2013-02-04T16:01:27-06:00 2012-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2011-07-01 237452688 AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM AMER 6512281407 332 MINNESOTA STREET NO E145 ST PAUL MN 55101 JOHN NUECHTERLEIN 6512281407 2013-01-18 1 LARRY ADAMS P01314654 6123764500 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JOHN NUECHTERLEIN 332 MINNESOTA STREET NO E145 ST PAUL MN 55101 1683252 0 X WWW.COMPOSERSFORUM.ORG X 1976 MN TO SUPPORT COMPOSERS AND DEVELOP NEW MARKETS FOR THEIR MUSIC. 28 27 14 25 0 0 1515969 1320780 166152 213907 174944 148565 300 0 1857365 1683252 416687 388592 0 0 703597 766783 0 0 238370 701459 734969 1821743 1890344 35622 -207092 7420355 7037276 688294 544878 6732061 6492398 X THE 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. BY LINKING COMMUNITIES WITH COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS WITH VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT, THE FORUM FOSTERS A DEMAND FOR NEW MUSIC, ENRICHES COMMUNITIES, AND HELPS DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS, AND MUSIC PATRONS. 0 0 474324 273875 0 COMMISSIONING AND RESIDENCY: PROVIDING COMPOSERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS WITH VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT, THE FORUM'S COMPREHENSIVE SLATE OF GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS INCLUDES THE MCKNIGHT COMPOSER FELLOWSHIPS AND VISITING COMPOSER RESIDENCIES, THE JEROME COMPOSERS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM, THE FIRST NATIONS COMPOSER INITIATIVE'S COMMON GROUND AND ENCORE (A PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE FUND). DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, 70 GRANTS TO COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS OF NEW MUSIC REPRESENTING ALL REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WERE AWARDED IN THESE PROGRAMS. ACF'S GROUNDBREAKING COMPOSER RESIDENCIES ARE CENTRAL TO OUR 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. 291978 0 170695 MEDIA: 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 CAN BE HEARD ON 280 STATIONS NATIONWIDE, WITH A DAILY EMAIL NEWSLETTER DELIVERED TO OVER 12,000 READERS. THE FORUM'S INNOVA RECORDINGS RELEASES AN AVERAGE OF 25 CDS PER YEAR AND HAS AMASSED A CATALOG IN EXCESS OF 400 TITLES REPRESENTING A DIVERSE MIX OF MUSICAL GENRES ENCOMPASSING EXPERIMENTAL, ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC, JAZZ, WORLD MUSIC, AND CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL TITLES. INNOVA RELEASES HAVE RECEIVED WIDE ACCLAIM AND ARE PROMINENT IN RADIO, MEDIA, AND CHARTS. ACF HAS AN ARRANGEMENT WITH NAXOS OF AMERICA FOR BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF INNOVA TITLES, AS WELL AS REPRESENTING THE ENTIRE CATALOG IN ITS STREAMING LIBRARY SERVICE. 129442 13250 23991 EDUCATION: 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 INSTILL YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING TO BOTH APPRECIATE AND CREATE NEW MUSIC. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE A NEW SERIES OF SHEET MUSIC FOR CHORAL MUSIC CALLED CHORALQUEST; AND A CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION IN PRESENTING CREATE, RESPOND, PERFORM, A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS. 554268 101467 19221 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED THE OTHER FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012: COMPOSER WORKSHOPS, COMPOSERS IN THE SCHOOLS, FIRST NATIONS COMPOSER INITIATIVE, FISCAL AGENT PROGRAMS, SONIC CIRCUITS ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIFAL, THE RECORDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FAITH PARTNERS, ETC. 554268 101467 19221 1450012 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 122 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X PAUL HANSON 6512512813 332 MINNESOTA STREET E 145 ST PAUL MN 55101 JOHN NUECHTERLEIN 60.00 X X 95842 0 10033 DAVID O'FALLON 0.50 X X 0 0 0 EVANS MIRAGEAS 0.50 X X 0 0 0 NANCY USCHER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BILL SANDS 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN ORENSTEIN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CAROL HEEN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH ALDEN 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAWN AVERY 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL BARNETT 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES BERDAHL 0.50 X 0 0 0 PEARL BERGAD 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN BROOKS 0.