EIN 13-3392963

Bang on A Can

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
14
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2022-08-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Bang on a Can is a multi-faceted contemporary classical music organization based in New York City. It was founded in 1987 by three American composers who remain its artistic directors: Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon.
Total revenues
$3,334,270
2022
Total expenses
$3,140,896
2022
Total assets
$1,435,543
2022
Num. employees
14
2022

Program areas at Bang on A Can

The organization engages the public on new music through live performances, recordings & sponsorship of new music around the world.
Through A competitive federal request for proposals, the organization was awarded A grant in september 2011 to administer an international cultural exchange program called onebeat. The contract was awarded through the united states department of state bureau of education and cultural affairs. The program calls for the creation of two (2) iterations of month long residency and tour of the united states for more than A dozen world class musicians from nations such as china, pakistan, congo, poland, venezuela, haiti and others. The program began during fiscal year 2012 and has been extended through fiscal year 2024.

Who funds Bang on A Can

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Howard Gilman FoundationFoundation Grant - General Operating Support$200,000
The Howard Gilman FoundationFoundation Grant - Productions$50,000
The Aaron Copland Fund for MusicPerforming Grant$20,000
...and 12 more grants received

Personnel at Bang on A Can

NameTitleCompensation
Kenneth SavelsonExecutive Director$110,000
Tim ThomasDevelopment Director
* David LangArtistic Director
Chris MarianettiCo - Director
Brian PetuchAccounts Manager
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Bang on A Can

RevenuesFYE 08/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,685,013
Program services$648,544
Investment income and dividends$697
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$16
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,334,270

Form 990s for Bang on A Can

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-082022-07-15990View PDF
2020-082021-07-15990View PDF
2019-082021-02-09990View PDF
2018-082019-05-14990View PDF
2017-082018-06-14990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from The Howard Gilman Foundation
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $17,000 from Botwinick-Wolfensohn Foundation
January 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
November 18, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsMusical groupsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
80 Hanson Pl No 301
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
bangonacan.org/ 
Phone
(718) 852-7755
Facebook page
bangonacan 
Twitter profile
@bangonacan 
IRS details
EIN
13-3392963
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1986
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A68: Music
NAICS code, primary
711130: Musical Groups and Artists
Parent/child status
Independent
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