CORDA FOUNDATION
125 S ESTES DRIVE 9981, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27515 www.cordafoundation.org

Total Revenue
$282,290
Total Expenses
$351,316
Net Assets
$3,229,451

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ASSEMBLE AND PRESERVE THE ARTISTIC WORKS OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE.

TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR THE COMPILATION, STORAGE, PRESENTATION, PROMOTION AND EXHIBITION OF THE ARTISTIC AND INTELLECTUAL CREATIONS OF THE ARTIST, DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB.

MAINTAINED AND IMPROVED THE FOUNDATION'S 5 WEBSITES AND CONTRIBUTED TO OTHER WEBSITES WHICH FEATURE THE WORK OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. ACTIVITY INCLUDED MAINTENANCE OF WEBSITES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE, THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHILE, A SPANISH LANGUAGE BLOG SITE, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB SECTION OF THE CERVANTES VIRTUAL SITE AS WELL AS THE CORDA FOUNDATION, AWARD, MUSIC, DRAWING AND POETRY WEBSITES. COMPLETELY REVISED THE POETRY WEBSITE, ADDING REFERENCE MATERIAL, INCLUDING 4 ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS AND 4 VIDEOS. COMPLETED THE TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH OF THE DRAWING WEBSITE, ADDING SIX COMMENTARIES AND TWO VIDEOS. CONTINUED AN AWARDS PROGRAM FOR ORIGINAL ESSAYS AND SCHOLARLY PAPERS BY UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARS AND FOR POETRY TRANSLATIONS INTO ANY LANGUAGE. PROMOTED THE SEVENTH OFFERING OF THIS PROJECT INTERNATIONALLY WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS ON APPROPRIATE INTERNET SITES, SEVERAL ROUNDS OF EMAILING AND POSTER MAILINGS. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS 15-DECEMBER, 2020.SUPPORTED BY A GRANT BY THE FOUNDATION, KENNETH GORFKLE COMPLETED A BOOK OF TRANSLATIONS AND COMMENTARY ON 44 POEMS BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. THIS BOOK WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS IN MARCH, 2020.CONTINUED TO PRESERVE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL BY EDITING AND COPYING MUSIC AND VIDEO ORIGINALLY RECORDED DIGITALLY OR ON MAGNETIC TAPE. MAINTAINED A MUSIC AND VIDEO RECORDING DATABASE TO CATALOGUE MORE THAN 1200 HOURS OF MUSICAL AND VOICE RECORDINGS AND VIDEOTAPES. PRODUCED 9 SCORES OF POEMS. PRESENTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS.SEVERAL ACADEMIC PAPERS WERE PRESENTED IN LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN ON THE POETRY AND MUSIC OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. ANOTHER BOOK OF ORIGINAL POETRY WAS ASSEMBLED FOR PUBLICATION IN CHILE FOR EARLY 2020. COMPLETED THE TRANSCRIPTION, INDEXING AND ARCHIVAL OF MORE THAN 98 ADDITIONAL PAGES OF RECORDED NARRATIVE BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. CONTINUED THE FILMING, FOR DOCUMENTARY PURPOSES, OF COMMENTARY BY AND ABOUT DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH THE POET HIMSELF, LITERARY CRITICS AND OTHER RENOWNED POETS. DIGITZED AND ARCHIVED MORE THAN 12 HOURS OF ANALOG VIDEO RECORDING OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. PRODUCED 3 SPLIT SCREEN VIDEOS OF THE POET PRESENTING HIS POETRY AND DRAWINGS. RECOVERED FROM AN AGING MAGNETIC TAPE, THE FIRST OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB'S RECORDINGS -HIS COMPOSITION, "SONATA' FROM 1957. RECOVERED ANOTHER AGED ARCHIVAL RECORDING "GOLGOTA AND DIGITIZED THE ENTIRE PIECE.ARRANGED PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE POETRY OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB FOR STUDENTS IN FRANCE, CHILE, ITALY, SPAIN AND USA. CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A SECURE, CLIMATE CONTROLLED FACILITY FOR THE ASSEMBLY, ARCHIVAL AND STORAGE OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS, MANUSCRIPTS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.

Executives Listed on Filing

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

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Virginia OdesskyTREASURER25$40,000
Woodrow E Lomas IiPRESIDENT20$0
Valerie YoungSECRETARY5$0
John PopeDIRECTOR10$0
Robert LoseeDIRECTOR15$0
Robert LincolnDIRECTOR5$0
Fernando SarmientoDIRECTOR20$0
Harold LindenthalDIRECTOR5$0
Billie StraubDIRECTOR15$0
Timothy CrouseDIRECTOR8$0
Frank C CrawfordDIRECTOR5$0

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