NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES INC
EIN 95-6052058 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
OUR MISSION is to ADVANCE THE ARTS and SCIENCES of RECORDING and to FOSTER CREATIVE LEADERSHIP for ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, and TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN THE RECORDING FIELD. A PRIMARY ACTIVITY of THE RECORDING ACADEMY is THE RECOGNITION of OUTSTANDING CREATIVE and TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE RECORDING ARTS of THOSE DEEMED to BE MOST WORTHY BY THEIR PEERS THROUGH THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION of THE GRAMMY AWARDS.
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They name their leaders69 people are listed in the latest report.
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HARVEY MASON JRCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PANOS A PANAYPRESIDENT
BRANDEN CHAPMANCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
RUBY MARCHANDCHIEF AWARDS & INDUSTRY OFFICER
WAYNE J ZAHNERCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DAVID GREGORYCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
ADAM ROTHSVP, PARTNERSHIPS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
JENNIFER JONESCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
TODD DUPLERCHIEF ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY OFFICER
SHONDA GRANTCHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER
JOHN LOKENEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
SEAN SMITHEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS
ROSE POLIDOROVICE PRESIDENT, PARTNERSHIPS
MICHELLE MEKA NISM STRIERTRUSTEE
PAUL WALLTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
NIKISHA BAILEYTRUSTEE
MIKE KNOBLOCHTRUSTEE
LEDISITRUSTEE
MATT MAHERAT-LARGE TRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
MARIA EGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
MARCUS BAYLORTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
MARCELLA ARAICAAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
MAGGIE ROSE DURANTETRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
KEN SHEPHERDTRUSTEE
RETO PETERTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
RIGGS MORALESTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
SARA GAZAREKTRUSTEE
SEAN FLAHAVENAT-LARGE TRUSTEE (FROM 6/21/25)
SUE ENNISTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
SUSAN MARSHALLTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
TAMARA WELLONSTRUSTEE
TAMMIE TAMI LATRELL HARRISAT-LARGE TRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
TAMMY HURT NAT CHAIR TO 531CHAIR EMERITUS (FROM 6/1)
TERESA LABARBERATRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
TERRY JONESTRUSTEE
TORAE CARRTRUSTEE
TRACY GERSHONTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
WOYNEAB WAYNA WONDWOSSANTRUSTEE
ERIK EJ GAINESTRUSTEE
ANGELIQUE KIDJOTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
ANNA FRICKAT-LARGE TRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
ARMAND HUTTONTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
ASHLEY SHABANKAREHAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
CARL NAPPATRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
CHECHE ALARAAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
CHRISTINE ALBERTCHAIR EMERITUS (TO 5/31/25)
DANIELLE DANI DEAHL TANGTRUSTEE
DAVE GROSSTRUSTEE
DENISE AVERYSUNSHINE JOHNSONTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
DIVINITY ROXXTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
DONN THOMPSON MORELLI DONN TAT-LRG TTEE (TO 6/1), TTEE (FROM 6/1)
DR ALEX E CHAVEZTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
DR CHELSEY GREEN VICE CHAIR(TO 5/31), NAT. CHAIR (FROM 6/1)
ERIC LILAVOISTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
LARRY BATISTETRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
EVAN BOGARTTTEE (TO 5/1), VICE CHAIR (FROM 6/1)
FLETCHER FOSTERTRUSTEE
GEBRE WADDELLSECRETARY/TREASURER (TO 5/31/25)
J IVYTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
JENNIFER HANSONTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
JENNIFER BLAKEMAN AT-LRG TTEE(TO 5/31), SEC/TREAS (FROM 6/1)
JESSICA THOMPSONTRUSTEE
JONATHAN YIPAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
JORDAN TAYLOR HANSONTRUSTEE
JULIA MICHELSTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
JULIO BAGUETRUSTEE
JUSTIN HENNY HENDERSONTRUSTEE
KENNARD GARRETTTRUSTEE (TO 5/31/25)
LACHI MUSICTRUSTEE (FROM 6/1/25)
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1988
- Location
- 3030 OLYMPIC BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404-5073
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- WAYNE J ZAHNER
- Primary officer
- WAYNE J ZAHNER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- August 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- DELOITTE TAX LLP
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes