Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 | AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, SOUNDEXCHANGE HAD 185 EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | SOUNDEXCHANGE IS THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE, EFFICIENT, AND TRUSTED FINANCIAL-TECH AND DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE GLOBAL MUSIC MARKETPLACE, INCLUDING PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY AND ROYALTY SOLUTIONS FOR SOUND RECORDINGS AND MUSIC PUBLISHING, AND SERVING AS THE CRITICAL BACKBONE TO TODAY'S DIGITAL MUSIC INDUSTRY. THROUGH TECH INNOVATION, ATTENTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND CHANGE-MAKING ADVOCACY EFFORTS, SOUNDEXCHANGE ENDEAVORS TO MAKE THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC MORE EFFICIENT, MORE SIMPLE AND MORE FAIR. THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 240,000 RECORDING ARTISTS AND SOUND RECORDING RIGHTS OWNERS, INCLUDING MAJOR AND INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS, FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTIES FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF THEIR WORK ON NON-INTERACTIVE DIGITAL RADIO SERVICES. SOUNDEXCHANGE ALSO ADMINISTERS DIRECT NON-STATUTORY LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT OWNERS AND SERVICES PERFORMING THEIR SOUND RECORDINGS AND COLLECTS, AND DISTRIBUTES ROYALTIES RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS. SOUNDEXCHANGE ALSO ADVOCATES FOR CREATORS' RIGHTS, SEEKING ROYALTY STRUCTURES THAT PROTECT THE VALUE OF MUSIC FOR ARTISTS, ENSURING THEY ARE PAID FAIRLY NO MATTER WHERE THEIR MUSIC IS PLAYED. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS DESIGNATED SOUNDEXCHANGE TO ADMINISTER THE STATUTORY LICENSES FOR NON-INTERACTIVE DIGITAL RADIO SERVICES, INCLUDING PANDORA, SIRIUSXM, AND MUSIC CHOICE AND MORE THAN 3,600 OTHER DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES. TO DATE, SOUNDEXCHANGE HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $8 BILLION IN ROYALTIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | SOUNDEXCHANGE DOES NOT KEEP WRITTEN MINUTES OF ALL OF ITS COMMITTEE MEETINGS. IN PARTICULAR, WE DO NOT KEEP MINUTES OF OUR LICENSING COMMITTEE OR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THOSE MEETINGS. OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MAKE CLEAR THAT MINUTES ARE NOT MANDATORY. WE DO KEEP WRITTEN MINUTES OF ALL BOARD MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | MANAGEMENT WILL REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE FILED 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE SOUNDEXCHANGE GOVERNANCE MANUAL REQUIRES THE DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONAIRE THAT ASKS IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE REPORTING YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISING OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSIDERS EXTERNAL SALARY DATA, SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION, IN DETERMINING, AND RECOMMENDING TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ASSESSES COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND OTHER EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS BY UTILIZING RELEVANT EXTERNAL COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FOR LIKE RESPONSIBILITIES AT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. A NON-GAAP VERSION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS MADE AVAILABLE ON SOUNDEXCHANGE'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | MEMBER CONTRIBUTION 8,891,574. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT: THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES DURING THE YEAR IN THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
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