AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM (EIN 23-7452688)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-04
IRS object ID
201610359349301196
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-04T08:13:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonJOHN NUECHTERLEINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512281407PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLARRY ADAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01314654PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN NUECHTERLEINPrincipalOfficerNm

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$2,114,745GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers37TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,154,437PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$786,890CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$224,214PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$181,790CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,306,263PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$255,250CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,684,914PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,223,930CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$298,486PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$379,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$741,751PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$734,159CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$217,820CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$610,479PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$610,264CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,650,716PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,723,923CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,034,198PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$499,993CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$8,330,368TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$513,844TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$552,984TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,337,607NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,777,384NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$447,796ExpenseAmt
Grant$277,500GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescCOMMISSIONING AND RESIDENCY: THE FORUM AWARDS COMMISSIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS THROUGH THE MCKNIGHT COMPOSER FELLOWSHIPS AND VISITING COMPOSER RESIDENCIES, THE JEROME FUND FOR NEW MUSIC, THE FAITH PARTNERS PROGRAM AND ACF SHOWCASE. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, 32 GRANTS TO COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS OF NEW MUSIC WERE AWARDED IN THESE PROGRAMS. ACF'S COMPOSER RESIDENCIES ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF PROVIDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPOSERS AND THEIR MUSIC TO FLOURISH. RECENT RESIDENCY PROJECTS HAVE INVOLVED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, FAITH COMMUNITIES, AND PERFORMING ENSEMBLES. THE FORUM ALSO CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL NATIONAL COMPOSITION CONTEST WITH A HIGH PROFILE ENSEMBLE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COMPOSITION PROGRAMS AROUND THE COUNTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$291,855ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$150,896RevenueAmt
DescMEDIA: THE CENTERPIECES OF ACF'S MEDIA PROGRAMS ARE COMPOSERS DATEBOOK AND INNOVA RECORDINGS. CO-PRODUCED WITH MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, COMPOSERS DATEBOOK CELEBRATES CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS AND THEIR HISTORICAL COUNTERPARTS. THE TWO-MINUTE DAILY RADIO SHOW IS HEARD BY ALMOST 1 MILLION PEOPLE ON 160 STATIONS NATIONWIDE, WITH A DAILY EMAIL NEWSLETTER DELIVERED TO THOUSANDS OF READERS. INNOVA RECORDINGS RELEASES AN AVERAGE OF 25 CDS PER YEAR REPRESENTING A DIVERSE MIX OF GENRES. THE CATALOG OF 475+ TITLES INCLUDES EXPERIMENTAL, ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC, JAZZ, WORLD MUSIC, AND CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL TITLES. SEVERAL TITTLES HAVE RECEIVED WIDE ACCLAIM AND ARE PROMINENT IN RADIO AND MEDIA CHARTS. ACF HAS AN ARRANGEMENT WITH NAXOS OF AMERICA FOR BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF ALL INNOVA TITLES, AND THE FULL CATALOG IS REPRESENTED IN ITS STREAMING LIBRARY SERVICE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$172,031ExpenseAmt
Grant$15,500GrantAmt
Revenue$22,996RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: THE FORUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO ENHANCE COMPOSERS' SKILLS AS TEACHING ARTISTS, PRESENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY AND COMPOSITION IN THE CLASSROOM, AND MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BOTH APPRECIATE AND CREATE NEW MUSIC. THE BANDQUEST SERIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AND ITS COMPANION CHORALQUEST SERIES IS BEGINNING TO MAKE INROADS TO CHORAL ROOMS NATIONWIDE. THE FORUM ALSO HAS A NEW PROGRAM CALLED NEXTNOTES WHICH IS A NATIONAL AWARDS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$320,791ExpenseAmt
Grant$86,500GrantAmt
Revenue$7,898RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:THE FORUM SUPPORTED A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: READINGS AND PERFORMANCES, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS, AND REGRANTING PROGRAMS IN PHILADELPHIA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$86,500TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$7,898TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,232,473TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document125IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee12EmployeeCnt
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
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members29GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member28IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
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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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAUL HANSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6512512813PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN NUECHTERLEIN
PRESIDENT & CEO60.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$98,296$0$10,318
MARY ELLEN CHILDS
CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$2,500$0$0
PATRICK CASTILLO
VICE CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN THOMAS
VICE CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM HSENG-HUNG HSU
TREASURER0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RANHEIM
SECRETARY0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEREDITH ALDEN
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J ANTHONY ALLEN
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BERDAHL
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEARL BERGAD
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID CONTE
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEE ANN CROSSLEY
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON DEAK
MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN DING
MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORJA FLEEZANIS
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELITTA GEORGE
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELTA DAVID GIER
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GRAVES
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN GREEN
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOY HARJO
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY HUART
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY KEMPTON
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH KERMEEN
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE LEBARON
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVANS MIRAGEAS
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED MOORE
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MYERS
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH OHRT
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENE ROGERS
MEMBER - PARTIAL YEAR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL SANDS
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES STEPHENSON
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM VOEGELI
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$100,796TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$10,318TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$91,815MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$122,659GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$572,416AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$786,890TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICEDesc
Business511140BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$181,790TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$181,790RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$181,790TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$129,303TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$129,303ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,016,762SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$890,815SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$125,947SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$125,947TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$125,947ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,223,930TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$181,790RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$255,250ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,500TotalAmt
Program Services$17,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$362,000TotalAmt
Program Services$362,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,648TotalAmt
Program Services$28,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,059FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$513,401TotalAmt
Program Services$319,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120,693FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,995TotalAmt
Program Services$6,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,535FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,139TotalAmt
Program Services$30,051ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,781FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,976TotalAmt
Program Services$26,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,590FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,164TotalAmt
Management And General$18,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,452TotalAmt
Program Services$32,993ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$570FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,152TotalAmt
Program Services$6,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,900TotalAmt
Program Services$78,873ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,402FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,351TotalAmt
Program Services$11,351ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,774TotalAmt
Program Services$41,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,468FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,124TotalAmt
Program Services$45,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$489FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,633TotalAmt
Program Services$14,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$574FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,219TotalAmt
Program Services$16,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,475FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,737TotalAmt
Management And General$2,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RECORDING PRODUCTION$82,693$68,941$13,752
FISCAL AGENCY EXPENSES$61,042$61,042
PERFORMER FEES$30,370$29,020$1,350
BANK AND CREDIT CARD CH$13,921$13,921

