Concord Conservatory of Music

“Members of the board of directors are elected by the sitting board”

“The form 900 was prepared by the organization's outside cpa in consulation with the finance manager and reviewed by the executive director and treasurer prior to issuance.”

“The board met and reviewed the executive director's compensation using historical data for similarly situated music schools in may of 2022, prior to approving the budget for fiscal year ended august 31,2023.”

“All pertinent documents are available upon request at the office.”

“Concord conservatory of music's mission is to: foster a sense of community by providing accessible high quality music education and performance opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels. Core values include: -accessibility - making music available to everyone -broadening people's horizons through music -creating a community of music lovers concord conservatory of music explored additional ways to bring music and music education to the community during the pandemic. New initiatives included the early childhood program, the concord open bluegrass jam, the monday morning message and the listening project. Early childhood programs install a lifelong love of music in our youngest community members. Musical subjects are explored at age-appropriate levels through movement and improvisation. Physical, language, social, and cognitive development are stimulated through musical play. The concord open bluegrass jam augmented the conservatory's roots program starting in the fall of 2021. Led by a ccm faculty member, the weekly community driven jam sessions provide an open space for local musicians and music lovers to socially engage and create music together. Initially envisioned as a way to stay connected, during the pandemic, the monday morning message (mmm) is sent on mondays to ccm's family including student, faculty, staff, board members, donors, and the greater community. It includes music content designed to engage and educate. The listening project is a monthly playlist, curated by a ccm faculty member, which includes background information and questions on each musical selection designed to encourage active listening. The monthly listening project is sent to the ccm's family and incorporated into private instruction.”

“In january 2020, the novel strain of the coronavirus, covid-19, was recognized as a pandemic by the world health orgranization, and followed on march 10, 2020 by a declaration of a state of emergency by the governor of massachusetts. Like many organizations, the operations of the conservatory were impacted by the pandemic. After initially moving to an online model in march of 2020, the conservatory re-opened, using a hybrid model in the fall of 2020. The fiscal year ended august 31, 2022 saw the return to live instruction, followed by the resumption of onsite recitals, concerts and lectures. The conservatory has weathered the pandemic thanks both to the resiliency of its community and the availability of federal pandemic aid. The conservatory continues to rebuild programs while providing increased offerings and community engagement opportunities. Although some uncertainty surrounding the course of the pandemic continues, management believes it will be able to continue to adapt operations should the situation warrant it.”

“Fin. Aid reported on part ix line 2(b) -11,372 fin. Aid netted against prog rev on fs 11,372”