LITTLE KIDS ROCK INC
PO BOX 43369, MONTCLAIR, NJ 070430369 www.littlekidsrock.org

Total Revenue
$8,042,046
Total Expenses
$8,922,528
Net Assets
$4,392,943

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

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Dave WishCEO40$178,360
Janice PolizzottoChief Dev Ofcr40$176,800
Charly SchwartzCOO40$158,868
Howard CaspeDIR OF MARKETING40$115,267
Howard KerbelCFO32$112,326
Keith HejnaDIR PHILANTHROPY40$105,948
Scott BursteinDIR OF TEACH. LRN.40$104,019
Steve VenzCHIEF PROG OFCR40$84,167
Jay VyasTreasurer2$0
Brad PetersonDirector2$0
John HopkinsDirector2$0
Dick HoffmanDirector2$0
Bruce SchroderDIRECTOR2$0
Cheryl ZimlichVice Chair2$0
Jose VergaraDirector2$0
Chris SkarakisDirector2$0
Ken UmezakiDirector2$0
Beau TaylorDirector2$0
Doug CamplejohnDirector2$0
Nadine LevittDirector2$0
Joseph LaskaDirector2$0
Craig KallmanDirector2$0
Jules FollettDirector2$0
Chris DonohoeCHAIR2$0
Nicole CrystalSECRETARY2$0

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