Boston Children's Chorus 2011 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2011

THIS IS THE SOUND OF

The Boston Children’s Chorus harnesses the power

and joy of music to unite our city’s diverse

communities and to inspire social change.

Our singers transcend social barriers in a celebration of

shared humanity and love of music. Through intensive

choral training and high-profile public performance

experiences (locally, throughout the U.S. and around the

world), they learn discipline, develop leadership skills,

and proudly represent the city of Boston as

ambassadors of harmony.

Boston has many trademark sounds: the parking lot attendant barking out where to “pahk your cah”; the distinctive clank of a ball bouncing off the Green Monster; and the T operator’s declaration, “Next Stop, Park Street.” We at the Boston Children’s Chorus continue our effort toward making our “Sound of Harmony” an equally inherent and identifiable part of Boston’s aural landscape.

One way we’re doing this is through broad recognition. During our eighth season, we were the recipients of a national prize from Chorus America; we were nominated as a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program awards finalist; our Eighth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert was seen by over2 million people nationally, and we were even a New York magazine contender for Best YouTube Performance (“For Good” from Wicked).

Also recognized is our distinctiveness of purpose: to produce excellent music while developing the social character of our youth. Through the bringing together of a diverse group of singers from all around the greater Boston area, we have a keen perspective on the power of integrated communities.

It is our intention that the “Sound of Harmony” resonate and resound for years to come — that means planning for the future. This year, we experienced an important transition in our development. Our founder, Hubie Jones, stepped down as Board President, passing that responsibility to long-time Board member Tim Ferguson. We are delighted that Hubie will continue to bring his experience and wisdom to the Board, and look forward to continued growth under Tim’s leadership.

To achieve complete harmony with our city, it is critical that the people of Boston — all the people of Boston — see themselves in the faces of our singers. Indeed, BCC is a microcosm of our city — our demographic makeup is nearly identical to the city at large. In these pages you will see our kids out and about in the city they know and love, and that knows and loves them. Through these young, creative leaders, Boston hears its future.

Thank you for listening!

David C. Howse

STAFF Michele AdamsAssistant Artistic Director

Julia Carey Accompanist & Artistic Assistant Katelyn Carson Marketing & Development Manager

Moana DherlinTeaching Fellow

Marta FreyAccompanist

Sara GassertTeaching Fellow

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTim FergusonPresidentNext Street Financial, LLC

Hubie JonesFounder, Past PresidentBoston Children’s Chorus

Kevin P. Martin TreasurerKevin P. Martin & Associates, P.C.

Sarah RothermelClerkWilmerHale Pamela AdamsCommunity Volunteer Krystal P. Banfield, Ed. DBerklee College of Music Josh BinswangerBroadcaster/Consultant Laura ColemanBeacon Academy Patricia ForbesDiversified Project Management, Inc. Terrence GomesRoxbury Community College Robert LeikindAmerican Jewish Committee

Charlayne Murrell-SmithBoston Children’s Museum

Myran Parker-BrassBoston Public Schools Adam C. Powell, IVMetal Oxygen Separation Technologies, Inc. Joel ShermanGoulston & Storrs Robert D. SiefertModera Wealth Management Jon SolinsBroadcaster/Consultant Tony WoodcockNew England Conservatory

Caroline Harvey Accompanist

Jamie HillmanAccompanist Ben Hires Director of Programs

Emily Howe Teaching Fellow

David C. Howse Executive Director

Irene Idicheria Neighborhood Choir Director

John ReynoldsNeighborhood Choir Conductor

Jan Woiler Meuse Director of Institutional Giving

Jodi A. Wolin Director of Development

Heather RogersDirector of Finance & Administration

Valerie RossAccompanist

Anthony Trecek-KingArtistic Director

Anthony J. Victoria Manager of Programs

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Boston Children’s Chorus City of Boston

ETHNICITY

FAMILY ANNUAL INCOME (in thousands of dollars)

HOW BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS COMPARES TO BOSTON DEMOGRAPHICALLY

JUNE 30, 2011 JUNE 30, 2010

TOTAL ASSETS 921,213 830,235

TOTAL LIABILITIES 52,383 193,789

TOTAL NET ASSETS 868,830 636,446

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND ASSETS 921,213 830,235

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (in dollars)

TOTAL REVENUE & SUPPORT 2,008,989 1,904,004

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,776,605 1,703,560

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 232,384 200,444

NET ASSETS BEGINNING OF YEAR 636,446 436,002

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR 868,830 636,446

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (in dollars)

CORPORATE

$25,000 – $49,999

Citizens BankMacy’s

$10,000 – $24,999

Bain Capital Children’s Charity Ltd.BJ’s Wholesale ClubBlue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsLoomis, Sayles & CompanyState Street Corporation

$5,000 – $9,999

Dana Farber Cancer InstituteEastern Bank Charitable FoundationOneBeacon Charitable TrustSovereign Bank

$2,000 – $4,999

CovidienMassachusetts Port AuthorityParterre Gardening ServicesPartners Healthcare System, Inc.The Boston FoundationThe MENTOR NetworkUnison for the Arts, Inc.

