CENTER FOR ADVANCED MUSICAL STUDIES: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CENTER FOR ADVANCED MUSICAL STUDIES (EIN 81-0648602)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-04-16
IRS object ID: 201811069349300026
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-04-16T16:27:09Z	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	020527170	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	H AND R BLOCK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	199 HEATER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LEBANON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03766	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810648602	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Center for Advanced Musical Studies	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6036675829	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 108	AddressLine1Txt
City	Hanover	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03755	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Edward Carroll	PersonNm
Person Title	Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6036675829	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-04-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	false	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RHONDA WALZ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00455000	PTIN
Phone	6037279743	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-04-16	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	EDWARD CARROLL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 108	AddressLine1Txt
City	Hanover	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03755	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$193,435	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.chosenvalemusic.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Other Organization Dsc	Non profit	OtherOrganizationDsc
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESENT TWO 2 WEEK MUSIC SEMINARS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,800	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$17,500	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$178,257	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$175,935	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$188,057	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$193,435	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$79,129	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$85,149	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,530	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$93,985	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$91,056	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$173,114	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$176,205	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$14,943	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$17,230	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$19,368	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$17,831	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	-$22,940	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	-$41,707	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$42,308	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$59,538	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To present two 2 week music seminars	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PRESENT TWO 2 WEEK MUSIC SEMINARS	Desc
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Tax Exempt Interest	$0	TaxExemptInterestAmt
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Edward Carroll	PersonNm
Phone	6036675829	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11 Montview Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	Hanover	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03755	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	EDWARD CARROLL	PersonNm
Title	DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Average Hours Per Week	80.00	AverageHoursPerWeekRt
Individual Trustee Or Director	Yes (X)	IndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Officer	Yes (X)	OfficerInd
Reportable Comp From Org	$34,000	ReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Reportable Comp From Rltd Org	$0	ReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt
Other Compensation	$0	OtherCompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$34,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$17,500	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$17,500	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SEMINARS	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$175,935	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$175,935	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$175,935	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$193,435	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$175,935	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,149	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187	TotalAmt
Management And General	$187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,153	TotalAmt
Program Services	$859	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,790	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,790	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,760	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,052	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,052	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
HOSPITALITY	$527	$527
GRANT WRITING	$1,530		$1,530
LIGHTS	$2,390	$2,390
PIANO RENTALS	$7,000	$7,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,317	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,205	TotalAmt
Program Services	$173,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$831	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,530	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,831	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,831	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$22,940	BOYAmt
EOY	-$41,707	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$22,940	BOYAmt
EOY	-$41,707	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,538	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,308	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,538	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,831	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$17,230	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCH O	THE DIRECTOR AN EX OFFICAL MEMBER OF THE BOARD REVIEWS AND SIGNS THE 990 RETURN. ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS AND REVIEW THE RETURN. DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
SCH O	DIRECTOR WORKS 80+ HOURS/WEEK FOR THE 4 WEEKS OF THE SEMINARS AND 10-15 ALL OTHER WEEKS OF THE YEAR.