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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES INC (EIN 95-6052058)
Tax period
2015-08-01 to 2016-07-31
Filed
2017-06-14
IRS object ID
201711659349300401
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2016-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1555 Mission StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
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Tax Period Begin2015-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name Line2Arts & Sciences IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3103923777PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CitySanta MonicaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonNEIL PORTNOWPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3103923777PhoneNum
Signature2017-06-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonJoan S McMahonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00966494PTIN
Phone4157834000PhoneNum
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Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1The Recording AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerNeil PortnowPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13030 Olympic BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CitySanta MonicaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP904045073ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$94,986,076GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.grammy.com,www.grammy.org & www.grammypro.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOur mission is to advance the arts and sciences of recording and to foster creative leadership for artistic, cultural, educational, and technical progress in the recording field. A primary activity of The Recording Academy is the recognition of outstanding creative and technical achievements in the recording arts of those deemed to be most worthy by their peers through the annual presentation of the GRAMMY Awards.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent44VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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PY Investment Income$3,154,648PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,741,783CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,661,442PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$83,003,188PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$78,564,887CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,352,133PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$6,206,443CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$74,179,143PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$74,305,121CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,824,045PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$21,546,362TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$26,583,658TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee181EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryUKForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member44IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (69 entries)

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John Poppo
National Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ruby Marchand
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Schilling
Secretary/Treasurer1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Flanigen IV
Chair Emeritus1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Mincieli
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Cohen
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brandon Bush
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT JAMES FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS ALVAREZ FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chandra LaPlume To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Pawelski
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Walden To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Claudia CLAUDIA Brant MENKARSKI
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Warner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Hill To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Ivory To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED CHERNEY FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Jarvis To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fletcher Foster
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gilbert Velasquez
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gino Robair
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glenn Lorbecki
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY CHIN
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harvey Mason Jr To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Helen Bruner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IVAN BARIAS FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MCKINNEY FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Balding
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Levenson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Blakeman To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Sherry
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Shepherd To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth Abdo To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM KEM OWENS FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kurosh Nasseri To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda Lorence Critelli
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT STILL FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW HENNESSY
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maurette Brown Clark
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Romanowski
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Clink
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE KNOBLOCH FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mindi Abair
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nick Phillips
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nile Rodgers
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Stump
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Paul Wall Slayton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Asher To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD STUMPF FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RODNEY JERKINS FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT BILLINGTON FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Marshall
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tammy Hurt To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY HEMMINGS FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY GERSHON FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYLER STONE FROM 6116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Gibson To 53116
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neil Portnow
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Wayne Zahner
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Branden Chapman
Exec in Charge Prod/CBDO40.00$307,341$0$44,6151.20Yes (X)
Evan Green
Chief marketing Officer40.00$463,567$0$55,000Yes (X)
Nancy Shapiro
SVP Sp. Proj./Former SVP Member Svcs40.00$315,576$0$49,787Yes (X)
William Freimuth
SVP Awards40.00$294,543$0$44,959Yes (X)
Daryl Friedman
CHIEF INDUSTRY, GOVT & MEMBER RELATIONS OFCR40.00$392,274$0$49,067Yes (X)
Richard Engdahl
Chief Information Officer40.00$261,466$0$32,280Yes (X)
Gaetano Frizzi
Chief Human RESOURCES Officer40.00$252,969$0$36,200Yes (X)
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS
CONTROLLER/MD BUSINESS AFFAIRS40.00$239,636$0$32,291Yes (X)
NEDA AZAFAR
VP MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS40.00$208,595$0$19,449Yes (X)
KEVIN COLLIGAN
