AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM (EIN 23-7452688)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-23
IRS object ID
201510549349300526
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-02-23T16:21:20-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55402ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237452688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUMBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6512281407PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FIFTH STREET WEST NO 522AddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55102ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN NUECHTERLEINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512281407PhoneNum
Signature2015-01-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLARRY ADAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01314654PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN NUECHTERLEINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FIFTH STREET WEST NO 522AddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55102ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,241,198GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body33VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent32VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers37TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$806,163PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,154,437CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$198,980PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$224,214CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$799,719PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,306,263CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,804,862PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,684,914CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$401,937PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$298,486CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$724,461PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$741,751CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$228,058CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$591,293PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$610,479CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,717,691PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,650,716CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$87,171PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,034,198CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,146,199TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,851,451TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$494,804TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$513,844TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,651,395NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,337,607NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM 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
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$474,350ExpenseAmt
Grant$256,750GrantAmt
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, LIVE MUSIC FOR DANCE, AND A NEW PROGRAM CALLED ACF SHOWCASE. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, 40 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 COMPOSTION PROGRAMS AROUND THE COUNTRY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$326,123ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$189,117RevenueAmt
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 450+ 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$126,306ExpenseAmt
Grant$9,500GrantAmt
Revenue$35,097RevenueAmt
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 LAUNCHED NEXTNOTES IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, A NATIONAL AWARDS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$246,218ExpenseAmt
Grant$32,236GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: THE FORUM SUPPORTED A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014: COMPOSER WORKSHOPS, COMPOSERS IN THE SCHOOLS, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS, THE RECORDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAMS IN PHILADELPHIA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$246,218TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$32,236TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,172,997TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document110IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee13EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members33GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member32IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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 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 HANSONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6512512813PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 FIFTH STREET WEST 522AddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55102ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 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)$100,686$0$10,153
DAVID O'FALLON
CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN THOMAS
VICE CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY USCHER
VICE CHAIR0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM HSENG-HUNG HSU
TREASURER0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN VAN BERGEN
SECRETARY0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL HEEN
PAST CHAIR0.500.00Yes (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
CAROL BARNETT
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
KAREN BROOKS
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK CASTILLO
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ELLEN CHILDS
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
IAN DING
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON DEAK
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (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
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
DAVID MYERS
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN OVITSKY
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RANHEIM
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENE ROGERS
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
JAMES WAFLER
MEMBER0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$100,686TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$10,153TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$77,810MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$129,622GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,947,005AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,154,437TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICEDesc
Business511140BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$224,214TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$224,214RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$224,214TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$101,947TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$101,947ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,760,600SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,556,284SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,204,316SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,204,316TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,204,316ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,684,914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$224,214RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,306,263ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,500TotalAmt
Program Services$7,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,986TotalAmt
Program Services$284,986ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,000TotalAmt
Program Services$6,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,112TotalAmt
Program Services$28,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,845FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$518,871TotalAmt
Program Services$324,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,726FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,953TotalAmt
Program Services$6,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,580FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,530TotalAmt
Program Services$29,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,930FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,285TotalAmt
Program Services$28,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,673FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,722TotalAmt
Management And General$17,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,397TotalAmt
Program Services$108,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,439TotalAmt
Program Services$4,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,824TotalAmt
Program Services$57,809ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,652FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,358TotalAmt
Program Services$55,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,470FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,812TotalAmt
Program Services$32,930ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$537ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,345FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,045TotalAmt
Program Services$6,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,168FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,293TotalAmt
Program Services$19,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,552FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,379TotalAmt
Management And General$3,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RECORDING PRODUCTION$73,463$69,879$3,584
FISCAL AGENCY EXPENSES$57,014$57,014
PERFORMER FEES$55,408$54,908$500
GRANTS PAYABLE REALLOCA-$44,500-$44,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,825TotalAmt
Program Services$33,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,117FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,650,716TotalAmt
Program Services$1,172,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$228,058FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,736BOYAmt
EOY$239,215EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$602,866BOYAmt
EOY$567,332EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,888BOYAmt
EOY$746,821EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,042BOYAmt
EOY$7,445EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,127BOYAmt
EOY$58,514EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,941BOYAmt
EOY$9,167EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$180,360LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$97,395LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,648BOYAmt
EOY$82,965EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,088,076BOYAmt
EOY$7,104,723EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,875BOYAmt
EOY$35,269EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,146,199BOYAmt
EOY$8,851,451EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,878BOYAmt
EOY$50,327EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,533BOYAmt
EOY$218,799EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,393BOYAmt
EOY$186,218EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$58,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,804BOYAmt
EOY$513,844EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$705,777BOYAmt
EOY$881,392EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,413,138BOYAmt
EOY$3,919,944EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,532,480BOYAmt
EOY$3,536,271EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,651,395BOYAmt
EOY$8,337,607EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,146,199BOYAmt
EOY$8,851,451EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,034,198ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$328,375NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$19,611OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$943,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,515,969CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,320,780CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$806,163CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,154,437CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,740,892TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$943,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,515,969CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,320,780CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$806,163CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,154,437CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,740,892TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,938,728SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,802,164PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$131,725CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$174,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$148,565CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$192,383CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,947CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$749,564TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$135CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$435TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,490,891TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,052,427GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEExplanationTxt

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$5,955,180BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,793ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$753,584InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$233,930OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,477,627EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,375,767BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$48,354ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$584,569InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$148,353OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,860,337EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.12310BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.54580PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.33110TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$81,564OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,640DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,924BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$61,896OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,755DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,141BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,900OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,000DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,900BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$82,965TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTSDesc
Amt$58,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$58,500TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,279,914TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$328,375NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$328,375RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,608,289RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$76,625OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$76,625RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,684,914TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,593,702TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,593,702ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$57,014OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$57,014ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,650,716TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2011 TO 2013 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FISCAL AGENCY REVENUE 76,625.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FISCAL AGENCY EXPENSES 57,014.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceCOMPOSER FEETypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$6,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementELECTRONIC TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstN/ADescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedCASH PAYMENTValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:ALL 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.
PART I, LINE 3:ACCRUAL METHOD TO REPORT EXPENDITURES

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOLCE CANTOBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line191 CAMPUS DRIVE PMB 2711AddressLine1
CityMISSOULACity
StateMTState
ZIP Code59801ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN263615967RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$5,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantDALE WARLAND SINGERS COMISSION AWARDPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCOMPOSER FEESGrantTypeTxt
Recipient48RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$284,986CashGrantAmt
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 -19,611.

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