A rough list of organizations of interest and possible use to composers.
Composer Organizations
- American Composers Alliance (ACA)
- American Composers Forum (ACF)
- Asian Composers League
- College Music Society
- The International Alliance for Women in Music
- International Society for Contemporary Music
- Minnesota Music Coalition
- National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA)
- New Music USA
- Society of Composers, Inc (SCI)
- Society for Electro-Acoustic Music In the United States (SEAMUS)
Performing Rights Organizations
Organizations Offering Commission Funding
- American Composers Forum – ACF | create & ACF | connect
- Barlow Endowment (commissions and prize)
- Chamber Music America – Classical
- Chamber Music America – Jazz
- Fromm Music Foundation
- Koussevitzky Music Foundation
- MAP Fund
- National Endowment for the Arts
- New Music USA
- New York State Council on the Arts
- US Regional Arts Organizations
More Organizations Offering Financial Support for New Music Activity
- Aaron Copland Fund for New Music
- Academy of Arts and Letters Awards
- American Academy in Berlin Fellowships
- American Academy in Rome Fellowships
- ASCAP Awards
- BMI Awards
- Creative Capital, Inc.
- EarShot – National Orchestral Composition Network
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts
- Guggengeim Memorial Foundation Fellowships
- New Music USA
- Performing Arts Fund Midwest
- The Puffin Foundation
- Shapiro Fund
Organizations Offering Support For Dance Projects
- New Music USA – Project Grants
Support for projects with one area of emphasis on new live music for dance:
Organizations Offering Support For Recording Projects
- Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording Program
- New Music USA – Project Grants
Support for projects with one area of emphasis on recording costs
Organizations Offering Emergency Grants In Support of New Music
Organizations Offering Financial Sponsorship
- The Field
- Fractured Atlas
Includes helpful tips for legal representation, insurance, etc. - New York Foundation for the Arts
Another Important Advocacy Organization
Other Informational Resources
- Composers and Schools in Concert
- i care if you listen
- Music Publishing Podcast
- New Music Box
- New Music Minnesota
- Project : Encore
- The Composer’s Site
- The Portfolio Composer