Managing Director, Digital Media40.00$179,680$0$44,839Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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AEG EHRLICH VENTURES LLC
4355 LANAI ROADENCINOCA91436Event Production$13,920,133
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
3333 PIEDMONT ROAD NORTHEAST SUITEATLANTAGA30305Legal Services$1,167,029
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
2049 CENTURY PARK EASTLOS ANGELESCA90067LEGAL SERVICES$829,034
BOUNCE EVENT MARKETING INC
9696 CULVER BOULEVARDCULVER CITYCA90232Event Production$697,535
TBWA CHIAT DAY
5353 GROSVENOR BOULEVARDLOS ANGELESCA90066ADVERTISING$691,998
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Sponsorship Income711130$10,542,759$10,506,350$36,409
Grammy Ticket Sales711130$10,043,131$10,043,131
PUBLICATION INCOME711130$372,472$25,600$346,872
NARAS Related Events541800$261,726$261,726
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,678,495SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$325,834SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$325,834ExclusionAmt

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Film Clip Income900099$151,004$151,004
Other Income900099$85,310$85,310
Annuity Income900099$9,591$9,591
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,186,443TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,924,848TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,431,230TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915,622TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,973,119TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,139,810TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,169,229TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389,970TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,100TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$485,983TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,738,527TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,608,530TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,710,351TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,845,185TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,239,314TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,661,789TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,080,775TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$643,918TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,234TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Event Production$16,383,468
Event Expenses$6,450,310
Entertainment$661,090

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,276TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,305,121TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,484BOYAmt
EOY$1,805EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$10,059,922EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,767,002BOYAmt
EOY$5,534,986EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,658,371BOYAmt
EOY$4,043,665EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,141,603LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,027,119LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,656,154BOYAmt
EOY$3,114,484EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,891,733BOYAmt
EOY$65,009,235EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,274BOYAmt
EOY$29,916,806EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,211,011BOYAmt
EOY$12,647,860EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,292,716BOYAmt
EOY$130,328,763EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,526,804BOYAmt
EOY$4,736,945EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,693,921BOYAmt
EOY$21,418,555EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,637BOYAmt
EOY$428,158EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,546,362BOYAmt
EOY$26,583,658EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,746,354BOYAmt
EOY$103,745,105EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,746,354BOYAmt
EOY$103,745,105EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,292,716BOYAmt
EOY$130,328,763EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,259,766ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$3,261,014NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,713,017DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$566,265NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$566,265NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$685,207AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$118,942TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$57,891,733BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,186,805ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$416,680InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$485,983AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$65,009,235EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$51,670,203BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,972,154ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$706,545InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$457,169AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$57,891,733EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,275,062BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,000,342ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,691,434InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$296,635AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$51,670,203EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,893,851BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,500,065ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,098,567InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$217,421AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$38,275,062EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,391,088BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,084,226ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$418,537InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$26,893,851EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,073,249OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,366,327DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,706,922BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,047,348OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,639,786DepreciationAmt
Book Value$407,562BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,006OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,006DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,114,484TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther SecuritiesDesc
Book Value$29,916,806BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$29,916,806TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (11 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Due from NARAS Properties, Inc.$10,396,207
Due from Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.$1,121,509
Royalty Receivable due from Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.$353,323
Due from THE NARAS FOUNDATION$255,454
Due from MusiCares Foundation, Inc.$223,379
Other Retirement Liability - 457 (b)$187,523
Barter Inventory$55,270
Due from the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation$48,992
DUE FROM GRAMMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC.$5,681
Movie tickets$1,108
OTHER ASSET-$586
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$12,647,860TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Other Retirement Liability - 457(b)$187,524
Non Qualified Pension Liability$240,634
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$428,158TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO USE ITS INVESTMENT INCOME TOWARDS OPERATIONS IN PROMOTION OF THE MISSION AND GROWTH OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY AS WELL AS PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT IN CASE OF A CATASTROPHIC EVENT.
