San Francisco, CA

Other Minds

EIN 94-2728116

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Other Minds is dedicated to encouraging and propagating contemporary and experimental music through concerts, commissions, recordings, broadcasts, audio preservation, and public discussion.

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

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About Other Minds

Other Minds is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 94-2728116) founded in 1993 that champions new, experimental, and underrepresented voices in contemporary music via an annual festival, commissions, recordings, radio programming, and public events. The organization emphasizes cross-cultural exchange and the American Experimental Tradition while fostering composer-to-audience dialogue.

In recent years Other Minds presented its 27th annual festival (November 14–19, 2023) and relaunched the Other Minds Archives (publicly launched January 26, 2024), making thousands of hours of interviews, broadcasts, recordings, photographs, and ephemera accessible online. The group also issues archival releases on Other Minds Records and partners with academic repositories to preserve physical collections for research and long-term access.

Notable achievements

OM Archives relaunch (Jan 26, 2024)

Relaunched the Other Minds Archives on January 26, 2024, providing free online public access to thousands of hours of interviews, KPFA broadcast tapes, musical recordings, photographs, and related ephemera.

27th Annual Other Minds Festival (Nov 2023)

Presented an expanded six-night international Festival of New Music in San Francisco (November 14–19, 2023), featuring composers and performers from multiple countries and a program of concerts, film, and panel discussions.

Archival preservation & releases

Maintains and distributes extensive archival holdings (including KPFA materials), issues curated releases through Other Minds Records, and has worked with academic institutions to house and preserve its physical collections for scholarly use.

At a glance

Total assets: $585K
Annual revenue: $904K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-2728116
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.otherminds.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

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

Recognition

Charity Navigator four-star rating (96%), reflecting strong accountability and financial practices.

Recipient of sector awards recognizing adventurous programming (including an ASCAP award for adventurous programming).

Leadership recognition for Executive and Artistic Director Charles Amirkhanian, including American Composers Forum honors for contributions to new music.

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