nonprofit

Country Music Association

Country Music Association is a nonprofit trade organization that was founded in 1958 to promote country music. Its core initiatives include the CMA Awards, which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry.

EIN: 62-0606066

CEO

Sarah Trahern

Grants and gifts by Country Music Association

Recipient	Amount	Announced	Purpose
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Read the story	$1 million	Oct 22, 2026	Combined $1 million donation from the Country Music Association, Belmont University, The Walt Disney Company and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, announced after the CMA tribute special. The release does not split the amount among the four partners.

Key facts

Founded: 1958, as the first trade organization formed to promote a type of musicsource
Country Music Hall of Fame: Created by CMA in 1961source
Revenue, year ending March 2025: $78,217,001 (Form 990)source

WYDE coverage of Country Music Association

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Country Music Association, on Oct 24, 2026. Country Music Association is a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Donation: $1 Million From Four Partners.

Philanthropy

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Donation: $1 Million From Four Partners

The Country Music Association, Belmont University, The Walt Disney Company and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced a combined $1 million donation on October 22, 2026.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Donor

Reported alongside Country Music Association

Belmont University · in 1 story with Country Music Association
Disney · in 1 story with Country Music Association
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library · in 1 story with Country Music Association
The Dollywood Foundation · in 1 story with Country Music Association
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp · in 1 story with Country Music Association
Dolly Parton · in 1 story with Country Music Association

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