Music Publishers Assoc of the Us Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132990527
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2123274044
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,098
Expenses
$170,059
Assets
$138,679
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVEN LANKENAU (PRESIDENT)
  • MELINDA VARGA (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN MARSH (SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STEVEN LANKENAU (PRESIDENT)
  • MELINDA VARGA (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN MARSH (SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve as a forum for publishers to address the music industry's vital issues and to facilitate communication among industry participants.

What it reported doing in 2024

The mpa continued to provide educational materials to help educators and musicians better understand copyright and intellectual property as it pertains to sheet music. During the 2024-2025 season, the mpa continued to work with the international confederation of music publishers to remove unauthorized content from internet sites on behalf of mpa and icmp members; since 2023 the program has removed more than 3,000,000 unauthorized titles on behalf of members. The mpa had a presence at the midwest band and orchestra clinic in chicago, hosting a breakfast for members and prospective members. In the spring of 2025 the mpa launced a new educational seminar, the mpa blueprint, targeted towards new music industry hires and recent graduates.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -232.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.