2025-10-24T12:12:05-05:00 2025-06-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2024-07-01 226080964 American String Teachers Association Inc AMER 7032792113 4155 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax VA 22030 Lynn Tuttle Executive Director and CEO 7032792113 2025-10-24 1 1 Jie Chen CPA P01049760 7038930300 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Lynn Tuttle 4155 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax VA 22030 2019724 0 X www.astastrings.org X 1955 IA ASTA creates and leads a community of diverse members to advance string teaching, performing, and scholarship. ASTA members are empowered to provide universal access to string teaching, playing, and learning. 12 12 6 308 -54970 0 46863 19060 1632645 1846773 29800 41447 41825 21151 1751133 1928431 665 665 0 0 554088 608867 0 0 0 1223978 1190771 1778731 1800303 -27598 128128 1693769 1815561 1062303 1036071 631466 779490 X ASTA creates and leads a community of diverse members to advance string teaching, performing, and scholarship. ASTA members are empowered to provide universal access to string teaching, playing, and learning. 0 0 849872 1211618 Conference / Competition/Webinars - In FY 2025, ASTA provided a conference in Atlanta, GA. More than 3,000 people participated this past March through in-person professional development sessions, keynote performances, jam session, and evening performances, and sight reading of new music serving all ASTA members - K-12 string educators, studio teachers, eclectic strings educators, and higher education faculty. The event included a live National Orchestra Festival featuring a record number 37 student ensembles from across the country. In addition, ASTA held its second annual Virtual String Teachers Summit, serving more than 200 members in July, 2024, and continued to offer webinars, averaging two webinars per month, accessed live or via recordings by 10% of ASTA's membership. 146517 635155 Member Services - The Association provides professional development, career building & support, and a community of peers for all teachers of stringed instruments. ASTA communicates its message through various methods including social media and printed and electronic pamphlets and brochures intended to further the goals of increasing school programs, improving university programs, and enhancing string performance throughout the country. 51156 Publications - ASTA publishes two peer-reviewed journals -the American String Teacher Journal, published quarterly and the String Research Journal. The American String Teacher Journal is written for all members and features articles related to string teacher and performance, with an emphasis on educational approaches for string instruments. The String Research Journal (SRJ) represents the research community of ASTA. Its purpose is to encourage and improve scholarship and research within the string education profession and to disseminate the results of this work to the string and larger music teaching communities. It is produced annually. ASTA also partners with Alfred publishing to distribute books created in past years, including the recently updated ASTA String Curriculum, the only curriculum guide focused on string teaching. 26177 Foundation - ASTA welcomes donors to support ASTA's programs. ASTA partners with the Foundation for the Advancement of String Education to fund scholarships for new teachers to attend the in-person ASTA conference. This year, those dollars allowed 1 educator to participate in the national conference, and helped subsidize an additional FASE Diversity Fellows to participate in the conference offerings. 30141 New Canon Project - This year, ASTA partnered with Rising Tide Music Press, Hal Leonard Publications, and the American Choral Directors Association to premiere 7 new works of string music by Black and Latinx composers in the first decade of their composing careers. Premiered at the National Conference, these pieces are now available through SheetMusic.com and SheetMusicPlus.com for purchase and use by string educators around the world. Funded in part by the Sphinx Venture Fund this project fulfills ASTA's strategic plan directive to support new works by composers from historically excluded communities. 150877 665 All other projects - Journals and State Chapters 207195 665 1254740 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 VA X X Lynn Tuttle 6029185832 4155 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax VA 22030 Rebecca MacLeod Past President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Karin Hendricks President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Corie Benton President-Elect 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Laux Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sundas Mohi-Truong Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Taniesha Pooser Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jess Florido Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Miller Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Hanna Crane Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Daniella