AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM (EIN 23-7452688)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-03-09
IRS object ID
202020699349300707
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-03-09T09:05:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411534805PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55435ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237452688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6512281407PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FIFTH STREET WEST NO 522AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEBORAH KERMEENPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512281407PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNEAL EVERTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00046853PTIN
Phone9528310085PhoneNum
Preparation2020-02-11PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.244.212.29IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-02-11IPDt
IP Tm10:16:26IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVANESSA ROSE-PRIDEMOREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FIFTH STREET WEST NO 522AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,310,175GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COMPOSERSFORUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT COMPOSERS AND DEVELOP NEW MARKETS FOR THEIR MUSIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body29VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent28VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers40TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$396,130PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$300,171CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,848,459PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,093,493CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$611,401CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,490,715PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,603,970CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$357,744PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$510,477CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$9,045,174TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$579,024TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$541,652TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,503,522NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM (ACF) IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING COMPOSERS AND DEVELOPING NEW MARKETS FOR THEIR MUSIC. THROUGH GRANTING, COMMISSIONING, AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS, THE FORUM PROVIDES COMPOSERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS WITH VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT. BY LINKING COMMUNITIES WITH COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS, THE FORUM FOSTERS A DEMAND FOR NEW MUSIC, ENRICHES COMMUNITIES, AND HELPS DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS, AND MUSIC PATRONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,097,140ExpenseAmt
Grant$246,500GrantAmt
Revenue$188,078RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$1,097,140TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document100IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL HANSONPersonNm
Phone6512281407PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FIFTH STREET WEST 522AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55102ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN NUECHTERLEIN
PRESIDENT & CEO60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$104,000$0$13,224
ANNE LEBARON
CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL SANDS
VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN FUNG
VICE CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH KERMEEN
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GRAVES
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ELLEN CHILDS
PAST CHAIR0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
J ANTHONY ALLEN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF CADWELL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCY DHEGRAE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELITTA DRECHSLER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELTA DAVID GIER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRINE HANDFORD
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM HSENG-HUNG HSU
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY HUART
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE KINNEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANIS LANE-EWART
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH LUTMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN MILES
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVANS MIRAGEAS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALFRED P MOORE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
REINALDO MOYA
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH OHRT
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS OSGOOD
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW PAULUS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIRMALA RAJASEKAR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHA SRINIVASAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANFORD THOMPSON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN USERY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA ROSE-PRIDEMORE
PRESIDENT & CEO60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL HANSON
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$68,167$0$9,455
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$172,167TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$22,679TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$76,164MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$100,094GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$428,986AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$72,948NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$605,244TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
Business511140BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$188,078RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$188,078TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$183,595TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$183,595ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,333,258SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,216,682SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$116,576SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$116,576TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$116,576ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,093,493TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$188,078RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$300,171ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt
Program Services$5,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,500TotalAmt
Program Services$241,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,846TotalAmt
Program Services$132,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,606FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$461,477TotalAmt
Program Services$248,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126,250FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,356TotalAmt
Program Services$5,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,344FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,954TotalAmt
Program Services$17,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,938FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,436TotalAmt
Program Services$26,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,558FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,825TotalAmt
Management And General$2,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,586TotalAmt
Management And General$13,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,105TotalAmt
Program Services$56,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,496TotalAmt
Program Services$2,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,125FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,081TotalAmt
Program Services$29,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,494FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,946TotalAmt
Program Services$24,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,084FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,226TotalAmt
Program Services$13,226ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,754TotalAmt
Program Services$53,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,378FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,569TotalAmt
Program Services$85,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,248FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,510TotalAmt
Program Services$14,263ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,251ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,996FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,584TotalAmt
Program Services$15,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,386FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,657TotalAmt
Management And General$2,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PERFORMER FEES AND PER$38,353$38,353
RECORDING PRODUCTION$38,307$38,007$300
OTHER PRODUCTION SERVIC$22,500$22,500
PANEL HONORARIUM$12,100$12,100

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,802TotalAmt
Program Services$14,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,103FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,603,970TotalAmt
Program Services$1,097,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$288,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$218,810FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,468BOYAmt
EOY$124,112EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,402BOYAmt
EOY$73,402EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,650BOYAmt
EOY$9,331EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,076BOYAmt
EOY$3,683EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,781BOYAmt
EOY$29,338EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,676BOYAmt
EOY$64,845EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,069BOYAmt
EOY$6,627EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$131,473LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$117,665LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,441BOYAmt
EOY$13,808EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,166,091BOYAmt
EOY$8,720,028EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,062,654BOYAmt
EOY$9,045,174EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,428BOYAmt
EOY$57,647EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,099BOYAmt
EOY$233,599EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,497BOYAmt
