Public Charity

ASCAP FOUNDATION

ASCAP FOUNDATION, of New York, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.3M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, $17.5M in total assets. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $675K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510181769 New York, NY Performing Arts NTEE: A60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$17.5M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$675K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The ASCAP Foundation is dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past and sustaining the creative incentive for today's music creators through a variety of educational, professional and humanitarian programs and activities that serve the entire music community.

Where $100 goes at Ascap Foundation

How Ascap Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$33
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND COMPOSER PROGRAM
45% of program spending
$19
MUSIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OURTREACH
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 17 programs
$16
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
21% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Alex Shapiro
Director Betsy Perez
Director Bruce Broughton
Director Charles Bernstein
Director Dan Foliart
Treasurer Dean Kay

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$590,049 23 grants
Education
$35,563 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$21,858 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.3M $1.4M $17.5M
2024 $2.5M $1.5M $14.5M
2023 $2.5M $1.8M $12.7M
2022 $1.9M $1.3M $10.6M
2021 $2.3M $1.2M $12.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $3.3M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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