RIAA is a trade / professional association based in Washington, DC that was founded in 1951. As of 2019 they had $30 million in revenue and $15 million in assets.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies.
Anti-piracy operations: Anti-piracy operations include online and physical enforcement. Efforts address music piracy occurring online and through the manufacture and sale of counterfeit sound recordings.
Business and legal affairs: Business and legal affairs protects the rights of record companies and copyright owners, provides counsel to members of the RIAA and leads industry statutory license negotiations. The department also integrates the technology objectives and goals of the recording industry through projects, analyses and studies.
Public Policy and Industry Relations: Public policy and industry relations engage in legislative, regulatory and legal advocacy for the recording industry.
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03 | Oct 20, 2020 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2018-03 | Jun 19, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2017-03 | Jun 14, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2016-03 | Aug 3, 2017 | 990O | View PDF |
| 2015-03 | Jul 13, 2016 | 990O | View PDF |
| ...and five more Form 990 PDFs | |||
| Field | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $90,796 |
| Program services | $30,696,726 |
| Investment income and dividends | $38,170 |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
| Royalty revenue | $36,493 |
| Net rental income | $-211,986 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 |
| Total revenues | $30,650,199 |
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Services | Software | 2020-03-16 | |
| █████████ | Content management system software | 2020-03-02 | |
| ███ ███ ███ | Tax accounting | 2020-02-14 | |
| ███████ ███████ ███ ███████ ███ | Audit Services | $345,420 | 2019-03-01 |
| ████████ ██████████ █████ | Legal Services | $427,501 | 2019-03-01 |
| ██████ █████ ███ | Legal Services | $1,929,020 | 2019-03-01 |
| ███ ███ | Other Services | $370,775 | 2019-03-01 |
| █████ ████████ ████ █████████ | Legal Services | $734,867 | 2019-03-01 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Glazier | President | $867,534 | Oct. 4, 2020 |
| Karen Silhol | Executive Vice President , Finance and Administration / Treasurer , Executive Vice President , Finance and Admin | $250,259 | July 18, 2019 |
| █████ ██████ | Senior Vice President , Technology | $330,662 | March 31, 2018 |
| ██████ ████ | Senior Vice President , International Policy | $322,940 | March 31, 2018 |
| ██████ █████████ | Senior Vice President , Litigation | $378,664 | March 31, 2018 |
| ████████ ████ | Executive Vice President , Comm , Strategic Data | $368,892 | March 31, 2018 |
| ██████ █████████ | Senior Vice President , State Public Policy | $284,769 | March 31, 2018 |
| ████████ ████████ | Senior Vice President , Deputy General Counsel | $318,251 | March 31, 2018 |
| ████ █████████ | Former Executive Vice President , International | $714,415 | March 31, 2018 |
| ███████ █████ | Chief Financial Officer Until 10 and 31 and 2014 | $356,497 | March 31, 2016 |
| ...and two more key personnel | |||