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“…this program has givenme a better understanding of my instrument and a better life overall…”2020-21 ANNUAL REPORT
3 Letter from the Executive Director4 In-School Programming5 Gift of Music Instrument Donation Program6 After-School Programming8 Demographics9 Board of Directors and Staff10 Financial Information11 High Note High Step Society Members12 Donor List14 Our Deepest Thanks15 Program Evaluation2Table of ContentsABOUT MUSICOPIA
Musicopia’s mission is to provide opportunities for children to experience, learn,perform, and appreciate music. Founded in 1974, Musicopia’s unwavering vision for47 years is centered on equity, the accessibility of the arts, and to offer all children,regardless of circumstance, the opportunity to have their lives changed throughmusic.
Musicopia builds long-term partnerships with school districts, working collaborativelyto provide equitable access to music programming for youth attending under-resourced schools. Our steadfast commitment to sharing diverse perspectives andintroducing students to new experiences is reinforced through our teaching artistroster. Over 100 professional ensembles and solo teaching artists of the highestcaliber make up Musicopia’s roster, representing musical traditions from around theglobe. Students are able to see their unique heritage celebrated, they learn to honorthe culture of others, and everyone is welcomed into the experience. In the 20-21academic year, these teaching artists brought 144 programs to 66 locations totaling3,832 program hours serving8,883students.Musicopia is thankful to our students, schools,and teaching artists, whose resilience andenergy inspired us to continuously innovateprogramming, allowing us to meet the varyingneeds of our schools and students during ever-changing COVID-19 school operations. Programswere delivered in-person, virtually, and via hybridmodels.We are thankful to our funders who enabledMusicopia to produce 62 high-quality video lessonsutilizing our existing toolbox of cultural content,curriculum guides, and our network of educationadvisors. While students watched the videos,teaching artists also watched in real-time, answeredstudents’ questions in the virtual chat, and sharedcultural and historical curricular connections.Musicopia also oered workshops and resources toour teaching artists to help prepare them to teachin a virtual environment. In August 2020, in aseries of workshops, Board member Dr. Dennis W.Creedon provided guidance on curriculum planningfor online learning; sta member Taia Harlosshared online teaching and editing tools; and Boardmember Greg Oner shared tips for lighting,sound, and camera placement for optimizedonline presenting and teaching.INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE
Dear Friends,
It is an honor and privilege to begin my serviceas Executive Director of Musicopia and partnerorganization Dancing Classrooms Philly. While ithas been an extremely challenging year for all, I amthankful for the strong organizational foundationthat allows us to condently reemerge, poised forgrowth. I am amazed by our Teaching Artists andstaff who have repeatedly re-invented themselvesthis year, driven by a shared passion for transformingchildren’s lives through music.Musicopia was founded 47 years ago by an all-femalestring quartet comprised of Barbara Murray, HazelMickley, Gael Abbasi, and Welthie Fitzgerald. Welthieled the organization until her daughter DeniseKinney took over the reins as Executive Director.During her tenure as Executive Director from2005-2020, Denise poured her heart and soul intoexpanding after school opportunities for students.Denise guided the growth of the Musicopia StringOrchestra (MSO) and the creation of the MusicopiaDrumlines network, providing safe spaces forstudents to come together, interact with peers, andnd joy in music. Under Denise’s leadership, the Giftof Music Instrument Donation Program was ableto collect, repair, and place over 5,000 instruments.Denise created a clear vision for the synergies thatwould emerge from a powerful partnership withDancing Classrooms Philly, and led the formationand cultivation of our shared Board of Directors.It was because of the resiliency of our TeachingArtists, school partners, and staff that we were able toinnovate and meet the varying needs of our studentsthroughout this extraordinary school year whenover two-thirds of our programming was deliveredvirtually. Drumline students were given drumsticks, drum pads, and specialized vibraphone andmarimba practice pads for learning at home,MSO students received instrument repairs andsupplies at home through an “Instrument Tune-UpDay,” and many in-school students experienced thebenets of one-on-one private lessons for the rsttime. Teachers also came directly to our instrumentstorage facility to hand-select instruments forstudents and their programs through our inaugural“Instrument Give-Away Days.”An accomplishment that makes me especially proudthis year was the creation of our Board of Directors’Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.The DEI Committee is tasked with the focusedintegration of formal DEI policies and initiativesinto all areas of our organization and programming,deepening our commitment to equitable access tomusic education.I am eternally grateful for the Board of Directors’belief in my vision for the future of Musicopia.Finding ways to express myself through the pianohas been an essential part of my developmentas a human being, and I believe deeply thatevery child deserves the opportunity to exploremusic as an outlet for creative expression, joy, anddedicated discipline. I am also thankful for you– our supporters, community members, and friends– for your continued engagement and support throughout this virtual year. We all know musicbrings people together and changes lives, and yourpartnership in this journey makes all the difference.
