Organizations Filed Purposes:
AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM (ACF) SUPPORTS AND ADVOCATES FOR MUSIC CREATORS BY DEMONSTRATING THE VITALITY AND RELEVANCE OF THEIR ART. WE CONNECT ARTISTS WITH COLLABORATORS, ORGANIZATIONS, AUDIENCES, AND RESOURCES. THROUGH STORYTELLING, PUBLICATIONS, RECORDINGS, HOSTED GATHERINGS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, WE ACTIVATE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS. WE PROVIDE DIRECT FUNDING AND MENTORSHIP TO A BROAD AND DIVERSE FIELD OF MUSIC CREATORS, HIGHLIGHTING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION.
TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR MUSIC CREATORS.
ARTIST SUPPORT: ACF PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO MUSIC CREATORS FOR MULTIPLE POINTS IN THEIR CREATIVE LIVES. THROUGH COMMISSIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SERVICES, ACF PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY FOR MUSICAL ARTISTS. GRANTS PROVIDE SEED MONEY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK, UNRESTRICTED MONEY FOR MID-CAREER ARTISTS, AND COMMISSION SUPPORT FOR A ROTATING ENSEMBLE EACH YEAR. MEDIA: ACF IS THE HOME OF INNOVA RECORDINGS, A MUSIC LABEL THAT RELEASES 20+ TITLES EACH YEAR REPRESENTING A DIVERSE MIX OF WORK BY LIVING ARTISTS. DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NAXOS USA, THE CATALOG NUMBERS OVER 650 TITLES AND IS FREQUENTLY FEATURED ON LEADING DIGITAL PLATFORMS SUCH AS ITUNES, APPLE MUSIC AND SPOTIFY. IMPORTANT TO THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, 100% OF SALES GOES DIRECTLY TO THE ARTISTS. ACF ALSO PRODUCES A DAILY RADIO SHOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO CALLED COMPOSERS DATEBOOK, CARRIED ON 150 STATIONS NATIONWIDE. YOUTH PROGRAMS: BANDQUEST AND CHORALQUEST COMMISSION NEW WORK FROM LEADING AMERICAN COMPOSERS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL- LEVEL STUDENTS, DEVELOPED IN A RESIDENCY PERIOD. TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPOSERS, NEXTNOTES IS A NATIONAL COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC CREATORS THAT ANNUALLY OFFERS AWARDS, MENTORSHIP, AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Vanessa Rose-Pridemore | PRESIDENT & CEO | 60 | $107,671 |
| Paul Hanson | VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINIST | 40 | $70,923 |
| Mateusz Troicki | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephen Usery | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stanford Thompson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carol Ann Cheung | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nirmala Rajasekar | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew Paulus | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Garrett Mcqueen | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joseph Ohrt | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Reinaldo Moya | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Fred Moore | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Evans Mirageas | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephen Miles | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sarah Lutman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janis Lane-Ewart | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Luther Ranheim | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Kouyoumdjian | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Scott Legere | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kathrine Handford | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gao Hong | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laura Kelly Johnston | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lucy Dhegrae | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Cadwell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Isaac Thompson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Ellen Childs | PAST CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Graves | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Deborah Kermeen | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Vivian Fung | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Sands | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anne Lebaron | CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
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