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MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVE: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVE (EIN 84-2642688)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202313209349301536
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$719,633,115BOYAmt
EOY$936,214,765EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$724,812,832BOYAmt
EOY$944,089,086EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,396,470BOYAmt
EOY$9,951,520EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,396,470BOYAmt
EOY$9,951,520EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$740,209,302BOYAmt
EOY$954,040,606EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,126,488ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$6,571,438NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,367,831OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$172,870DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,194,961BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,501OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,400DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,101BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,371OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,737DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,634BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,297,696TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSEE SUPPLEMENTAL PAGEDesc
Amt$936,214,765Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$936,214,765TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,064,723TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$6,571,435NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$6,571,435RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$44,636,158RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$44,636,158TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$43,509,670TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$43,509,670ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$43,509,670TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PART X - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION BOOK VALUE ----------- ---------- HISTORICAL UNMATCHED ROYALTIES 415,439,274 BLANKET ROYALTIES PENDING AFTER DISTRIBUTION: --------------------------------------------- BLANKET UNMATCHED ROYALTIES 143,994,320 BLANKET UNCLAIMED ROYALTIES 107,951,143 BLANKET HELD ROYALTIES 6,170,801 ------------ SUBTOTAL 258,116,264 ACCRUED INTEREST - HISTORICAL AND BLANKET ROYALITES 14,585,140 BLANKET ROYALTIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED: ------------------------------------ BLANKET MATCHED ROYALTIES DISTRIBUTABLE NEXT DISTRIBUTION 60,584,370 BLANKET ROYALTY ADJUSTMENTS TO BE PROCESSED 17,145,201 ----------- SUBTOTAL 77,729,571 PREPAID ROYALTY & ASSESSMENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED 163,667,933 LEASE LIABILITY 6,676,583 ----------- TOTAL OTHER LIABILITIES 936,214,765
SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2The Company is organized as a Delaware nonprofit corporation and has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") as exempt from federal income taxes under Internal Revenue Code (the "IRC") Section 501(a) as an organization described under IRC Section 501(c)(6). The Company is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, the Company is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to their exempt purposes. Management has determined that the Company is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. Management has evaluated the income tax positions taken and concluded that for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition in the financial statements. The Company is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits in progress for any tax periods. In addition, there have been no tax related interest or penalties for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, presented in these financial statements. Should such penalties and interest be incurred, management's policy would be to recognize them as other operating expenses on the statement of activities.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope (Including Iceland and Greenland)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSee Part VSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,204,386RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees4SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,204,386SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,204,386TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3(1) - PROGRAM SERVICES UNDERTAKEN IN REGIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMLC EMPLOYEES BASED IN THE UK PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES RELATED TO THE MLC'S MEMBER PORTAL, DATABASE, AND ROYALTY DISTRIBUTION PROCESS; AND PROVIDE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE MLC BASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KRISTOPHER AHREND
CEO$601,646$0$62,737$0$0$0$12,200$0$23,466$0$700,049$0$0$0
ILENE WEINTRAUB
CFO$421,491$0$44,455$0$0$0$12,200$0$28,629$0$506,775$0$0$0
KRISTEN JOHNS
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER$329,737$0$34,888$0$0$0$12,200$0$22,273$0$399,098$0$0$0
ELLEN TRULEY
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$304,396$0$31,698$0$0$0$12,200$0$15,167$0$363,461$0$0$0
MAURICE RUSSELL
HEAD OF RIGHTS MANAGEMENT$249,154$0$26,196$0$0$0$11,322$0$18,228$0$304,900$0$0$0
ANDREW MITCHELL
HEAD OF ANALYTICS & AUTOMATION$205,134$0$22,199$0$0$0$9,583$0$22,717$0$259,633$0$0$0
MAKESSA BENJAMIN
HEAD OF FINANCE$205,699$0$21,311$0$0$0$9,206$0$9,989$0$246,205$0$0$0
NATHAN OSHER
ASST GEN COUN - PUB. RELATIONS$189,850$0$20,811$0$0$0$8,991$0$23,966$0$243,618$0$0$0
LEIGH MCCORKLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER$205,465$0$21,180$0$0$0$9,142$0$7,599$0$243,386$0$0$0
LINDSEY MAJOR
HEAD OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE$196,793$0$20,296$0$0$0$8,757$0$5,506$0$231,352$0$0$0
RICHARD THOMPSON
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$146,264$0$48,777$0$0$0$663$0$34,786$0$230,490$0$0$0
DAETWAUN BOGAN
HEAD OF 3RD PARTY PARTNERSHIPS$187,963$0$19,180$0$0$0$1,544$0$4,860$0$213,547$0$0$0
Richard Marshall
ASST GEN COUNSEL-DSP RELATIONS$178,459$0$18,210$0$0$0$7,867$0$600$0$205,136$0$0$0
Joya Carmichael
HEAD OF OPERATIONS$176,897$0$18,124$0$0$0$7,821$0$1,651$0$204,493$0$0$0
Maurice Buckberry
Director/Information Tech.$165,666$0$17,690$0$0$0$0$0$18,228$0$201,584$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 2A/2B AND PART VII - EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATIONMechanical Licensing Collective employees are reported for tax payroll filings by a Professional Employer Organization engaged by MLC and the PEO files all payroll tax returns and W-2's for MLC's employees under the PEO's and federal identification number. Form 990 instructions state that MLC shall treat the employees of the PEO as their own employees as common law employees under state law. The compensated employees that are officers, key employees and constitute the top five highly compensated employees over $100,000 are reported on Part VII and Schedule J, as applicable, of MLC's and compensation and benefits for the employees are reflected on Part XI lines 5 - 10 on MLC's Form 990.
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 - CLASSES OF MEMBERSTHERE SHALL BE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: 1. CLASS A MEMBERS - SONGWRITER DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD. 2. CLASS B MEMBERS - ANY PUBLISHER WITH A LICENSOR MARKET SHARE OF AT LEAST FIVE ONE-THOUSANDTHS OF ONE PERCENT. 3. CLASS C MEMBERS - EACH OF THE FIVE PUBLISHERS WITH THE FIVE RESPECTIVE GREATEST LICENSOR MARKET SHARES AMONG ALL PUBLISHERS.
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A - SELECTION OF DIRECTORSTHE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT VOTING DIRECTORS
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 7B - GOVERNANCE DECISIONS RESERVED TO MEMBERSDELAWARE LAW REQUIRES MEMBER APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN MAJOR CORPORATE ACTIONS, SUCH AS MERGER, DISSOLUTION, OR AMENDING THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. THE BYLAWS REQUIRE MEMBER APPROVAL TO CHANGE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE BYLAWS THEMSELVES.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B - REVIEW PROCESS OF FORM 990A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS SUPPLIED BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ("CPA FIRM"), ENGAGED TO PREPARE THE RETURN, AND FORWARDED TO THE CEO, CFO, AND LEGAL TEAM FOR THEIR JOINT REVIEW. UPON REVIEW, ANY PROPOSED CHANGES ARE RELAYED BACK TO THE CPA FIRM AND UPON APPROVAL OF THE FINAL VERSION FROM THE CEO, CFO, AND LEGAL TEAM, THE RETURN IS FILED BY THE CPA FIRM ON BEHALF OF MLC.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICYThe Conflict of Interest Policy ("Policy") applies to all directors, officers, committee members and employees (each a "Responsible Person") of Mechanical Licensing Collective (the "Collective"). This Policy establishes guidelines for appropriately managing actual, potential or perceived Conflicts of Interest in accordance with legal requirements and the Collective's goals of accountability and transparency. The Chair of the Board shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate the market and alternatives to the Transaction, and present such information to the disinterested directors, who shall determine whether a more advantageous alternative Transaction that would not give rise to a Conflict of Interest can be arranged with reasonable effort. The Collective is committed to conducting its operations in accordance with the highest standards of ethics and integrity. This Policy protects the interests of the Collective when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit or appear to benefit the private interest of any Responsible Person, or indirectly benefit a Related Party. Each director and officer shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: (a) Has received a copy of the Policy; (b) Has read and understands the Policy, (c) Has agreed to comply with the Policy, and (d) Either has no actual or potential conflict to disclose or discloses all relevant facts pursuant to the Policy to allow the Board to determine if a Conflict of Interest exists. all relevant facts pursuant to the Policy to allow the Board to determine if a Conflict of Interest exists.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14, DOCUMENT RETENTIONTHE MLC HAS A STATUTORY OBLIGATION UNDER 17 USC 115(d)(3)(M)(i)TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN RECORDS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF CREATION OR RECEIPT, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER.
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTSTHE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.