Warmly,
Catherine M. CharltonA Letter from the Executive Director3LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONIn September 2020, theshared Musicopia/DancingClassrooms Philly Board ofDirectors appointed CatherineCharlton as the new ExecutiveDirector. The appointmenttook place after a thoughtfuland rigorous transitionprocess upon the retirementof Denise Kinney. Catherineserved as Musicopia’s andDCP’s Grants & CorporateDevelopment Director from2017-2020. Earlier in hercareer, she served as AssistantVice President in MarketResearch and technologymanagement for a globalcredit card company. Sheholds a B.S. in Engineeringwith Distinction and a minorin Music, and an ExecutiveCertificate in Financial Successfor NonProfits, from CornellUniversity. A recording artiston the prestigious roster ofSteinway Artists as pianist andcomposer, Catherine currentlyserves on the Board ofGovernors of the PhiladelphiaChapter of the RecordingAcademy.Catherine Charlton (right) with Denise Kinney
Musicopia programs provide literal safe spaceswhere students who face signicant challenges intheir personal and school lives can learn to managestress, gain condence and resilience, and nd ajoyful outlet. Eighty percent of Musicopia’s studentsand their families lack nancial security, living inneighborhoods throughout Philadelphia wheresafety and access to opportunity are major barriers.Musicopia also provides this space for studentswith special needs, and this year, of the 8,883 totalstudents served via our in-school programming, 432were students with special needs via 18 programstotaling 326 program hours at 9 schools. Adopt-A-School The Adopt-A-School (AAS) program helps twelveTitle 1 schools bring the many benets of musiceducation to their students. This year we receivedrenewed three-year funding from lead AAS sponsorThe William Penn Foundation. Each partner receivesa strategic assessment of its existing music program,and a customized year-long plan of programs iscreated to meet the needs of each school. Offeringsinclude residency programs; instrument donations,repairs, and purchases; vocal and instrumental musiccoaching sessions; music teacher support; and danceresidencies from partner organization DancingClassrooms Philly.
The 2020-21 Title 1 schools in the Adopt-A-Schoolprogram included: General George G. Meade, St.Martin de Porres, Fanny Jackson Coppin School,St. Cecilia, Visitation BVM, Kensington Creative &Performing Arts High School, Eugenio Maria deHostos Charter School, The Philadelphia CharterSchool for the Arts and Sciences at H. R. Edmunds,Joseph W. Catharine, Philadelphia MontessoriCharter, William Cramp, and Lindley Academy atGeneral David B. Birney Charter School (LindleyAcademy), our newest member.Residency Programs Each multi-part residency begins with an assemblyfor the entire school. A core group of studentsparticipate in workshops that allow students to go in-depth and play music with concepts of the residencytheme. The program concludes with an assemblywhere the core group performs with theteaching artists for the school. In 2020-21 wecontinued to diversify our offerings with two newprograms:Indonesian Dance from the Island ofBalianda literacy program, Philly Loves Jazz.
School Programming Innovations! School scheduling upheavals due to COVID-19 wereformidable challenges for our FAME instrumentalmusic classes. And, playing music together withothers synchronously via virtual platforms suchas Zoom is not widely viable due to sound latencyissues. In order to address this, online group classeswere often restructured into individual studentlessons. Many of those students had never beforeexperienced the benets of one-on-one privatelessons.In-School Programming42020-21 In-SchoolTeaching ArtistsKris AlutiusChristosomos ArgerakisChris AschmanJhazmin BigelowAndy Blackman HurwitzJoseph BryantJim BurkhardtSwati ChaturvediChris CoyleJosh CruzAlexandra DayJames Dell’OreficeNazir EboDavid FishkinGloria GalantePaul GiessJohn GoreOrlando HaddadAlfred HardyRenee “Oyin” Harris-Hardy Shawn HennesseyDoug HirlingerCachet IveyJordan JarrettTerrell JohnsonLeon Jordan Sr.Annija KernoChristian KingPatricia KingBill KoutsourosDaniel LevineDendê MacêdoSean MarkeyBill McCoyAlex MitnickRhonda MooreDariel PeniazekSinta Penyami StormsTony RoysterRaimundo SantosJames StagerEmily StewartMonnette SudlerSuzanne SweeneyWilliam ValenciaQuadell WallaceVince Wilson
