BONUSES - 2019 279613 OTHER 33879 CREDIT CARDS 59035 1701239 1 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC LIFTING LIVES 5500 BALBOA BLVD ENCINO CA 91316 841638671 501(C)(3) 721754 CASH GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT FOR ACADEMY OF CONTRY MUSIC 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 NICK DIFRUSCIA VICE PRESIDENT 156624 0 27094 0 0 0 11052 0 0 0 194770 0 0 0 TOM TORII SVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS 258235 0 48388 0 0 0 16800 0 0 0 323423 0 0 0 ALICIA LEE SVP CREATIVE, PR & PRODUCT 159650 0 35200 0 0 0 11721 0 0 0 206571 0 0 0 ERICK LONG SVP OPERATIONS AND EVENTS 139050 0 31200 0 0 0 10241 0 0 0 180491 0 0 0 HILLARY BROOKE PRIMERO SVP PR AND MARKETING 150950 0 27000 0 0 0 10703 0 0 0 188653 0 0 0 PETER FISHER FORMER CEO 236881 0 212000 0 685000 0 16800 0 0 0 1150681 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A TIFFANY MOON - SEVERANCE OF $118,990 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 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC LIFTING LIVES 5500 BALBOA BLVD ENCINO CA 91316 841638671 CA 501(C)(3) SEC 5092A 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC LIFTING LIVES E 785936 CASH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC LIFTING LIVES B 721754 CASH