2024-05-03T08:08:57-05:00 2023-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-07-01 132838450 AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA INC AMER 2129778495 224 W 35TH STREET 500 NEW YORK NY 10001 MELISSA NGAN PRESIDENT AND CEO 2129778495 2024-03-04 1 MELISSA NGAN 999009999 0 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X MELISSA NGAN 224 W 35TH STREET 500 NEW YORK NY 10001 2191070 0 X WWW.AMERICANCOMPOSERS.ORG X 1977 NY CREATION, CELEBRATION, PERFORMANCE AND PROMOTION OF MUSIC BY AMERICAN COMPOSERS. 24 20 175 20 0 0 1549414 1697021 200742 247923 96183 5168 0 24467 1846339 1974579 0 0 0 0 1144111 1155829 0 0 189658 577874 795015 1721985 1950844 124354 23735 2903120 3274731 107480 273424 2795640 3001307 X PERFORMANCE, PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONING, RECORDING AND DISSEMINATION OF AMERICAN MUSIC FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR AMERICAN COMPOSERS; AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ABOUT AMERICAN MUSIC FOR STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 0 0 914278 48225 CONCERT PERFORMANCES FEATURING AMERICAN COMPOSERSACO'S 22-23 NYC SEASON FEATURING ITS ENSEMBLE INCLUDED 12 WORKS BY AMERICAN COMPOSERS. 50% OF THE FEATURED COMPOSERS WERE FEMALE OR NONBINARY, AND 67% WERE BIPOC. IN ADDITION, ACO PRESENTED 12 EVENTS AS PART OF ITS SONIC FESTIVAL IN NYC. IN-PERSON CONCERTS SERVED OVER 2300 LIVE AUDIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY. ACO'S DIRECT PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED TWO CONCERTS AT ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL IN OCTOBER 2022 AND MARCH 2023, AS WELL AS A COLABORATORY SHOWCASE IN JUNE 2023, WHICH FEATURED THREE WORKS DEVELOPED VIA ACO'S EARSHOT COLABORATORY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. 406532 105268 EARSHOT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING COMPOSERS AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA'S COMPOSER ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVES, EARSHOT IS THE FIRST ONGOING, SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPOSERS AND ORCHESTRAS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. THROUGH ORCHESTRAL READINGS, COLABORATORY FELLOWSHIPS, CONSORTIUM COMMISSIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EARSHOT ENSURES A VIBRANT MUSICAL FUTURE BY INVESTING IN CREATIVITY TODAY. ACO PRODUCED EIGHT VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS ON TOPICS INCLUDING NETWORKING, SELF-PUBLISHING, COMMISSIONING AGREEMENTS AND CONSORTIA, ORCHESTRATION, FUNDRAISING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND MORE, SERVING 1,127 INDIVIDUALS. ACO'S EARSHOT READINGS SERVED 20 FEATURED ARTISTS VIA ITS OWN JUNE READINGS IN NYC, AND FOUR OTHERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS IN DALLAS, TX, ATLANTA, GA, AND NAPLES, FL, AS WELL AS THE NEXT FESTIVAL OF EMERGING ARTISTS IN NYC. COLABORATORY PROVIDED COMMISSIONS AND WORKSHOPS TO SIX ARTISTS CREATING FIVE WORKS. 178041 94430 MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE 2022-23 SEASON, ACO DIRECTLY SERVED 350 STUDENTS THROUGH IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED SONIC SPARK ENSEMBLES, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL DIRECT INSTRUMENTAL AND VOICE INSTRUCTION; COMPOSE YOURSELF, HIGH SCHOOL COMPOSITION CLASSES; SONIC SPARK LAB, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COMPOSITION AND CREATIVITY CLASSES. PROGRAMS INCLUDED WEEKLY SCHOOL-BASED CLASSES AND PROJECT-BASED CREATIVE CAPACITY BUILDING LED BY TEACHING ARTISTS, AND DIRECT MUSIC COMPOSITION INSTRUCTION WITH ACO'S EDUCATION DIRECTOR. ACO'S CLASSES SERVED SEVEN PUBLIC NYC SCHOOLS WITH A POPULATION OF 74% ALAANA/BIPOC, 21% WITH A DISABILITY, 6% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER, 85% LOW INCOME. 