2019 Annual Report
Dear Friends and Supporters, Reflecting on Community School of Music and Arts’ accomplishments in 2018-2019, our 51st year, I’m struck by how far we have come since the school was founded, but also how connected we remain to our origins. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of meeting with Natalie Werbner, one of the school’s co-founders. As a child, Natalie was a music student at the South End Music School in Boston, which offered lessons for the children of immigrants as part of the Settlement House movement. As she told me, “These schools had the best teachers possible, but everyone could have access whether they were rich or poor. I thought that there should be schools like this all over the country.” As an adult, she realized that vision by co-founding a new community art and music school, providing access to the arts for everyone, in Mountain View. Many years later, I’m proud to report that CSMA awarded $545,000 in financial aid last year―our largest amount to date. In 2018-2019, CSMA provided access to the arts to over 30,000 students of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. We provided 30 free art exhibitions and concerts to the community. And increasingly, students access the arts with CSMA in locations all over the Bay Area. Our in-school art and music programs now serve students at 54 schools stretching from Daly City to South San Jose. Our Corporate Arts program serves 1,400 adults at their workplaces. And this year, we signed an innovative agreement to establish a satellite location at a new housing development in Belmont. We are also moving forward with the expansion of Finn Center. It is a privilege to be part of a community that values the arts and understands they are an essential part of each of us. On behalf of the CSMA staff, faculty, board of directors and most of all, our students, thank you to all of our donors.
Vickie Scott Grove, Executive Director Community School of Music and Arts
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Community School of Music and Arts
88% of our total expenses are devoted to CSMA programs OVER
30K
STUDENTS SERVED ART & MUSIC PROGRAMS FOR Manag & Gen ement eral 7%
g 5% Fundraisin
21K 54
STUDENTS AT
All Programs
SCHOOLS
88%
NEARLY
7K
PEOPLE SERVED AT FINN CENTER
OVER
1,400
EMPLOYEES SERVED AT THEIR WORKPLACES
OVER Support and Revenue*
$7,113,649
Net Investment Income
49,413
Total Support and Revenue
7,163,062
Expenses
6,969,186
Change in Net Assets
$ 193,876
* Includes gifts for new wing FY2019 Annual Report
30
FREE CONCERTS & ART EVENTS
OVER
500
CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS AT FINN CENTER 3
Who We Serve At our Finn Center campus in Mountain View, students participated in:
Finn Center
CSMA in the Schools
• • • •
More than 500 classes, camps and workshops Private music lessons and group classes Visual arts classes • Art camps & music workshops Preschool art & music • Digital arts classes & camps
Arts are an essential part of a child’s school day. In Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, our Music4Schools and Art4Schools programs directly served:
• Over 21,500 students
Subsidized Preschool Arts
• 54 schools
• 12 school districts
CSMA brought weekly art and music lessons to preschools in the Mountain View Whisman School District.
• 200 preschool students
• CSMA-subsidized
• Free program serving low-income families meeting federal income guidelines • Majority of students are second language learners • 3 school sites: Latham, Graham, and Theuerkauf
Special Needs Corporate Arts Programs
CSMA serves over 100 special needs teen and adult students in music, visual arts and dance classes through partnerships with Gatepath + Abilities United and the Morgan Autism Center.
• Over 1,400 adults served at their workplace • Arts and music offered
Senior Chorus
In 2019, CSMA kicked off a new chorus for seniors in partnership with Avenidas, a Palo Alto nonprofit that provides needed services to older adults. More than 20 seniors participated in the first session.
Concerts and Events
CSMA hosts free concerts in Tateuchi Hall and free art exhibitions in Mohr Gallery.
• 20+ community concerts • Over 100 student recitals
• 6 art exhibitions and artist talks • 4,000+ attendees
Please join us and be a part of CSMA’s exciting future as we envision the school for our children, their children and for generations to come.
