NonprofitsAmerican Composers Forum

Arts, Culture & Humanities

American Composers Forum

SAINT PAUL, MN

Total revenue

$836K

Total expenses

$2.0M

Net assets

$8.7M

Grants received

$4.3M

100 grants

EIN

237452688

Tax year

2023

Mission

To support composers and develop new markets for their music.

Programs

2 programs

Mediathe organization is the home of innova recordings, a music label that represents a diverse mix of work by living artists. Distributed through naxos usa, the catalog numbers over 800 titles and is frequently featured on leading digital platforms such as itunes, apple music and spotify. Acf is also home to multimedia hub i care if you listen, which presents a blend of music criticism, artist profiles, essays, and playlists, and attracts 18,000 monthly page views.

Artist equityguided by the published "commitment to racial equity," acf has been pursuing five-year goals to achieve greater racial equity across the organization. Within the racial equity framework, additional inequities are addressed, including but not limited to: gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and abilities. Partnerships and programs that bring greater awareness to these inequities - and meaningful opportunities to engage with diverse living artists - contribute to advancing the work in the field.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$577K
Program service revenue$59K
Investment income$200K
Other revenue
Total revenue$836K

Expenses

Grants paid$237K
Salaries & benefits$1.1M
Fundraising$232K
Other expenses$617K
Total expenses$2.0M
Total assets$9.3M
Net assets$8.7M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

VANESSA ROSE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$130K

60 hrs/wk

DOUGLAS KEARNEY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

GAO HONG

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ISAAC THOMPSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KOVEN SMITH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LUTHER RANHEIM

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MATEUSZ TROICKI

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

NANCY HUART

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

NIRMALA RAJASEKAR

CO-CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PATRICK CASTILLO

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SCOTT LEGERE

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KATHRINE HANDFORD

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LEE BYNUM

CO-CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DIANA SCHUTTER

TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DERRICK SKYE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SARAH WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PETER COLIN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LOKI KARUNA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CAROL ANN CHEUNG

SECRETARY

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KEVIN KWAN LOUCKS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 100 of 100

FromAmountPurposeYear
$208K
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program
2024
$88K
Support for composers in the ACF | Create program.
2024
$50K
Amplifying Artists' Stories on I CARE IF YOU LISTEn
2024
$21K
DONOR ADVISED, ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
2024
$9K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2024
$9K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2024
$7K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2024
$5K
General Funding
2024
$100
TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS
2024
$207K
For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program
2023
$79K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2023
$50K
Amplifying Artists' Stories on I CARE IF YOU LISTEn
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE DIGITAL COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUMS (ACF) FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA, WEBINAR SERIES, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING ARTISTS IN THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE.
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE DIGITAL COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUMS (ACF) FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA, WEBINAR SERIES, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING ARTISTS IN THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE.
2023
$43K
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT
2023
$30K
GRANT FOR RECORDING ASSISTANCE TO BIPOC WOMEN COMPOSERS
2023
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$20K
ARTS- CULTURE- HUMANITIES, DONOR-ADVISED, ARTS- CULTURE- HUMANITIES
2023
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$7K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$7K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2023
$6K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
2023
$6K
GENERAL FUNDING
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATION
2023
$100
TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS
2023
$199K
For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers
2022
$192K
Support for music organization working with early career artists
2022
$146K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$75K
TO SUPPORT THE DIGITAL COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUMS (ACF) FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA, WEBINAR SERIES, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING ARTISTS IN THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE.
2022
$30K
GRANT FOR RECORDING ASSISTANCE TO BIPOC WOMEN COMPOSERS
2022
$20K
ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC
2022
$15K
ARTISTIC PROGRAM
2022
$14K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2022
$12K
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT
2022
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$6K
OPERATIONAL
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$5K
GENERAL FUNDING
2022
$3K
GOS
2022
$240K
for general operating support
2021
$240K
for general operating support
2021
$228K
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers
2021
$228K
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers
2021
$32K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$20K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2021
$19K
ARTS & CULTURE
2021
$18K
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT
2021
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$5K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$5K
GENERAL FUNDING
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$3K
ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC
2021
$3K
ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC
2021
$1K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
2021
$195K
For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers
2020
$195K
For the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers
2020
$173K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$160K
Support for Music Organization Working with Early Career Composers
2020
$80K
For general operating support
2020
$80K
For general operating support
2020
$21K
EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED DUE TO COVID-19
2020
$20K
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE PROJECT
2020
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$14K
General support
2020
$14K
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$8K
ASSIST OPERATIONS
2020
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$6K
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$5K
SUPPORT FOR PETER BOYER PROJECT
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$5K
OPERATIONAL
2020
$5K
GENERAL FUNDING
2020
$5K
TO PROMOTE THE FIELDS OF MUSIC, THE OPERA, AND THE SYMPHONY
2020
$3K
ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC
2020
$3K
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2020
$35K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2019
$19K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, ACF CONNECT
2019
$15K
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT
2019
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$34K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2018
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2018
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$5K
GENERAL FUNDING
2018
$19K
SUPPORT OF NEXTNOTES AND AFC SHOWCASE PROGRAMS
2017
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017

Funded by

$4.3M from 32 funders · 100 grants · 2017–2024

The McKnight Foundation

$2.1M · 11 grants · 2020–2024

Jerome Foundation Inc

$440K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

$417K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Elizabeth & Michel Sorel Charitable

$260K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$175K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

The Minneapolis Foundation

$141K · 7 grants · 2017–2024

Walder Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Rosemary And David Good Family

$95K · 4 grants · 2019–2021

Details

EIN237452688
NTEE codeA680
Subsection03
Ruling date1976-06
Formed1976
Employees14
Volunteers19
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