Country Music Association Inc

Nashville, TN
Tax-exempt since Aug. 1970
EIN: 62-0606066

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(6) Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc, created for the improvement of business conditions.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Music (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its March 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$57.9M (2023)

Expenses

$55.5M (2023)

Total Assets

$104M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$22.6M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2023

Revenue

$57,892,251

Expenses

$55,527,054

Net Income

$2,365,197

Net Assets

$81,452,961

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$545,369	0.9%
Program Services	$57,229,409	98.9%
Investment Income	$2,433,064	4.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$2,315,591
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,535,160	4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,641,494	6.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$104,081,996
Total Liabilities	$22,629,035
Net Assets	$81,452,961

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$824,434	$0	$40,218
Kelly Striewski (Svp Marketing & Strategic Partnerships)	$331,331	$0	$39,892
Todd Hartley (Svp Business Affairs)	$227,779	$0	$28,625
Karen Stump (Sr. Director Market Research)	$220,608	$0	$78,123
Amy Smartt (Svp Finance And Administration)	$213,073	$0	$27,455
Milly Olykan (Vp International Relations & Development)	$200,488	$0	$28,692
Tiffany Kerns (Exec Dr., Cma Foundation & Vp Community Outreach)	$174,015	$0	$23,650
Emily Evans (Vp Strategic Initiatives)	$172,518	$0	$23,501
Catherine Frizzell (Vp Of Marketing)	$156,618	$0	$22,872
Justin Randall (Director Information Technology Projects)	$124,499	$0	$20,742
Ben Balch (Director Of Accounting & Financial Planning)	$111,424	$0	$19,321
Megan Wise (Director Sales Development & Strategy)	$110,865	$0	$18,672
Ken Sanderson (Director Of Information Technology)	$110,141	$0	$19,899
Michelle Kirk (Director Integrated Marketing)	$102,827	$0	$18,375
Jim Beavers (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Charlie Morgan (President, Cma Board)	$0	$0	$0
Virginia Bunetta (President Elect)	$0	$0	$0
Kella Farris (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Stacy Vee (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Dubois (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Levine (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Laird (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
Sally Williams (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
Rod Phillips (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Young (Director At Large)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Dec. 7, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Revenue

$43,001,334

Expenses

$37,006,352

Net Income

$5,994,982

Net Assets

$84,037,259

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$736,366	1.7%
Program Services	$35,491,433	82.5%
Investment Income	$2,738,700	6.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$4,034,835	9.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,476,037	6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,405,869	9.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$102,178,283
Total Liabilities	$18,141,024
Net Assets	$84,037,259

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$870,966	$0	$38,403
Kelly Striewski (Svp Marketing & Strategic Partnerships)	$323,318	$0	$41,436
Amy Smartt (Svp Finance And Administration)	$212,001	$0	$28,589
Milly Olykan (Vp International Relations & Development)	$195,723	$0	$29,005
Emily Evans (Vp Strategic Initiatives)	$167,725	$0	$24,262
Karen Stump (Sr. Director Market Research)	$162,220	$0	$23,646
Tiffany Kerns (Exec Dr., Cma Foundation & Vp Community Outreach)	$160,122	$0	$23,438
Todd Hartley (Svp Business Affairs)	$159,188	$0	$21,497
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Live Events)	$158,179	$0	$24,888
Catherine Frizzell (Vp Of Marketing)	$155,481	$0	$22,501
Justin Randall (It Project Manager)	$120,249	$0	$19,107
Ben Balch (Director Of Accounting & Financial Planning)	$108,518	$0	$19,713
Megan Wise (Director Sales Development & Strategy)	$107,931	$0	$19,380
Ken Sanderson (Director Of Information Technology)	$103,205	$0	$18,806
Michelle Kirk (Director Integrated Marketing)	$102,265	$0	$18,933
Ryan Redington (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ted Ellis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Kells (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Troy Vollhoffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brittany Schaffer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Anna Sophie Mertens (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jimmie Allen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Haskell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Danny Rader (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Dec. 6, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Revenue

