American Composers Orchestra, Inc.
Lobbying client
American Composers Orchestra, Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 16
- Filings (since 2024)
- 9
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $45,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $200,000 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $200,000 · 1 since 2022, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $209,328
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $38,500 · 8 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 6 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 5
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $223,438 · Melissa Ngan, President & CEO
Lobbied these council members
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Darlene Mealy Council Member, District 41 (Brooklyn)
- Susan Zhuang Council Member, District 43 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Mercedes Narcisse Council Member, District 46 (Brooklyn)
- Kayla Santosuosso Council Member, District 47 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- CMW Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Diana Ayala
- Justin Brannan
- Keith Powers
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Arts Education Services Department of Education · MA104020229278960 $200,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local CM Menin · DCLA · FY2023 $5,000
- Talent Unlimited High School CM Menin · DCLA · FY2024 $5,000
- Talent Unlimited High School CM Menin · DCLA · FY2025 $5,000
- Talent Unlimited High School (02M519) CM Menin · DCLA · FY2026 $5,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2026 $5,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2027 $5,000
- Sonic Sparking Programming CM Menin · DCLA · FY2027 $5,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2009 $3,500
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Julie Menin FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $25,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Melissa Ngan President & CEO $223,438
- Jonathan Holland Director $5,750
- Melinda Wagner Director $2,000
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -10% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Edward Yim · 28.12% of revenue $191,377
- FY2021 Melissa Ngan · 12.49% of revenue $167,955
- FY2022 Melissa Ngan · 10.1% of revenue $194,369
- FY2023 Melissa Ngan · 9.99% of revenue $210,840
- FY2024 Melissa Ngan · 10.13% of revenue $223,438
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Althea V. Stevens It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Eric Dinowitz It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Farah N. Louis It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Mercedes Narcisse It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Susan Zhuang It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $30,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $25,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000