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2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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“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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 music‐based 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
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Paul (l) and Mariana (r) Williams with 2015 ASCAP Foundation
“Sunlight of
the Spirit” Award recipients, Carly Keyes (2nd l) and Watson
Lark (2nd 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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WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Address The ASCAP Foundation
1900 Broadway New York, NY 10023
Website
www.ascapfoundation.org
Email [email protected]
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Twitter @ASCAPFoundation
Thank you for supporting The ASCAP Foundation!
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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
