Nonprofit · EIN 95-2547035
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37210
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,896,159 | $12,983,452 | -$1,087,293 | $14,104,249 | $4,032,606 | $10,071,643 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,525,293 | $13,096,965 | -$1,571,672 | $9,658,462 | $1,449,217 | $8,209,245 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $11,579,471
- Investment income
- $312,254
- Other revenue
- $4,434
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,586,196
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,529,351
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,653,014
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $175,486
- Accounting fees
- $5,681
- Occupancy
- $472,135
- Travel
- $123,161
- Depreciation
- $213,955
- Program services (functional)
- $11,875,734
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,107,718
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,658,462
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,104,249
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,032,606
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,071,643
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,316,945
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,071,643
- Gross receipts
- $11,896,159
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMON WHITESIDE | CEO Officer | 50 | $605,000 | $13,221 |
| GILBERT BEVERLY | CBO Officer | 50 | $271,192 | $6,923 |
| THOMAS MOORE | CHIEF OF STAFF Officer | 40 | $192,100 | $6,563 |
| BENJAMIN CARTER | VICE PRESIDENT, LIVE EVENTS & PRODUCTION Key employee | 50 | $160,154 | $0 |
| KRISTINA REYES | SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE,OPS & HR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $137,520 | $5,008 |
| STEVEN MEKLER | BRAND MARKETING & PARTNERS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,000 | $4,408 |
| RORY LEVINE | VP MARKETING AND DIGITAL STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $104,230 | $3,699 |
| HOWIE EDELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE ORTIMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY GARDENHIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH LAIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY MOATS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BUTCH WAUGH | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDACE WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN ROMANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
75 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLIE COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MATT COTTINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS LISLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHUCK ALY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDY MABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CRIS LACY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CURT MOTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CYNDI FORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAMEO CARLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARIN MURPHY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DEANA IVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DEREK WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DUANE CLARK | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EBIE MCFARLAND | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ED WARM | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ENZO DEVINCENZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY FALVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GAYLE HOLCOMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TIM FOISSET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WARD GUNTHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF KRONES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEREMY HOLLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LOBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AARON SPALDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARCEL PARISEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KERRI EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN REAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LEE THOMAS MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BEN VAUGHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARK HARTLEY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE MOLINAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL BARNABEE | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RANDY BERNARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROD ESSIG | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROD PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEN TUCKER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RUSTY GASTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STORME WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SALLY SEITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCOVILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNON SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHAWN MCSPADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TJ OSBORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TROY VOLLHOFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAKE BASDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RYAN BEUSCHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCOT CALONGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHNNY CHIANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BUFFY COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BENSON CURB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARGARET HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNAN HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GENA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHANDRA LAPLUME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATRICK MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CARLY PEARCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE RITTBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTIE SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RANDI TOLBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADAM WEISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIKA WOLLAM NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JASON KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARTHA EARLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEREDITH JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BJ HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RYAN REDINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LORI BADGETT | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE COURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 81 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAMON WHITESIDE | CEO Officer | 50 | $718,352 |
| ALEXA FASHEH | VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS Key employee | 50 | $173,749 |
| ANNIE ORTIMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BECKY GARDENHIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BETH LAIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BEVILLE DUNKERLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN O'CONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRITTANY SCHAFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BUTCH WAUGH | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CANDACE WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CARMEN ROMANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHARLIE COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS KAPPY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS LISLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHUCK ALY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDY MABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CRIS LACY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CURT MOTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CYNDI FORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARIN MURPHY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DEANA IVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DEREK WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DUANE CLARK | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EBIE MCFARLAND | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ED WARM | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ENZO DEVINCENZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| FRANK LIDDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GAYLE HOLCOMB | SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE COURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JACKIE CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF KRONES | PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEREMY HOLLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LOBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATIE MCCARTNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KELLY RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEN TUCKER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KERRI EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN REAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LEE THOMAS MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LORI BADGETT | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARK HARTLEY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE MOLINAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL BARNABEE | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RANDY BERNARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROD ESSIG | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROD PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RUSTY GASTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RYAN REDINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SALLY SEITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT SCOVILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNON SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHAWN MCSPADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TJ OSBORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TROY VOLLHOFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAKE BASDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RYAN BEUSCHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCOT CALONGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHNNY CHIANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BUFFY COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BENSON CURB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARGARET HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNAN HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GENA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHANDRA LAPLUME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATRICK MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CARLY PEARCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE RITTBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTIE SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RANDI TOLBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAURA VELTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADAM WEISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIKA WOLLAM NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JASON KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1131 4TH AVE S STE 340, NASHVILLE, TN 37210-2732
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CARMEN ROMANO, 1432 4TH AVENUE S SUITE 340, NASHVILLE, TN 37210
- Signed the 990
- CARMEN ROMANO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (615) 564-9971
- Website
- WWW.ACMCOUNTRY.COM
- Return prepared by
- HINRICHER & COUSINO LLP
Mission
TO IMPROVE LIVES BY CONNECTING AND ENGAGING FANS, ARTISTS AND THE INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION HANDLES BALLOTING & ORGANIZATION OF THE ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS SHOW BROADCASTED ON TV. THIS IS THE PRIMARY METHOD OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE INDUSTRY.Expenses $11,004,850
- MEMBER AWARENESS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HONOR COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS AND PROMOTE THE ACADEMY.Expenses $126,179
- ACM HONORSExpenses $744,705
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2547035
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,104,249
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,896,159
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,896,159 | $12,983,452 | $14,104,249 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,525,293 | $13,096,965 | $9,658,462 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,915,143 | $10,947,542 | $11,504,315 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-2547035).
Questions about ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC
- What is the EIN of ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC is 95-2547035.
- Is ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1968.
- Are donations to ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CARMEN ROMANO.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 90 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $605,000 (DAMON WHITESIDE, CEO).
- How much revenue does ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,896,159, expenses of $12,983,452 and total assets of $14,104,249 at year end.
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