$1,000 - $1,999

Anthem EntertainmentBoston Red SoxCastanea Partners, Inc.Citibank NACitiGroupWheelock College

$500 – $999 Gilbane Building CompanyNomura America FoundationTemple Israel BostonYoung Group Inc.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS.GIFTS FROM JULY 1, 2010 – JUNE 30, 2011

$200 – $499

Acadian Asset ManagementCaffe VittoriaCrosswinds Enterprises, Inc.Daniel Dennis & Company, LLPEarly Day Construction, Inc.Florentine Caffe Inc.Gennaro’s 5 North SquareIn Town Realty TrustMathWorksStanza Dei Sigari Inc.United Way of Mass Bay and Merrimack Valley

Up to $199

iGive.comNewbury CorporationThe Chic Collection

FOUNDATIONS

$100,000+

Popplestone FoundationThe Boston Foundation

$75,000 – $99,999

AnonymousLinde Family FoundationSurdna Foundation

$50,000 – $74,999

The Barr Foundation

$25,000 – $49,999

BNY Mellon Charitable Giving Program, through the generosity of the Peter E. Strauss TrustCabot Family Charitable TrustCitizens Bank FoundationRowland FoundationThe Ludcke Foundation

$10,000 – $24,999

Bank of America Charitable FoundationDeborah Munroe Noonen Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., TrusteeCarl and Ruth Shapiro Family FoundationBPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestorsJ.E. and Z.B. Butler FoundationWilliam E. Schrafft & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust

$5,000 – $9,999

A.C. Ratshesky FoundationChorus America, Margaret Hillis AwardEdith Glick Shoolman Children’s FoundationHunt Alternatives FundThe Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation

$2,000 – $4,999

Charlotte Palmer Phillips FoundationThe Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation

$1,000 – $1,999

Broadnax Scholarship FundRita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc., Ms. Susan B. Kaplan and Nancy and Mark Belsky

$200 – $499

The Kresge Foundation

GOVERNMENT

$10,000 – $24,999

National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000 – $9,999

Massachusetts Cultural Council

$2,000 – $4,999

Boston Cultural Council

INDIVIDUALS

$100,000+

Anonymous

$50,000 – $74,999

Pamela and Robert Adams

$25,000 – $49,999

Tim and Corinne Ferguson

$10,000 – $24,999

Taylor and Willa BodmanLaura and Steven ColemanKathleen and Robert CollmanDavid Weinstein

$5,000 – $9,999

AnonymousMs. Lauren Budding and Dr. Pieter CohenHubie and Katherine JonesDiana KorzenikPaul and Lynne McDonoughNathan PuseyRobert Siefert and Maureen Shea-Siefert

$2,000 – $4,999

AnonymousKenneth and Tracy AccardiRosemarie A. Danner and Walter E. KearneyChris and Leslie Del ColLisa and Rob DiAdamoLucy Henderson and Adam LevesqueMadeleine Jeune and Eric YarboiJean Kanarian and Nathan HagenAdam Powell and Colleen Richards PowellMs. Sarah A. RothermelRachael SolemEdward and Louise Tsoi

$1,000 – $1,999

Edeltraud and Stephen BradleyPaul and Kate ButtenwieserMarsha FeinbergPatricia ForbesTerrence and Dianne GomesHugh and Sara JonesDonald and Susan MonackCarolyn MugarKenneth Brass and Myran Parker-BrassMs. Jennifer RuskJoel and Sue ShermanGregory Torres and Elizabeth PattulloWilliam Van Faasen FamilyJohn and Samantha WilliamsJodi A. Wolin

