MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC (EIN 84-0445087)
Tax period: 2010-10-01 to 2011-09-30
Filed: 2012-03-19
IRS object ID: 201240799349300614
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-03-19T10:25:03-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	840445087	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Music Associates of Aspen Inc	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	dba Aspen Music Festival & School	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MUSI	NameControl
Phone	9709253254	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 Music School Road	AddressLine1
City	Aspen	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	81611	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Alan Fletcher	Name
Title	President & CEO	Title
Date Signed	2012-03-19	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Fonda Paterson	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 Music School Road	AddressLine1
City	Aspen	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	81611	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	9624891	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.aspenmusicfestival.com	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1954	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CO	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	The Aspen Music Festival & School brings together the finest music students, artist faculty and performers to create transformative educational experiences within a community of artistic integrity and innovation.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	44	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	33	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	144	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	255	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	244510	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-20938	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	5638365	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	5224683	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	5630347	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	5728912	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	2199715	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	4610781	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	3204439	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-7890573	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	16672866	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	7673803	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	2008148	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1986714	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	6389349	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	6486361	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	702624	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	5574948	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	5562053	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	13972445	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	14035128	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	2700421	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-6361325	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	73033437	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	66791111	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	493353	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	612352	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	72540084	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	66178759	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	The Aspen Music Festival & School brings together the finest music students, artist faculty and performers to create transformative educational experiences within a community of artistic integrity and innovation.	MissionDescription
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	11633339	Expense
Grants	1986714	Grants
Revenue	5390124	Revenue
Description	Music education for 631 students during an eight-week session, including orchestral and chamber performances, before public audiences of approximately 75,000 patrons.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	11633339	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
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More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	true	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	true	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	289	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	144	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	true	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	44	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	33	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Jennifer B Elliot	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9709253254	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 Music School Road	AddressLine1
City	Aspen	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	81611	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (59 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Virginia Pearce
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Thomas H Baer
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Sydney Hodkinson
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	23485	0	0
Stephanie Naidoff
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Stefan Edlis
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Shirley B Helzberg
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Sanford Grossman
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Sandra K Bishop
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Robert Hurst
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Ray Mase
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	24009	0	0
Per Hannevold
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	27804	0	0
Patricia Papper
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Nanette Finger
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Nancy Goeres
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	23477	0	0
Nadine Asin
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	21471	0	0
Molly McArdle
VP-Institutional Advancement	40.00		165899	0	10447	X
Mitchell Caplan
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Michael Murray
Treasurer-Prior	0.00		0	0	0		X
Michael Kline
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Matthew Loden
VP-General Manager	40.00		132740	0	12940			X
Mary Giese
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Martin Carver
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Linda Vitti Herbst
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Laura Smith
Dir-Communications	40.00		112121	0	17069			X
Kay Bucksbaum
Chairman	0.00		0	0	0		X
Jonathan Haas
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	23226	0	0
John Rojak
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	23798	0	0
John Donnell
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Joaquin Valdepenas
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	25543	0	0
Joan Gordon
VP-Dean	40.00		118179	0	13039			X
Jessica Fullerton
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Jerry Eberhardt
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Jennifer Elliot
VP-Finance/Administration	40.00		173343	0	17422	X
Janet O'Connor
Treasurer	0.00		0	0	0		X
Jane Sherman
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Jane Frazer
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Harriet Zimmerman
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Gerald Katcher
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Fred Kucker
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Fonda Paterson
Vice Chairman	0.00		0	0	0		X
Espen Lilleslatten
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	18060	0	0
Ellen Hockaday
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Edward Berkeley
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	28150	0	0
David Halen
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	31122	0	0
Danner Schefler
Secretary	0.00		0	0	0		X
Dana Powell
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Cornelia Heard
Trustee-Faculty	5.00	X	31026	0	0
Cita Stelzer
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Caryn Sheidt
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Carrie Wells
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Barbara Koval
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Asadour Santourian
VP-Artistic Admin	40.00		145965	0	15648			X
Arlene Saloman
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Anthony Mazza
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Ann B Friedman
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Allen Questrom
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Alison Teal
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0
Alan Fletcher
President & CEO	40.00	X	411972	0	18369	X
Alan Englander
Trustee	0.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1561390	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	104934	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	7	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Steinway & Sons Inc
Dept 1115 PO Box 40000	Hartford	CT	06151	Piano services	109251
Sodexo Inc
9801 Washingtonian Blvd	Gaithersburg	MD	20878	Food services	402163
Holland & Hart LLP
PO Box 17283	Denver	CO	80217	Legal services	110615