EOY$250,406EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,024BOYAmt
EOY$541,652EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,252,542BOYAmt
EOY$1,346,287EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,682,339BOYAmt
EOY$3,604,160EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,548,749BOYAmt
EOY$3,553,075EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,483,630BOYAmt
EOY$8,503,522EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,062,654BOYAmt
EOY$9,045,174EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$510,477ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$530,369NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$786,890CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,259,571CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$999,586CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,276,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$605,244CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,928,029TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$786,890CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,259,571CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$999,586CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,276,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$605,244CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,928,029TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,787,329SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,140,700PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$316,130CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$183,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$499,725TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,427,754TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$363,670GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.57860PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59500PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,824,593BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,326ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$583,471InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$267,019OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,145,371EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,821,982BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$274,104InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$274,493OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,824,593EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,662,688BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,294ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$444,040InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$288,040OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,821,982EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,588,473BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$27,554ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$299,001InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$252,340OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,662,688EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,477,627BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,630ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$144,353InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$240,915OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$796,222AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,588,473EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00400BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.57820PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.41780TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$75,670OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$75,670DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,803OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,995DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,808BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,808TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS$244,406
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES$6,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$250,406TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,623,862TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$530,369NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$530,369RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,093,493RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,093,493TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,603,970TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,603,970ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,603,970TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990).ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LORELEI ENSEMBLE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN462011318RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$5,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedCASHValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantCOMPOSER FEEPurposeOfGrantTxt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCOMPOSER FEEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient31RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$241,500CashGrantAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$72,948NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1LINE 1A EXPLANATION - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ALL OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE CHAIRS OF THE COMMITTEES. AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE MUST BE A COMPOSER. THIS COMMITTEE SERVES AS THE CENTRAL PLANNING BODY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. IT HAS THE FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR THE BOARD IN MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, AND SHALL REPORT ITS ACTIONS TO THE BOARD. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF AT LEAST ONE COMPOSER, AT LEAST ONE NON-COMPOSER, THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED THERETO BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A) IDENTIFYING PROSPECTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION, ASSESSING THEIR CREDENTIALS, AND FORMALLY NOMINATING THEM FOR ELECTION BY THE BOARD, B)NOMINATING OFFICERS FOR ELECTION BY THE BOARD AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING C) ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR BOARD MEMBERS' PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATING THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THE BASIS OF THOSE CRITERIA AND PERIODICALLY REVIEWING THE STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS OF THE CORPORATION'S GOVERNANCE, INCLUDING THOSE BYLAWS AND PROPOSING REVISIONS OF AND ADDITIONS TO THOSE STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS TO THE BOARD FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6LINE 6 EXPLANATION - COMPOSER FORUM MEMBERS ARE MOSTLY COMPOSERS AND/OR PERFORMERS OF NEW MUSIC. ALL MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM ARE DUES PAYING MEMBERS. MEMBERS IN THIS ORGANIZATION DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO MANAGEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, EACH OFFICER, EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE FORUM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM. THIS INFORMATION IS MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. ANY RELEVANT CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED PRIOR TO BOARD CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, AND THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION, EXERT PERSONAL INFLUENCE, OR VOTE ON THE ISSUE. MATTERS REGARDING CONFLICTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OR IN A SEPARATE MEMORANDUM FILED WITH THE ORIGINAL MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15IN COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES FOR APPROVAL OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION, THE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM (ACF) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A DELEGATED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (REFERRED TO AS THE APPROVAL BODY BELOW) WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PROCESS AND GUIDELINES TO REVIEW AND APPROVE SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION: 1. COVERED INDIVIDUALS. A WRITTEN LIST OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS COVERED BY THIS POLICY (COVERED INDIVIDUALS) WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE APPROVAL BODY. 2. IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKERS. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE (BEFORE ANY PAYMENT OR COMMITMENT IS MADE) BY THE APPROVAL BODY OF ACF, COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT (EXAMPLE: NEITHER THE EXECUTIVE WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED NOR ANY OF HIS/HER FAMILY MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION/DEBATE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE). 3. COMPARABILITY DATA. WHEN THE APPROVAL BODY IS CONSIDERING COMPENSATION TO THE COVERED INDIVIDUALS, IT MUST RELY ON COMPARABILITY DATA THAT SUPPORT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE COMPENSATION IN QUESTION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN CRAFTING COMPENSATION PACKAGES, THE APPROVAL BODY MUST SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENT COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS AT LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A) EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; B) WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; C) DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND D) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. 4. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION. THE APPROVAL BODY MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED. TO QUALIFY AS CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION, WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF THE APPROVAL BODY (SUCH AS MEETING MINUTES) MUST NOTE: A) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE APPROVAL BODY WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DELIBERATIONS ON THE COMEPNSATION THAT WAS APPROVED AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT; C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WERE OBTAINED; AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE APPROVAL BODY BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2017 FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, J. NUECHTERLEIN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FORUM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC. THE FORUM'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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