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Did you know that nonprofits are required to disclose their tax returns every year? Nonprofits are public companies, and one of the conditions for not having to pay taxes is that they must make their annual tax returns available to the public. Every year we review the returns of local nonprofits to look at trends READ MORE

What should you do when you get asked to play a gig? If you are working under an AFM agreement, that agreement gives you a number of protections, including guaranteed minimum pay rates and timely payment of wages. But if you are working without the protection of an AFM agreement, or you do not know READ MORE

Workers at a Kentucky battery plant have voted if favor of being represented by the United Auto Workers. The workers at the plant make batteries for the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning and the E-Transit cargo van. Workers were concerned about low pay, favoritism, and health and safety issues. Workers have been exposed to chemicals, mold, READ MORE

The Kennedy Center has fired its dance programming team, including its director of dance programming and its assistant manager of dance programming. Both were supportive of staffers’ union organizing efforts. The Kennedy Center also received notice of resignation from its senior filmmaker, executive producer of theater, artistic director of jazz, and the executive producer of READ MORE

New, Reinstated, and Resigned members for September 2025: New Members: none Reinstated Members:none Resigned Members: none Deceased Members: none

Our accountant’s annual review is now complete and is available in the members’ section of the website, along with our IRS 990 tax return and our Department of Labor LM3 return, under Membership Information (financial reports). Minutes from the August 2025 membership meeting are also available in the members’ section of the website.