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)
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Elizabeth Irby Vice President/Managing Di2024-2025 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David Spira President & Board Chair2015-2025 5 $0 reported 2
Elizabeth Sweeney Secretary/Treasurer2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Cahill (former) Vice President & Board Mem2017-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Sara Parkinson (former) Secretary/Treasurer & Boar2017-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jeremy Spira (former) Board Member2015-2016 0 $0 reported 2
Anita Youngblut (former) CFO2015-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Kelly Cronin (former) Board Member2015-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Dyce (former) Board Member2015-2016 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Irby Vice President/Managing Di22 $40,038-$0 $40,0381
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Elizabeth Sweeney Secretary/Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $41K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Irby Vice President/Managing Director22 $41,342-$0 $41,3421
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Elizabeth Sweeney Secretary/Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Mem5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Boar1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Mem5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Boar1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Mem5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Boar1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Mem5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Boar1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Mem5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Boar1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Mem5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Boar1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair5 $0-$0 $02
Susan Cahill Vice President & Board Member5 $0-$0 $01
Sara Parkinson Secretary/Treasurer & Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair0 $0-$0 $02
Anita Youngblut CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Jeremy Spira Board Member0 $0-$0 $02
Kelly Cronin Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Eric Dyce Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Spira President & Board Chair0 $0-$0 $02
Anita Youngblut CFO0 $0-$0 $01
Jeremy Spira Board Member0 $0-$0 $02
Kelly Cronin Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Eric Dyce Board Member0 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,469$137,393 $10,958$5,018 $1,138$36,124 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,208$163,462 $7,066-$6,107 $4,050$23,294 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,000$24,123 $28,545$28,147 -- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,500$2,212 $2,270$2,270 -- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,500$2,042 $1,982$1,982 $2,500$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,320$16,541 $1,654$1,654 $2,000$3,320 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,800$10,769 $12,994$12,875 -$5,800 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,703$20,541 $18,094$17,855 $948$11,755 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,470$38,976 $25,954$25,693 $18,090$30,030 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,656$54,495 $16,199$16,199 $8,541$39,765 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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.

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SPIRA GIVING COLORADO Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Music Appreciation Society” 2023-2025 3$250,000 2025$100,000
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VALHALLAS MISSION FORCECOA20 $144,293$157,270 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
WILDFIRE ART CENTERCOA20 $134,284$107,991 BOARD MEMBER$18,052 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$482,42515 92018–2024 GLOUCESTER WRITERS CENTER INC; AUSTIN TEXAS MUSICIANS FUND; DC MUSIC SUMMIT; CAMBRIDGE JAZZ FESTIVAL and 5 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $137,393 spent · pay $40,038 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$137,393100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $163,462 spent · pay $41,342 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$163,462100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,123 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $20,577 85.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,546 14.7%
Total$24,123100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $2,212 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,912 86.4%
Fees to independent contractors $300 13.6%
Total$2,212100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $2,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,642 80.4%
Fees to independent contractors $400 19.6%
Total$2,042100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $16,541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,259 68.1%
Fees to independent contractors $5,282 31.9%
Total$16,541100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $10,769 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $7,870 73.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,899 26.9%
Total$10,769100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $20,541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $14,480 70.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,061 29.5%
Total$20,541100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $38,976 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $29,905 76.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,071 23.3%
Total$38,976100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $54,495 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$54,495100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $92,528 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $59,222 64.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,306 36.0%
Total$92,528100%

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