2026-07-08T13:56:05-05:00 2025-08-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-09-01 133392963 BANG ON A CAN INC BANG 7188527755 80 HANSON PLACE 301 BROOKLYN NY 11217 KENNETH SAVELSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7188527755 2026-07-08 1 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KENNETH SAVELSON 80 HANSON PLACE 301 BROOKLYN NY 11217 3242248 0 X WWW.BANGONACAN.ORG X 1986 NY PRESENTING, COMMISSIONING, PERFORMING, RECORDING AND TEACHING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. BANG ON A CAN BELIEVES IN EXPOSING EXCITING NEW MUSIC AS BROADLY AND ACCESSIBLY AS POSSIBLE. THROUGH ITS SUMMER INSTITUTE, BANG ON A CAN HOPES TO BRING THIS ENERGY AND PASSION FOR INNOVATION TO A YOUNGER GENERATION OF COMPOSERS AND PLAYERS. 16 14 9 14 0 0 2794225 2448383 480193 755625 22115 25650 0 12590 3296533 3242248 1447728 1568928 0 0 685812 691241 0 0 110479 1204239 1167817 3337779 3427986 -41246 -185738 1107964 1060966 84517 223257 1023447 837709 X PRESENTING, COMMISSIONING, PERFORMING, RECORDING AND TEACHING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. 0 0 1270738 759115 DURING THE 2024-25 (FY25) SEASON, BANG ON A CAN DEEPENED OUR ARTISTIC IMPACT AND CONTINUED TO GROW OUR REACH THROUGH BOLD, INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING AND WIDE-RANGING PARTNERSHIPS. WE PRESENTED OVER 100 CONCERTS AND PUBLIC EVENTS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND INTERNATIONALLY, COMMISSIONING AND PREMIERING NEW WORK, SUPPORTING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS, AND CONNECTING DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ADVENTUROUS MUSIC. AT THE CENTER OF OUR SEASON WAS THE FOURTH ANNUAL LONG PLAY FESTIVAL, HELD MAY 2-4, 2025. IN 2025, LONG PLAY WELCOMED OVER 10,000 ATTENDEES ACROSS 12 VENUES INCLUDING BAM, ROULETTE, PIONEER WORKS, ISSUE PROJECT ROOM, THE SPACE AT IRONDALE, BRIC, PUBLIC RECORDS, FORT GREENE PARK, AND MORE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BOX OFFICE REVENUE MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM $103,000 TO $235,000. THE FESTIVAL INCLUDED A FREE TWO-DAY "FREE IN FORT GREENE" SERIES WITH 15 CONCERTS IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY-ACCESSIBLE SPACES. THE LINEUP SPANNED GENERATIONS AND GENRES--FROM EXPERIMENTAL ICONS TO NEW VOICES--UNDERSCORING OUR COMMITMENT TO MUSICAL INNOVATION AND CULTURAL INCLUSIVITY.PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF TERRY RILEY, FEATURING A NEW ARRANGEMENT OF A RAINBOW IN CURVED AIR PERFORMED BY THE BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS AND A LARGE-SCALE, CROSS-CULTURAL PERFORMANCE OF IN C; THE WORLD PREMIERE OF PULITZER PRIZE WINNER HENRY THREADGILL'S LISTEN SHIP; ANTHONY BRAXTON'S MONUMENTAL COMPOSITION NO. 19 (FOR 100 TUBAS) AS A FREE, OUTDOOR EVENT, AND MUCH MORE. OTHER FEATURED ARTISTS INCLUDED KIM GORDON, TIM HECKER, ENSEMBLE SIGNAL PERFORMING WORKS BY JULIA WOLFE AND DAVID LANG, THE TOMEKA REID QUARTET, RINGDOWN (CAROLINE SHAW & DANNI LEE PARPAN), AND ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING FROM AUSTRALIA WITH A WORLD PREMIERE BY KATE MOORE. THE FESTIVAL'S "FREE IN FORT GREENE" SERIES EXPANDED PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH TWO DAYS OF FREE CONCERTS AT BRIC STOOP, BAMCAF, AND FORT GREENE PARK.OUTSIDE OF LONG PLAY, WE SUSTAINED A YEAR-ROUND SLATE OF PROGRAMMING THAT BROUGHT MUSIC TO AUDIENCES ACROSS NYC AND BEYOND. WE CONTINUED LONG-RUNNING NY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE JEWISH MUSEUM AND THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM, PRESENTING GALLERY CONCERTS THAT FOSTER INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS WITH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND VISUAL ART. 2024-25 CONCERTS AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM INCLUDED BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS PERFORMING PHILIP GLASS, DITHER GUITAR QUARTET PLAYING MORTON FELDMAN AND JULIUS EASTMAN, AND FRANK LONDON'S KLEZMER BRASS ALL-STARS FOR THE MUSEUM MILE FESTIVAL.OUR ANNUAL 3-WEEK RESIDENCY AT MASS MOCA HOSTED 45 COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, OFFERING AN ALWAYS-UNIQUE AND INSPIRING OPPORTUNITY FOR