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	3	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	545377	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	117805	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	4561501	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	323130	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	5224683	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
Ticket Sales	900099	2056070	2056070
Student Fees	900099	3334054	3334054
Program Advertising	511120	244510		244510
Outreach & Tape Sales	900099	71715	71715
Concessions	900099	22563			$22,563

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	5728912	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	651573	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$651,573	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	280612	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	280612	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	280612	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$280,612	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	3396472	Securities
Other	2240479	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1411347	Securities
Other	266396	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1985125	Securities
Other	1974083	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3959208	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,959,208	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	156715	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	545377	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	246640	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-89925	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$89,925	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	39327	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	26705	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	12622	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$12,622	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrealized Losses	900099	-8153394	-$8,153,394
Split Interest Agreements	900099	32441	$32,441
Miscellaneous	900099	27071		27071

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	-8093882	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7673803	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	5488910	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	244510	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	-$3,284,300	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1986714	Total
Program Services	1986714	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1074737	Total
Program Services	574541	ProgramServices
Management And General	230251	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	269945	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4791520	Total
Program Services	3821443	ProgramServices
Management And General	728823	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	241254	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	102466	Total
Program Services	77826	ProgramServices
Management And General	16073	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8567	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	289290	Total
Program Services	219724	ProgramServices
Management And General	45379	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24187	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	228348	Total
Program Services	173437	ProgramServices
Management And General	35819	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	19092	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40776	Total
Management And General	40776	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	37475	Total
Management And General	37475	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	126323	Total
Management And General	126323	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	133470	Total
Management And General	133470	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	691538	Total
Program Services	603613	ProgramServices
Management And General	28673	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	59252	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	111627	Total
Program Services	83777	ProgramServices
Management And General	23458	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4392	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	112581	Total
Program Services	112581	ProgramServices

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	162811	Total
Program Services	114413	ProgramServices
Management And General	28003	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20395	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4995	Total
Management And General	4995	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1318496	Total
Program Services	1318496	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	205029	Total
Program Services	180996	ProgramServices
Management And General	21361	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2672	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Utilities	144704	118602	22709	3393
Summer Staff Housing Costs	247871	247871
Student Room & Board Costs	953040	953040
Repairs & Maint-Property	347686	347686
Other Expenses/Miscellaneous	196775	64887	108381	23507

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	726856	Total
Program Services	633692	ProgramServices
Management And General	67196	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	25968	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14035128	Total
Program Services	11633339	ProgramServices
Management And General	1699165	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	702624	Fundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	X	JointCosts

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	978390	BOY
EOY	499840	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	605939	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1973436	BOY
EOY	1844935	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34285	BOY
EOY	82625	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8189	BOY
EOY	8896	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	473430	BOY
EOY	560392	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	36778234	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	20150715	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20017212	BOY
EOY	16627519	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21367319	BOY
EOY	13783015	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26634329	BOY
EOY	32468521	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	940908	BOY
EOY	915368	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	73033437	BOY
EOY	66791111	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	288850	BOY
EOY	418316	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	111967	BOY
EOY	127659	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	92536	BOY
EOY	66377	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	493353	BOY
EOY	612352	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19561698	BOY
EOY	19231895	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17927709	BOY
EOY	11672823	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35050677	BOY
EOY	35274041	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72540084	BOY
EOY	66178759	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	73033437	BOY
EOY	66791111	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-6361325	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	53681648	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	272780	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-3522658	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	-1086294	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	-1217617	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	-126323	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	48001536	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	50766489	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	326127	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	5201692	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	-1169645	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	-1322143	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	-120872	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	53681648	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	50278594	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	562556	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3387232	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	-1554631	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	-1758029	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	-149233	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	50766489	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.28760	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.71240	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	1225000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	349265	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	1574265	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	525000	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	26277086	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	16588275	Depreciation
Book Value	10213811	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6329608	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1818573	Depreciation
Book Value	4511035	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2072275	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1743867	Depreciation
Book Value	328408	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	16627519	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Securities	32468521	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Annuity obligations	Description
Amount	$66,377	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	66377	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	7673803	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	14035128	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-6361325	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-6361325	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	7752446	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	106000	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	98966	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	204966	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	7547480	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	126323	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	126323	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	7673803	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	14113771	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	106000	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	98966	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	204966	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	13908805	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	126323	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	126323	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	14035128	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part XIII, Line 2d	Part XIII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S	Trade Advertisements $72261 Cost of Sales - Gift Shop Inventory $26705
Part XII, Line 2d	Part XII, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990	Trade Advertisements $72261 Cost of Sales - Gift Shop Inventory $26705
Part V, Line 4	Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	The goal of MAA's endowment is to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of endowment assets.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	false	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	All recruiting materials include a statement of our non-discrimination policy. We solicit students internationally, so newspapers or broadcast media would be ineffective.
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	Music Associates of Aspen, Inc. received contributions from the following governmental agencies:City of Aspen $ 97,305National Endowment for the Arts $ 20,000Town of Basalt $ 500