$30,305,836

Expenses

$29,911,865

Net Income

$393,971

Net Assets

$80,669,292

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$733,489	2.4%
Program Services	$26,650,836	87.9%
Investment Income	$1,577,242	5.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,344,269	4.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,075,959	10.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,410,329	8.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$94,289,640
Total Liabilities	$13,620,348
Net Assets	$80,669,292

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$624,620	$0	$39,456
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$200,105	$0	$28,817
Milly Olykan (Vp International Relations)	$184,656	$0	$28,682
Kevin Wilson (Svp Business Affairs)	$175,096	$0	$27,845
Emily Evans (Dir Of Strategic Partnersh)	$166,214	$0	$24,279
Karen Stump (Sr Director Market Researc)	$153,285	$0	$23,696
Tiffany Kerns (Exec Director Cma Foundati)	$146,224	$0	$22,815
Catherine Frizzell (Vp Of Marketing)	$144,767	$0	$22,046
Kelly Striewski (Svp Marketing & Strategic)	$130,523	$0	$11,114
Justin Randall (It Project Manager)	$113,450	$0	$18,900
Catherine Mcnelly (Vp Of Communications)	$107,662	$0	$17,586
Michelle Kirk (Dir Of Intergrated Marketing)	$103,666	$0	$20,343
Ken Sanderson (Dir Of Information Tech)	$103,133	$0	$20,672
Ben Balch (Dir Of Accounting & Financial Planning)	$102,449	$0	$19,655
Megan Wise (Dir Of Sales Dev & Strategy)	$100,583	$0	$19,219
Allen Anders (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marc Dennis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Laird (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lon Helton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Liz Rose (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lindsay Ell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ralph Peer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kyle Young (Ex Officio)	$0	$0	$0
Natalie Waller (International Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kix Brooks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 21, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Revenue

$50,633,862

Expenses

$51,922,390

Net Income

-$1,288,528

Net Assets

$61,468,918

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$907,293	1.8%
Program Services	$48,340,165	95.5%
Investment Income	$1,742,849	3.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$356,445
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,897,762	5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,737,034	5.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$76,161,588
Total Liabilities	$14,692,670
Net Assets	$61,468,918

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$692,087	$0	$38,188
Damon Whiteside (Cmo)	$332,252	$0	$35,241
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$185,841	$0	$26,823
Milly Olykan (Vp International Relations)	$172,059	$0	$26,960
Emily Evans (Dir Of Strategic Partnersh)	$165,396	$0	$27,220
Kevin Wilson (Svp Business Affairs)	$156,683	$0	$25,888
Karen Stump (Sr Director Market Researc)	$146,205	$0	$22,384
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Of Live Event)	$138,316	$0	$23,020
Brandi Simms (Sr Director Of Awards And Industry Relations)	$124,703	$0	$20,925
Catherine Frizzell (Vp Of Marketing)	$124,190	$0	$19,148
Tiffany Kerns (Exec Director Cma Foundation & Vp Community Outrea)	$121,131	$0	$18,741
Tyler Torti (Sr Director Creative Content)	$109,386	$0	$20,095
Catherine Mcnelly (Vp Of Communications)	$106,899	$0	$17,980
Allen Anders (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marion Kraft (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Molin Ljunggren (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marcie Allen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marc Dennis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Laird (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lori Mckenna (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lon Helton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Liz Rose (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lindsay Ell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Laura Hutfless (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kos Weaver (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Jan. 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Revenue

$49,312,574

Expenses

$48,040,128

Net Income

$1,272,446

Net Assets

$67,798,900

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$47,601,715	96.5%
Investment Income	$1,413,024	2.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$297,835	0.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,198,229	4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,049,239	6.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$85,027,888
Total Liabilities	$17,228,988
Net Assets	$67,798,900

