2015 ANNUAL REPORT
It is the most amazing feeling in the world to be standing on a stage with 40 other people who have all helped create this giant beautiful piece of art that is our original musical. I am extremely grateful for what The ASCAP Foundation has done for me and the other people who attended Lovewell this summer because of you. Megan, Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts student who received a scholarship from The ASCAP Foundation OUR 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 creators through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian programs and activities which serve the entire music community. Natalie Merchant visiting the Fresh Air Fund Summer Camp
2015 HIGHLIGHTS THE ASCAP FOUNDATION BENEFITTED 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE IN 2015 Last year with your donations, we were able to support: 133 Scholarships, Awards, and Workshops 93 Music Education, Talent Development, and Humanitarian programs 15 musical genres We are proud to have received a Gold Participant rating from GuideStar.
WHAT WE DO The ASCAP Foundation develops and establishes its own Scholarships, Awards and Music Education programs and has collaborated with other organizations to meet its objectives. We are proud of the musical greats who have chosen to establish programs in their name and the families that have memorialized loved ones achievements by creating and funding named programs. They include Herb Alpert Louis Armstrong Irving Berlin Leonard Bernstein Irving Caesar Sammy Cahn George M. Cohan Aaron Copland Hal David John Denver Duke Ellington George & Ira Gershwin Jerry Herman Bart Howard Leiber & Stoller Frederick Loewe Henry Mancini Johnny Mandel Michael Masser Cole Porter Louis Prima Mary Rodgers Richard Rodgers Stephen Sondheim Jimmy Van Heusen Lucille & Jack Yellen and many more. The following is an unaudited overview of The ASCAP Foundation s income and expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015: Total Support & Revenue: $1,787,731 Program Expenses: $1,619,034 Management & General Expenses: $165,484 Fundraising Expenses: $180,200 Year End 12/31/2015 Net Assets: $9,304,299
Talent Development The Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards were established to encourage and recognize jazz composers under 30 years of age. The winning works are selected through a juried national competition. The ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards seek to encourage talented concert composers under 30 years of age. This program was established with funding from the Jack and Amy Norworth Memorial Fund. Songwriter Workshops are sponsored by The ASCAP Foundation in numerous genres, including Musical Theater, Pop, Film & TV, Jazz, Rhythm & Soul, Christian, Country and Latin. ASCAP Television & Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis in Los Angeles, CA
The ASCAP Foundation Reach Out and Touch Award in honor of Nick Ashford was established by ASCAP Foundation board member Valerie Simpson to advance the careers of promising songwriters by providing financial assistance for professional recordings of their songs. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp in New Orleans nurtures the next generation of jazz artists while paying tribute to the legacy of Louis Armstrong. It is designed for students serious about furthering their musical education and interested in learning more about jazz. Music Education & Community Outreach Music in the Schools is a partnership between The ASCAP Foundation, VH1 Save the Music Foundation and Alfred Music Publishing, Inc. We provide schools with packages of music materials consisting of folios, sheet music, band arrangements and method books so that students have quality music to play and practice. Children Will Listen introduces the American musical theatre to youngsters who might otherwise not have the opportunity to experience it. Children Will Listen was established to honor ASCAP member and musical theatre great Stephen Sondheim. Students are provided with classroom materials, transportation to and from the theater, tickets with excellent seats, and, for many, their very first opportunity to see a first class theatrical production. Children Will Listen participants after seeing Newsies
Creativity in the Classroom: Creative Ownership and Copyright is a curriculum designed to help young music students understand the value of their creative work, their rights as owners of intellectual property, and the ethics of protecting the rights of others. The project encourages students to label their creative work with the copyright symbol, the year, and their names, just as they see on any published, professional creative work. The ASCAP Foundation Fresh Air Fund Summer Guitar Project makes musical expression more accessible to hundreds of economically disadvantaged New York City children by providing musical instruments, music lessons and visiting songwriting teachers to the Fresh Air Fund Summer Camps every year. Thank you for your help. If it wasn't for you we wouldn't get to learn how to play the violin. Thanks to you our music teacher gives us fun music to play. Hopefully kids next year can come to this wonderful class with a wonderful teacher. Janelle, 4th grader at Maurice Sendak School
Music Heals The Music Heals Division supports programs that improve the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the body by using music as a means of helping people through difficult conditions and situations. SongwritingWith: Soldiers SongwritingWith: Soldiers operates from a simple principle help our soldiers heal. This ASCAP Foundation funded program pairs returning active duty soldiers and veterans with professional songwriters in a retreat setting to craft songs about personal experiences. This innovative program offers a unique path to help soldiers, their families and their communities cope with the aftermath of combat duty and the challenges of returning home. Hospital Audiences, Inc. organizes composer performances for more than 2,500 elderly, disabled and institutionalized New Yorkers with a grant from The ASCAP Foundation.
The ASCAP Foundation Barbara and John LoFrumento Award enables the Music Therapy Institute of The Music Conservatory of Westchester to expand its music therapy program, providing weekly sessions to special needs students with autism spectrum disorders in the Eastchester, NY school district. The ASCAP Foundation Sunlight of the Spirit Award was established to give support to those who are exemplary in recovery and music creativity. It is funded by ASCAP Foundation and ASCAP President Paul Williams and his wife, Mariana. The Music Therapy Clinic for Aphasia at The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function aims to improve speech production and communication through musicbased activities by working with for patients suffering from Aphasia, which is the loss of speech following a stroke or brain trauma. Music Therapy Institute Of The Music Conservatory of Westchester
Paul (l) and Mariana (r) Williams with 2015 ASCAP Foundation Sunlight of the Spirit Award recipients, Carly Keyes (2 nd l) and Watson Lark (2 nd r) HOW YOU CAN HELP The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions, bequests and grants from ASCAP members, other foundations and the general public. With this financial support, we have been able to compile an impressive record of initiating and supporting solid, meaningful programs which are making a positive difference in the lives of people of all ages across the country. Your generosity will help future music creators discover their abilities, propel emerging creators to the next level, help keep music in our schools and communities throughout the country, and champion the musical legacies of the past. We are a non profit 501(c)(3) public charity and your contributions are essential. Whether your gift is $25,000 or $25, every dollar allows us to continue to serve the entire music. Your contributions to The ASCAP Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. DONATE: ASCAPFoundation.org/donate
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2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul Williams, President Irwin Z. Robinson, Vice President Dean Kay, Treasurer Ginny Mancini, Secretary Marilyn Bergman Charles Bernstein Bruce Broughton Tita Cahn Alf Clausen Dan Foliart Arthur Hamilton Wayland Holyfield James M. Kendrick Robert Kimball Ed London Johnny Mandel James McBride Jay R. Morgenstern Stephen Schwartz Valerie Simpson Charles Strouse Doug Wood 2015 ADMINISTRATION Karen Sherry, Executive Director (first half of 2015) Colleen McDonough, Executive Director (current) Julie Lapore, Program Manager Rebecca Kasilag, Development Associate Joan Hill, Director, Financial Projects