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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$43,274,223
Total expenses
$25,744,551
Contributions and grants received
$25,929,265
Grants paid
$3,803,794
Program service revenue
$8,266,056
Investment income
$9,523,267
Other revenue
-$444,365
Total assets, end of year
$155,191,841
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,853,157
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$147,338,684
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,255,111
Management and general expenses
$4,335,627
Fundraising expenses
$1,153,813
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,255,111

Program services were 78.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,599,685

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $94,900

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $24,234,680

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $873,065

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES

    total $5,562,875 · related or exempt $5,562,875

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $2,080,389 · related or exempt $2,080,389

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OUTREACH

    total $335,149 · related or exempt $335,149

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM ADVERTISING

    total $227,129 · unrelated business $227,129

  • 2e · Program service revenue: CONCESSIONS & TAPE SAL

    total $60,514 · excluded $60,514

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,801,674 · excluded $2,801,674

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $34,725

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $34,725

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $34,725 · excluded $34,725

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $28,587,762

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $21,866,169

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,721,593

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,721,593 · excluded $6,721,593

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $143,860

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,599,685

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $684,523

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$540,663 · excluded -$540,663

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $42,329

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $25,490

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $16,839 · excluded $16,839

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $24,165 · related or exempt $24,165

  • 11b · Other revenue: SPLIT INTEREST AGREEME

    total $20,569 · excluded $20,569

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $44,734

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,803,794 · program services $3,803,794

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,103,877 · program services $1,200,464 · management and general $1,399,057 · fundraising $504,356

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,635,893 · program services $1,917,603 · management and general $458,406 · fundraising $259,884

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $172,680 · program services $67,022 · management and general $87,539 · fundraising $18,119

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $618,267 · program services $156,453 · management and general $380,109 · fundraising $81,705

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $409,786 · program services $228,259 · management and general $126,526 · fundraising $55,001

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $34,010 · management and general $34,010

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,755 · management and general $26,755

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $248,308 · management and general $248,308

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $284,866 · program services $145,835 · management and general $60,707 · fundraising $78,324

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $581,930 · management and general $581,930

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $411,012 · program services $337,985 · management and general $50,621 · fundraising $22,406

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $291,098 · program services $61,657 · management and general $203,656 · fundraising $25,785

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $211,227 · program services $196,914 · management and general $12,309 · fundraising $2,004

  • 17 · Travel

    total $418,791 · program services $139,156 · management and general $268,014 · fundraising $11,621

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,301 · management and general $3,301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,098,403 · program services $2,098,403

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $543,299 · program services $521,525 · management and general $14,339 · fundraising $7,435

  • 24a · Other expenses: FACULTY EXPENSES

    total $3,188,414 · program services $3,188,414

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT ROOM & BOARD CO

    total $1,767,296 · program services $1,767,296

  • 24c · Other expenses: GUEST ARTIST EXPENSES

    total $1,374,613 · program services $1,374,613

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $635,048 · program services $499,339 · management and general $52,670 · fundraising $83,039

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,881,883 · program services $2,550,379 · management and general $327,370 · fundraising $4,134

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,630,697 · end of year $11,743,385

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,119,625 · end of year $5,729,942

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $772,682 · end of year $679,951

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $94,575 · end of year $91,054

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $297,214 · end of year $661,177

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $66,708,437

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $44,508,810

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,987,688 · end of year $22,199,627

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $24,888,179 · end of year $30,912,440

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $63,678,022 · end of year $75,444,897

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,225,982 · end of year $7,729,368

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,353,115 · end of year $808,890

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $93,228 · end of year $148,554

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $303,895 · end of year $257,895

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,194,026 · end of year $6,637,818

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $46,508,953 · end of year $59,079,715

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $82,241,447 · end of year $88,258,969

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ASPEN MUSIC FESTVAL & SCHOOL BRINGS TOGETHER THE FINEST MUSIC STUDENTS, ARTIST FACULTY AND PERFORMERS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTIC INTEGRITY AND INNOVATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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.

  • THE ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL (AMFS) IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FINEST CLASSICAL MUSIC TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE CENTERS WORLDWIDE. PRESENTING MORE THAN 400 EVENTS DURING ITS 8-WEEK SUMMER SEASON, AMFS DRAWS LEADING CLASSICAL MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR A RICH COMBINATION OF PERFORMANCES OF ORCHESTRAL WORKS, OPERA, CHAMBER MUSIC, RECITALS, CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, WORKS BY NEW OR PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED VOICES, FAMILY EVENTS, AND TALKS, COMPETITIONS, AND CLASSES. IN 2025, MORE THAN 450 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. STUDENTS COME FROM 40 U.S. STATES AND 40 COUNTRIES TO STUDY AND PERFORM ALONGSIDE MORE THAN 135 ARTIST-FACULTY MEMBERS. AMFS'S DISTINCTION STEMS FROM THIS COMBINATION OF SEASONED PROFESSIONALS AND YOUTH AS COLLEAGUES AND CO-INSPIRING FORCES.

