Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE YOUNG MUSICIANS FOUNDATION'S (YMF) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER UNDER-SERVED, OFTEN MARGINALIZED STUDENTS TO FIND CREATIVITY, CONNECTION, AND JOY THROUGH ACCESS TO TUITION-FREE MUSIC EDUCATION, PERFORMANCES AND EXPERIENCES.
PROVIDING TUITION-FREE MUSIC EDUCATION TO UNDER-SERVED YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES.
TEACHING ARTISTS PROGRAM-YMF'S SERVICE AREA AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED NEARLY TRIPLED FROM 1,400 STUDENTS AT 13 SCHOOLS AND SITES IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 2018-19 ACADEMIC YEAR TO 3,400 STUDENTS AT 25 SCHOOLS AND SITES ACROSS GREATER LOS ANGELES BY THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR. IN OCTOBER 2017 YMF CREATED THE MUSIC HEALS PROGRAM FOR THE FORMERLY GANG-INVOLVED RECENTLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN AT THE LARGEST GANG-PREVENTION ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. YMF ALSO OPERATES A NEIGHBORHOOD ORCHESTRA, A TUITION-FREE PROGRAM OPEN TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-12.
DEBUT ORCHESTRA-ONE OF THE OLDEST PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ORCHESTRAS IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 708 TALENTED MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE LOS ANGELES, AGES 12 TO 25. DEBUT ALUMNI CONSISTENTLY MOVE ON TO POSITIONS WITH TOP SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN EARLY SPRING OF 2018, WITH THE GUIDANCE OF TOP EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, YMF BEGAN THE PROCESS OF SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRUCTURING THE DEBUT ORCHESTRA PROGRAM IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE INTO YMF'S CORE SERVICE MODEL, THEREBY SERVING THE SAME POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES AS THEIR TEACHING ARTIST PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Walter Zooi | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $76,667 |
Yolla Kairouz | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
Stella Jeong | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Lori Hyland | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
G Beverly Bergmann | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Riko Kohazame Weimer | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Daniel Rothmuller | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Alexander Gershman | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Wallis Annenberg | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
Fred Scholder | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
Arnold Seidel | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
Margot Smith Thomas | BOARD CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
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