Fostering Artistry and Musical Excellence The Fostering Artistry and Musical Excellence (FAME)program provides year-round in-school and after-school instruction for ensembles, helping to supportbands, choirs, and provide coaching for studentsstudying sound engineering and instrumentsincluding voice, guitar, bass, percussion, and violin.INSTITUTIONAL GROWTHUnder CatherineCharlton’s leadershipas Board President,the Musicopia andDancing ClassroomPhilly Board of Directorscreated the Diversity,Equity, and Inclusion(DEI) Committee. Thiscommittee includes Boardrepresentatives fromProgramming (includingactive school Principalsand Teaching Artists),Finance, Developmentand Marketing, andGovernance. Havingbegun with a DEI pulsesurvey of the Board inJune 2021, the committeewill survey stakeholdersand assess all aspectsof Musicopia’s andDCP’s programming,Board recruitment, HRpolicies, messaging,and more, with theintent to integrate aDEI lens into formalpolicies and strategicgoals throughout theorganizations. The April2021 Board and StaRetreat featured keynotefacilitator MauricioVelásquez of the DiversityTraining Group, andsta participated in aJune 2021 workshop oninternal bias, with DavidDylan Thomas.Over the course of a decade, Musicopia has collectedand repaired more than 5,800 donated musicalinstruments through its Gift of Music InstrumentDonation Program and placed over $1 millionworth of new and repaired instruments with thosestudents who need them the most. This year,Musicopia received 335 donated instruments, 200 ofwhich were collected by Eagle Scout Julian Lu. Julianchose Musicopia for his service project as somethingmeaningful for himself as a musician, and topositively impact other young musicians. Julianalso collected donations to go towards instrumentrepairs. This year the Gift of Music program wasfeatured on WHYY, on 6ABC Action News and inThe Patch.Gift of Music Innovations!In order to continue to place instruments withschools during COVID-19, this year we kickedoff “Instrument Give-Away Days.” Teacherscame directly to our instrument storage facilityto hand-select instruments for students whomay not be able to access school instruments,or to obtain instruments needed to start orsupplement a school music program. Ourrst instrument give-away day took place inJanuary as a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ofService Event, at which we gave away nearly140 instruments. The give-away was featuredon 6ABC Action News. In total across threedonation days in 2020-21, we placed more than500 instruments and supplies with 50 schoolsand organizations."Having the opportunity to work withMusicopia and their giveaway program wasa fantastic experience...There’s somethingmagical about receiving your firstinstrument, and to share that magic withour students is a joy untold…" – School administrator
Instrument Donation Program5Eagle Scout Julian Lu
Musicopia String OrchestraThe Musicopia String Orchestra (MSO) program isan out-of-school program for students ages 7-18.Supplemental activities include chamber coaching,group lessons, and performance opportunities.MSO is open to all youth, regardless of their family’sability to pay, and tuition is subsidized through fulland partial need-based scholarships. Across threeensembles, MSO served 50 students from 22 schoolsduring the 20-21 school year.
MSO maintained virtual rehearsals in primarilysmall-group sectionals. The virtual rehearsals evenallowed for some students to join in real-timefrom locations such as the Pocono Mountains,Texas, and Italy! Students also created ve videoperformances and participated in a behind-the-scenes informational video about the steps it takesto make a virtual performance.The orchestra’s online Spring concert wasfeatured on PHL17, and students and their familiesparticipated in a “watch party,” for which Musicopiadelivered pizzas to each student’s home to enjoywhile viewing the video performances. Musicopiawas proud to host ten of its orchestra students asPMAY Artists. The PMAY Artists’ Initiative supports5th-12th graders from communities that areunderrepresented on the symphony orchestra stage,and those who encounter hardships, to realize theirmusical potential and ultimately pursue their dreamof becoming professional classical musicians.Six members of a chamber group also participatedineight in-person rehearsals at which they receivedcoaching on chamber etiquette and cueing. Aperformance by this group was featured at our HighNote High Step Event, and footage from one of theirrehearsals was featured on a special series on NBC10called “Reopening America” that highlighted howthe city of Philadelphia was opening back up.Taia Harlos completed her rst full year as theorchestra’s Artistic Director and Conductor. “I amdeeply humbled and motivated to be working withthe ensembles of the MSO program, and I know thatour musical endeavors will be even more valuableto students as we come together after socialdistancing,” said Taia.After-School Programming2020-21 MusicopiaString Orchestra Faculty
Taia Harlos, ArtisticDirector and ConductorCoaches:Gia AngeloAdam BrodnitskyWilliam ValenciaAshley VinesAndrea WeberGrace Busser, Alumnaintern6"This program has given me a betterunderstanding of my instrument and a betterlife overall. Playing a song that I like reallyawakens me and gets my adrenaline running ontiring days." – MSO studentOrchestra Innovations!Artistic Director Taia Harlos visited students in frontof their homes during an “Instrument Tune-Up Day,”at which she delivered supplies, replaced strings, andmade minor instrument repairs.
