NATIONAL CHILDRENS CHORUS
580 HILGARD AVE 31, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 www.nationalchildrenschorus.com

Total Revenue
$5,680,317
Total Expenses
$3,974,989
Net Assets
$2,650,207

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, EMPOWERING THEM TO EFFECTIVELY LEAD SOCIETY TOWARD THE IDEALS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, CULTURAL OPENNESS, AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY. THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS VISION IS A WORLD WHERE CHORAL MUSIC POWERFULLY NOURISHES AWARENESS OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT HUMAN VALUES.

EMPOWERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION AS PART OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NATIONAL PROGRAM

THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN 800 STUDENTS IN THE CITIES OF LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SAN FRANCISCO, PROVIDING AN UNPARALLELED COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM THAT GUIDES YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM THE AGE OF 5 THROUGH 18. GRADUATES FROM THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR ARE ACCEPTED INTO TOP COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATORIES AROUND THE WORLD. WEEKLY TRAINING INCLUDES CHORAL EDUCATION AS PART OF A LARGER CONSERVATORY-LIKE REGIMEN THAT FEATURES CLASSES IN MUSIC THEORY, SIGHT-READING, EAR TRAINING, SOLO VOICE, CONDUCTING AND COMPOSITION. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES HEAVILY ON THE BUILDING OF KEY SKILLS TO CREATE SUPERB MUSICAL FLUENCY, AS WELL AS REINFORCING CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL AWARENESS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF LEARNING WITHIN A FULL SUITE OF MUSICAL DISCIPLINES, STUDENTS REFINE THEIR ABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN A NOURISHING ENVIRONMENT THAT CULTIVATES THEIR POTENTIAL AND PREPARES THEM FOR COLLEGE STUDIES. AS AN ENSEMBLE, THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS PRESENTS WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS THE CULMINATION OF THEIR PERFORMANCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Luke McendarferARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO80$266,875
Chelsea MorelOPERATIONS DIRECTOR65$120,000
Pamela BlackstoneASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR50$105,500
Rose CholakianCONTROLLER & FINANCE DIRECTOR25$0
Barbera ThornhillDIRECTOR2$0
Bessie ChiangDIRECTOR2$0
Melissa TwomeyDIRECTOR2$0
David MumfordDIRECTOR2$0
Deborah BirndorfDIRECTOR2$0
Ronald HohauserTREASURER2$0
Lisa GrodeSECRETARY2$0
Karen Murphy O'BrienCHAIR2$0

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