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$518,945	$0	$63,901
Damon Whiteside (Cmo)	$269,578	$0	$39,485
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$183,945	$0	$25,932
Kevin Wilson (Svp Business Affairs)	$161,433	$0	$26,036
Milly Olykan (Vp International Relations & Development)	$148,077	$0	$13,706
Karen Stump (Sr Director Market Researc)	$144,920	$0	$22,786
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Of Live Event)	$141,401	$0	$23,598
Williams (Vp Of Communications And T)	$130,491	$0	$8,509
Emily Evans (Dir Of Strategic Partnersh)	$130,226	$0	$22,734
Catherine Frizzell (Vp Of Marketing)	$104,782	$0	$17,744
Bill Simmons (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rob Beckham (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Allen Anders (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Buchanan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J William Denny (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Dungan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Esposito (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Fairchild (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Galante (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kenny Greenburg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Huie (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marion Kraft (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Laird (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Marks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Mcanally (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Dec. 17, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Revenue

$49,114,464

Expenses

$45,244,177

Net Income

$3,870,287

Net Assets

$66,298,981

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$46,942,720	95.6%
Investment Income	$944,380	1.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,227,364	2.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,137,657	4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,749,053	6.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$83,219,758
Total Liabilities	$16,920,777
Net Assets	$66,298,981

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$500,000	$0	$61,552
Damon Whiteside (Cmo)	$252,885	$0	$37,544
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Administration)	$173,519	$0	$25,256
Kevin Wilson (Svp Business Affairs)	$157,461	$0	$24,589
Williams (Vp Of Communications And Talent Relations)	$143,077	$0	$22,019
Karen Stump (Sr Director Market Research)	$140,340	$0	$21,735
Daniel (Vp Of Marketing)	$139,269	$0	$19,862
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Of Live Events)	$136,932	$0	$23,104
Emily Evans (Dir Of Strategic Partnerships)	$116,270	$0	$20,722
Johnson (Dir Of Digital Strategy)	$103,187	$0	$18,333
Allen Anders (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Buchanan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J William Denny (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Dungan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Esposito (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Fairchild (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Galante (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kenny Greenburg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Huie (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marion Kraft (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Laird (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Everett Lybolt (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Marks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Mcanally (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ebie Mcfarland (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 23, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Revenue

$1,271,557

Expenses

$2,859,716

Net Income

-$1,588,159

Net Assets

$61,628,313

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$526,215	41.4%
Investment Income	$184,123	14.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$561,219	44.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$570,824	20.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$545,020	19.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$78,757,524
Total Liabilities	$17,129,211
Net Assets	$61,628,313

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$48,040,570

Expenses

$46,318,754

Net Income

$1,721,816

Net Assets

$62,721,516

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$44,651,184	92.9%
Investment Income	$779,727	1.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,609,659	5.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,846,398	4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,624,923	5.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$78,952,643
Total Liabilities	$16,231,127
Net Assets	$62,721,516

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$523,095	$0	$59,743
Damon Whiteside (Svp Marketing & Strategic)	$256,724	$0	$32,655
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$161,897	$0	$23,846
Kevin Wilson (Svp Business Affairs)	$150,167	$0	$20,900
Wendy Pearl (Vp Corporate Communication)	$147,633	$0	$22,292
Karen Stump (Sr. Director Market Resear)	$133,687	$0	$20,553
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Of Live Events)	$126,460	$0	$21,318
Emily Evans (Dir Of Stategic Partnerships)	$126,265	$0	$19,164
Allen Anders (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rob Beckham (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kix Brooks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Buchanan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Frank Bumstead (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Calonge (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tony Conway (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J William Denny (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bob Dipiero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ann Edelblute (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Esposito (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Fairchild (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Randy Goodman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lon Helton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marion Kraft (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Laird (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Molin Ljunggren (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$44,426,616

Expenses

$43,653,761

Net Income

$772,855

Net Assets

$59,924,476

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$42,337,866	95.3%
Investment Income	$846,437	1.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,242,313	2.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,437,169	3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,496,143	5.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$74,219,473
Total Liabilities	$14,294,997
Net Assets	$59,924,476