2020-21 MusicopiaDrumlines Faculty
Marcus Myers, ArtisticDirector
Coaches:Chris AschmanAdam BaileyZaire BestMatthew CheneryJosh CruzKen EidingerHonor FurtekJohn GoreAlyssa HeftMarc JacksonJordan JarrettDaniel LevineKion LewisEmmanuel Lozada-MendezAlex LukensDariel PeniazekMichnari Robinson7Musicopia DrumlinesDrumlines is an after-school percussion programtargeting at-risk students ages 9-18 with the goal ofinspiring participants to develop musical skills, self-discipline, self-condence, and an aspiration to pushthemselves to further accomplishments. With nocost to participants, Drumlines has grown into a vitalprogram that has won many titles and performedwidely at parades, private events, and professionalsports games. In 2020-21, 221 students from eightSchool District of Philadelphia schools participatedin Musicopia Drumlines. During remote learning,students across nine ensembles including The Royals,the Drumlines’ honor ensemble, participated in995hours of online coaching, and in summer 2020, Royals’students participated in in-person,socially distancedrehearsals.Musicopia has intentionally created geographicclusters of programs in neighborhood schools sothat the students may progress from middle schoolprograms that feed into Musicopia high schoolensembles, often sharing the same percussion teacher.This structure allows for the development of long-termstudent-teacher relationships. In 2020-21 we arrangedanother cluster in Southwest Philadelphia, adding aDrumlines program at Tilden Middle School, a feederschool to Bartram High School.Artistic Director Marcus Myers, who served throughMay 2021, had an immensely positive impact onstudents during his time with the program. During thePhiladelphia protests in Summer 2020, Marcus wrotein a letter addressed to students: “As a black man whogrew up in Philly, I feel every piece of emotion… expectus here at Musicopia to listen, understand, act….Weencourage each and every one of you to help changethe narrative. I want to leave you with this, while theworld seems to be in an uproar, do not let it steal yourjoy and dreams….” In June, Musicopia welcomed Antoine Mapp as its newDrumlines Director. Antoine is also the Director of theWest Powelton Steppers & Drum Squad and of theStixers, the ofcial Drumline of The Philadelphia 76ers.Drumlines Innovations! Musicopia supplied drum sticks and practice padsfor students learning at home, and our melodicpercussion students received specialized practicepads which enabled students to practice playingnotes on printed images of vibraphone andmarimba keyboards.
Schools& OrganizationsDemographicsProgrammingSession Types32%In-Person68%VirtualMany students served by Musicopiahave more than one encounterwith our programming throughoutthe year, including orchestra anddrumline rehearsals and residencyprograms. The chart to the rightshows the student demographic weserved based on the number of timesstudents came into contact with ourprogramming.Black/African American 49.4% White/Caucasian 23.3% Hispanic/Latino_14.4% bb. Asian 6.7% Other/Multi-Racial 6.2%Public 49.6%Charter 20.5%Special Needs 17.1%Community Organizations 7.7%Religious/Parochial 4.3%Corporations 0.8%ProgrammingVolume By LocationTotal # of Sessions1200400614.5PHILADELPHIAStudentDemographicsBelow are the types of schoolsand organizations we served.8More than 80%of Musicopiastudents servedare identified aslow-income.CHESTER
Board of DirectorsEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEbony Lee, ChairManaging Director, Graduate Programs at 2UDavid DiStefano, Chair-Elect; Co-Chair, GovernanceCommitteeChief Revenue Ofcer, AIIR ConsultingCatherine Broh, Co-Chair, Governance CommitteePartner, MGA Partners ArchitectsBrian Cameld, Co-Chair, Development & MarketingCommitteeManager of Customer Care, PECO EnergyJames E. Cauley, Jr., Co-Chair, Programming CommitteeMusic Specialist (Retired), William Mann Elementary,School District of PhiladelphiaDr. Dennis W. Creedon, Co-Chair, DEI CommitteeRetired School District SuperintendentScott Fast, Co-Chair, DEI CommitteeGeneral Counsel, Day & Zimmermann Maintenance andConstruction
Danielle Kalish, Co-Chair, Development and MarketingCommitteeAssistant Deputy General Counsel, ComcastLynne Millard, SecretaryLeadership Coach, Ofce of Leadership DevelopmentSchool District of PhiladelphiaCharles Shupe, Co-Chair, Programming CommitteePrincipal, Radnor Elementary School (Retired), RadnorSchool DistrictGui Valladares, Co-Treasurer; Co-Chair, Finance CommitteeSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Ofcer, PrincetonHealthCare SystemStaci Wilhelm, Co-Treasurer; Co-Chair, Finance CommitteeChief Accounting Ofcer, J. G. WentworthMEMBERSKelley ArredondoDirector, Human Resources at Erickson LivingJoseph BatorySuperintendent, Upper Darby School District (Retired)Jack Carr, Ph.D.Director of Arts and Culture, String Theory Charter School;Founder, Girard Academic Music ProgramJoshua CruzTeaching Artist, MusicopiaLeslie DonnellJacob ElichAssociate Consultant, ZS AssociatesRazelle Frankl, Ph.D.Professor Emerita, Rowan UniversityJeffrey Freedman, EsqJeffrey M. Freedman, Esquire, LLCManish GorawalaPresident and CEO, Tri-Force Consulting ServicesRemi JardelSenior Audit Manager, Mazars USATim KardishCEO, Gerard Daniel WorldwideCarly KeenyDirector, Communications, TPX at ComcastRhonda MooreTeaching Artist, Dancing Classrooms PhillyFrank J. MurphyPrincipal, General G. Meade School, School District ofPhiladelphia (Retired)Gregory Offner, Jr.Entrepreneur from PhiladelphiaTracey SantilliChief Growth Ofcer, Tierney, PhiladelphiaDebbie SingerFormer Musicopia String Orchestra ManagerBrian SlagleAnalyst, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaShytasia Shirley*Senior Year Student, String Theory School, Vine StreetLen WeiserPresident and Chief Executive Ofcer, White Horse Village
*Student Representative to the Board (non-voting)DANCE ON PHILLYIn November, Philadelphians cametogether forDance On Philly, a virtualdance party to benefit Musicopiaand partner organization DancingClassrooms Philly. Broadcast livefrom The Fillmore, the six-houreventfeatured some of Philly’sfinest DJs, dancers, and TVpersonalities and was highlightedonPhilly LiveandWHYY, and inNew Jersey Stage,BroadwayWorld,The Philadelphia Inquirer,The Philadelphia Globe,Jambands,andDosage Magazine.
