Organizations Filed Purposes:
TEACHES AND CELEBRATES MUSIC AND CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS ROOTED IN THE TRADITIONS OF DIVERSE AMERICAN AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.
ART INSTRUCTION: ALL OF OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC'S ACCREDITED INSTRUMENTAL, DANCE, MUSIC AND ANCILLARY PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO STIMULATE CREATIVITY AND COMMUNAL ARTS PARTICIPATION AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IN 2019, OVER 13,000 STUDENTS MADE 25,000 REGISTRATIONS FOR GROUP CLASSES, 6,500 FOR PRIVATE LESSONS, 2,800 FOR WORKSHOPS, AND 215 FOR SUMMER CAMP. MORE THAN 7,000 ATTENDED STUDENT SHOWCASES, TEEN OPEN MIC, AND JAM SESSIONS.
CONCERTS: OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC IS ON OF THE REGION'S MOST PROLIFIC CONCERT VENUES, FEATURING WELL-KNOWN HEADLINERS, AS WELL AS CONCERTS BY LOCAL AND GLOBAL ARTISTS, OFTEN CO-PRODUCED WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2019, 42,300 ATTENDED 160 CONCERTS, AND MORE THAN 35,000 ATTENDED THE SQUARE ROOTS FESTIVAL.
OUTREACH: OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC SERVES THOUSANDS OF CHICAGO'S CHILDREN EACH YEAR, PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IN 2019, 4,200 ATTENDED FIELD TRIP EVENTS, OVER 4,000 CHILDREN/YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE CREATIVE SCHOOL FUND PROGRAMS IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LAWNDALE'S CAROLE ROBERTSON CENTER FOR LEARNING, AND THE ARTS AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVE IN ENGLEWOOD. 9,200 ATTENDED WORLD MUSIC SERIES AND GLOBAL DANCE PARTY CONCERTS, AND MORE THAN 33,000 ATTENDED VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGOLAND AREA THAT INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BOOKED THROUGH THE ARTIST ENGAGEMENT/REFERRAL 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 |
|---|
| Mary Jane Drews | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT | 40 | $210,228 |
| James Newcomb | CEO- BEG. 2/19; DIR. THRU 2/19 | 1 | $176,789 |
| Rashida Phillips | SR. DIR OF COMMUNITY VENTURES | 40 | $137,927 |
| James Bau Graves | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $135,000 |
| Troy Hansbrough | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM | 40 | $116,100 |
| Gail Tyler | ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $115,125 |
| Miriam Braganza | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $34,810 |
| Brendan Henry | INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $17,837 |
| Michael Warner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eli W Tullis Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Betsy M Solaro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Candice Rosevear | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas P Regan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Rachlin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Prussian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John B Palmer Iii | DIRECTOR - THRU 7/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Moran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Lentz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Kolkey | DIRECTOR - THRU 7/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Kessell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Kemper | DIRECTOR - THRU 10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Martina Keller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| J Eric Guth | DIRECTOR - THRU 7/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Gahl-Mills | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Frank | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Ellis | DIRECTOR - THRU 7/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Christine A Donovan | DIRECTOR - THRU 7/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Davis | DIRECTOR - THRU 7/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Boone | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ernest Dawkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Berkoff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Talha F Basit | DIRECTOR - THRU 11/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Clarice Assad | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Maurer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth Kaufman | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Kate Tomford | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Robert P Arthur | VICE CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Kish Khemani | VICE CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Robert D Ospalik | CHAIRMAN | 4 | $0 |
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