2026-03-14T09:32:48-05:00 2025-06-30 221732349 WISS & COMPANY LLP 100 CAMPUS DRIVE FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932 990 2024-07-01 132990527 MUSIC PUBLISHERS ASSOC OF THE US INC MUSI 2123274044 1178 BROADWAY 3RD FLOOR 3643 NEW YORK NY 10001 STEVEN LANKENAU PRESIDENT 2123274044 2026-03-09 1 1 DIANA MILLER P01597612 9739949400 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X STEVEN LANKENAU 1178 BROADWAY 3RD FLOOR 3643 NEW YORK NY 10001 51098 0 X WWW.MPA.ORG X 1907 NY TO SERVE AS A FORUM FOR PUBLISHERS TO ADDRESS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) VITAL ISSUES AND TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AMONG INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS. 18 18 1 19 0 0 0 11000 127743 40014 143 84 0 0 127886 51098 11500 0 0 0 77977 81150 0 0 0 110113 88909 199590 170059 -71704 -118961 257640 138679 0 0 257640 138679 TO SERVE AS A FORUM FOR PUBLISHERS TO ADDRESS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S VITAL ISSUES AND TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AMONG INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS. 0 0 THE MPA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO HELP EDUCATORS AND MUSICIANS BETTER UNDERSTAND COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS IT PERTAINS TO SHEET MUSIC. DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THE MPA CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF MUSIC PUBLISHERS TO REMOVE UNAUTHORIZED CONTENT FROM INTERNET SITES ON BEHALF OF MPA AND ICMP MEMBERS; SINCE 2023 THE PROGRAM HAS REMOVED MORE THAN 3,000,000 UNAUTHORIZED TITLES ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS. THE MPA HAD A PRESENCE AT THE MIDWEST BAND AND ORCHESTRA CLINIC IN CHICAGO, HOSTING A BREAKFAST FOR MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. IN THE SPRING OF 2025 THE MPA LAUNCED A NEW EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR, THE MPA BLUEPRINT, TARGETED TOWARDS NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY HIRES AND RECENT GRADUATES. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X BRITTAIN ASHFORD 2123274044 1178 BROADWAY 3RD FLOOR 3643 NEW YORK NY 10001 X STEVEN LANKENAU PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELINDA VARGA VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN MARSH SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SONYA KIM TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX SHAPIRO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL DORFF BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID FLACHS OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER (6/2025) 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEMETRIUS ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DENNIS TOBENSKI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 GEORGE MALOIAN BOARD MEMBER (DECEASED 3/2025) 0.50 X 0 0 0 IAN MCLOUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES GRUPENHOFF BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF SCHROEDL OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER (11/2024) 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN SHORNEY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN HEYMANN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARCO BERROCAL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW KEISER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN ROY CLEGG BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 NORMAN RYAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PEGGY MONASTRA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CULBERTSON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN KNIGHT SECRETARY 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11000 11000 MEMBERSHIP DUES 513190 34081 34081 ANNUAL MEETING 513190 3000 3000 BLUEPRINT FEES 513190 2933 2933 40014 84 84 51098 40014 0 84 74962 582 5606 9000 3975 984 528 4719 2826 5200 7774 1391 2843 COMMITTEE EXPENSES 26026 MEMBERSHIP DUES 22391 EVENTS 828 MISCELLANEOUS 424 170059 116050 22190 141590 116489 257640 138679 0 0 X 190059 190059 0 0 67581 -51380 257640 138679 257640 138679 -118961 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 12: STATEMENT REGARDING TIMING OF REVENUE RECOGNITION. FORM 990 IS PREPARED BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE MAINTAINED AND REPORTED ON THE CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. HISTORICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF ITS ANNUAL FUNDING FROM KOPINOR, A SCANDINAVIAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, AS REFLECTED IN PRIOR YEAR FORMS 990. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECEIVE ITS CUSTOMARY KOPINOR FUNDING UNTIL JULY 2025. BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS ON THE CASH BASIS AND FORM 990 REFLECTS THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED ON THAT BASIS, THESE FUNDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUE FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. ACCORDINGLY, THE FORM 990 MAY SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN REVENUE AND A CORRESPONDING OPERATING LOSS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS VARIANCE IS SOLELY THE RESULT OF THE TIMING OF RECEIPT OF FUNDS AFTER YEAR END AND DOES NOT REPRESENT A REDUCTION IN FUNDING OR A CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ONGOING FINANCIAL CONDITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION AND HAS MEMBERS AS DESCRIBED IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BY-LAWS, ARTICLE III "MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS AND "APPLICATIONS"). MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING HAVE VOTING RIGHTS (BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VII "VOTING OF THE ASSOCIATION"). THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO STOCKHOLDERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING (BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V (GOVERNMENT) "THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS": "DIRECTORS ARE TO BE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ; AND BY-LAWS, ARTICLE IX "ANNUAL MEETING": ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD "FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS"). IN ADVANCE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, A NOMINATING COMMITTEE PRESENTS NOMINEES, AND NOMINATIONS MAY ALSO BE MADE BY ANY MEMBER AT THE ANNUAL MEETING (BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V (GOVERNMENT) "THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS"). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OPERATES UNDER A SERIES OF BYLAWS WHICH OUTLINES CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, LEGAL COUNSEL IS PRESENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE ITS OFFICERS AND ONLY HAS 1 EMPLOYEE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THAT PRIMARILY MANAGES ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE PLANNING OF BOARD MEETINGS, GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FOR THE ORGANIZATION, THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING IN JUNE AS WELL AS SPEAKING AT THE OCCASIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL/COPYRIGHT TOPICS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNET PRESENCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE IRS WEBSITE - HTTPS://APPS.IRS.GOV/APP/EOS/ AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 BYLAWS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST VIA E-MAIL OR STANDARD POST. THEY ARE ALSO KEPT ON HAND FOR ALL BOARD MEETINGS IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERSHIP AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING AND TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.