Miami Music Project Inc.

“The 990 is reviewed by the director of operations, then by the executive director and reviewed and approved by the treasurer/finance chair. Once filed, a copy of the 990 is provided to the board of directors as per request.”

“The board of trustees follows the standard practices for approval of compensation as suggested by the national council of nonprofits. It includes, but is not limited to: - obtaining research and information to make a recommendation to the full board for the compensation of the director based on a review of comparability data (which may include written job offers for positions at similar organizations, salary and benefit compensation studies, telephone calls about similar positions at organizations, information obtained from the irs form 990 filings of similar organizations. - documentation description of compensations and benefits, letter of engagement after the person is hired.”

“The board of trustees follows the standard practices for approval of compensation as suggested by the national council of nonprofits. It includes, but is not limited to: - obtaining research and information to make a recommendation to the full board for the compensation of the director based on a review of comparability data (which may include written job offers for positions at similar organizations, salary and benefit compensation studies, telephone calls about similar positions at organizations, information obtained from the irs form 990 filings of similar organizations. - documentation description of compensations and benefits, letter of engagement after the person is hired.”

“AS REQUESTED”

“Miami music project's mission is to serve children from miami's economically and geographically underserved communities. Children from miami's most at-risk demographics need safe environments to form meaningful friendships while learning important skills to become contributing citizens. Students have limited access to affordable afterschool activities and quality arts education. Miami's vulnerable populations and immigrant communities must overcome significant odds such as parents working multiple jobs, or not being able to afford tuition or purchase necessary materials to participate and access these life-changing opportunities. This is particularly prevalent in the communities of liberty city, little haiti, little havana, miami springs, and miami gardens where miami music project operates. Miami music project helps to reverse these trends. We serve students from at-risk demographics who don't receive the opportunities necessary to become exceptional students and college graduates. This year, our students were: - 60% female - 40% male - 50% black - 44% hispanic - 6% white/other - 87% students qualify for free/reduced lunch - 94% identify as a minority miami music project is dedicated to reaching at-risk communities with high-quality music education designed to increase positive youth development and kindle the skills necessary to become successful artists, students, citizens, and leaders. Miami music project's programs are all tuition-free and accept students regardless of musical background. Instruments, classes, and busing are provided completely free-of-charge. All children with interest are welcomed into the program. This year, we provided programming across five community chapters serving children and youth with two hours of intense musical instruction daily on five levels of advancement. Students learned high-quality orchestra repertoire showcased during multiple performances year-round, at major and historic performing arts venues throughout miami dade county including new world center, adrienne arsht center, and fiu wertheim performing arts center. Major successes from the season included: - miami music project's 10th anniversary celebration: a sold-out show at new world center, - opening of the miami gardens chapter - increasing the program's capacity by 20%, - 46 miami music project students attending the prestigious interlochen summer arts camp, - miami music box - an art basel exhibit bringing awareness to inequalities and the programs of miami music project at the raw pop-up in downtown miami, - miami music project students perform the national anthem at a primetime miami heat game, - major awards received from knight foundation and national endowment for the arts, and - all of miami music project's graduating seniors will attend college or university. Independent research has already shown how much miami music project's programming can transform a child's life. For students, our program provides more than just music education. We provide music as a vehicle for social transformation. Our students showed: - improvement across competence, confidence, character, connection and caring, - better psychological adjustment, experiencing a reduction in social anxiety and problems with peers, - improved executive functioning, specifically working memory, - significant enhancements in traits such as grit, goal-directed hope and empathy, and - improvements in youth skills, attitudes and behaviors over the course of the school year additionally, providing a free program as a resource for working and underserved families has proven to be impactful. 78% of parents reported that our program made it more affordable for their child to be in quality programs, 64% reported that their overall stress level was reduced knowing their child was out of trouble, and 70% reported that miami music project gave their child opportunities they are not able to get in school. Miami music project was able to accomplish all of this while remaining”