Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ADVOCATE FOR AND ADVANCE MUSIC APPRECIATION AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN BERKS COUNTY.
SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT GREATER READING
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS- THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMITTED BERKS COUNTY MUSIC STUDENTS WHO AUDITION ON MERIT OR DEMONSTRATE A FINANCIAL NEED. MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDE THE AREAS OF PIANO & ORGAN, WOODWIND, BRASS & PERCUSSION, STRING & HARP, VOCAL AND COLLEGE TUITION. FINANCIAL NEED SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDE SUMMER CAMP, PRIVATE MUSIC STUDY AND INSTRUMENT UPGRADE REQUESTS.
APPROPRIATIONS TO MUSIC PRESENTERS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS - GRANTS ARE PROVIDED FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TO MUSIC PRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM PRIMARILY IN BERKS COUNTY. FUNDING SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO 24 MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS. GRANTS AWARDED BASED UPON THE ORGANIZATION/PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO RELATE TO THE MISSION OF THE READING MUSICAL FOUNDATION.
MUSIC OUTREACH - MUSIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS SHARE THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR OR APPRECIATE WHY IT IS WORTH PAYING FOR. PROGRAMS INCLUDE OPERATION REPLAY (INSTRUMENT RECYCLING), MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND MASTER CLASSES. RMF DONATED 100 HOURS OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FROM SEPTEMBER 2019-MAY 2020, AS WELL AS IN-SCHOOL INSTRUCTION AT AREA PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
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 |
|---|
| Keri M Shultz | PRESIDENT | 40 | $74,000 |
| Srividya Ramanathan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Virginia Dodge | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tahj Morales | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Thompson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Webster | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Haynes | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Brewer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David Swartz | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| David L Kline | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Sandy Kern | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Paul G Oxholm | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Timothy Simmons | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Lewis Freeman | VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE | 2 | $0 |
| Randy Shayler | VICE-CHAIR OF DEVELOPMENT | 2 | $0 |
| Benjamin Watts | VICE-CHAIR OF PROGRAMS | 2 | $0 |
| Jayne Schaeffer | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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