HARMONY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL INC
110 SEVENTH AVE NORTH SUITE 200, NASHVILLE, TN 37203 www.harmonyfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO CONNECT PEOPLE THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH SINGING.

SINGTHE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING FOR SINGING PARTICIPATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE, AS WELL AS OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG SINGING TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION FUNDED ITS OWN CONNECT AND ENRICH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROVIDED GRANTS TO BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY'S ("BHS") VOCAL PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE MUSIC EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, AND MUSIC EDUCATORS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP, ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THEIR LOVE AND ABILITY FOR SINGING TO THE THOUSANDS OF STUDENT LIVES THEY TOUCH. IN ADDITION, HARMONY FOUNDATION FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE SINGING ACROSS ALL ECONOMIC, RACIAL, CULTURAL AND GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS. HARMONY FOUNDATION FOSTERS A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY IN SOCIETY TO CARRY OUT COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND TO SECURE ITS FUTURE THROUGH ENDOWMENT. HARMONY FOUNDATION IS STRIVING TO REMOVE THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO SINGING ENGAGEMENT AND TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD THROUGH SINGING. HARMONY FOUNDATION PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO BHS ACROSS MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: SCHOLARSHIPS TO HARMONY UNIVERSITY, BELMONT- A WEEK LONG IMMERSION IN SINGING, FOR EVERYONE FROM ENTRY LEVEL SINGERS TO EXPERIENCED ARTISTS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS. DURING THIS WEEK, BARBERSHOP IS TAUGHT, SKILLS ARE BUILT, MUSIC LEADERS AND TEACHERS ARE ENERGIZED WITH NEW REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES AND SO MUCH MORE.OUTREACH GRANTS - BHS PROMOTES VOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGH ITS 17 DISTRICTS, 700+ CHAPTERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, AND OTHER CHORAL GROUPS THAT PROMOTE LIFELONG SINGING AT A GRASS ROOTS LEVEL. THERE IS A STRINGENT APPLICATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARD DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE BHS AND ITS OUTREACH TEAM. NEXT GENERATION (NEXT GEN) JR VARSITY CHORUS FESTIVAL- A KEY COMPONENT FOR ESTABLISHING LIFELONG SINGING AS AN ASSET IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. HARMONY FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING TO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION AND LODGING TO OVER 1,000 MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE SINGERS AND THEIR EDUCATORS AT THE 2019 MIDWINTER CONVENTION IN NASHVILLE, TN. THERE WERE 1560 NEXT GEN JUNIOR QUARTET PARTICIPANTS AND 17,834 NEXT GEN JUNIOR CHORUS PARTICIPANTS AT THE MIDWINTER CONVENTION.THIS SPECIAL EVENT IS PAIRED WITH THE LARGEST BARBERSHOP SENIOR QUARTET EVENT, TRULY DEMONSTRATING THE BENEFITS OF LIFELONG SINGING WHILE PROVIDING THE GATEWAY ACROSS A GENERATIONAL BRIDGE OF POSITIVE, SUPPORTIVE AND MEMORABLE IMMERSION INTO SINGING FOR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, YOUNG AND MATURE. NEXT GENERATION (NEXT GEN) VARSITY QUARTET COMPETITION- A HIGHLY VISIBLE OUTREACH EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG MEN TO SING BARBERSHOP AND PROVIDE A VEHICLE IN WHICH THEY CAN EXCEL AND BE SUPPORTED BY THE ENTIRE BARBERSHOP COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 1992, MORE THAN 2,600 YOUNG MEN AND 650 QUARTETS HAVE CROSSED THE STAGE. AT THE SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, THERE WERE 2080 PARTICIPANTS IN NEXT GEN VARSITY QUARTETS AND 122 PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEXT GEN VARSITY CHORUS. MANY OF THESE PARTICIPANTS HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE PROFOUND OUTCOMES INCLUDING CAREER PATHS TO BECOME MUSIC EDUCATORS, INCREASED LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND BECOMING ROLE MODELS, MENTORS AND INSPIRATIONS TO THE YOUTH TO FOLLOW YEAR AFTER YEAR. HEALTHY CHAPTER INITIATIVE PROGRAMS- ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH SINGING OFTEN BEGINS WITH EXPERIENCE OF SINGING IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS. HEALTHY CHAPTER INITIATIVES PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO ENRICH THE MEMBER CHORAL ENGAGEMENT, ACHIEVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION, COMRADERIE, ARTISTRY AND MUSICAL CREDIBILITY, DEVELOP CAPACITY AND STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT, NURTURE AND GROW THIS PRECIOUS ASSET. MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM - PROVIDING MUSIC EDUCATORS AND THEIR STUDENTS WITH SHEET MUSIC THAT ENABLES EDUCATORS TO CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SHARE THE JOY OF SINGING IN HARMONY FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. BHS TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MUSIC EDUCATORS AND THEIR STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGIATE LEVELS. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, QUARTETS AND CHORUSES VOLUNTEER AT LOCAL SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENTS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC HELPS THAT OUTREACH EFFORT.

ENRICHHARMONY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SHARING THE GIFT OF SINGING AS AN EXTRAORDINARY MEANS OF SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION, MAKING LIVES MORE ENJOYABLE, SATISFYING, MEANINGFUL AND PURPOSEFUL. EVEN IN TIMES OF DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES IN SOMEONE'S LIFE, SINGING CAN HELP PROVIDE STRENGTH, HOPE AND INSPIRATION TO PERSEVERE. THE FOUNDATION ATTENDS AND INTERACTS WITH SINGERS AT CONVENTIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS AND GATHERS DATA FROM THE SINGING COMMUNITY AND PROGRAMS IT SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THE EXECUTION AND THE QUALITY IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMS IT SUPPORTS, INCLUDING THE RELATED OVERSIGHT OF PROGRAMS SUCH AS ENDOWMENT AND DONOR CHOICE GRANTS.

CONNECTTHE FOUNDATION'S CORE BELIEF IS THAT SINGING ENRICHES LIVES AND COMMUNITIES, TRANSFORMING VOICES FROM MANY BACKGROUNDS INTO ONE HARMONIOUS VOICE. AS PROUD AMBASSADORS FOR PHILANTHROPY, WE LINK THOSE WHO DESIRE TO BE CATALYSTS FOR SINGING PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO THE IMPACT PARTNERS PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH LIVES THROUGH SINGING. THE FOUNDATION RAISES AWARENESS AND EDUCATES SINGER AND NON-SINGER POPULATIONS TO THE BENEFITS OF SINGING IN HARMONY WITH OTHERS. BY RAISING AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN SINGING WITH ONE ANOTHER, WE ARE ENCOURAGING A GENERATION TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE AND INCLUDE PEOPLE IN AN ACTIVITY THAT CREATES NOT ONLY HARMONY WITH THEIR VOICES, BUT PERHAPS A STEP TOWARD MORE HARMONY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, HOMES AND OUR WORLD. BY USE OF MULTIPLE MEDIUMS OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING PERSONAL VISITS TO SINGING COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE SHARE PROGRAMS THAT MAKE TRUE DIFFERENCES IN THE LIVES OF PARTICIPANTS AND INVESTORS TO GROW STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

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