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICK CASTILLO 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID CONTE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JON DEAK 0.50 X 0 0 0 JORJA FLEEZANIS 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEN FREED 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN GREEN 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEAETTA HOUGH 0.50 X 0 0 0 NANCY HUART 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN OVITSKY 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID RANHEIM 0.50 X 0 0 0 EUGENE ROGERS 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES STEPHENSON 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAN THOMAS 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN VAN BERGEN 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES WAFLER 0.50 X 0 0 0 95842 0 10033 0 0 0 0 0 109968 135101 1075711 1320780 PROGRAM SERVICE 511140 213907 213907 213907 148565 148565 1683252 213907 0 148565 38000 38000 350592 350592 118326 35498 59163 23665 535799 334295 46894 154610 12625 7806 1195 3624 45647 27664 5034 12949 54386 30578 9031 14777 19180 19180 150745 139200 11545 28276 4463 21032 2781 73439 60510 7786 5143 80053 59094 7694 13265 36704 31543 2632 2529 17349 10866 4505 1978 10584 10085 183 316 3005 3005 FISCAL AGENCY EXPENSES 191925 191925 RECORDING PRODUCTION 53451 53451 PERFORMER FEES 36010 36010 RIGHTS 10476 10476 23772 17956 3083 2733 1890344 1450012 201962 238370 92606 173918 992513 317760 631552 562941 1740 2202 60097 66555 3349 5933 93750 57934 0 35816 5603918 5848522 34580 23629 7420355 7037276 106553 56457 326226 297321 4881 1951 250634 189149 688294 544878 X 645334 651706 2568336 2317052 3518391 3523640 6732061 6492398 7420355 7037276 X -207092 -32571 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1857994 1604408 943543 1515969 1320780 7242694 1857994 1604408 943543 1515969 1320780 7242694 1751983 5490711 383088 269720 131725 174944 148565 1108042 782 653 135 300 1870 8352606 936860 0.65740 0.65200 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 5828835 5249 47832 375249 5506667 4860337 57617 910881 5828835 4375767 48354 584569 148353 4860337 5191250 188186 -815880 187789 4375767 0.16430 0.63990 0.19580 0 0 5894 5894 0 50956 43040 7916 36900 9000 27900 35816 1683252 1890344 -207092 -80377 47806 -32571 -239663 1458756 -80377 -80377 1539133 144119 144119 1683252 1698419 0 1698419 191925 191925 1890344 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. DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: 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. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS STANDARD HAS NO IMPACT ON AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM'S FINANCIAL STATEMETNS. AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 TO 2011 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN FISCAL AGENCY LIABILITY 47,806. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FISCAL AGENCY REVENUE 144,119. PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FISCAL AGENCY EXPENSES 191,925. 1 KEITH KNIGHT PO BOX 5516 ALOHA OR 97006 200250229 5000 N/A N/A NATIVE AMERICAN COMPOSER INITIATIVE YOUNG PEOPLES CHORUS OF NEW YORK CITY 1995 BROADWAY SUITE 305 NEW YORK NY 10023 113372980 5000 N/A N/A DWS COMMISSION AWARD 2012 NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1800 NORTH 33RD STREET LINCOLN NE 68503 470596952 5000 N/A N/A NATIVE AMERICAN COMPOSER INITIATIVE 2 1 COMPOSER FEES 62 350592 N/A N/A PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 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, 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 6 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 11 THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, 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 15A IN 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -80,377. CHANGE IN FISCAL AGENCY LIABILITY 47,806. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -32,571.