New York, NY

EKMELES INC

EIN 47-2603953

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Ekmeles is a New York–based 501(c)(3) vocal ensemble whose mission is to present, commission, and teach new and rarely-heard works for small vocal ensemble—with a special focus on microtonal repertoire—and to expand the voice’s role in contemporary musical culture.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About EKMELES INC

Ekmeles, Inc. (EIN 47-2603953) is a New York City–based, donor-facing 501(c)(3) vocal ensemble dedicated to performing and commissioning new and rarely heard vocal works and repertoire from the historical avant-garde. The EIN and organizational identity were confirmed by cross-checking the organization’s official website and publicly available nonprofit filings and charity directories.

The ensemble remains actively programming and touring: recent activity includes the February 2024 release of the album "We Live the Opposite Daring" on New Focus Recordings, a staged presentation of David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion in December 2024, a German tour in 2024, and ongoing concert and residency activity through 2025–2026 (including a Columbia University program in April 2026). Ekmeles also maintains educational residencies and composer workshops at multiple universities and receives institutional support from regional and international arts funders.

Notable achievements

Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize (2023)

Recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation’s 2023 Ensemble Prize, the first American group to receive this honor, recognizing exceptional contribution to contemporary music performance.

Album release — We Live the Opposite Daring (2024)

Released a critically praised second album in February 2024 on New Focus Recordings featuring new works by contemporary composers and receiving positive reviews in specialist music press.

Extensive world and U.S. premieres

Presented numerous world and U.S. premieres by leading contemporary composers (including John Luther Adams, Zosha Di Castri, Georg Friedrich Haas, Hannah Kendall, and others) and sustained collaborations with ensembles and institutions at home and abroad.

At a glance

Total assets: $61K
Annual revenue: $223K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 47-2603953
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.ekmeles.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Favorable critical reception in major music outlets — praised by The New York Times for an “extraordinary sense of pitch” and described by The New Yorker as a “brilliant young ensemble.”

Regular institutional support and grant recognition from funders and cultural agencies, including awards and support from organizations such as the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Amphion Foundation, and international councils (e.g., Pro Helvetia).

Listed in national charity directories and cultural grant rosters as an active 501(c)(3) performing organization (the organization appears in charity databases and municipal cultural funding lists; it is registered as donor-eligible but is not currently scored with an overall rating by some charity rating platforms).

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