    Expenses $19,710,591 · Grants $3,803,794 · Revenue $7,703,429

  • A DEEP COMMITMENT TO ASPEN AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IS REFLECTED IN THE DOZENS OF EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES THAT AMFS OFFERS THAT ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. A SIGNATURE SUMMER LESSON PROGRAM TAUGHT BY AMFS STUDENTS (PALS), EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES SUCH AS TUNES AND TALES, AND ANNUAL FAMILY CONCERTS BRING HIGH QUALITY, ENGAGING MUSICAL EXPERIENCES TO FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. FROM FALL TO SPRING, AMFS ENGAGES YOUNG AUDIENCES WITH POPULAR IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL LESSONS, CLASSES, IN-SCHOOL CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025, SEPTEMBER TO MAY PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE ROARING FORK VALLEY.

    Expenses $544,520 · Revenue $299,149

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Darrett Adkins

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $46,010
    From this org
    $46,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Charles Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Amy Margerum Berg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Stephen Brint

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jack Carter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Victoria Chiang

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $43,563
    From this org
    $43,563
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ellen De-Pasquale

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $16,735
    From this org
    $16,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joy Dinsdale

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Elaine Douvas

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $45,715
    From this org
    $45,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nicholas Paepcke Dubrul

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Ann Friedman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Nancy Swift Furlotti

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Mary Giese

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Arjun Gupta

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jonathan Haas

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $35,760
    From this org
    $35,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cornelia Heard

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $41,419
    From this org
    $41,419
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Linda Vitti Herbst

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sheila Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jonathan Lee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Anthony Mazza

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Michael Mermagen

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $19,100
    From this org
    $19,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Will Mesdag

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jennifer Moses

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • H Gael Neeson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Anton Nel

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $38,500
    From this org
    $38,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Janet O'Connor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Fonda Paterson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Aaron Podhurst

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dan Porterfield

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dana Powell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Amy Ronner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Thomas Rutherfoord

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Albert Small III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Brinton Averil Smith

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $20,150
    From this org
    $20,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Victoria Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Alia Tutor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Joaquin Valdepenas

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $40,140
    From this org
    $40,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bing Wang

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $23,600
    From this org
    $23,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bryant Welters

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Josh Wolman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Alan Fletcher

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $604,140
    From this org
    $573,908
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,232
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $568,709
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $4,199
    Deferred
    $18,613
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,619
    Filer's total
    $604,140
  • Alexandra Munroe

    TRUSTEE/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Michael Klein

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Charles Wall

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sarah Broughton

    TRUSTEE/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sam Brown

    TRUSTEE/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Robert J Hurst

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Carrie Wells

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kate Northfield Lanich

    VP AND GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $186,409
    From this org
    $166,226
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,183
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,027
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $3,199
    Deferred
    $8,564
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,619
    Filer's total
    $186,409
  • Azusa Chapman

    VP AND DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $179,469
    From this org
    $169,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,188
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $1,199
    Deferred
    $10,031
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51
    Filer's total
    $179,469
  • Paul Gibb

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $216,419
    From this org
    $193,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,974
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,246
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $3,199
    Deferred
    $11,355
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,619
    Filer's total
    $216,419
  • Austin Stewart

    VP ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $166,216
    From this org
    $156,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,962
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $12,254
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,000
    Filer's total
    $166,216
  • Laura Smith

    VP MARKETING/COMM.

    Total calculated
    $239,903
    From this org
    $211,871
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,032
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,672
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $3,199
    Deferred
    $13,213
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,819
    Filer's total
    $239,903
  • Patrick Chamberlain

    VP ARTISTIC ADMIN.

    Total calculated
    $242,274
    From this org
    $222,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,896
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,179
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $1,199
    Deferred
    $8,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,619
    Filer's total
    $242,274
  • Jennifer B Elliot

    SR VP FINANCE/ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $344,810
    From this org
    $313,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,132
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,479
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $5,199
    Deferred
    $18,593
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,539
    Filer's total
    $344,810
  • Frederick Grueter

    MANAGER OF INFORMATION SER

    Total calculated
    $136,262
    From this org
    $119,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,419
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lenor Leeds

    ASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEME

    Total calculated
    $155,007
    From this org
    $133,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,340
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,468
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $3,199
    Deferred
    $7,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,572
    Filer's total
    $155,007
  • Matthew Bergdahl

    DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $124,101
    From this org
    $112,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,619
    Hours/week
    40
  • Heather Stanton

    VP OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $126,100
    From this org
    $108,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,861
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610739349301211

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