MUSICIANS TO EXPLORE, NETWORK, AND CREATE COMMUNITY , CULMINATING IN LOUD WEEKEND WITH 30+ CONCERTS OVER 3 DAYS THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM CAMPUS (JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2025).OUR RENOWNED ENSEMBLE, BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS, PERFORMED IN OVER 20 ENGAGEMENTS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING NEW COLLABORATIONS, WORLD PREMIERES, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT FOSTERING CREATIVE EXCHANGE. BANG ON A CAN ALSO CONTINUED TO PUT ITS 38+ YEAR EXPERIENCE AS LEADING PRODUCERS OF INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC TO WORK IN ADVENTUROUS STAGED PRODUCTIONS WITH THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY, THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY/KENNEDY CENTER, THE OSLO PHILHARMONIC, AND MORE.SOME TOURING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES OF BEFORE AND AFTER NATURE BY CO-FOUNDER DAVID LANG, A MONUMENTAL MULTIMEDIA MEDITATION ON THE NATURAL WORLD, PERFORMED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LA MASTER CHORALE AND THE HELSINKI CHAMBER CHOIR AMONG OTHER CELEBRATED VOCAL ENSEMBLES, WITH STUNNING VISUAL DESIGN BY TAL ROSNER. AFTER A WORLD PREMIERE AT STANFORD LIVE, THIS WORK TRAVELED TO PENN STATE, AND THE HELSINKI FESTIVAL, WITH 2025-26 PERFORMANCES TAKING PLACE AT THE RUHRTRIENNALE, DISNEY CONCERT HALL IN LOS ANGELES AND MORE, AND EVENTUALLY TO CARNEGIE HALL NEXT SEASON (APRIL 2027), REINFORCING OUR INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT AND REPUTATION FOR BOUNDARY-CROSSING INNOVATION.BANG ON A CAN CO-FOUNDER JULIA WOLFE'S WORK ALSO CONTINUES TO REACH GLOBAL AUDIENCES. DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, BANG ON A CAN PRODUCED TOURING PERFORMANCES OF STEEL HAMMER, HER WIDELY CELEBRATED RETELLING OF THE JOHN HENRY BALLAD, IN UTRECHT, DEN HAAG, AND THE ELBPHILHARMONIE IN HAMBURG, FEATURING THE BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS WITH TRIO MEDIAEVAL; PERFORMANCES AND A RECORDING OF FLOWER POWER--AN ORCHESTRAL ODE TO 1960S COUNTERCULTURE--WITH THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY; HER STORY - A TELLING OF WOMEN'S STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY THROUGH AMERICAN HISTORY - FEATURING LORELEI ENSEMBLE AND THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE KENNEDY CENTER; AND MORE.FROM THE BARBICAN IN LONDON TO THE STREETS OF FORT GREENE, OUR REACH IS WIDER THAN EVER, BUT OUR ARTISTIC FOCUS REMAINS SHARP: CHAMPIONING INNOVATION, AMPLIFYING VOICES ACROSS THE MUSICAL SPECTRUM, AND CREATING SPACES WHERE AUDIENCES ENCOUNTER MUSIC AS SOMETHING THRILLINGLY ALIVE. 1867778 1568928 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 BURUEAU 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 TWO DOZEN WORLD CLASS MUSICIANS FROM NATIONS SUCH AS CHINA, PAKISTAN, CONGO, POLAND, VENEZUELA, HAITI AND OTHERS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS ABROAD DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE PROGRAM BEGAN DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND HAD BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2028 UNTIL THE ABRUPT TERMINATION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT IN FEBRUARY 2025. 3138516 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 124 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 NY CA X BANG ON A CAN INC 7188527755 80 HANSON PLACE- 301 BROOKLYN NY 11217 MICHAEL KUSHNER PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE LASSITER VICE-PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA TAIT TO OCTOBER 2024 VICE-PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN KIFFERSTEIN TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT A SKIRNICK SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GORDON BOARD MEMBER/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 15.00 X X 33000 0 0 DAVID LANG BOARD MEMBER/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 15.00 X X 29550 0 0 JULIA WOLFE BOARD MEMBER/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 BETTO ARCOS TO FEBRUARY 2025 BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN BALDINI BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY BISHOP BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYNETTE JAFFE BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY MARGARET JONES BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAULEE MARCUS BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MURRELL BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANE STEWART BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM WOLFENSOHN BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SAVELSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 132500 0 44998 195050 0 44998 1 0 1 0 0 1929958 518425 2448383 CONCERT FEES AND TICKE 711130 687725 687725 SUMMER INSTITUTE TUITI 611710 67900 67900 755625 25650 25650 9100 0 9100 9100 9100 3490 0 3490 3490 3242248 759115 0 34750 X 1568928 1568928 234966 135046 73854 26066 322082 214378 54187 53517 93023 69761 10375 12887 41170 26548 8766 5856 6275 1883 4392 4221 1266 2955 525408 515578 4652 5178 90707 90707 19179 14438 3444 1297 13956 10327 2931 698 62084 45942 13038 3104 214603 214603 397 397 PHYSICAL PRODUCTION COS 229111 229111 OTHER EXPENSES 1876 1876 3427986 3138516 178991 110479 998500 137487 556993 73175 159310 21643 21580 4278 4278 46680 46348 729 332 9639 180986 1107964 1060966 59041 48822 25476 174435 84517 223257 X 923447 827709 100000 10000 1023447 837709 1107964 1060966 -185738 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1791098 2685013 2876894 2794225 2448383 12595613 1791098 2685013 2876894 2794225 2448383 12595613 274401 12321212 1556 713 190 22115 34750 59324 12654937 2728532 0.97360 0.67630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 46680 46348 332 332 SECURITY DEPOSIT 9639 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 171347 180986 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 174435 174435 3242248 0 3242248 0 3242248 3427986 0 3427986 0 3427986 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONCERT PERFORMANCES 151714 0 0 0 0 0 0 151714 0 151714 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FOUND SOUND NATION 467 WOODWARD AVENUE UNIT 10 RIDGEWOOD NY 11385 474207974 501(C)(3) 1568928 0 TO CARRY OUT ONEBEAT PROGRAM. 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: BANG ON A CAN INC.'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTS MANAGER REMAIN IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE (FOUND SOUND NATION) TEAM, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND CONSULTATION REGARDING RECORD-KEEPING. INTERNAL CONTROL OVER MONITORING IS COMPRISED OF REGULAR COMMUNICATION, ENSURING THAT THE PROGRAM AND ALL PROJECT BUDGETS REMAIN ON TRACK, CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE FEDERAL AWARD AND SUB-AWARD AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF APPROPRIATE CONTRACTS AND INVOICES FOR ALL EXPENDITURES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KENNETH SAVELSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 132500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44998 0 177498 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BANG ON A CAN MAINTAINS A RELATIVELY SMALL BOARD WHO ARE INFORMED AT BOARD MEETINGS THAT THEY SHALL DISCLOSE ANY PERSONAL INTEREST WHICH THEY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD AND THAT IF THE BOARD WERE TO DETERMINE SUCH TO BE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEY SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FINANCE COMMITTEE. REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS CARRIED OUT BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE WHO THEN REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPROVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL TAX FORMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC AND FACULY FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 498,133. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 498,133. CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,015. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,015. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,445. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,652. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,163. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,260.