Organizations Filed Purposes:
INSPIRING CHILDREN THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF MUSIC, GENERATING CREATIVITY, ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. CLASSICS FOR KIDS PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ALTHOUGH WE PRIORITIZE OUTREACH TO LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.
CULTURALLY DIVERSE ORCHESTRA CONCERTS, IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMMING AT LOCAL HOSPITALS TO FURTHER ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT TARGETING LOW-INCOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
CLASSICS FOR KIDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS, INTERACTIVE IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, "HEARTSTRINGS" PROGRAMS AT LOCAL HOSPITALS AND ONLINE PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR, WE SERVED ALMOST 17,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES. OF THOSE STUDENTS, 75% WERE FROM LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS.1) PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS AT THE BALBOA THEATRE - EACH SEASON, CLASSICS FOR KIDS PERFORMS 12 PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS IN 3 UNIQUELY THEMED, CULTURALLY DIVERSE SERIES AT THE HISTORIC BALBOA THEATRE. EACH PARTICIPATING CLASS RECEIVES A FREE DOCENT VISIT AND AUDIO CD, AS WELL AS DETAILED LESSON PLANS. DUE TO COVID-19, CLASSICS FOR KIDS PIVOTED TO ONLINE FREE PROGRAMS. 2) INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS - CLASSICS FOR KIDS OFFERS MUSIC EDUCATION AS IN-SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES: "KIDS INVESTIGATE THE SCIENCE OF SOUND AND "PERCUSSION FROM AROUND THE WORLD" ALIGN WITH STATE VAPA AND COMMON CORE STANDARDS, FOSTER CREATIVE THINKING, CULTURAL AWARENESS AND PROBLEM SOLVING.3) HEARTSTRINGS PROGRAM - CLASSICS FOR KIDS PROVIDES INTERACTIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES TO THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND MEDICAL STAFF AT RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, INSTRUMENTS WHICH CHILDREN CAN PLAY AND A HANDS-ON ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY.
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 |
|---|
| Kiran Shelat | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $71,200 |
| Brian Marshall | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elyse Nguyen | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jacob Moelter | TREASURER, BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kevin Fannan | BOARD CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gaston Guerrero | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Roth | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Angela Wang | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marc Duggan | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kathleen Lincoln | SECRETARY, BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
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