9StaffCatherine Charlton, Executive Director(from September 2020)Grants and Corporate Development Director(through August 2020)
Denise Kinney, Executive Director (through August 2020)Director of Strategic Projects (through March 2021)Alecia Burke, Grants ManagerCaitlyn Coleman, Director of Community Engagementand Digital MarketingKen Eidinger, Gift of Music Instrument Donation ProgramLiaison and DriverTalia Fisher, Director of Communications and PR andManager, Musicopia String OrchestraJuliette Hyson, Director of Strategic Projects Jessa Kinney, BookkeeperKate Lombardi, Philanthropy ManagerAlex Lukens, Drumlines ManagerLeslie Malmed Macêdo, Program DirectorMarcus Myers, Gift of Music Instrument DonationProgram ManagerNathan Rifenburg, Program and Drumlines Manager Jennifer Ruiz, Director of Finance and BusinessOperations
Financial Information57% Grants (Includes multi-year grants)16% Other Revenue(Includes school programs, program honoraria and management fees)9% Individuals and Fundraising8% COVID-19 Relief (Grants and PPP loan forgiveness)5% Corporate Revenue 5% In-kind Donations(Includes instrument donation program)77% Programming12% Management and General11% FundraisingRevenue FY Ending 2019 FY Ending 2020 FY Ending 2021 (unaudited) Grants $439,775 $360,780 $911,055Other Revenue $321,329 $279,491 $253,444Individuals and $205,767 $173,182 $149,386FundraisingCOVID-19 Relief N/A $8,750 $127,130 Corporate $83,476 Revenue*In-Kind Donations $98,170 $59,786 $77,248 Total Revenue $1,065,041 $881,989 $1,601,739Expenses FY Ending 2019 FY Ending 2020 FY Ending 2021 (unaudited)Programming $1,015,076 $862,890 $937,245Management $114,104 $160,694 $146,969and General Fundraising $102,100 $112,423 $128,982Total Operating $1,231,280 $1,136,007 $1,213,196ExpensesNet Operating** ($166,239) ($254,018) $388,543 Results *Corporate previously included in Grants and Individual and Fundraising. 2021 and moving forward, Corproate Revenue will be broken out.**Net operating results do not include revenue from multi-year grants received and recorded in prior years.10FY2020-21 REVENUEFY2020-21 EXPENSES 10
These dedicated supporters have generously pledged $1,000 or more per year for ve years toMusicopia, or both Musicopia and partner organization Dancing Classrooms Philly.Musicopia and Dancing Classrooms PhillyHigh Note High Step Society MembersAnonymous (3)Noelle and Seth AllenKelley ArredondoSusan Bernini and Denise KinneyCatherine and Jonathan BrohJoyce and Ron BurdBrian and Dawn CameldJames CauleyCatherine Marie CharltonMargery Covello and Paul MaroneSteve and Cathei DavisJack H. DembowDavid and Larissa DiStefanoRobbie and Steve EisenbergJake and Elizabeth ElichTamsin and Scott FastWelthie and Walter FitzgeraldRazelle and William FranklKaren and Jeffrey FreedmanJayne GarrisonDanielle KalishSara Kimmel and Virginia KimmelLynne KornblattCarole and Lou LauzarEbony LeeWilliam A. LoebKate LombardiLynne MillardFrank MurphyBarb MurrayZoe PappasCharles ShupeJanet Ries Stern and Matthew SternLauren and Alex VaccaroGui and Katryn ValladaresDouglas Umbehauer, Sr. and Jr.Margaret WalesLen Weiser and Dave BronsteinStaci Wilhelm and Derek LorancaDennis and Donna WoodyBill and Linda Zarrilli11HIGH NOTE HIGH STEP EVENT In December, approximately200 online guests heardinspirational remarks fromGrammy-nominated duo Black Violin about the power and importance of the arts at ourannual High Note High StepEvent with partner organizationDancing Classrooms Philly. Theevent raised over $40,000 indonations, sponsorships, andpledges, and was featuredon NBC10 and inDosageMagazine,Scoop USA Media,
Philadelphia Weekly,PhillyLife&Culture, andBroadwayWorld. Leading up to the event,Musicopia hosted a free, online,educational workshop tocelebrate Black Violin’s uniqueblend of hip-hop and classicalmusic, through a discussion ofhow blending musical cross-genre influences can createnew traditions. The panelfeatured a rich array of artistsrepresenting a wide varietyof cultures including hip-hop,Venezuelan, and South African.
