2025-04-17T14:44:18-05:00 2024-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-07-01 132838450 AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA INC AMER 2129778495 244 FIFTH AVENUE 1257 NEW YORK NY 10001 MELISSA NGAN PRESIDENT AND CEO 2129778495 2025-04-17 1 0 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MELISSA NGAN 244 FIFTH AVENUE 1257 NEW YORK NY 10001 3535104 0 X WWW.AMERICANCOMPOSERS.ORG X 1977 NY CREATION, CELEBRATION, PERFORMANCE AND PROMOTION OF MUSIC BY AMERICAN COMPOSERS. 26 25 41 23 0 0 1697021 2616324 247923 680151 5168 107451 24467 0 1974579 3403926 0 0 0 0 1155829 1691930 0 0 312380 795015 783275 1950844 2475205 23735 928721 3274731 4381207 273424 263046 3001307 4118161 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 1520006 433340 CONCERT PERFORMANCES FEATURING AMERICAN COMPOSERSACO'S 23-24 SEASON FEATURING ITS ENSEMBLE INCLUDED A CONCERT WITH LINCOLN CENTER'S SUMMER FESTIVAL, TWO CONCERTS WITH ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL, 5 PERFORMANCES OF THE OPERA AN AMERICAN SOLDIER AT PERELMAN ARTS CENTER, THE GATHERING AT KENNEDY CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND EARSHOT READINGS WITH ACO IN NYC AT MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC. ACO SERVED 5,238 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCES. DIGITAL EVENTS ARE ACCESSIBLE ON ACO'S YOUTUBE PAGE, WHICH GARNERED 12.2K VIEWS IN THE PAST YEAR. ACO ALSO RECORDED WORKS BY 15 EMERGING/UNKNOWN AMERICAN COMPOSERS VIA POST-CONCERT RECORDING SESSIONS TO BE COMMERCIALLY RELEASED WITH PLATOON, APPLE'S IN-HOUSE RECORDING LABEL, IN A FUTURE SEASON. CONCERTS FEATURED 17 CREATORS, 47% IDENTIFYING AS WOMEN AND 59% AS BIPOC. THE JUNE 2024 EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE GLOBAL REPERTOIRE REPORT FROM DONNE-WOMEN IN MUSIC RANKED ACO 1ST WORLDWIDE IN RACIAL DIVERSITY, 1ST IN REPRESENTATION OF GENDER AND RACIAL DIVERSITY COMBINED, AND 5TH IN GENDER DIVERSITY AMONG 111 ORCHESTRAS IN 30 COUNTRIES. 242419 132854 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 RESIDENCIES, CONSORTIUM COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, RECORDINGS, 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 800 INDIVIDUALS. ACO'S EARSHOT READINGS SERVED 22 FEATURED ARTISTS VIA ITS OWN JUNE READINGS IN NYC, AND FOUR OTHERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS IN TEXAS, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, AND OHIO. COLABORATORY RESIDENCIES PROVIDED COMMISSIONS AND WORKSHOPS TO 8 ARTISTS CREATING FIVE WORKS. EIGHT COMPOSERS HAD WORKS PUBLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOOSEY & HAWKES. IN 2023-2024, EARSHOT SERVED 51 ARTISTS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS 76% BIPOC AND 51% FEMALE OR NONBINARY. 169272 113957 MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE 2023-24 SEASON, ACO SERVED 1,508 NYCPS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (309 DIRECT, 1,199 INDIRECT) THROUGH 9 IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES. SEQUENTIAL 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. OF THOSE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SONIC SPARK, 20% ARE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, 19% ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, 73% RECEIVE FREE OR SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL MEALS, AND 86% ARE BIPOC/ALAANA. 1931697 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 87 0 1 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 25 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 244 FIFTH AVENUE 1257 NEW YORK NY 10001 SAMEERA TROESCH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA NGAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 195000 0 15840 MICHAEL FEHRMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA WASHBURN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ATIF BHANJEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK BERMEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BRENER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE CAVALIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOYIN SPELLMAN-DIAZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 520 0 0 SCOTT DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP GLASS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN GO 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 0 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 3936 0 0 ANDRE WASHINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK WERTHEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDSAY WERKING-YIP DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 109534 0 15301 308990 0 31141 2 0 1 0 0 146309 172750 2297265 40872 2616324 PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP FEES 711130 554656 554656 CONTRACT AND CONSULTING SERVICES 711130 123244 123244 TICKET SALES 711130 2251 2251 680151 56251 56251 115687 64487 51200 51200 51200 66691 146309 66691 0 3403926 680151 0 107451 230796 138478 46159 46159 1128829 950293 295 178241 168672 137003 4009 27660 42924 36340 6584 120709 96962 3877 19870 5074 5074 38544 38544 15484 15484 36850 3975 32875 39300 31569 1262 6469 34730 27898 1115 5717 65984 61551 4433 12984 10430 417 2137 PRESENTATION EXPENSES 208966 208966 PERFORMANCE HALL EXPENS 173024 173024 EVENT EXPENSES 105434 20288 66238 18908 OTHER PERFORMANCE EXPEN 31773 31773 15128 3147 11346 635 2475205 1931697 231128 312380 357922 933780 18205 18208 661855 616383 97159 435489 48500 111317 0 0 2061308 2266030 29782 3274731 4381207 216795 219296 43750 56629 0 273424 263046 X 62902 151198 2938405 3966963 3001307 4118161 3274731 4381207 X 928721 205633 -17500 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1222535 665846 1549414 1697021 2616324 7751140 1222535 665846 1549414 1697021 2616324 7751140 1588090 6163050 47604 43625 52753 60621 56251 260854 24467 24467 8036461 1209296 0.76690 0.78130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1759666 267304 108358 1918612 1685519 173707 99560 1759666 2014134 -237282 91333 1685519 1644286 461181 91333 2014134 1704761 29525 90000 1644286 0.74976 0.25024 0 0 0 3794163 205633 135413 -17500 66691 390237 3403926 0 3403926 2677309 135413 66691 202104 2475205 0 2475205 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BENEFIT EVENT COSTS DIRECTLY BENEFITTING DONORS PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BENEFIT EVENT COSTS DIRECTLY BENEFITTING DONORS PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMISSIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND PROGRAMS. 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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 -17,500.