Organizations Filed Purposes:
LITTLE KIDS ROCK TRANSFORMS LIVES BY RESTORING, EXPANDING, AND INNOVATING MUSIC EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. OUR NETWORK OF THOUSANDS OF K-12 TEACHERS ACROSS 48 STATES LEAD A NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT BRINGS INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. USING GENRES INCLUDING ROCK, POP, LATIN, AND RAP, OUR PROGRAM EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO BUILD MUSIC PROGRAMS AS DIVERSE AS THE KIDS THEY SERVE. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THEIR CLASSES, WHICH STRENGTHENS THEIR CONNECTION TO THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR PEERS, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. LITTLE KIDS ROCK ALSO DONATES NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS AND CURRICULUM, MEETING A KEY NEED OF MANY SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS. THE WORLD OF MUSIC EXPANDS THROUGH INNOVATION. WE ENSURE THAT MUSIC EDUCATION DOES AS WELL. SINCE 2002, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REACHED MORE THAN 1,000,000 STUDENTS WITH HIGHLY INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT MUSIC EDUCATION. TODAY, MORE THAN 550,000 KIDS PARTICIPATE IN LITTLE KIDS ROCK PROGRAMS.
MUSIC EDUCATION: IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MUSIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS, PRIMARILY FROM LOW INCOME BACKGROUNDS IN ORDER TO FOSTER MUSICIANSHIP, TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, DISCIPLINE AND OTHER LIFELONG VALUES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER TYPES OF MENTORS ENROLLED IN THE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ORDER TO HELP FACILITATE AND ESTABLISH A SAFE, NURTURING, SUPPORTIVE, AND FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES: THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS AND PROVIDES MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER CURRICULUM RESOURCES TO STUDENTS TO USE IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC PRODUCTION, RECORDING, AND PERFORMANCES.
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 |
Dave Wish | CEO | 40 | $178,360 |
Janice Polizzotto | Chief Dev Ofcr | 40 | $176,800 |
Charly Schwartz | COO | 40 | $158,868 |
Howard Caspe | DIR OF MARKETING | 40 | $115,267 |
Howard Kerbel | CFO | 32 | $112,326 |
Keith Hejna | DIR PHILANTHROPY | 40 | $105,948 |
Scott Burstein | DIR OF TEACH. LRN. | 40 | $104,019 |
Steve Venz | CHIEF PROG OFCR | 40 | $84,167 |
Jay Vyas | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
Brad Peterson | Director | 2 | $0 |
John Hopkins | Director | 2 | $0 |
Dick Hoffman | Director | 2 | $0 |
Bruce Schroder | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Cheryl Zimlich | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 |
Jose Vergara | Director | 2 | $0 |
Chris Skarakis | Director | 2 | $0 |
Ken Umezaki | Director | 2 | $0 |
Beau Taylor | Director | 2 | $0 |
Doug Camplejohn | Director | 2 | $0 |
Nadine Levitt | Director | 2 | $0 |
Joseph Laska | Director | 2 | $0 |
Craig Kallman | Director | 2 | $0 |
Jules Follett | Director | 2 | $0 |
Chris Donohoe | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Nicole Crystal | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
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