2026-05-10T05:13:28-07:00 2025-06-30 521196225 F S TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES P C 1420 N STREET NW SUITE 100 WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2024-07-01 526045043 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION NATI 7038604000 585 GROVE STREET SUITE 145 Herndon VA 20170 CHAUDLIER MOORE CFAO 7038604000 2026-02-12 true true Terry W Tyler P02385825 2028980008 2026-05-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHAUDLIER MOORE 585 GROVE STREET 711 HERNDON VA 20170 6937796 false X N/A X 1907 VA NAFMES mission is to advance music education by encouraging the and making of music by all. 23 23 28 75 0 0 5375954 5388945 185646 259417 914140 607745 809635 681689 7285375 6937796 0 0 2858013 2781820 0 336960 4119210 3829152 6977223 6610972 308152 326824 9128339 9171951 3079071 2795859 6049268 6376092 X NAfME is a collaborative community that supports music educators and advocates for equitable access to music education. false false 687591 17500 4781922 Membership growth and development: Activites undertaken to promote membership in the Association includes print and digital marketing campaigns targeting active, retired, and prospective music educators.These campaigns highlight membership opportunities as well as programs available to members, members, such as professional development, events, publications, digital community engagement and voting, special offers, and state affiliations. Efforts also includes development and promotion of new member benefits. 645538 0 800693 Member and student experiences: The Association provides in-person and virtual performance and educational opportunties for middle school, high school, and collegiate students, supported by print and digital marketing campaigns to members and non-members. Programs include the International Tri-M Music Honor Society, competitions, Music In Our Schools Month, and research assistance programs. 1087015 0 31445 Capacity Building: Ensure data-driven fiscal practices and decision-making to advance the Association and the profession it serves. Build and maintain relationships and technological capacity that enable the Association, state affiliates, and individual members to achieve differentiated goals within a unified national structure, -Increase membership across existing and new categories. - Develop national and state leadership, - Maintain a fiscally sound Assocciation. - Secure funding to support NAFME initiatives and projects - Exemplify the Associations mission, vision, an values. 576226 0 215056 Publications 300270 0 0 Governance 133198 0 135141 Strategic Relationship Development 559831 240020 170684 Other programs 1569525 240020 520881 3989669 true false false true false false false false false true true false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 28 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false NAfME 5713235952 585 Grove Street Suite 145 711 Herndon VA 20170 Deb Confredo President 20.00 X X 0 0 0 Cecil Adderley President-Elect 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Sheehan Immediate Past President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Barre Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Clay Blackman Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Brownell Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Dawson Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Brown Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Muller Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Baumgartner Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kim Bruguier Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Daugherty Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Dyvig Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Smith Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Tengowski Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dusty Molyneaux Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Gabel Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Hedgecock Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Stone Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Fennell Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Angelica Brooks Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Adrian K Davis Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Annnamarie Bollino Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Woodside Executive Director 37.50 X X 253793 0 0 Amanda Karhuse AED-Advocacy & Public Policy 37.50 X X 148276 0 0 Chaudlier Moore CFAO 37.50 X X 224254 0 0 John Donaldson Asst Executive Director of Prof Dev 37.52 X X 137891 0 0 Elizabeth Lasko AED - Membership and Marketing 37.50 X X 132340 0 0 896554 0 0 5 false true false Aplusify 7250 Standish Pl 265 Rockville MD 20855 Member processing 731734 RSheraton Reston Hotel 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive Bethesda MA 20814 Conference event 205651 Anthem Blue Cross PO BOX 11792 Newark NJ 07101 EMPLOYEE INSURANCE 208518 3 5044263 165478 179204 5388945 Publication revenue 900099 79640 0 0 Sponsorships 900099 7200 0 0 Advertising revenue 541800 172577 0 0 259417 607745 0 0 468995 468995 468995 Royalty income 900099 71293 71293 0 0 Meetings and conventions 900099 140301 140301 0 0 1100 1100 0 0 212694 6937796 1548851 0 0 764214 395666 325749 42799 2017606 1094232 816978 106396 496344 240641 240152 15551 629113 593092 635 35386 191894 164485 5564 21845 Professional services 1139710 341005 727147 71558 Production and printing 378342 349912 798 27632 Postage and mailing 133657 131734 663 1260 Other 601082 433526 166657 899 259010 245376 0 13634 6610972 3989669 2284343 336960 675556 617842 254989 294682 203196 118768 241175 209279 593054 591674 63227 1380 7615097 7891684 75099 38316 9128339 9171951 1126077 952263 1952994 1843596 3079071 2795859 X 5742629 6051294 306639 324798 6049268 6376092 9128339 9171951 326824 X true false true false X 0 0 4200411 4342514 6967205 5900679 5861056 27271865 582786 631182 503379 470556 468995 2656898 0 0 4783197 4973696 7470584 6371235 6330051 29928763 0 0 0 29928763 1439601 0 529546 914140 607745 3491032 1439601 0 529546 914140 607745 3491032 0 0 0 33419795 0.89550 0.90430 0.10450 0.09500 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189230 189230 189230 189230 89663 100000 717 1150 189230 92802 11 3150 89663 94942 10 2150 92802 0 0 593054 591674 1380 1380 Intangible assets 38316 38316 6397796 6397796 6397796 6610972 6610972 6610972 false false false false false false false false false Christopher Woodside 253793 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 253793 0 0 0 Chaudlier Moore 224254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224254 0 0 0 Amanda Karhuse 148276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148276 0 0 0 JOHN DONALDSON 137891 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137891 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 6 Explanation of classes of members or shareholders: NAFME has 45000 active voting members. Pt VI, Line 7a Members use an electric voting system govern actions. Pt VI, Line 7b Changes in NAfME bylaws require voting by active members. Pt VI, Line 11b Form 990 is first reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer in conjunction with the external preparer(CPA Firm). Itis is then reviewed by the Executive Director,followed by review by the Finance Committee. The Form is subsequently made available to the Audit Committee and the National Executive Board for review. Upon completion of all reviews, and if n revisions are required,the Form 990 is filed with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c Process for