BANG ON A CAN INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BANG ON A CAN INC (EIN 13-3392963)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-07-08
IRS object ID
202631899349300748
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return2026-07-08T13:56:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonKENNETH SAVELSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7188527755PhoneNum
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Gross Receipts$3,242,248GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BANGONACAN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPRESENTING, 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$480,193PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$755,625CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$22,115PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$25,650CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,590CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,296,533PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,242,248CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,447,728PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,568,928CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$1,167,817CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,337,779PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,427,986CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$41,246PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$185,738CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,060,966TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$84,517TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$223,257TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,023,447NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPRESENTING, COMMISSIONING, PERFORMING, RECORDING AND TEACHING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,270,738ExpenseAmt
Revenue$759,115RevenueAmt
DescDURING 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.Desc

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DescTHROUGH 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.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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MICHAEL KUSHNER
PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE LASSITER
VICE-PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA TAIT TO OCTOBER 2024
VICE-PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN KIFFERSTEIN
TREASURER0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A SKIRNICK
SECRETARY0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GORDON
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DAVID LANG
BOARD MEMBER/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$29,550$0$0
JULIA WOLFE
BOARD MEMBER/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR15.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETTO ARCOS TO FEBRUARY 2025
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN BALDINI
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY BISHOP
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNETTE JAFFE
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY MARGARET JONES
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE LEWIS
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RAULEE MARCUS
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH MURRELL
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE STEWART
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM WOLFENSOHN
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH SAVELSON
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Government Grants$1,929,958GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$518,425AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,448,383TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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CONCERT FEES AND TICKE711130$687,725$687,725
SUMMER INSTITUTE TUITI611710$67,900$67,900
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Total Program Service Revenue$755,625TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$1,568,928TotalAmt
Program Services$1,568,928ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$8,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$1,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$515,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,178FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$90,707TotalAmt
Program Services$90,707ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$14,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,297FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$2,931ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$698FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Fundraising$3,104FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$214,603TotalAmt
Program Services$214,603ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$397TotalAmt
Management And General$397ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PHYSICAL PRODUCTION COS$229,111$229,111
OTHER EXPENSES$1,876$1,876

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$178,991ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,479FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$998,500BOYAmt
EOY$137,487EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$556,993EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,175BOYAmt
EOY$159,310EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,643BOYAmt
EOY$21,580EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,278BOYAmt
EOY$4,278EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$46,680LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$46,348LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$729BOYAmt
EOY$332EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,639BOYAmt
EOY$180,986EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,107,964BOYAmt
EOY$1,060,966EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,041BOYAmt
EOY$48,822EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,476BOYAmt
EOY$174,435EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,517BOYAmt
EOY$223,257EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$923,447BOYAmt
EOY$827,709EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,023,447BOYAmt
EOY$837,709EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,107,964BOYAmt
EOY$1,060,966EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$185,738ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,791,098CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,685,013CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,876,894CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,794,225CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,448,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,595,613TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,791,098CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,685,013CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,876,894CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,794,225CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,448,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,595,613TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$274,401SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,321,212PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,556CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$713CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$190CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,115CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,324TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,654,937TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,728,532GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$46,680OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$332BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$332TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$9,639
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$171,347
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$180,986TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$174,435Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$174,435TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,242,248TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,242,248RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,242,248TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,427,986TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,427,986ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,427,986TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedCONCERT PERFORMANCESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$151,714RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$151,714SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$151,714TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOUND SOUND NATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1467 WOODWARD AVENUE UNIT 10AddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11385ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN474207974RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$1,568,928CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO CARRY OUT ONEBEAT PROGRAM.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBANG 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENNETH SAVELSONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$132,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$44,998NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$177,498TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBANG 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 15COMPENSATION 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 19ALL TAX FORMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GARTISTIC 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.

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