Liabilities / Assets
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EIN 52-1914497 • 501(c)3 • Washington DC, DC
Profile
The primary purpose of the African American Music Association is to preserve, protect and foster the continued development of African American music and the legacy of those who compose, record and perform the music. Music is used as a toll to address the issues that impact our community.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
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Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
46th percentile
Higher net margin than 46% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Revenue Growth
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Assets
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Revenue
Up$11,072
Up $11,072 from 2024
Expenses
Down$11,072
Down $99,944 (-90%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$0
Up $111,016 (+100%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The primary purpose of the African American Music Association is to preserve, protect and foster the continued development of African American music and the legacy of those who compose, record and perform the music. Music is used as a toll to address the issues that impact our community.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 to Mar 2025 -The AAMA presented "The Business of Music with Horton's Kids, a youth services organization in Ward 8. The program engaged 10 students in the afterschool program in the education, creation and promotion of music through podcast workshops in music production, sound engineering and the legal aspect of the music business. | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Nov 2024 -The AAMA in partnership with the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, presented "Return to Teenarama Dance Party". This program celebrated the original Teenarama Dance Party, an African American teen television dance show that was produced and aired on WOOK-TV (Ch.14) in Washington, DC from 1963-1970. | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| May 2025 - The AAMA assisted in planning a memorial service for Legendary DC Artist Jimi Dougan. AAMA launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist his widow, Sherry Dougans. The campaign raised $2,071; the entire amount was given to Mrs. Dougan. | $2,072 | $2,072 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chawndese Hylton | Acting Chairperson | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Darwana N Black | Secretary/Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Description;Amount^Program Supplies;2000|Program Administration;1450|Band;1500|DJ;300|PodcVast Recording;100|Video Editing;250|Videography;600|Photography;300|Sound and Equipment;500^Total;7000^”
“There was zero change in net assets for the year.”
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| IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt | 0 | 7000 |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | Nov 2024 -The AAMA in partnership with the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, presented "Return to Teenarama Dance Party". This program celebrated the original Teenarama Dance Party, an African American teen television dance show that was produced and aired on WOOK-TV (Ch.14) in Washington, DC from 1963-1970. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | Jan 2025 to Mar 2025 -The AAMA presented "The Business of Music with Horton's Kids, a youth services organization in Ward 8. The program engaged 10 students in the afterschool program in the education, creation and promotion of music through podcast workshops in music production, sound engineering and the legal aspect of the music business. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | May 2025 - The AAMA assisted in planning a memorial service for Legendary DC Artist Jimi Dougan. AAMA launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist his widow, Sherry Dougans. The campaign raised $2,071; the entire amount was given to Mrs. Dougan. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Description;Amount^Program Supplies;2000|Program Administration;1450|Band;1500|DJ;300|PodcVast Recording;100|Video Editing;250|Videography;600|Photography;300|Sound and Equipment;500^Total;7000^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | There was zero change in net assets for the year. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-08-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-07-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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