2025-05-09T13:59:47-07:00 2024-06-30 020632187 Dinowitz & Bove CPAs 50 US Highway 9 Ste 103 Morganville NJ 07751 990 2023-07-01 231577392 AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC AMER 2129926340 20 COOPER SQUARE FLR 3 NEW YORK NY 10003 SIOVAHN WALKER Executive Director 2025-05-09 true true FRANK BOVE P00747643 7323333328 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SIOVAHN WALKER 20 COOPER SQUARE FLR 3 NEW YORK NY 100037112 2376692 false 6136 X www.amsmusicology.org/ X 1942 NY The American Musicological Society, Inc. (AMS), founded in 1942, is committed to advancing research, education, and public understanding of music, musicology, and performance, as a branch of learning and scholarship. 14 14 7 300 21791 20791 693507 597769 602271 614810 158925 266236 0 1454703 1478815 203265 175576 0 434632 572779 0 38837 843382 735549 1481279 1483904 -26576 -5089 9676283 10737918 108062 171135 9568221 10566783 The American Musicological Society, Inc. (AMS), founded in 1942, is committed to advancing research, education, and public understanding of music, musicology, and performance, as a branch of learning and scholarship. false false 1197114 175576 The American Musicological Society, Inc. (AMS or the Organization) is a membership-based organization founded in 1934 to advance research and teaching in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship. About 2,700 individuals and 550 library subscribers from over forty nations participate in the Society.The primary program activities of the society are: the publication of its Journal publications grantmaking (support for published musicological research) an annual meeting where music research is presented and discussed fellowships for graduate study in musicology evaluation and presentation of awards for outstanding publications travel and research grants for all aspects of musicology support for public lecture series on musicological topics for a wider publicThe programs are supported and managed by the Board of Directors, the governing body with wide representation (AMS Council), and paid administrative staff. In-kind support for activities is provided through the Society's host institution, New York University. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Society for American Music (SAM), and the University of Michigan also support the Society's effort to publish a series of critical editions focused on American music and titled Music of in the United States of America (MUSA). Over three hundred members of the Society serve voluntarily on committees and boards to assist in accomplishing its goals. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the following programs/publications were new or revised.a.AMS Institute: Musics of the United States - In 2024, the AMS announced a residential summer institute for higher education faculty entitled Musics of the United States: Telling Our Stories. The institute will be held between 27 July and 9 August 2025 at the University of Maryland: College Park near Washington, D.C. Over the course of two weeks, thirty participants and eight faculty members will explore ways of reshaping the narratives and content of college-level instruction about American music. The application opened in December 2024, with a deadline of March 5. Decisions will be sent out in early April.b.AMS-NYU Student Annual Meeting Travel Grants - In 2024, the AMS resumed a program that had been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic to support current NYU graduate students who are presenting at the AMS Annual Meeting. c.AMS Explore - In 2024, the AMS launched AMS Explore, a new program to support current or recent undergraduates to attend and present at the AMS Annual Meeting. The first cohort will be selected in early June 2025, to present at the AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota in November 2025. 1197114 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 56 0 true 7 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true false true true true false false NY X X ORGANIZATION 2159926340 20 COOPER SQUARE FLR 3 NEW YORK NY 100037112 SIOVAHN WALKER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 157138 0 28028 Georgia Cowart President 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Katharine Ellis Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gayle Magee Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Julie Cumming President-Elect 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Samuel Dorf Treasurer 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Naomi Andr Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Remi Chiu Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Dolan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Louis Epstein President-Elect 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eduardo Herrera Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marysol Quevedo Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dwandalyn Reece Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kunio Hara Coun. 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Since the Organization reports its activities on the accrual basis of accounting, and due to its general not-for-profit status, ASC 740-10-05 has not had, and is not expected to have, a material impact on the Organizations financial statements. false 0 0 Fellowships/Awards/Committees 97 175576 cash value X false false false false false false false false false SIOVAHN WALKER Executive Dir. 157138 15581 12447 185166 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Changes to the Organization's bylaws are voted on by AMS's members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed by the designated Finance Committee, which includes the President, Executive Director and Treasurer. This review is then shared with the full Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD DETERMINES THE SALARY LEVEL BASED ON SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND MAKES SURE THE SALARIES ARE REASONABLE IN NATURE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THROUGH GUIDESTAR AND THE NEW YORK CHARITIES BUREAU WEBSITES PART VI, LINE 11B. FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. PART VI, LINE 6 AMS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.