Operations Innovations! A year of primarily virtual programming with limited time spent traveling to meetings andprograms allowed time for staff, many of whom were in new or expanded roles, to lookat operating procedures in new ways. Increased efciencies included the conversion ofaccounting and payroll systems, an HR manual overhaul, and further leveraging internaldatabase systems to automate tasks.Musicopia maintains a Board-directed cash reserve and adds a set amount each month.Combining the generous response of donors and foundations with our status as anorganization with no debt, we showed that while program delivery was different this year,we still delivered lasting impact to our communities, and are emerging from the COVID-19crisis scally prepared to enter our next 47 years.
We thank and recognize those donors who have contributed to Musicopia between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. We are truly grateful for your support of Musicopia’s mission to bring the gift of music to all children in the Greater Philadelphia region.$100,000 and aboveWilliam Penn Foundation $50,000 to $99,999Dreams R Us Foundation Impact100 Philadelphia $20,000 to $49,999Children Can Shape the FutureConnelly FoundationGSKHoxie Harrison Smith FoundationJoseph and Marie Field FoundationLincoln Financial FoundationAndrew W. Mellon Foundation: Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth Artists’ Initiative Philadelphia Arts in Education PartnershipThe Presser FoundationThe Philadelphia Foundation, from an Anonymous Fund, Children and Families Fund, and the Henry Grifth and Anna Grifth Keasbey Fund.Widener Memorial Foundation in Aid of Handicapped Children$10,000 to $19,999COVID-19 Arts Aid PHLE. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter FoundationFox Chase Bank Charitable FundMcLean ContributionshipAlbert B. Millet Memorial FundMockingbird FoundationMusic Has Value Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle TennesseePennsylvania Council on the ArtsSeybert Foundation$5,000 to $9,999AnonymousAllen Hilles FundChild Development FoundationEthel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial FundFind Your Light FoundationThe Gordon Charter FoundationJKG Florida Business CorpPhiladelphia Cultural FundRobert L. Bard and Agnes Cook Bard TrustRosenlund Family FoundationSheila Fortune Foundation$2,500 to $4,999D’Addario FoundationSteven A. Gold Charitable Educational Institutions TrustThe Huston FoundationLoeb Performing Arts Fund of the Philadelphia FoundationChristopher Ludwick FoundationMelanie Frost Moll in conjunction with the Marilyn S. Moll Charitable TrustPanetiere PartnersPhiladelphia Music Alliance Rothman OrthpaedicsSpurlino Family Fund II, a donor- advised fund of Fidelity CharitableVan Aken Family Foundation$1,000 to $2,499Alston-Beech FoundationAssociated Chamber Music PlayersRyan BalsanJoseph and Joan BatoryLin and Jim Buck and The Buck Family FoundationCynthia CarlsonCharles Delmar FoundationManish GorawalaCharles Boone Houston and Howard Hathaway Houston Fund of The Community’s FoundationC. Eugene Ireland FoundationDolnger-McMahon FoundationTim and Regina KardishThe John G. and Ruth K. Kramer Charitable TrustChristian R. & Mary F. Lindback FoundationMartha MartinGraham and Susan McDonaldChris MoyerNAXIONHannah PlimptonInternational Women's Club of PhiladelphiaRenewal Presbyterian ChurchPritchard Family FoundationBeth RandallRenner Faerie Godmother Fund at Charles SchwabNathan Renner-Johnson and Alexander MacnowRotary Foundation of PhiladelphiaSchultz Family Fund of The Philadelphia FoundationHenrietta Tower Wurts Memorial$500 to $999Arlene Barr KelzDeborah BuhlesThe CBR Fund of The Community’s FoundationArthur ChiuSara ChrismerDennis