$500 – $999

John and Sara BachmanKrystal P. BanfieldDonna Cowan and Barry NelsonMichael and Linda FriezeCharlotte HarringtonHastings Family Foundation, Inc.Robert and Celeste LeFortRobert Leikind and Ellen JawitzPeter LooneyKevin and Lisa MartinMichael Miles and Therese Martinez-MilesCharles and Francene RodgersDan Romanow and B. Andrew ZelermyerJon Solins and Polly PetersonNorman Stein and Mindy LubberTony and Virginia Woodcock

$200 – $499

Jonathan Abbott and Shari MalynYves Baril

Christine BassettMaureen and John BoisvertHelen Chin SchlichteJohn F. Cogan and Mary L. CornilleRichard DeLaura and Marcia HannonCarmen DillonSusan and Digger DonahueShyana and Edward HarperSusan HarwoodBlair and Jacqueline HendrixElizabeth and Melville HodderChristopher and Megan HoldingAlexander L. Jackson and Susan QuinonesMargo and David JayLouis and Marcia KamentskyStephen and Christine KanarianAndrew and Betsy KesslerLawrence and Yvonne KeuschFrancis McGrailRowland and Jenny MoriartyCharlayne Murrell-SmithJoan Nissman and Morton AbromsonMatthew and Jennifer NordanDuncan T. O’Brien and Marlene V. RehkampDebra and John PackardAnne PeretzSusanna Peyton and John CampbellCarol and Henry ReilingSimon and Marjorie RingroseNat and Gina SaltonstallLee SchorrSusan SimonEmily Stavis and David PolsteinAllen and Margaret SteereDr. Kim ThorntonHelene Wirth

Up to $199

Anonymous (6)Sharif Abdal-KallaqGail AccardiRhoda Alani and Philip ColeSam and Jennifer AndonianJoan ArchesSarah Axelrod and Jennifer PotterWilliam AustinMs. Sally BakerPaul BarringerDaren Bascome and Dana DuongDean BauerPhineas R. BaxandallPatricia A. BecklesEdward BedrosianBarbara and Joel BermanJudyAnn BigbyLinda Cabot BlackKimberly BormanMonica A. Bou and Paul B. NatalizioCarol Bradley MooreAnne BraudyCathy and Mark BreenIan Lee BrownKermit and Nancy BrownLois BrownSeveryn and Louise BruynDavid and Marcy BugajskiJoseph Burke and Rowena Ambinder BurkeVirginia BurnsBarbara ButlerMartha Butler and Peter CookJohn and Susan CalcioSean and Kristine CallahanKimberly N. CampJon and Connie CampbellSusan CaplanDavid and Kristine CarbonneauRobert A. CarleoR. C. CarringtonHoward and Mishele ChinLisa and David ChingFrederick and Virginia ChurchillMark ChurchillPhil and Cassandra ClayCheryl ColbertNancy Connolly

Terrance and Jolanta ConwayMargaret Costello and Wendy CatlinJanet and Jim CoxJames Curry and Kathleen McIntoshMunther Dahleh and Jinane AbounadiBeth and Liane DaleyJoseph and Dorothy DavisBryan Decker and Jennifer GavinMary Susan DeLauraHillary DeMelloEstelle DischJun DuDavid and Tara duKor-JacksonMarie Dumas and Gershon ColonJennifer and Ann DuvallNicholas and Apryl EdlundOby and Charles EgbunikeLouis and Dawn ElisaRick and Denise EllisKenn and Abby ElmoreCathy EnglandDonna EnglerGail EpsteinMarna FeldtFanny FigueroaLen FishmanCornelius and Karen FittonPaul and Ann FlahertyCarline FleuriotMark and Polly FragaGrace FungFrancesco and Laura GambinoMary J. GillJulia Gittleman and Tom MendelsohnAdria D. Goodson and Max W. VohlkenMaria Elena Gonzalez and Martine LebretMark and Cindy GordonDaphne GriffinRev. Constance HammondElin and John HarrisJason and Elizabeth HarrisStephen and Janet HartTom HaslettWendy HeymanEloise HodgesClara M. Holley-EmanuelJean HolmbladMark and Margie Hopkins