annually monitoring conflict of interest policy:All board members agree to declare conflicts of interest between their personal or professional life and their position on the board, avoid using their board membership or NAfMEs staff, services, equipment, resources, or property for their advantage or that of their friends, relatives or other third parties, and abstain from boting orr discussion when appropriate, all in acccordance with NAfMEs conflict of interest policy.The Board of Directors are responsible for self-goverance including the investigation of any claims of misconduct made about a director and disciplinary action for any claims of misconduct found to be valid. The board may modify these procedures for reviewing board member conduct from time to time. All members of the board consent to the implementation of the then current procedures if any claims of misconduct are made against them. 1)Complaints about any officer or director may be made to the President or any other officer or director of NAfME. Anyone receiving a compalint shall promtly forward ti to the President for investigation.Complaints about the President shall be promtly forwarded ti the immediate Past President or, in the absence of the immediated past president, to any other past president. 2) All complaints of misconduct will be kept confidential except to the necessary to conduct a through investigation. 3)A material violation of the code of conduct is one that results in harmto NAfME or its affiliates. 4) Direct or indirect retaliation of any kind by NAfME or its officers, director, employees, members, or agent against any individual who makes, initiates or is involved in making of a complaint is strictly prohibited. This shall be strictly enforced by the board. Complaints made with knowledge that they are false are strictly prohibited. This prohibition on making of knowingly false complaints shall be strictly enforced by the board. 5) Upon reeceipt and preliminary review of each complaint, the president may conclude, in the Presidents sole discretion, that the complaint: (A) contains factually unreliable or insufficient information, or (B) is patently frivolous or trivial. In such changes, The President may determine that the complaint does not constitute a potentially actionable compliant that would justify bringing it before the committee for determination of whether there has been a material violation of the code of conduct. If so, such complaint shall be dismissed without prejudice by the President, who shall provide written notice to the person who submitted the complaint of its disposition.All such preliminary dispositions of complaints by the President shall be immeiately reported in writing to all members of the committee. 6)Notice of investigation: If a complaint is deemed by the President on a preliminary basis to be a potentially actionable complaint, the President shall provide a written notice to the director whose conduct has been called into question, advising the director that an investigation is being initiated. The President shall also provide written notice to the person who submitted the complaint that the complaint is being reviewed by the committee. 7)Review of complaint: For each complaint that the President believes is potentially actionable, the President shall authorize an investigation into its specific facts or circumstances to whatever extent is necessary in order to clarify, expand or corrobarate the information provided in the complaint and in orderr to assist the committee in determining whether charges should be brought against the director. The committee may be assisted by NAFME staff, legal counsel and outside experts, as needed, so long as all persons involved in the investigation agree to maintain the complete confidentially of the investigation. The committee or its agents may contact the person who submitted the complaint, the director who is the subject of the charge, or any other persons who may have knowledge of the facts and circumstances surrouunding the complaint. 8)The committee determination: The committee shall either dismiss the complaint with prejudice or prepare written charges against the director. Written charges shall explain the alleged conduct and explain why the conduct constitutes grounds for disciplinary. The committee shall also produce a written report with the results of its investigation.The person who made the complaint shall be notified of the committees determination but shall not be provided with a copyof any written charges of the report. The director in question shall be notified of the committees determination. Copies of written charges and the committees report shall be provided to the President, the committee members, the director against whom the charges were filed. 9)Hearing: If the committee recommends charges be brought, it shall hold a hearing, in person, by telephone or video conference. The President shall present the committees report with the assistance of NAFMEs legalcounsel. The charged director may present a defense and may be represented by legal counsel, at his or her own expense. The President shall determine the rules of evidence that shall apply to the hearing and may limit the presentation of oral or written testimony by witnesses. The charged director may waive the right to a hearing in which case the committee may deliberate based on its report. 10)Determination of violation: Upon completion of its investigation and the hearing, the committee shall determine by majority vote, upon a preponderance of the evidence, whether or not there has been a violation of the code of conduct and whether the board impose sanctions. If the committee find there has been a violation, the committee shall recommendan appropriate sanction. The committees written recommendation shall be presented to the board. 11) Imposition of sanctions: The board shall determine, by majority vote, the appropriate sanction to be impose on any director found to have violated the NAFME code of conduct. Sanctions may include a written reprimand, censure, suspension from board membership for a period of time, or permanent expulsion from the board.12) Resignation: If a board member who is the subject of a complaint voluntarily resigns in writing his or her position on the board during the pendency of a complaint, the complaint shall be dismissed without prejudice and without any further action by the committee or the board. In the event of a resignation, the person who made the complaint shall be notified in writing of the fact and date of the resignation and that the boarf has dismissed the complaint without prejudice. Pt VI, Line 15a Compensation of officers: The National Executive Board reviews and approves compensation of the Executive Director. Salary increase is linked to an appraisal conducted by the Executive committee with input from and consultation with the National Executive Board. Pt VI, Line 15b Process for determining compensation of officers: The National Board reviews and approves compensation of the Executive Director. Salary increase is linked to an appraisal conducted by the Executive Committee. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are made available upon request. Annual audited financial statements and tax returns are on NAFMEs website. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Publications 576226. 0. 215056. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Governance 300270. 0. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Strategic Relationship Development 133198. 0. 135141. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Other programs 559831. 240020. 170684.