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agreement Ref Fundraising	false	AgreementRefFundraising

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Season Benefit	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	317045	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	262083	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	54962	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	18504	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	60241	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	64924	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	Opera Benefit	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	311894	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	283294	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	28600	GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	387	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	18905	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2	2200	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	52877	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	73153	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	73153	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	13898	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	14704	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	702092	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	545377	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	156715	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	387	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	51307	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	62441	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	132505	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	246640	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-89925	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained
No Grant More Than5000	X	NoGrantMoreThan5000
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	0	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (4 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Description Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Work Study	262	82168
Scholarships	198		521390	FMV	Tuition
Fellowships	235	125956	1218800	FMV	Tuition/R&B
Dorm Asst - Room & Board	12		38400	FMV	Room & Board

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	The MAA maintains a database of grant awards to ensure that these are appropriately distributed.
Additional Supplemental Information	Part III - Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals in the U.S.The majority of MAA's grants are non-cash tuition/room & board forgiveness for our program only. Cash amounts are paid to students during summer term to offset housing and other expenses.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg
Molly McArdle
165899	10447	176346
Jennifer Elliot
154018	7354	190765	19325	10068
Asadour Santourian
123965	7019	161613	22000	8629
Alan Fletcher
322910	6119	430341	89062	12250

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Sch J, Part I, Line 1a	Identifier
Return Reference	Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.	ReturnReference

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part III Form990ScheduleLPartIII (3 entries)

Name Of Interested PersonNameOfInterestedPerson	Relationship With OrganizationRelationshipWithOrganization	Amount Of GrantAmountOfGrant	Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistance
Alejandro Valdepenas	Child of Trustee-J. Valdepenas	3100	tuition forgiveness
George Meyer	Child of Trustee-C. Heard	3100	tuition forgiveness
Allison Mase	Child of Trustee-R. Mase	3100	tuition forgiveness

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Edgar Meyer
Trustee spouse	12295	Faculty compensation	false
Renata Arado
Trustee spouse	19648	Faculty compensation	false

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	Form 990, Schedule L, Part IIITuition forgiveness is offered to all faculty dependents regardless of board member status.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	16	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	136880	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	Gifts-in-kind	Description
Number Of Contributions	28	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	186250	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties	Identifier
Explanation	The MAA utilizes a broker to sell contributed securities.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	No documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	The Compensation Committee annually reviews compensation of the VP for Finance and Administration and compares this with other similar positions at similar institutions. The Committee approves this compensation after its review.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	Upon discovery, all conflicts of interest, including potential conflicts, are reported to the Executive Committee for appropriate resolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	The Form 990, along with all supporting schedules, is made available to the full board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a	Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	Per the Bylaws of Music Associates of Aspen, Inc., voting members of the Corporation approve the Members of the Board of Trustees and the Members of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6	Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	The Corporation has voting and non-voting members.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2	Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	Kay Bucksbaum and Ann Friedman, both members of the Board of Trustees, have a family relationship.