W. CreedonI. L. Cohen FoundationThe Community’s Foundation on behalf of Cheryl HazeGreg DanieleWilliam GardineerMurray and Michele Rae KalishCarly KeenyLacy Charitable Fund, a fund of the Chester County Community FoundationMarylou McLaughlinGregory Offner, Jr.Paulette SteffaDeborah Zateeny$250 to $499AnonymousLouis B. Colameco IIIJane N. BeattyAlan and Susan BorislowKaren CavanaughPatricia CerritelliJames CharltonNancy DryeRichard and Gail DuffanyChristine EwanGeorgyn FestAndrew FisherJake GillisCelina Gray and Kostis KourelisKushol GuptaTaia HarlosBob and Debbie KonarDierde and Ross Konar12Donor List
Mark and Katherine LoveJeffrey MarkowitzDanielle MccoyMGA PartnersLarry and Norma ReichlinWendella RickerTracey SantilliSandy and Clifford ShettlerDonald F. StevensKatia StrieckJoseph VeltriFred and Carrie VolkmanTara Webb DueyJeannine and David Webber$100 to $249Anonymous (7)George and Ellen AmanElizabeth A. MarksVincent and Joan DurningMelissa BakerGregory BarrenLindsay BjorhusPeter and Sally BrodieJane BrooksRosemary C. BrooksChristine CarterHarry Chen and Andrea ApterMelissa ChiassonPatrick ColganDiane L. and Ross CollinsCatherine K. and T.J. ConahanDebra CopitJessica CraftJohn and Fern CulhaneJennifer CzifrikMichael DalianisSarah DeFranciaJoy and Keith DenglerMary Lou DennisElizabeth DifeyIdette ElizondoDiane EspositoMickey FinebergTamzen FlandersBrian A. FranklTimothy and Jill GalloglySybil GilmarJoan Shapiro Green and FranklinL. GreenNeil K. Haimm and Laura BellHaimmHolger and Anne HansenJames and Betty HausmanAndrea HillCarolyn HitchcockDenise HoranMini KilJohn and Ellen KurtzMizmun KusairiVirginia LandgrafPaul LebanikIrene LeeRandi and Abbe LevineAaron LewisDina LeytesDaniel and Linda LitwinSarah LynchJames ManganaroRiaz and Lily MoledinaTom and Kim MoonLeo Carey and Sonya MouzonEric M. PlewinskiPaul and Jeane NemethPenny NixonMartin OberstaedtGiuliana and Bob PiersonOwen and Susan RingJames RobbKiley Ryan and Chris KasperNancy SalandraKaryn ScherGwendolyn Bye SchulmanCharles G. SheelyBrian SlagleLaura and Andrew SparksRobin and Robert SpencerWillann Spiccia and Brian GibsonJulie StoneTom and Kay StrettonMatthew TaylorPeggy VogtMarvin WeisbordLisa WilliamsWon by OneTiwana WrightMatching Gift and Corporate andEmployee Giving OrganizationsAmazon SmileBank of America Charitable GiftFundBenevity Community ImpactFundBoeing CompanyCharities Aid Foundation ofAmericaCoin UpComcastExelon CorporationFidelity Charitable Gift FundInternational Blue CrossMerck FoundationRenaissance CharitableFoundationTIAA CharitableUnited WayVanguard Community FundGifts were made in honor and/orin memory of:Carol AndersBruce M. BrownBrian CameldCatherine CharltonMouhamed CisseCurtis Institute of Music Students:Chih-Ta, Hannah, Michael,Emma, NygelRich DempseyHenry DiTomassoJoanna and Charles EdgarBenjamin EskinGrady FinnC. Janet FinnCarol FreedDavid GorgoneStella GreenTaia HarlosRichard HuntAndy HurwitzPhyllis HurwitzDanielle KalishMark KinneyDenise KinneyRoger LacyDoris McCain LoderLehigh Valley Charter High Schoolfor the Arts Tri-M Music HonorSocietyIsa LevitJulian Lu’s Eagle Scout ProjectGreg LusbyLew MedinaDaniela PiersonMax RubyWil SchadeSecurity Ofcer at 40th StreetLibraryJoan SkoczenMary WatanabeSome listings reect split givingbetween Musicopia and DancingClassrooms Philly.
High Note High Step SocietyMembers are listed separatelyon page 11.13MANN MUSIC ROOMMusicopia’s BollywoodDancing,Afro-Cuban Musicand Dance, andIndonesianDance programs werefeatured in theMann MusicRoom, an education serviceof the Mann Center for thePerforming Arts whichexplores global culturesthrough music and dance,bringing new lessons,movements, and soundsstraight to audiences athome. Three more programswill be featured in the nextfiscal year.