1498851 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 175 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X MELISSA NGAN 2129778495 224 W 35TH STREET 500 NEW YORK NY 10001 SAMEERA TROESCH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA NGAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 180500 0 13869 MICHAEL FEHRMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARILYN GO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEREK BERMEL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 10.00 X 2000 0 0 ASTRID R BAUMGARDNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE CAVALIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN DELGADO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOYIN SPELLMAN DIAZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP GLASS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGUSTA GROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN HILDNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN HOLLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 500 0 0 CHRIS LANDO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TESS MATEO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE MCEVOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMIR NIKOCEVIC CONDUCTOR LAUREATE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFROY VAN RAEMDONCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RUSSELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SHERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SLACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA WAGNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2500 0 0 FREDERICK WERTHEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 185500 0 13869 1 0 1 0 0 64777 257215 1375029 1697021 PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP FEES 711130 145900 145900 CONTRACT AND CONSULTING SERVICES 711130 97278 97278 TICKET SALES 711130 4745 4745 247923 60621 60621 98981 154434 -55453 -55453 -55453 62057 64777 62057 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 24467 24467 24467 1974579 247923 0 29635 202446 121468 40489 40489 765595 664038 1328 100229 79407 66297 1858 11252 24963 21968 2995 83418 67968 3397 12053 63451 63451 31097 31097 40263 6174 34089 14809 12015 613 2181 74173 60172 3079 10922 38100 27279 10730 91 490 398 20 72 13404 10874 556 1974 PRESENTATION EXPENSES 247282 247282 EVENT EXPENSES 101918 28651 70427 2840 PERFORMANCE HALL 99312 99312 OTHER PERFORMANCE EXPEN 41719 41429 290 28997 23526 1201 4270 1950844 1498851 262335 189658 186273 357922 18201 18205 540357 661855 105072 97159 93955 48500 11676 11676 490 0 1958772 2061308 29782 2903120 3274731 97913 216795 9567 56629 107480 273424 X -57152 62902 2852792 2938405 2795640 3001307 2903120 3274731 X 23735 196932 -15000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1424230 1222535 665846 1549414 1697021 6559046 1424230 1222535 665846 1549414 1697021 6559046 1216528 5342518 49983 47604 43625 52753 60621 254586 24467 24467 6838099 751608 0.78130 0.75600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1685519 173707 99560 1759666 2014134 -237282 91333 1685519 1644286 461181 91333 2014134 1704761 29525 90000 1644286 1672837 119924 88000 1704761 0.81749 0.18251 0 0 11676 11676 0 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 33424 DEFERRED REVENUE 23205 56629 2345023 196932 126455 -15000 62057 370444 1974579 0 1974579 2139356 126455 62057 188512 1950844 0 1950844 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT BENEFIT EXPENSE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT BENEFIT EXPENSE PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMISSIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND PROGRAMS. FUNDRAISING EVENT 126834 64777 62057 55582 3000 3475 126834 64777 62057 55582 3000 3475 62057 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MELISSA NGAN PRESIDENT & CEO 180000 0 500 0 0 0 4777 0 9092 0 194369 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PRIOR TO RELEASING THEM. A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT & CEO AND TREASURER. EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVES A DRAFT OF THE 990 TO REVIEW PRIOR TO CIRCULATING TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BYLAWS REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD AT REGULAR MEETINGS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND RETURN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE MONITORED BY BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED BY CONSULTING WITH BOARD MEMBERS FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND FROM PUBLISHED DATA PROVIDED BY NONPROFIT ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRA, PROFESSIONALS FOR NONPROFITS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. OTHER COMPENSATION PAID TO KEY STAFF POSITIONS, INCLUDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, IS DETERMINED BY PRESIDENT USING DATA FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLISHED DATA PROVIDED BY THE SAME NONPROFIT ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RETURN OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT -15,000.