National Music Publishers Association Inc
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) is a Washington, DC-based public charity and trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. Founded in 1917, it works to protect, promote, and advance music creators’ interests, including through advocacy on copyright and industry policy. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $495,897.
National Music Publishers Association Inc at a glance
In short: National Music Publishers Association Inc gave $496K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $495,897
- +51.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $45,082
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $28,250,220
- -5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to National Music Publishers Association Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1900 N Street Nw, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 393-6672
Website: https://nmpa.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from National Music Publishers Association Inc
Who National Music Publishers Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Songwriters Hall of Fame ($154K). Together the top 10 received $488K.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 36 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 59% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 20% to New York, 17% to Washington, DC, and 4% to Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
How National Music Publishers Association Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2020) to $496K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $496K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Songwriters Hall of Fame Santa Monica, CA | General Support | $154,025 |
| Nice Life Music Inc New York, NY | General Support | $100,000 |
| Songwriters of North America Encino, CA | General Support | $60,000 |
| NMPA Songs Foundation Washington, DC | General Support | $50,000 |
| Musicares Santa Monica, CA | General Support | $35,532 |
| The Recording Industry Association of America Washington, DC | General Support | $25,000 |
| Billboard Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $22,500 |
| Association of Independent Music Publishers El Segundo, CA | General Support | $21,340 |
| Special Olympics DC Washington, DC | General Support | $10,000 |
| Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Miami Beach, FL | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28,250,220 | $20,178,616 | $17,377,351 | $495,897 | 11 | $715,005 |
| 2024 | $29,776,270 | $18,527,726 | $13,895,252 | $328,435 | 8 | $698,885 |
| 2023 | $25,953,065 | $15,894,376 | $16,095,929 | $246,755 | 7 | $381,093 |
| 2022 | $25,614,818 | $15,783,799 | $25,918,738 | $219,000 | 8 | $49,629 |
| 2021 | $34,631,324 | $14,266,430 | $13,092,432 | $97,000 | 2 | $81,650 |
| 2020 | $24,078,248 | $17,616,680 | $11,769,862 | $94,742 | 7 | $342,013 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NMPA’s stated mission is to protect, promote, and advance the interests of music creators. Its website describes work to protect members’ property rights through legislative, litigation, and regulatory activity. Its 2023 filing also describes litigation, settlement negotiations, model industry licenses, anti-piracy work, statutory rate-setting proceedings, government affairs, communications, and events.
The 2025 grants were all reported for general support. Among the recipients, NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation says its mission is to support songwriters through educational programs, direct financial assistance, services, and partnerships. The Association of Independent Music Publishers says it educates and informs the music industry and provides a forum for discussion of industry issues. The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame says it hosts events and workshops connecting emerging musicians with influential Latin music songwriters and composers, and awards scholarships to enable access.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, NMPA reported 11 grants totaling $495,897. Grants ranged from $7,500 to $154,025, with a median of $25,000. The largest awards were $154,025 to Songwriters Hall of Fame, $100,000 to Nice Life Music Inc, $60,000 to Songwriters of North America, $50,000 to NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation, and $35,532 to MusiCares. Other reported grants were $25,000 to the Recording Industry Association of America, $22,500 to Billboard, $21,340 to the Association of Independent Music Publishers, $10,000 to Special Olympics DC, $10,000 to the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, and $7,500 to Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County.
NMPA’s S.O.N.G.S. Foundation also offers a Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for high school students. The program description lists a $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and $2,500 runner-up prizes; the winner’s song is to be published by Sony/ATV. In its pilot year, eligibility is limited to students in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; Dallas County, Texas; and Seattle and King County, Washington. Students submit recordings of original musical theater songs, and three finalists travel to New York City for a songwriting workshop and final competition. These prizes are for program participants, not grants to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ralph Peer as board chair and Golnar Khosrowshahi as vice chair. Directors listed are Jody Klein, Chip McLean, Mike Molinar, Jeff Pachman, Jim Selby, Laura Veltz, Carianne Marshall, and Jon Singer.
National Music Publishers Association Inc is led by David Israelite, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 19 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Israelite
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.9M (2020) → $2.4M (2025)
Ralph Peer II
Board Chair
Vice President → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $800 (2025)
Carianne Marshall
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2020) → $400 (2025)
Chip McLean
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2020) → $800 (2025)
Jody Klein
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $800 (2025)
Jon Platt
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$800 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Justin Kalifowitz
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2020) → $400 (2025)
Marti Cuevas
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2022) → $0 (2025)
Mike Molinar
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $800 (2025)
Neil Gillis
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Jim Selby
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2022) → $800 (2025)
Jon Singer
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2022) → $400 (2025)
Jeff Pachman
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2024) → $800 (2025)
Laura Veltz
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2024) → $800 (2025)
Jody Gerson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Hauprich
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurent Hubert
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Mestel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Douglas
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Katovsky
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Bacon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Sellmyer
Senior Vice President & External Affairs
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$239K (2020) → $507K (2025)
Danielle Aguirre
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$729K (2020) → $1M (2025)
Golnar Khosrowshahi
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$400 (2025)
Irwin Robinson
Chariman Emeritus
Chairman → Chariman Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $400 (2025)
Shannon Sorensen
Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs
Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs → Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$209K (2020) → $318K (2025)
Kerry Mustico
Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$293K (2021) → $335K (2025)
Ashley Joyce
Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$307K (2022) → $335K (2025)
Christopher Barkley
Senior Vice President & Government Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
$443K (2025)
Former officers (10)
- Former: Amelia Wang (2020–2024) — Senior Vice President & Govt Affairs
- Former: Ross Golan (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kenny Macpherson (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Leeds Levy (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Liz Rose (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Li (2021) — Vice President, Membership & Partnerships
- Former: Caroline Bienstock (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Erich Carey (2020) — Vice President & Senior Counsel
- Former: Jake Wisely (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Cohen (2020) — Vice President & Senior Counsel
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.4M, to David Israelite (President & CEO). 19 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Music Publishers Association Inc
How much does National Music Publishers Association Inc give each year?
National Music Publishers Association Inc gave $496K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $328K across 8 grants.
What is National Music Publishers Association Inc's typical grant size?
National Music Publishers Association Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $45,082, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does National Music Publishers Association Inc give grants?
National Music Publishers Association Inc gives mostly in California: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (20%) and District of Columbia (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants) and Santa Monica, CA (2 grants).
Does National Music Publishers Association Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of National Music Publishers Association Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are National Music Publishers Association Inc's largest grantees?
National Music Publishers Association Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Songwriters Hall of Fame ($154,025), Nice Life Music Inc ($100,000) and Songwriters of North America ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Music Publishers Association Inc?
National Music Publishers Association Inc reported $28.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.2M.
What does National Music Publishers Association Inc fund?
NMPA’s stated mission is to protect, promote, and advance the interests of music creators. Its website describes work to protect members’ property rights through legislative, litigation, and regulatory activity. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Music Publishers Association Inc?
National Music Publishers Association Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nmpa.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Music Publishers Association Inc's EIN?
National Music Publishers Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1078660. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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