Part X, Line 2:The Recording Academy accounts for income taxes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740, Income Taxes. FASB ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken, or expects to take, on a tax return. During the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015, The Recording Academy did not have any liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionUnited KingdomRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedPRODUCTION OF A TELECAST CELEBRATING MUSICSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$24,290RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$24,290SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$24,290TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GRAMMY Museum Foundation Inc
800 West Olympic BOUlEvARd A245Los AngelesCA90015261447714501(c)(3)$273,676$248,800FMVPrinted Advertising and GRAMMY TicketsGeneral support
THE NARAS FOUNDATION
3030 Olympic BOUlEvARdSanta MonicaCA90404953199223501(c)(3)$2,156,888$227,806FMVGRAMMY & Other Event Tickets, RentContributions and Program Service Support
MusiCares Foundation Inc
3030 Olympic BOUlEvARdSanta MonicaCA90404954470909501(c)(3)$2,836,053$259,622FMVGRAMMY & Other Event Tickets, RentContributions and Program Service Support
Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation
3470 NW 82nd AveNUE Suite 700MiamiFL33122464770436501(c)(3)$50,000FMVGeneral support
City of Hope
1055 Wilshire BOUlEvARdLos AngelesCA90017953435919501(c)(3)$8,500FMVGeneral support
Songwriters Hall of Fame
330 W 58th Street 411New YorkNY100191827237051690501(c)(3)$12,640FMVGeneral Support
T J Martell Foundation
729 7th Avenue 16th FlNew YorkNY10019510180178501(c)(3)$7,250FMVGeneral support
Georgia Music Partners
2451 Cumberland Parkway Suite 3452AtlantaGA30339272990842501(c)(6)$10,000FMVGeneral Support
THE CLARA LIONEL FOUNDATION
11601 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 1840LOS AngelesCA90025455620521501(c)(3)$5,000FMVGENERAL SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypescholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient16RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$20,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedCASH VALUEValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationChapters of The Recording Academy make donations to various charitable organizations in their respective communities. The chapters, either through their local charitable giving committee or local executive committee, put forth a proposal for the local chapter board to approve donations of their special project funds to be used for this purpose. These funds are the accumulation of funds based on events held at the local level. These chapter-approved disbursements are then sent to the national Finance SubCommittee for final approval. A presentation is made disclosing information about the beneficiary, its tax-exempt status, the nature of the use of the funds and other pertinent information. The national headquarters of The Recording Academy sponsors various charities, in the communities it serves, through purchases of tables at events and/or advertisements in program books and from time-to-time minimal cash donations. The Recording Academy provides assistance to its affiliated entities: MusiCares Foundation, Inc., THE NARAS FOUNDATION, GRAMMY Museum Foundation, Inc., and Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 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
Neil Portnow
President/CEO$1,014,054$0$425,000$0$47,958$0$107,355$0$13,817$0$1,608,184$0$0$0
Wayne Zahner
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$311,843$0$1,750$0$3,810$0$22,000$0$14,173$0$353,576$0$0$0
Branden Chapman
Exec in Charge Prod/CBDO$302,051$0$1,750$0$3,540$0$22,000$0$22,615$0$351,956$0$0$0
Evan Green
Chief marketing Officer$300,409$0$159,348$0$3,810$0$22,000$0$33,000$0$518,567$0$0$0
Nancy Shapiro
SVP Sp. Proj./Former SVP Member Svcs$303,668$0$1,750$0$10,158$0$27,600$0$22,187$0$365,363$0$0$0
William Freimuth
SVP Awards$287,051$0$1,750$0$5,742$0$22,400$0$22,559$0$339,502$0$0$0
Daryl Friedman
CHIEF INDUSTRY, GOVT & MEMBER RELATI$384,782$0$1,750$0$5,742$0$26,300$0$22,767$0$441,341$0$0$0
Richard Engdahl
Chief Information Officer$254,394$0$1,750$0$5,322$0$20,871$0$11,409$0$293,746$0$0$0
Gaetano Frizzi
Chief Human RESOURCES Officer$245,509$0$1,750$0$5,710$0$23,654$0$12,546$0$289,169$0$0$0
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS
CONTROLLER/MD BUSINESS AFFAIRS$166,733$0$71,500$0$1,403$0$20,202$0$12,089$0$271,927$0$0$0
NEDA AZAFAR
VP MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS$203,500$0$1,750$0$3,345$0$10,575$0$8,874$0$228,044$0$0$0
KEVIN COLLIGAN
Managing Director, Digital Media$176,612$0$1,000$0$2,068$0$14,423$0$30,416$0$224,519$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aThe Recording Academy has a written policy regarding the circumstances in which first class travel may be used. The organization makes it a practice to routinely use coach or business class airline travel. Additionally, The Recording Academy receives, as part of its sponsorship income, a funded account that may be spent on coach, business and first class airline travel ("barter tickets"). The Recording Academy has a policy to utilize barter tickets first except when travel time, due to layovers, is a burden or if barter tickets do not provide an available flight option that is compatible with the traveler's schedule. The President/CEO and elected officers are permitted to fly first class either using barter tickets or not, although they are encouraged to fly business class, if available, prior to booking in first class. Further, these individuals are also encouraged to use coach class travel for very short trips. Other members of senior management (Vice President and above) are only allowed to fly business or first class if the flight is over two hours in duration. In these cases, barter tickets are the first option unless the itinerary is not compatible with the traveler's schedule. For international travel, the first choice is business class and the second choice is first class for all members of senior management including the President/CEO and elected officers.