This year many individuals and community partners supported Musicopia in many different ways. Our sincere thanks for your generosity, dedication and commitment. Without you we would be unable to fulll our mission.Our Deepest ThanksGIFT OF MUSIC INSTRUMENT DONATION PROGRAM Thank you to our Gift of Music donors from Spring 2020 through June 2021 who made it possible for us to place 552 instruments this year in the hands of children who otherwise would not have the opportunity to experience the joy of learning an instrument, playing music, or to advance their studies on a high quality instrument. Special thank you to… David, Karen, Mark, and Thomas Loder, in honor of Doris McCain Loder: The Loder family donated Dory’s violin and viola to Patricia Harden, a junior in high school, and Justin Williams, who is attending the Peabody Institute of Music. Both Patricia and Justin were PMAY Artists. Doris Ann Loder taught strings in the School District of Philadelphia and played in the Delaware Symphony Orchestra for 30 years. The instrument hand-offs took place at Settlement Music School, where both students and donors took music lessons. Dr. Neil Pennington who donated a Brazilian Rosewood Lorenzo Pimentel Classical guitar that is being used by a Settlement Music School student.Gift of Music Volunteers Giacomo DeAnnuntis Leo Carey Richard Duffany Leon Jordan, Sr. Charles Shupe Cathy Wilcoxson Gift of Music Repair Vendors Kris Alutius Al Bien and the team at Springeld Music Calliope Music Downing Jacobs Taia Harlos James O’Donnell of O’Donnell Brass and Woodwind RepairGift of Music Drop-off Locations Calliope Music Delta Consultants LLC Jacobs Music Mount Airy Violins and Bows Music and Arts Music Training Center The Music Workshop Sam Ash Music Charles Schwab Springeld Music WRTI, 90.1FMThank you to the following individuals and community partners for hosting fundraising events, concerts, and instrument drives this year.Drew Nugent Trio Ensemble Novo Herding Cats The Hot Club of Philadelphia John Johnston Quentin Jones Larry McKenna Quartet Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts Julian Lu The Pennsylvania Chamber Winds Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse Barry Wahrhaftig Weavers Way CoopDance On Philly, a virtual dance party benetting Musicopia and partner organization Dancing Classrooms Philly: Producers: Andy Hurwitz, Esq. and the team from 30Amp Circuit and Our People Entertainment Lauren Hart, host Cosmo Baker, DJ The Fillmore, livestream locationWe’d like to thank the following individuals and community partners for donating in-kind products or services, volunteering their time, or providing performance and other opportunities.Paul J. Abraham, NAXION Noelle Allen, Wine LaLa Phillip Brown Steve Cohen Black Violin (Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus) Bruce Brown, Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation Cheryl Roebuck Music Scholarship Suzanne D’Addario, D’Addario & Company, Inc. David Michie Violins and Bows Stan Davis and the Philadelphia Multicultural Music Center for Non-Violence 14
INNOVATIONOrlando Edwards Blake Epstein Joe Esposito First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia Welthie and Walter Fitzgerald Jeffrey Freedman Janet Fries, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Jayne Garrison Grant Thornton: Sean Denham, Cynthia Lapin Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Jeffrey Grossman Bob R. Gupta, A+ Education and Performing Arts Kushol Gupta and the administration and student leadership of The Penn Band William Horrocks International College of Integrative Medicine Conference Karl “Dice Raw” Jenkins Linda Jennings Tim Jones, Rothman Orthopaedics Wouter Kellerman Harvey and Virginia Kimmel Larry Kosson and Robin Spielberg Aaron Krauss, Cozen O’Connor Adriana Linares Jim Mari Dan Moskowitz Mount Airy Violins & Bows Phil Nicolo Philadelphia Music Alliance Philadelphia Sinfonia, Judith Mendelsohn, Executive Director The Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Maestro Louis Scaglione, President & Music Director Jeff Phipps, Educational Sales Director, Steve Weiss Music Bob and Giuliana Pierson Play On, Philly! Project 440, Joseph Conyers, Executive Director Suzanne Riemann Freddie Rollo and Marple Newtown High School Tri-M Music Honor Society Frank Machos, Maddie Muth, and Nathan Wesner, The School District of Philadelphia Tracey Santilli, Tierney Christopher Schuch Mark Schulz, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter of The Recording Academy Primavera Fund, Rachel Segal Settlement Music School, Helen Eaton and Najib Wong Michelle Silenzio-Franklin Steve E Love Sound Temple University Music Preparatory Division, Mark Huxsoll, Director Douglas Umbehauer Sr. & Jr., Painting & Wallcovering Co. Vino Bliss Jerrod Wilkins Grace Woo WRTI, 90.1FM: Porsche Blakey, Bill Johnson, Tara Webb Duey Deborah ZateenyHigh Note High Step Event Sponsors Rothman Orthopaedics Stradley Ronon Cozen O’Connor NAXION Tierney Tri-Force Consulting Services, Inc. Painting & Wallcovering Co. Morgan, Lewis and Bockius15PROGRAM EVALUATION Musicopia continues to evaluate all programs through surveys with program participants, classroom educators, Musicopia teaching artists, and program observers. These surveys ask both open-ended and Likert Scale (rating 1-5) questions that use educational and developmental criteria to gauge program eectiveness. Evaluations are automatically distributed to teachers, students, and principals both at the end of programs (historically) and at the beginning of programs (starting in phases in 2020).In 2020, Musicopia re-designed surveys to consolidate and streamline questions, and bring consistent data across all programming areas. Surveys are collected online and automatically integrated with program booking data.The Musicopia Board of Directors Programming Committee is made up of former and current educators and administrators who share their expertise to inform programming and also serve as Program Evaluators who visit schools and provide written evaluations of programs. Evaluation Innovations! Musicopia’s pivot to online learning during COVID-19 provided a serendipitous opportunity for our education experts to review immense amounts of online programming and give real-time feedback to Teaching Artists as they were navigating this new teaching platform.
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Support provided in part by the PhiladelphiaCultural Fund.Musicopia receives state arts funding supportthrough a grant from the Pennsylvania Councilon the Arts, a state agency funded by theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania. MSO has been made possible, in part, withsupport from ACMP Associated Chamber MusicPlayers.