Valdez Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Daryl Silberman Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mira Frisch Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Tsugawa Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Dirks Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Adrian Gordon Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Duane Padilla Publications/Content Chair 3.00 X 0 0 0 Natalie Morrison String Industry Council Representative 1.00 X 0 0 0 William Lee String Industry Council Representative 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Tuttle Executive Director and CEO 40.00 X 167908 0 26329 167908 0 26329 1 0 1 0 Kentucky International Convention Center 221 S 4th St Louisville KY 40202 Convention Center for ASTA National Conf 126766 1 19060 19060 Conference & Competiti 900099 1211618 1211618 Membership Dues 900099 635155 635155 1846773 41447 41447 26290 26290 27745 91217 -63472 -63472 -63472 1464 76 1388 1388 Miscellaneous 900099 48443 48443 Web Job Postings 900099 6217 6217 List Rentals 900099 2285 2285 56945 1928431 1846773 -54970 117568 665 665 217361 124750 92611 319814 241541 78273 21648 7035 14613 12553 4080 8473 37491 12470 25021 10334 4326 6008 94503 94503 1562 1562 156251 97743 58508 3106 3106 63707 27601 36106 34115 8973 25142 4827 4827 3933 3933 384423 355789 28634 301357 286207 15150 15238 15238 12920 12920 11700 199 11501 Chapter rebates 47420 47420 Dues and subscriptions 20606 5955 14651 SAGE production fees 19824 19824 Taxes and licenses 2035 2035 2910 1402 1508 1800303 1254740 545563 0 50805 36934 103510 91243 3742 0 28456 10950 10386 113941 1048330 349102 694346 699228 796594 855892 7 7 5923 7366 1693769 1815561 90824 72588 406331 458180 510167 498893 54981 6410 1062303 1036071 X 615372 744468 16094 35022 631466 779490 1693769 1815561 128128 19896 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 149747 64796 158440 46863 19060 438906 949757 1276170 1391495 1632645 1846773 7096840 1099504 1340966 1549935 1679508 1865833 7535746 26966 30567 5200 20594 5886 89213 0 26966 30567 5200 20594 5886 89213 7446533 44962 51854 20380 52178 67737 237111 518 1565 2083 45480 53419 20380 52178 67737 239194 1220 1163 4370 13901 48443 69097 1146204 1395548 1574685 1745587 1982013 7844037 0.94930 0.95860 0.03050 0.02780 X 201585 201585 748415 294689 453726 73475 36137 37338 24855 18276 6579 699228 Lease liabilities - finance lease 2942 Security Deposits 3468 6410 X 2038058 19896 19896 2018162 1562 -91293 -89731 1928431 1890034 91293 91293 1798741 1562 1562 1800303 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Association's tax positions and concluded that the financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold -76. Rental expenses -91,217. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold 76. Rental Expenses 91,217. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lynn Tuttle Executive Director and CEO 167908 0 0 0 0 0 11754 0 14575 0 194237 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a The governing body delegated authority to an executive committee which consists of the President, President-elect/Vice President, and Immediate Past President/Treasurer. The Executive Committee exercises the powers of the board between meetings of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 Changes to the bylaws include renaming of a membership class and changing the age limit for that class. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 Membership is open to all string teachers, performers, and supporters (as determined by the board) of the string community that are over the age of 18. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The President Elect/Vice President, Secretary and member-at-large positions 1 through 3 are elected by a majority of the voting members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b The articles of incorporation and bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the voting members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b The recommendations of the committees are documented in the minutes of the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The executive director and the finance committee review and approve the form 990 prior to it being filed with the service. Also, a copy is made available to the board of directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed and signed by the members of the board at the June meeting. There is no comparable procedure for the employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a During the budget process, the compensation for employees is reviewed and compared to other like organizations in the area using a salary survey from ASAE. The compensation for the executive director is reviewed by the executive committee and the compensation for the other officers and key employees is reviewed by the executive director. The executive director's compensation is documented in an employment contract. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available at meetings and in handbooks. The bylaws are also available on the Association's website.