Digital Media Association FY2020 filing

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To promote the common business interests (including but not limited to legal and public policy interests) of its members in the new Media/internet Media industries.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$916K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$916K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.7M
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.2M
Net assets
$598K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$598K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$577K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $916K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$475,000Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President, Secretary,
$221,494Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$220,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Graham Davies’s $574K as President and CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Garrett Levin—$449,052$591,060$475,060$475,000
Graham Davies$574,022$132,101———
Colin Rushing$391,009————
Sally Rose Larson$288,361——$237,593$220,000
Kirsten Donaldson$115,560$285,977$266,727$62,917—
Sally R L Barnes—$285,965$280,048——
Kevin Goldberg———$113,167$221,494
Lauren Danzy$110,029————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Serves its members by supporting, through public education, legal, and legislative support, a healthy legal and business environment for the development of digital music providers, particularly businesses in internet-based transmission, performance, retail, and marketing services.

Pt IX · col B
02

Accomplishments include participation in significant legal, legislative and regulatory developments, as well as development of industry-wide business practices-oriented activities, E.G., music licensing.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$141
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$557K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$141
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$557K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$557K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$598K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K$557K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$647K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$647K$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$918K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K
Legal feesLn 11b$178K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$397K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
Information technologyLn 14$588
OccupancyLn 16$58K
TravelLn 17$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K
InsuranceLn 23$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$337
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.7M$3.2M−$477K$577K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.5M−$259K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.3M$216K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.6M$499K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$1.7M−$49K$598K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,636,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $295,000$1,636,020
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$141
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $295,000$1,636,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $388,332$968,496
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,744$716,927
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $766,076$1,685,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$471,076−$49,262
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,636,161 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,636,020
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,636,020
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $141$141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,636,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,685,423 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$918,494
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,526
IX-10 Payroll taxes$47,476
IX-11b Legal fees$177,564
IX-11c Accounting fees$10,170
IX-11g Other fees for services$396,801
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$5,442
IX-13 Office expenses$4,956
IX-14 Information technology$588
IX-16 Occupancy$58,202
IX-17 Travel$8,233
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$8,400
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$3,578
IX-23 Insurance$23,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$18,855
IX-24e All other expenses$337
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,685,423
Part X · Balance sheet $603,889 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $303,138$557,060
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $315,000$20,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,138$21,779
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,050$5,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $647,326$603,889
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,825
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,825
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $647,326$598,064
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $647,326$603,889
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,064 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,636,161
XI-2 Total expenses$1,685,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$647,326
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,064

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