Organizations Filed Purposes:
KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO OFFSETTING THE LOSS OF MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND SCHOLARSHIPS DUE TO BUDGET CUTS ACROSS AMERICA. WE STRIVE TO PASS THE TORCH ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION BY EMPOWERING THEM TO MANIFEST THEIR TALENTS WITHIN THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND USING MUSIC AS AN OUTLET TO EXERCISE CREATIVITY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT WORKFORCE.KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE HAS DONATED OVER $100,000 OF NEW INSTRUMENTS, SHEET MUSIC, SUPPLIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF MUSIC EDUCATION. OVER 32,000 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCESS TO NEW PROGRAMMING THANKS TO OUR DONORS AND SUPPORTERS.ALTHOUGH THE FOUNDATION IS SMALL ON MANY LEVELS, IT HAS ALWAYS EXISTED TO PURSUE AND ENCOURAGE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHO ASPIRE TO GIVE THEIR STUDENTS A POSITIVE AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS. AS KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE FOUNDATION PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF MORE STEM TO STREAM CURRICULAR IN SCHOOLS, THE FOUNDATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE STEEP CLIMB AGAINST THE GRIAN OF OUR DATED EDUCATION SY
IN 2015 KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE FOUNDATION UPHELD ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF FUNDING WEEKLY DONATIONS TO MUSIC EDUCAITON PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION CLASSIFIES THESE PROJECTS AS INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT MUSIC ADVOCACY IN SCHOOLS, AND PROVIDING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, LEARNING MATERIALS, TEXTBOOKS, SHEET MUSIC AND SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. THEY ARE INTENDED TO EXERCISE STUDENTS' NEEDS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION AND PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH A MUSICAL/PERFORMING ARTS OUTLET. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT THIS PROCESS ENSURES THE LONGEVITY OF MUSIC HISTORY AND AMERICAN CULTURE BY PROVING THAT ARTS, CREATIVISTY AND IMPROVISATION ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO PERSONAL GROWTH NOT ONLY AS CITIZENS BUT AS A REFLECTION OF HUMANITY.
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 |
Bobby Ekizian | Secretary | 0 | $0 |
Joe Bonamassa | CO-CHAIRMAN | 0 | $0 |
Roy Weisman | CO-CHAIRMAN | 0 | $0 |
David Williams | Treasurer | 0 | $0 |
Rachel Lepera | Director | 0 | $0 |
Shawn Hagood | Director | 0 | $0 |
Ira Goldberg | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
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