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Reported compensation
$785K
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Received $785K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced
Kristopher Ahrend is Chief Executive Officer of The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), the federally designated agency administering blanket compulsory licenses for musical works. Under his leadership, MLC has distributed over $1 billion in royalties to songwriters and publishers since commencing operations in January 2021.
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Education
Binghamton University
Washington & Lee School of Law
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Organizations
Mechanical Licensing CollectiveCEO · $84.7M revenue · Nashville, TNADMINISTER MECHANICAL LICENSES AND PROCESS ROYALTIES FOR SONGWRITERS AND MUSIC PUBLISHERS, MAINTAIN MUSICAL WORKS COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP DATABASE AND…pay $625K → $785KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$785Kreported comp
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Other people named Kristopher Ahrend
Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.
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Kristopher Ahrend1 organization · Valley Vlg, CASag-Aftra & Industry Sound Recordings Distribution Fund
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President & CEO · National Music Publishers Assn INC
$2.4M
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org
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