Organizations Filed Purposes:
MUSIC FOR AUTISM BRINGS FREE, PROFESSIONAL LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES. WORKING TOWARD THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY AUTISM, WE EDUCATE THE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ON THE NEEDS OF THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, PROMOTING THE CREATION OF INCLUSIVE PUBLIC EVENTS AND SPACES THROUGHOUT SOCIETY.
TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENRICH LIVES THROUGH AUTISM FRIENDLY, INTERACTIVE, CONCERTS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2007, MUSIC FOR AUTISM PROVIDES INTERACTIVE CONCERTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES. BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, MUSIC FOR AUTISM CURRENTLY PRESENTS OVER 30 FREE CONCERTS ANNUALLY IN NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND MARYLAND, AND ALSO WORKS WITH THE PERFORMING COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF AND ADAPTATION FOR THE NEEDS OF CONCERTGOERS ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM.MUSIC FOR AUTISM'S FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER, PSYCHIATRIST DR. ROBERT ACCORDINO, HAS DEVELOPED A RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGY TO TRAIN PERFORMERS AND CONCERT FACILITATORS IN BEST PRACTICES OF CREATING A SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATE TO THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. SINCE 2007, WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER 160 CONCERTS TO MORE THAN 12,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES, SERVING THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE EXCLUDED FROM THESE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES BY VIRTUE OF THEIR DISABILITY. IN 2019 THE ORGANIZATION HELD 30 CONCERTS IN 4 CITIES: HOUSTON, LA, ROCKVILLE AND NYC.
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 |
|---|
| Laura Lazar | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 10 | $23,002 |
| Laura Prager Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Sprung | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsey Morfin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Scattergood | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alisa Thorne Md | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| C Robert Quint | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Brindle | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Hershman Med | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Fishman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Firestone Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Luke Brindle | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Accordino Md Msc | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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