Organizations Filed Purposes:
MY VOICE MUSIC ("MVM") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PORTLAND, OREGON THAT ENGAGES YOUTH IN MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL SKILLS, AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION.
MY VOICE MUSIC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PORTLAND, OREGON THAT ENGAGES YOUTH IN MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL SKILLS, AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION.MY VOICE MUSIC WILL PROVIDE UNDER-SERVED YOUTH WITH ENGAGING, RELEVANT, AND CHALLENGING EXPERIENCES IN MUSIC IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. ANCHORED IN A BELIEF IN THE POWER OF MUSIC, RELATIONSHIP AND STORY, WE WILL BE GUIDED BY THOUGHTFUL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION THROUGH EXPERIENCE.
PROGRAM OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS: 2019 WAS AN EXCITING YEAR OF ENVISIONING THE FUTURE (WE CREATED A NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN), AND A MEANINGFUL TIME OF REFLECTION (IT WAS OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY). MVM'S PROGRAMS IN 2019 FACILITATED LIFE CHANGING AND AFFIRMING MOMENTS FOR 1,200 YOUNG PEOPLE OF WHOM WERE LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CENTERS, AND OTHER COURT APPOINTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR MVM PARTNERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 PROGRAM PARTNERS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT BROUGHT SONGWRITING AND RECORDING PROGRAMS TO OVER 1,200 YOUTH LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS OR SECURE FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING AND/OR RECOVERING FROM...(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ...SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE PORTLAND AREA. MVM WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND, WEEKLY GROUPS AT TRILLIUM'S SCIP PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO CREATIVELY EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL MUSIC PRODUCTION AND SONGWRITING SESSIONS, AS WELL AS, GROUP SING-A-LONGS AND DRUM CIRCLES.MVM FACILITATED SEVERAL MULTI-WEEK AND YEAR-LONG GROUPS WITHIN MORRISON CHILD AND FAMILY'S YOUTH PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE SONGWRITING AND RECORDING WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN COURT APPOINTED SECURE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION, GANG AFFILIATION, FOR PERPETRATING SEXUAL CRIMES, AND FOR VICTIMS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.MVM ALSO PROVIDED SPANISH SPEAKING PROGRAMS FOR PROGRAMS WITHIN MORRISON CHILD AND FAMILY THAT SERVE UNACCOMPANIED/UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN, MOSTLY FROM HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA FLEEING POVERTY AND REGIONAL VIOLENCE.MVM PROVIDED YEAR-ROUND WEEKLY PROGRAMS AT ALBERTINA KERR CENTERS FOR YOUTH AGES SIX TO EIGHTEEN PARTICIPATING IN SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT IN ORDER TO STABILIZE FROM CRISIS, RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND ASSESSMENT, AND ULTIMATELY RETURN TO THEIR HOME. MVM ALSO PROVIDED FREE ACCESS TO OUR SUMMER ROCK CAMPS FOR YOUTH LIVING IN ALBERTINA KERR'S SECURE FOSTER HOME PLACEMENTS, AND WHO WERE PARTICIPATING IN ALBERTINA KERR'S INTENSIVE BASED COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES.MY VOICE MUSIC'S EVALUATION PROCESS INCLUDED THE EVALUATION OF STUDENT AND DEBRIEF SURVEYS ADMINISTERED AFTER A PROGRAM'S COMPLETION. 102 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED AND RETURNED. * 93% FELT THEY CAN DO THINGS THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY COULD DO * 90% OF YOUTH FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES, ARE BETTER AT SOLVING CONFLICT W/O VIOLENCE * 88% OF YOUTH INCREASED THEIR MUSICAL PROFICIENCY * 87% FEEL "BETTER AT HANDLING WHATEVER COMES MY WAY" * 85% REPORT GETTING ALONG BETTER WITH THEIR PEERS* 83% GET ALONG BETTER WITH STAFF * 82% FEEL "MORE IMPORTANT TO MY COMMUNITY"
ARTIST MENTORSHIP AND CORE MVM STUDIO PROGRAMS: THROUGH STRATEGIC EXPANSION WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 100 YOUTH IN THE ARTIST MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE LONG TERM, PROGRESSIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUTH AS YOUNG AS 9 UP TO AGE 24. IN APRIL 2019 WE LAUNCHED OPEN STUDIO, AN AFTER-SCHOOL DROP IN CENTER OFFERED 2 DAYS A WEEK FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH. WE SUBSTANTIALLY INVESTED IN OUR LEADERSHIP AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, EXPANDING THE CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING TO OVER 25 YOUTH IN MVM'S TEACHING AND MENTORSHIP APPROACH. WE DOUBLED OUR NUMBER OF STUDIOS, FROM 2 TO 4, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MORE STUDIO SESSIONS. TO SUPPORT THIS EXPANSION, WE HIRED A NEW STUDIO MANAGER WITH TRAINING AND RESEARCH BACKGROUND IN MUSIC AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WE PROVIDED A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMP STUDENTS TO COLLABORATE WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, INCLUDING BLOSSOM, HAYLEY HEYNDERICKX (NPR TOP ARTIST FOR 2018), ERIC EARLEY OF BLITZENTRAPPER, AND URAL THOMAS OF URAL THOMAS AND THE PAIN. AMP PARTICIPANTS HAD OVER 20 OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM AT PUBLIC VENUES, INCLUDING TWO END OF YEAR CONCERTS AT HOLOCENE. STUDENTS RECORDED OVER 350 TRACKS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO STREAM AT
. ULTIMATELY, TOGETHER WITH THE YOUTH WE SERVE, WE CREATED AN INCLUSIVE SPACE WHERE YOUTH FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS GATHER AROUND A SHARED LOVE OF MUSIC AND DEVELOP SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEY WILL USE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
SUMMER CAMPS: SUMMER ROCK CAMP AT MVM STUDIOS OFFERS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR PORTLAND-AREA YOUTH AGED 9-13. IN SUMMER 2019 WE DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF WEEK LONG CAMPS FROM 3 TO 6 WEEKS IN ORDER TO SERVE 75 MORE STUDENTS. OVER THE SPAN OF OUR WEEK-LONG CAMPS, PARTICIPANTS CREATE A BAND AND THEN WRITE, RECORD AND PERFORM THEIR OWN SONGS. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, EVERY CAMPER GOES HOME WITH A RECORDING OF THEIR MUSIC AND SO MUCH MORE: CONFIDENCE, PRIDE, AND A NEW COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS. AND EACH WEEK CULMINATES IN A LIVE PERFORMANCE FOR FANS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
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 |
|---|
| Ian Mouser | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $58,843 |
| Brian Chavez | SECRETARY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Benna Gottfried | CO-PRESIDENT/VP/INTERIM TREASURER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Elia Unverzagt | CO-PRESIDENT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Debra Vinikour | DIRECTOR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mike Payne | DIRECTOR | 1.25 | $0 |
| Coley Lehman | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lisa Hoskins-Holmes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Dorfman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Damon Brissett | DIRECTOR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Christine Barnum | DIRECTOR | 1.75 | $0 |
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