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Community School of Music and Arts
Judy Crates Education Leader and CSMA Board of Directors Member “We’re a very interconnected community and what helps one segment of the population helps us all.” Judy Crates joined CSMA’s Board of Directors in 2013 after serving as an education leader in Silicon Valley for more than 40 years. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Judy has Master’s degrees in Spanish Language and Literature and Education Administration. In the Mountain View Whisman School District, Judy was principal at three schools and Director of English Language Development and Continuous Improvement. Judy does not think of herself as a musician or artist; her connection to CSMA grew out of her career: “I value the arts because I was an educator.” As principal at Bubb Elementary, she saw the impact of CSMA’s Arts4Schools program: “I saw children who did not talk much and who ran the gamut of academic achievement take on almost a different personality when
they expressed themselves through art. Their focus and pride in their art work and the energy they poured into their musical performances often showed me a different side of students.” Judy’s passion for helping underprivileged students has been a theme throughout her career. On CSMA’s Board of Directors, she has been involved in the expansion of the school’s financial aid program, which provided $545,000 in financial aid to needy students in fiscal year 2019. She views CSMA’s financial aid program as a signature contribution: “We’re a very interconnected community and what helps one segment of the population helps us all. That’s why everyone deserves access to the arts whether or not they can pay. Money should not be the defining factor for opportunity.”
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Alumni Spotlight:
Taylor Eigsti Taylor Eigsti is known around the world as a leading light of jazz, and the pianist and composer got his start right here at CSMA! A native of Menlo Park, Eigsti began lessons at age six and was quickly labeled a prodigy. At age 12, he was invited to perform with jazz legend Dave Brubeck, and performed for President Bill Clinton several years later. At age 15, he began teaching at the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He has since released
the music in a way that was fun and
seven albums as a bandleader and has
interactive. I gained so much knowledge
garnered multiple individual GRAMMY
and a love of the music there.”
Award nominations for his work as a recording artist and composer.
CSMA’s
relationship
with
Eigsti
has
continued to grow over the years. He
Eigsti credits his early training at CSMA
has supported the school with guest
with helping to set his course as a
appearances at our annual gala and
musician: “CSMA was like a playground
other events. In 2017, CSMA applied with
for me, where I was able to explore
Eigsti to create and perform a musical
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Community School of Music and Arts
“My life’s course was changed by the opportunities I had to grow as a young musician through
creativity and imagination are essential
CSMA.”
to shaping tomorrow’s world. It will premiere in fall 2020.
composition,
and
the
project
was
named a recipient of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s prestigious Hewlett
50
Arts
Commissions.
This
initiative celebrating the Foundation’s 50th anniversary will support an exciting
Busy touring the world and collaborating with renowned musicians, why is Eigsti taking the time to work on a project like this? “My life’s course was changed by the opportunities I had to grow as
new work from Eigsti entitled “Imagine
a young musician through CSMA. I
Our Future.” The jazz composition is
want to help students imagine their
being crowdsourced from submissions
own futures and music is the perfect
from Bay Area students, affirming that
expression for those hopes.”
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Peter Kudelin Merit Scholar
“Temirzhan is someone who understands not just the how, but the why... Studying with him is about exploring the
Peter Kudelin started playing piano at age
meaning behind
five, but his exposure to jazz started even
the music.”
earlier: “My dad would put headphones on my mother’s stomach and play carefully selected jazz CDs when she was pregnant with me. He has always been passionate about jazz and that rubbed off on me.” Peter,
a
high
school
senior,
studies
piano, primarily jazz, with two of CSMA’s distinguished faculty members: Temirzhan Yerzhanov and Randy Masters. Before coming to CSMA, Peter studied piano with a variety of teachers and progressed quickly, but found the world of classical piano competitions more regimented than he wanted. He came to CSMA and connected with Temirzhan: “Temirzhan is someone who understands not just the how, but the why. Some teachers tell you how to play each note. Studying with him is about exploring the meaning behind the music.” After quickly recognizing Peter’s talent, Temirzhan nominated him for the Merit Scholar Program for CSMA students who show a high level of mastery and dedication. He auditioned in 2019, and his performance earned him a spot as an “A-level” Scholar— an unusual feat. Peter enjoys performing with like-minded young musicians. “You meet these gorgeous minds that understand music the way that you do. It’s like when glass 8
breaks at a certain pitch—you meet people who vibrate at your same frequency.” Peter also composes his own jazz piano pieces.
