MUSIC APPRECIATION SOCIETY
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $148K · expenses $137K · assets $11K
- EIN
- 47-3147363
- Address
- 300 S JACKSON ST STE 550, DENVER, CO 80209-3134
- Website
- www.maspresents.org
- NTEE code
- A20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Provide live music programming, educational workshops, scholarships, student pricing, and other membership benefits for supporters. Promote artists, events and educate the general public and members about music.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Irby | Vice President/Managing Di | 2024-2025 | $40,038 | $81,380 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 2015-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Elizabeth Sweeney | Secretary/Treasurer | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Cahill (former) | Vice President & Board Mem | 2017-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson (former) | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 2017-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeremy Spira (former) | Board Member | 2015-2016 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Anita Youngblut (former) | CFO | 2015-2016 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kelly Cronin (former) | Board Member | 2015-2016 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eric Dyce (former) | Board Member | 2015-2016 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Irby | Vice President/Managing Di | 22 | $40,038 | - | $0 | $40,038 | 1 |
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Sweeney | Secretary/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $41K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Irby | Vice President/Managing Director | 22 | $41,342 | - | $0 | $41,342 | 1 |
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Sweeney | Secretary/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Mem | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Mem | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Mem | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Mem | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Mem | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Mem | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Boar | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Susan Cahill | Vice President & Board Member | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Parkinson | Secretary/Treasurer & Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Anita Youngblut | CFO | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Spira | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Kelly Cronin | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Dyce | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Spira | President & Board Chair | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Anita Youngblut | CFO | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Spira | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Kelly Cronin | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Dyce | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $148,469 | $137,393 | $10,958 | $5,018 | $1,138 | $36,124 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $129,208 | $163,462 | $7,066 | -$6,107 | $4,050 | $23,294 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $50,000 | $24,123 | $28,545 | $28,147 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $2,500 | $2,212 | $2,270 | $2,270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $2,500 | $2,042 | $1,982 | $1,982 | $2,500 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $5,320 | $16,541 | $1,654 | $1,654 | $2,000 | $3,320 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $5,800 | $10,769 | $12,994 | $12,875 | - | $5,800 | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $12,703 | $20,541 | $18,094 | $17,855 | $948 | $11,755 | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $48,470 | $38,976 | $25,954 | $25,693 | $18,090 | $30,030 | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $59,656 | $54,495 | $16,199 | $16,199 | $8,541 | $39,765 | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $103,566 | $92,528 | $11,038 | $11,038 | $47,206 | $42,883 | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- SPIRA GIVING COLORADO Denver, CO · 1 person in common (David Spira)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $250,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRA GIVING COLORADO | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Music Appreciation Society” | 2023-2025 | 3 | $250,000 | 2025 | $100,000 | show |
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $137,393 spent · pay $40,038 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $89,100 | 64.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $40,038 | 29.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,255 | 6.0% | |
| Total | $137,393 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $163,462 spent · pay $41,342 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $113,499 | 69.4% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $41,342 | 25.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,621 | 5.3% | |
| Total | $163,462 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,123 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $20,577 | 85.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,546 | 14.7% | |
| Total | $24,123 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $2,212 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,912 | 86.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $300 | 13.6% | |
| Total | $2,212 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $2,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,642 | 80.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $400 | 19.6% | |
| Total | $2,042 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $16,541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $11,259 | 68.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $5,282 | 31.9% | |
| Total | $16,541 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $10,769 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $7,870 | 73.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,899 | 26.9% | |
| Total | $10,769 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $20,541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $14,480 | 70.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,061 | 29.5% | |
| Total | $20,541 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $38,976 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $29,905 | 76.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,071 | 23.3% | |
| Total | $38,976 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $54,495 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $31,887 | 58.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $17,508 | 32.1% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $5,000 | 9.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $100 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $54,495 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990EZ · $92,528 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $59,222 | 64.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,306 | 36.0% | |
| Total | $92,528 | 100% |
State business registration
- MUSIC APPRECIATION SOCIETY CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 2015-01-04
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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