Association for Recorded Sound Collections
A preservation society for recorded sound, binding private collectors, researchers, and audio professionals into a common cause of saving and studying recordings across every format and era
Financial profile
Association for Recorded Sound Collections · EIN 23-7001161 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $112,313 | $123,111 | $293,731 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $97,546 | $94,221 | $304,529 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $91,941 | $58,698 | $301,204 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $57,743 | $61,977 | $267,961 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $110,912 | $124,018 | $272,195 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2018 | $125,134 | $111,602 | $305,919 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Association for Recorded Sound Collections is read alongside.
MLA
Music Library Association
The professional association for music librarianship, advancing the collection, description, and access of…
3 companies named
APHA
American Printing History Association
A society devoted to the study and preservation of printing history, joining scholars, collectors, and…
2 companies named
SPNHC
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
A professional society of curators, conservators, and collections staff dedicated to the care and…
2 companies named
NEA
New England Archivists
A New England community of practice for archivists, stewarding the recorded past with an eye fixed on the…
AFS
American Folklore Society
A scholarly community of folklorists studying and sustaining the world's vernacular culture and traditional…
Who backs ARSC
Every company Association for Recorded Sound Collections names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Archeophone Records | Exhibitor | Only Association for Recorded Sound Collections, so far |
| AVP | Meeting sponsor | Only Association for Recorded Sound Collections, so far |
| Endpoint Audio Labs | Exhibitor | Only Association for Recorded Sound Collections, so far |
| Preservation Technologies | Exhibitor | Only Association for Recorded Sound Collections, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 ARSC Conference exhibitors and sponsors (Memphis program). Read September 27, 2026. Conference program, page 1 lists. Foundations, a university library and an individual sponsor left out.
Who backs Association for Recorded Sound Collections's peers, but not Association for Recorded Sound Collections
Companies named publicly by at least one of Association for Recorded Sound Collections's five peer societies, and not found in Association for Recorded Sound Collections's reviewed public records.
| Company | MLA | APHA | SPNHC | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-R Editions | Corporate Patron | 1 of 3 | ||
| ARION PRESS | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Delta Designs LTD | Diamond | 1 of 3 | ||
| Harrassowitz (USA) | Corporate Patron | 1 of 3 | ||
| MOVING PARTS PRESS | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Picturae | Diamond | 1 of 3 | ||
| Theodore Front | Corporate Patron | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A preservation society for recorded sound, binding private collectors, researchers, and audio professionals into a common cause of saving and studying recordings across every format and era
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Village and The Legacy.
Strengths
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