Carol Hornblower and Fred WeberDavid M. HorstCharlotte Houghteling and Edward SmallwoodFiora HoughtelingTimothy and Meg-Anne HowardMargo and James HudsonBarbara Hume and Laurie FriedmanLindsey HumesArthur J. Hurley IIIStacey M. IslesGregory Jenkins and Elizabeth AuredenWenhua Jiang and Sang MaAngela Joachim-MarceloVivian and Willard JohnsonGerald and Linda JonesCarin KaleJoshua and Louise KatzDiane and Edward KeefeAlan Khazei and Vanessa KirschNancy KilburnFritz Klaetke and Susan BattistaMax B. KlauCarol KleinMr. and Mrs. Edward KotomoriArthur and Monique KotsiopoulosNaomi KrasnerDaniel Krulewitch and Carol CarlsonSteven and Ayesha LakesJames and Laurie LandryTed LandsmarkJames and Margaret LanganKenneth P. LeeMartha M. LewisKeith and Emiley LockhartPatricia MalnatiMatthew J. MartinRobert and Morgane MathewsFiordaliza MatosEsmeralda MawhinneyKatherine L. MayBernard A. MayoPhillip MayoRobert McCrearyDennis McFadden and Judith HullElma Black McKnightOtile McManus and Robert TurnerJosephine McNeilThomas A. Mela

Jeffrey Melnick and Rachel RubinMaura Melvin ViglianoJames L. MilesWarren K. MilesElaine MillenStaverne and Leamon MillerMarek and Magdalena MilunMark MinichielloPhilip MossJohn H. MuddClaire MuhmHanna MusiolLance and Deborah NeumannRichard and Kathy NewmanAtheline Wilbur NixonEmmett O’Neal Seaborn and Elizabeth SeabornGerry and Sandy O’NeilMichael Lipchak and Maryann OuelletteGuy M. Messier and Mary OwensMaurice PageMichael and Suzanne PahreNicholas Papastavros and Vivian LeeCarole B. ParrishGuy Peartree and Abigail NormanDr. Wilma Peebles-WilkinsLorraine A. PeirceSherry H. PenneyMichael and Lorraine PeruzziAndy and Tina PetignyEarl Martin PhalenHomere and Chantale Pierre PhilippeNeil Platt and Yolanda WuWilliam and Helen Pounds

Keisha Powell-BurgessDrita ProtopapaCarolyn PruyneWilliam and Jenny PumaMichelle Puntillo and Alexander FrancesconiHoward and Christine RafalStephen and Trina ReinachMichael Reinhardt and Virginia BermanSandra H. Resnick and John M. FieldJulie Rold and Yongan ZouJohn and Margaret RonnaCharles and Carol RoseLaurie S. Rothstein and Mark SimmonsSteven and Lonette RowellAnnette Rubin and Karl KubanKyle Russell and Nina ManolsonRichard and Ann SaittaLeslie C. Salzinger and Jeffrey A. SkollerJose Santos and Michele CorkeryJonathan and Margaret SaphierValerie R. ScalesCharles and Maureen SelvidgePhilip and Alice ShabecoffHadi and Mitra ShavariniCharles H. ShermanMelvin and Rohna ShoulNeil Simister and Jane AmaraCallie SmithMs. Epp SoninEmilie SteeleAndrew and Ilona StithArthur and Barbara StockHannah Strasner

Lawrence and Marjorie StrasnerToni StrasslerLeroy and Charlotte StreatAnnie StubbsHope and Adam SuttinMartha and Atsuyoshi TakayamaMarie and Michael TalbotRonald H. TaylorJonathan TempleSidney TopolBenjamin and Megan TyrrellEric and Laurie Van LoonAnthony C. Viveiros and Kristin JohnsonGregory Wagner and Emily SpielerLoren and Rochelle WalenskyStephanie WardSusan M. WardAllison and Jay WeaverPaul and Elisabeth WeeksRobert and Helen WeinerSara A. WeissTheodore and Janet WerthElijah and Elizabeth WhiteJulia B. WiseMargaret WoodDonna WoodleyMichelle WuChunhua Yang and Guangde LiJin Chang Ye and Susanna KuangPeter ZalewskiQuan Zhang and Yu ChengDavid Zhou and Shirley ChenAyal and Wendy Zingher

MATCHING GIFTS

Newbury CorporationThe Kresge FoundationNomura America FoundationState Street CorporationCovidienOneBeacon Charitable Trust

IN-KIND DONATIONS

Kenneth and Tracy AccardiAmerican Music CompanyCaffe VittoriaClear Channel Outdoor - BostonCopyright Clearance CenterGourmet Caterers, Inc.Denise HajjarJoseph AbboudJean Kanarian and Nathan HagenLiberty HotelMAPA Translations & Language SolutionsKyle MilesNew England ConservatoryNew England Household Moving & StorageNext Street AgencyTexterityThe Strand TheatreVilla Victoria Center for the ArtsWCVB TV Channel 5West End House Boys & Girls ClubWilmerHale

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