Recently, he submitted three of
these compositions to CSMA’s “Imagine Our Future” project with jazz pianist and former CSMA student, Taylor Eigsti. Peter’s compositions will be among many student works that inform the creation of Eigsti’s original composition. CSMA’s scholarship program allows us to provide financial support for students like Peter.
Community School of Music and Arts
CSMA FY2019 Donors $100,000+ Roger Brunello and Jane Cappai David and Lucile Packard Foundation Roy Rogers and Mary Olson William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
$50,000-$99,999 Bob Reay and Judi Fan City Of Mountain View
$20,000-$49,999 Sharks Foundation Applied Materials Yvonne and Mike Nevens Lorraine and Noble Hancock
$10,000 - $19,999 Asset Management Company Jerry and Sunja Brown Norman Godinho Italics Winegrowers Leslie and Will Littlejohn Nancy and Larry Mohr Morgan Family Foundation Mountain View Voice Peter Landsberger and Claire Noonan Town Crier Holiday Fund David Sacarelos and Yvette Lanza Prometheus Philanthropic Fund Michael and Jean Couch Carolyn and Will Stuart California Arts Council Sue and Bob Larson Leo M. Shortino Foundation Google, Inc.
$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Atkinson Foundation Katherine Bazak and John Dohner Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Terri Bullock
William Dong and Nguyen Pham Vickie Grove and David Fair Hurlbut-Johnson Fund Esther John and Aart de Geus Pitch and Cathie Johnson Kiwanis Club Of Mountain View David and Janet Kline Fund LinkedIn Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund Bruce Mielke Mark and Diane Parnes Leonard and Kathy Sherman Bruce and Barbara Swenson Eunice Swenson Kathryn and Page Thibodeaux Renee Van Dieen Feng Zhou Zulu Nyala Group
$2,500-$4,999 Pam Baird and Greg Unangst Bill Graham Foundation Thida Cornes and Castor Fu Dell Computer Corporation Suyun and Eric Kim Nordson Corporation Foundation Russell and Elizabeth Siegelman Mark and Jenny Brandemuehl Melissa and Greg Armanini Beth Longwell Foundation Sally Randel VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations/Country Walker Greystar John and Cheryl Miller Sares Regis Group of Northern California Michiko Tanabe Union Bank Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Susan Ketcham Carrie Campbell Andrea and Chuck Thurber
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$1,000-$2,499 Sharmila and Kamal Acharya Adobe Systems, Inc. Apple, Inc. Associated Chamber Music Players Kathy and Brad Bettman David and Laura Blakely Chef Chantale Doinel May Chen and Yabo Lin Nobuko Saito Cleary and Gary Cleary John and Linda Conover Darlene Cowden Judy Crates John and Juliann D’Ambrosio John and Kristin D’Ambrosio Joe Doniach Daniel and Marina Eisenbud Audrey Erbes First Republic Bank Molly and Scott Forstall Ann Haeckl Helen Zhang Pete and Rebecca Helme Alison Hicks and Kutay Ustuner Intel Corporation Nicholas Isaacs Bryan Johnson Samuel and Lily Kim Elena Kovakina William and Donna Krepick Peter and Sue LaTourrette Los Altos Community Foundation Anne Marie McCauley Anita and Les Nichols Arleen Pickett Leslie and Rosendo Pont Coco Qui and Florin Parvulescu Karl and Elizabeth Ronn James and Andrea Sandstrom Gail and Ernest Solomon Harise and Peter Staple Tom Stephenson Thomas Stynes
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Ginger and Roger Summit David Sun Sally and Bruce Terris Varian Medical Systems Lawrence You and Deborah Gravitz Gisela Zebroski Janis Zinn
Debra Summers and John Baker Joshua and Julie Sweetkind-Singer Lynn Szekely-Goode and Richard Goode Andrea Temkin Betsy Templeton The Grace Jones Richardson Trust The Sea By Alexander Steakhouse Windy Hill Property Ventures Elizabeth Wolf Dennis Young
