Bang on a Can Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

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

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
• Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $22.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -5.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings