New York, NY

COMPOSERS NOW INC

EIN 81-2244711

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts Children & youth

Mission

Composers Now empowers all living composers, celebrates the diversity of their voices and honors the significance of their artistic contributions to the cultural fabric of society.

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

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About COMPOSERS NOW INC

Composers Now, Inc. (EIN 81-2244711) is a New York–based 501(c)(3) presenter and advocacy organization that champions living composers through commissions, premieres, residencies, and public programs. Founded and led by Tania León, the organization programs festivals, Composer Curator dialogues, youth commissioning initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaborations across concert halls, museums, and experimental venues.

In the last 2–3 years Composers Now has increased national reach (including a 2025 festival expansion to multiple U.S. cities), continued its First Commission and youth-focused commissioning work, maintained residency partnerships (including a Pocantico Center/Asian Cultural Council residency), and announced 2026 Visionary Award recipients and new commissioned works.

Notable achievements

National festival expansion (2025)

Expanded the Composers Now Festival beyond New York in 2025 to multiple U.S. cities, increasing performance opportunities and premieres for living composers and broadening audience reach.

First Commission & commissioning program

Operates a First Commission program and regular composer commissions that select emerging and mid-career composers for financial support and world-premiere performances at the festival and partner venues; recent commissions include a 2026 First Commission premiere.

Residency partnerships and interdisciplinary collaborations

Secured residencies and program partnerships (including a Pocantico Center residency supported through a partnership involving the Asian Cultural Council and funder support) that foster composer–artist collaborations, film/music residencies, and public-facing projects.

At a glance

Total assets: $125K
Annual revenue: $145K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-2244711
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.composersnow.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Operates as a registered 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 81-2244711) with recent Form 990 filings on record.

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Partnerships and funder support from cultural institutions and philanthropic organizations (including collaborations with city cultural agencies and foundation partners) that endorse its programming and residencies.

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