Part I, Line 4bA non-qualified deferred compensation plan was established effective August 1, 2013. Mr. Portnow accrued $82,355 through July 31, 2016 under the plan, which is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part V, Line 6b:The organization does not solicit contributions from the general public, however, they do accept sponsorship income from corporate donors as part of their events.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees and four (4) sitting Trustees selected by the Chair of the Board of Trustees in consultation with the President/Chief Executive Officer and ratified by the Board of Trustees. They are granted unilateral rights to conduct business on behalf of the Board of Trustees. Any such action shall be communicated to the entire Board as promptly as the Executive Committee deems reasonably practicable. Such actions shall not include: (a)Altering major legal documents such as, but not limited to, the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, or Governance Manual; (b)Authorizing mergers (other than a merger of any wholly-owned subsidiary with The Recording Academy), acquisitions, joint ventures, consolidations or dissolutions; or approving the sale, lease, exchange or encumbrance of any material asset of The Recording Academy that is not in the ordinary course of business of The Recording Academy; (c)Forming or dissolving standing and Trustee-only committees of the Board, or amending the charter of any committee; (d)Taking any actions that have been expressly, by charter or resolutions, delegated to any other Trustee-only committee; and (e)Amending or repealing any resolution of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2The following people had business relationships: Branden Bush and Tammy Hurt Beth Cohen and Dan Warner Dan Warner and Eric Schilling Fletcher Foster and Chandra LaPlume Mindi Abair and Mike Clink Cheryl Pawelski and Scott Bomar Branden Bush and Eric Jarvis Dan Warner and Claudia Brant Patrick Stump and Mindi Abair Greg Chin and Glenn Lorbecki Gilbert Velasquez and Paul Wall Michael Romanowski and Jennifer Blakeman John Burk and Mindi Abair, Nick Phillips, Ken Shepherd, Harvey Mason Jr, Peter Asher, and Chris Walden Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy serves as Chair of the Board of The GRAMMY Museum. Wayne Zahner, Chief Financial Officer, and Branden Chapman, Executive in Charge of Production and Chief Business Development Officer, both of The Recording Academy serve as Directors on the Board of The GRAMMY Museum.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6There are three categories of members of The Recording Academy: (a) Voting Members; (b) Associate members; and (c) Student Members. Each Membership Class has its own rights and established criteria for participation as set forth by the organization's Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Voting Members from each Chapter shall constitute a separate Membership Class (the "Chapter Voting Member Membership Class") at the time and, as such, shall elect the Voting Member Governors from such Chapter by a Plurality Vote of qualified returned ballots equal to not less than ten percent of the total number of Members of such Membership Class. The Voting Members and Associate Members from each Chapter at the time shall constitute a separate Membership Class (the "Chapter Voting Member and Associate Member Membership Class") and, as such, shall elect the Associate Member Governors from such Chapter by a Plurality Vote of qualified return ballots equal to not less than ten percent of the total number of Members of such Membership Class. Voting Member Governors and Associate Member Governors from each Chapter: The Members from each Chapter who at the time are Voting Member Governors and Associate Member Governors shall constitute a separate Membership Class (the "Chapter Governor Membership Class"). The Chapter Governor Membership Class shall elect (a) the Trustees from such Chapter by a Plurality Vote of a Majority of the Membership Class eligible to vote and (b) the Chapter Officers of such Chapter by a Plurality Vote of a Majority of the Membership Class eligible to vote, and shall have the power to remove such persons from office. Trustees: The Members who at the time are Trustees shall constitute a separate Membership Class (the "Trustee Membership Class"). During the period a person is in office as a Trustee Officer, such person will also be a Trustee. The Trustee Membership Class shall (a) elect the Trustee Officers by a Majority Vote of a Simple Quorum; (b) have the power, by a Supermajority Vote of a Supermajority Quorum, (i) to remove any Trustee from office (ii) to remove any Trustee Officer from office and (iii) to remove any Governor from office; (c) have the power to ratify the committee nominations; and (d) have the power to approve, adopt, vote on, consent with respect to, or ratify such matters or actions that the Chair or the Executive Committee decides to submit to the Trustee Membership Class for such action. Voting Member Governors and Associate Member Governors from all Chapters: The Members from all Chapters who at the time are Voting Member Governors and Associate Member Governors shall constitute a separate Membership Class (the "Governor Membership Class"). The Governor Membership Class shall have the right to vote on any Major Matter, and approval will require a Supermajority Vote of a Supermajority Quorum.