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$505,484	$0	$33,994
Damon Whiteside (Svp Marketing & Strategic)	$241,758	$0	$31,449
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$155,289	$0	$23,486
Wendy Pearl (Vp Corporate Communication)	$140,597	$0	$21,863
Karen Stump (Sr. Director Market Resear)	$124,935	$0	$19,991
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Live Events)	$117,673	$0	$20,651
Jim Beavers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Becky Brenner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Bright (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Darken (Director)	$0	$0	$0
J William Denny (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Dubois (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Dungan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kerri Edwards (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brett Eldredge (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ted Ellis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Fairchild (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Galante (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kenny Greenberg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Pat Higdon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Clay Hunnicutt (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marion Kraft (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Marks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Shane Mcanally (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ebie Mcfarland (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 17, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$42,179,482

Expenses

$37,136,205

Net Income

$5,043,277

Net Assets

$61,284,777

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$40,676,245	96.4%
Investment Income	$650,450	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$852,787	2.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,271,132	3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,261,693	6.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$75,790,987
Total Liabilities	$14,506,210
Net Assets	$61,284,777

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Sarah Trahern (Ceo)	$400,719	$0	$28,632
Damon Whiteside (Svp Marketing & Strategic Partnerships)	$198,190	$0	$14,942
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$150,692	$0	$22,633
Wendy Pearl (Vp Corporate Communication)	$141,874	$0	$21,366
Karen Stump (Sr. Director Market Resear)	$126,795	$0	$19,963
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Live Events)	$124,705	$0	$20,621
Charlie Anderson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Beckham (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dierks Bently (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Borchetta (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Becky Brenner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kix Brooks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Buchanan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Natalie Conner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tony Conway (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charlie Cook (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jay Demarcus (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jwilliam Denny (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Dickey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bob Dipiero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Douglas (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Dubois (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Dubois (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Dungan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 14, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$41,524,062

Expenses

$36,354,779

Net Income

$5,169,283

Net Assets

$56,639,484

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$39,521,296	95.2%
Investment Income	$626,686	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,376,080	3.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,338,284	3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,865,026	5.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$71,257,962
Total Liabilities	$14,618,478
Net Assets	$56,639,484

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Steve Moore (Former Ceo)	$449,494	$0	$15,014
Sheri Warnke (Svp Of Marketing And Commu)	$141,837	$0	$10,596
Amy F Smartt (Svp Of Finance And Adminis)	$139,322	$0	$20,447
Wendy Pearl (Vp Corporate Communication)	$135,533	$0	$19,981
Tammy Donham (Former Vp Marketing)	$130,859	$0	$7,574
Karen Stump (Sr. Director Market Research)	$120,304	$0	$19,033
Chris Crawford (Sr. Director Live Events)	$109,507	$0	$18,782
Charlie Anderson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Beckham (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dierks Bently (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Borchetta (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Becky Brenner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kix Brooks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Luke Bryan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Frank Bumstead (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Natalie Conner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tony Conway (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charlie Cook (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jay Demarcus (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jwilliam Denny (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Dickey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bob Dipiero (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Douglas (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Dubois (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Dubois (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 11, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$38,573,204

Expenses

$32,627,536

Net Income

$5,945,668

Net Assets

$50,223,090

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$38,099,040	98.8%
Investment Income	$664,694	1.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$190,530
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,432,072	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,576,626	4.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$60,221,731
Total Liabilities	$9,998,641
Net Assets	$50,223,090

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$36,334,804

Expenses

$36,388,862

Net Income

-$54,058

Net Assets

$42,281,929

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$35,175,104	96.8%
Investment Income	$830,438	2.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$411	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$328,851	0.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,330,658	3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,324,941	6.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$52,481,148
Total Liabilities	$10,199,219
Net Assets	$42,281,929

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Country Music Association Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Details

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $57.9M (2023)

Expenses $55.5M (2023)

Total Assets $104M (2023)

Total Liabilities $22.6M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Revenue

$57.9M (2023)

Expenses

$55.5M (2023)

Total Assets

$104M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$22.6M (2023)

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