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MTNA provides the following services to its
state and local affiliates.
State and Division Presidents Handbook- The MTNA State and Division
Presidents Handbook is now available in PDF format online.
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General Liability Insurance- MTNA is pleased to offer general liability
insurance coverage for every MTNA-affiliated state and local association. Every
state and local association is covered under this policy for an unlimited number
of events at no cost to any individual association. MTNA has agreed to pay the
cost of this premium.
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Liability Insurance Form
ASCAP Music Licensing- In 1977, MTNA entered into a blanket licensing
agreement with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
(ASCAP). This agreement covers the licensing fees of all public performances of
copyrighted music at all MTNA-related events--local, state, division and
national. (The agreement does not cover individual members, public recitals or
programs.)
To comply with this agreement, state and local affiliates must send two copies
of any association-sponsored event program during which copyrighted music is
performed to the MTNA Assistant Executive Director by June 30 of each year. This
is done to ensure ASCAP composers are properly credited for the performance. No
attendance figures are required from the states. MTNA then submits a report, the
licensing fee and the program to ASCAP. For
further information, please contact Rachel Kramer, Director of Educational
Services at
rkramer@mtna.org.
501(c)(3) - State and local affiliates may apply for 501(c)(3) status
through MTNA’s group exemption process. As of May, 2005, 116 affiliates had
taken advantage of this opportunity, saving themselves a combined total of more
than $58,000 in Internal Revenue Service application fees.
Click here for more information.
Among the advantages of 501(c)(3) status, affiliates can accept charitable
contributions that will be tax deductible to the contributor and claim exemption
from state sales tax.
To take advantage of this benefit, affiliates must review their constitutions
for compliance with Code Section 501(c)(3) requirements and submit a letter
authorizing the national organization to include them on MTNA’s “group exemption
roster.” The national headquarters provides guidelines for completing the
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For more information about becoming a 501(c)(3) organization, contact MTNA
national headquarters at (888) 512-5278 or
mbengel@mtna.org.
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