Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOSTER A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS WHO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE & INSPIRE PASSION FOR THE ORGAN
THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS PUBLISHED TWELVE MONTHLY ISSUES OF THE AMERICAN ORGANIST, THE GUILD'S MONTHLY JOURNAL. IT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES TO OUR 14,000 MEMBERS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE GUILD INCLUDE OUR FIVE-TIER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM; 30 INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS FOR ORGANISTS; OUR POGORZELSKI YANKEE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED $60,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 8 STUDENTS; AND 6 PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS FOR 106 YOUTH. THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATION CANDIDATES THAT APPLIED TO TAKE THE AGO'S CERTIFICATION EXAMS WERE 105, WITH 68 SUCCESSFULLY PASSING ALL REQUIRED PARTS AND DEMONSTRATING THAT THEY HAD ACQUIRED THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO SERVE AS ORGANISTS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
THE AGO'S 2019 REGIONAL CONVENTIONS IN BUFFALO, NY, CHERRY HILL, NJ, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, MILWAUKEE, WI, DENVER, CO AND IRVINE, CA, ATTRACTED 2,186 ORGANISTS AND ORGAN MUSIC AFICIONADOS TO DOZENS OF WORKSHOPS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION FOR ATTENDEES.
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 |
|---|
| James E Thomashower | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $166,855 |
| Vicki Schaeffer | COUNCILLOR | 10 | $0 |
| Don Cook | COUNCILLOR | 10 | $0 |
| Michael Velting | COUNCILLOR | 10 | $0 |
| David K Lamb | COUNCILLOR | 10 | $0 |
| Barbara W Adler | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Mary V Stutz | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Eileen J Hunt | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Michael Bedford | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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