$250-$499
$500 - $999 Anonymous Donor Dudley and Elaine Andersen Chiung-chi Chen Cari Chien Siang Chin Betsy Collard Tom Collins Philip and Elayne Dauber Juliette Faraco and Steve Schoettler Jan and Robert Fenwick Ceseli Foster Bruce and Jane Gee Lawrence and Anne Hambly Jacqueline Hea Jean and Kevin Ikeda Cathy and Kevin Kimball Marilyn Kirby Brian Korek Erik and Pamela Larson Liming Lau and Paul Tobias King and Ginny Lear Kristen Lo Jane Lombard John E McGuirk and Richard Knaggs Menlo Park Presbyterian Church Tim Millet and Page McDonald Tom Moran TOSA Foundation Crystal Nanavati Brian Ogonowsky and Linda Espinoza Peter Rehon and Lisa Roberts Thomas and Michele Ruby Sereno Group Pat Showalter and Steven Longcor Richard and Lynn Silton Steven and Lucia Steinhilber Mary Jane and Judd Stiff
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Anonymous Donor (2) Janice Jean Boelke Erin Brownfield and Don Peifer Thomas and Wallace Brunner Bambi Cask and Steve Patterson Kevin and Jayne Curry Kaye DeVries and Joe Lucito Francesca Eastman and Edward Goodstein Virginia Fontana Gans and Sunita Ganapati Arijeet Ghosh Gordon Good and Anne Wiley Rose Green Hewlett-Packard Company Dave Hopkins Herb Huang HumanGood NorCal Ina Johnson and Bob Dickerson Stephen Jones Michael Kasperzak Liz and Rick Kniss Andrew and Elaine Lee Brahm and Deborah Levin Ellen Levitas Michelle Li Brian McCune Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation Los Altos Music Teachers Association Of California Linnsey Nil Paul and Liz Nyberg Sally W Okaya Xuemei Ouyang Carol and Bob Peters Vijay Raman Christopher and Anne Ream Stuart Sailer Andrew and Lisa Sung VMware David and Idie Weinsoff
Sean and Alicia Wilkinson Kin Yuen and Rafael Pelayo
$100-$249 Margaret Abe Eric Anderson and Tracey Stanelun Anonymous Donor (10) Kenji Armstrong and Fanny Wu Girard and Elham Chandler Robert and Ann Chun Alice Critchlow Jasna Krupalija Davis Daniel Dobkin Marlene Dunwoodie Dennis Fischette Larry and Carol Fisher Derek and Ileen Gribble Cathy Hampel Leonard Hill William and Danielle James Melissa and Steve Jankowski Allen Jayasena Barbara Klein and Stanley Schrier Sydney Lagier Joan and Wallace MacDonald Maryknoll Residence Nancy and Craig Mckown Tom McNeal and Sandra Gruver Fred and Debbie Mihm Michael and Shauna Mora Sally Murphy Addy Ngan Sarah Noonan Drew Oman Virginia Panlasigui Susan and Michael Plass Clara Porcella and Finbarr Crispie Marilyn Roellig Maryam Saffari Ronald and Alice Sage Sara and Phillip Salsbury Suzanne Sedlewicz Patricia Selan Lissa Martin and Ed Sesek Carolyn and Jeremy Siegel Sigma Alpha Iota Todd Sulzinger Catherine Vonnegut and Gary Winiger Sylvia Whitcher
Community School of Music and Arts
Shaomei Wu Xingyao Ye Janice Yuen Richard and Susan Zare Elizabeth N Dunson R. K. Wedel Jonathan McPhie Susan Gross-Bratman and Michael Bratman Owen and Barbara Saxton Evy Schiffman Paul and Mary Stabile Chris Clark Judi Keyani Matthew and Marcia Allen
The compilers have carefully
William and Naoko Bean Allan and Susan Bernstein Subhachandra Chandra Jane Clayton Dexter and Jean Dawes Ray and Elsa Heald Ge Liu George and Judy Marcus Randa Mulford and John Miller Evelyn Postoluck Lisa Ring Sacred Heart Jesuit Center Daniel Swinehart John Thomas Naveen Vemuri
reviewed our donor names for the fiscal year (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019). If you find an error, please accept our apologies and contact the Development Office so that we may correct our records.
2018–19 CSMA Board of Directors Carolyn Stuart, Chair
Mike Couch
John J. Miller, Jr.
Janis Zinn, Vice-Chair
Judy Crates
Bob Reay
Deborah Pappas, Treasurer Sohi Sohn, Secretary Jodi Barnard John Conover
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