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Form 990 is prepared by Deloitte Tax, LLP, working in conjunction with the organization's finance department. The draft of the Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's management. The initial draft of the Form 990 is then provided to The Recording Academy's Audit/Finance committee for their review. Any comments resulting from their review are incorporated into the final filing of the Form 990. The Audit/Finance committee has been authorized by the Board of Trustees to review the tax filings and approve them to be filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Corporate Secretary distributes the Statement of Conflict of Interest Policy at a Trustees Meeting. The statements are collected by the Corporate Secretary and then a summary report is given to the Chair of the Board of Trustees and the President/Chief Executive Officer. Accordingly, the Chair of the Board of Trustees as well as the President/Chief Executive Officer are responsible for both monitoring and enforcing the conflict of interest policy based on the statements that are provided.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe President/CEO compensation was determined by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, functioning as a Compensation Committee for this purpose. The decision was then ratified by the Board of Trustees. The Committee relied upon the advice and expertise of legal counsel, an independent outside compensation consultant and comparability data in determining the compensation. The meeting in which those deliberations were conducted was contemporaneously documented. FOrm 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15(b) Compensation for other employees of National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is set by the President/Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer. Compensation is determined by the review of the compensation of other employees at similar levels. Information from outside organizations is gathered by the Chief Human Resources Officer and by a general knowledge of what is expected for the position by these three individuals. During the year ended 7/31/2015, an independent compensation study was completed and considered in determining compensation for the year. As it relates to annual increases, the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have discussed benchmarking with human resources management and the chief financial officer of similar organizations. Agreement is obtained between these three individuals (CEO, CFO, Chief Human Resources Officer) as to the value of services provided.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2A & 2BThe organization's financial statements were audited as part of the combined financial statements that included NARAS Properties, Inc. and TRA European Enterprises Limited, related tax-exempt organizations.
Form 990, Part VIII and IX:During the tax year, The Recording Academy received donated services in the form of printed advertisements. Revenue from these donated services is included in Sponsorship Income on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2b. Expenses incurred associated with the donated services are included on Form 990, Part IX, Line 12. In addition, the fair market value of the portion of the donated services that were contributed to other organizations is included in Form 990, Part IX, Line 1 and Schedule R if the organization was also a related organization.
TANGIBLE PROPERTY REGULATION ELECTIONSSection 1.263(a)-1(f) De Minimis Safe Harbor Election Taxpayer is making the de minimis safe harbor election under Treas. Reg. 1.263(a)-1(f) for all eligible amounts paid or incurred during the taxable year. Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Capitalization Election Taxpayer hereby elects to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Treas. Reg. 1.263(a)-3(n). The costs were incurred during the taxable year in the electing taxpayer's trade or business and the electing taxpayer treats such costs as capital expenditures on its books and records.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRA European Enterprises LimitedBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13030 Olympic BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CitySanta MonicaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN981153826EIN
Primary ActivitiesCelebrates MusicPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryUKLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Total Income$56TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
NARAS Properties Inc
3030 Olympic BlvdSanta MonicaCA904045073954516666Hold title to real propertyCA501(c)(2)NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES INCYes (1)
GRAMMY Museum Foundation Inc
800 W Olympic Blvd Ste A245Los AngelesCA90015261447714Explores and celebrates all forms of musicCA501(c)(3)National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences IncYes (1)7
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NARAS Properties Inc
K$2,917,076fmv
NARAS Properties Inc
O$65,432cash value
NARAS Properties Inc
S$3,179,152cash value
GRAMMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC
B$482,800FMV
GRAMMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC
G$233,000GRAMMY TICKETS AT FACE VALUE

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ExplanationNARAS PROPERTIES, INC. A RELATED SECTION 501(C)(2) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CONTROLLED BY THE RECORDING ACADEMY, OWNS THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA USED BY THE RECORDING ACADEMY AND ITS AFFILIATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE RECORDING ACADEMY PAID RENT FOR ITS USE OF THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. THE VALUE OF THE RENT WAS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPARABLES OF SIMILAR PROPERTIES. NARAS PROPERTIES, INC. ALSO OWNS AN OFFICE BUILDING IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE USED BY THE NASHVILLE CHAPTER OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY ANd musicares, one of its AFFILIATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE RECORDING ACADEMY PAID RENT FOR ITS USE OF THE PROPERTY. THE VALUE OF THE RENT WAS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPARABLES OF SIMILAR PROPERTIES. VALUE OF DONATED ADVERTISING IS BASED ON RATE CARD FROM THE PUBLICATION.ExplanationTxt