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,732TotalAmt
Program Services$21,179ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,034FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,723,923TotalAmt
Program Services$1,232,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$217,820FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,215BOYAmt
EOY$132,161EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$567,332BOYAmt
EOY$185,147EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$746,821BOYAmt
EOY$415,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,445BOYAmt
EOY$3,426EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,514BOYAmt
EOY$73,422EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,167BOYAmt
EOY$10,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$180,360LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$119,614LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,965BOYAmt
EOY$60,746EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,104,723BOYAmt
EOY$7,427,510EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,269BOYAmt
EOY$22,463EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,851,451BOYAmt
EOY$8,330,368EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,327BOYAmt
EOY$59,519EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$218,799BOYAmt
EOY$236,054EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,218BOYAmt
EOY$211,911EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,500BOYAmt
EOY$45,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$513,844BOYAmt
EOY$552,984EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$881,392BOYAmt
EOY$957,059EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,919,944BOYAmt
EOY$3,280,424EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,536,271BOYAmt
EOY$3,539,901EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,337,607BOYAmt
EOY$7,777,384EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,851,451BOYAmt
EOY$8,330,368EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$499,993ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$59,350NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$880OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,515,969CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,320,780CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$806,163CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,154,437CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$786,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,584,239TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,515,969CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,320,780CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$806,163CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,154,437CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$786,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,584,239TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,263,633SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,320,606PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$174,944CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$148,565CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$192,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$101,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,303CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$747,142TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,331,681TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$985,043GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.58930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64110PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 300.ExplanationTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,477,627BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,631ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$144,353InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$240,915OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,384,696EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,955,180BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,791ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$753,584InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$233,930OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,478,625EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,506,667BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,340ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$778,617InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$337,444OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,955,180EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,828,835BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,249ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,832InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$375,249OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,506,667EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,860,337BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$57,617ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$910,881InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,828,835EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.12480BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.55420PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.32100TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,666DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,924BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,870OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,048DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,822BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,900OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,900DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$60,746TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTSDesc
Amt$45,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$45,500TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,102,658TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$59,350NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$59,350RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,162,008RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$61,922OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$61,922RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,223,930TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,662,881TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,662,881ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$61,042OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$61,042ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,723,923TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS CONSIST OF FISCAL AGNECY, ROYALTIES PAYABLE, AND COMPOSER RECORDING PAYABLES. COMPOSERS RECORDING PAYABLES ARE BASED ON SALES OF COMPOSERS' CDS TO DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES. THE COMPOSERS WILL BE PAID UPON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT FROM THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE FORUM'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE OF WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FORUM IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFY AS A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FOR DONORS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS STANDARD HAS NO IMPACT ON THE FORUM'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FORUM'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FISCAL AGENCY REVENUE 61,922.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FISCAL AGENCY EXPENSES 61,042.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BANG ON A CAN
80 HANSON PLACE SUITE 701BROOKLYNNY11217133392963501(C)(3)$10,000N/AN/ACOMPOSER COMMISSION FEE
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHORAL PROJECTS (YWCP)
PO BOX 170508SAN FRANCISCOCA94117453783494501(C)(3)$5,000N/AN/ADALE WARLAND SINGERS COMMISSION AWARD 2015
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCOMPOSER FEESGrantTypeTxt
Recipient76RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$362,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS ARE GIVEN UPON EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT, WHICH OUTLINES A PAYMENT SCHEDULE. THE GRANTEE IS USUALLY ISSUED A THIRD OF THE AWARD UPON EXECUTION, A THIRD UPON COMPLETION OF A SCORE, AND THE FINAL THIRD WHEN ACF RECEIVES A FINAL REPORT ON THE PROJECT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE 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, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 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 THESE 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 6ALL 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 11THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO MANAGEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THE 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 15AIN 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 COMPENSATION 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 2011 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN FISCAL AGENCY LIABILITY -880.

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