2015-02-16T16:15:17-08:00 2014-06-30 990 2013-07-01 262128710 SOL-LA Music Academy Inc SOL- 3108282912 1812 Stanford St Santa Monica CA 90404 Dean Schramm Chairman 2015-02-16 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Margaret Lysy 1812 Stanford Ave Santa Monica CA 90404 581182 false false X http://www.sollamusicacademy.org/ X 2007 CA SOL-LA Music Academy provides outstanding performing arts education to young people in an engaging and encouraging environment fostering achievement and community. Enrollment is open to all students from all backgrounds and economic circumstances. 18 17 5 65 0 209602 279158 179960 279388 18 11 2735 525 392315 559082 0 0 133617 149445 0 54155 304285 358245 437902 507690 -45587 51392 82447 147977 29010 43147 53437 104830 X Founded in 2007, SOL-LA Music Academy is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) performing arts community school whose mission is to provide an outstanding education in the performing arts to young people in an engaging and encouraging environment fostering achievement and community. Enrollment is open to all students from all backgrounds and economic circumstances, taught by highly accomplished and dedicated music educators and performers.Our comprehensive program reflects the belief that vibrant cultural education and ambitious inclusive programs nurture all areas of learning, connect diverse communities and enhance the quality of life. Central to our mission is to provide scholarships to our students in financial need and outreach programs at local schools offering the highest quality of music instruction to under served young at no cost to the students and the schools. false false 371979 279388 SOL-LA is a co-educational non-sectarian performing arts community school serving approximately 550 students between the ages of 4 and 18 as well as adult students. The research-based program offers individual and group instruction in instrumental music, ensembles, music composition and theory, choral classes and theater improvisation. In order to develop standards of excellence and build community students perform regularly throughout the year as part of the SOL-LA curriculum. What sets SOL-LA apart is it's faculty which is comprised of accomplished leaders in pedagogy and professional musicians who are committed to the concept that music education is a fundamental right and an essential foundation for intellectual, spiritual and emotional growth. SOL-LA provides instrumental music instruction at no cost to students at Saint Anne School, a Title 1 school in Santa Monica where 50% to 70 % of families meet the Federal Food Programs poverty criteria. In 2010, the program began with volunteer teachers and 15 beginning fourth grade violin and cello students. Each year, the program expands to include the next grade level, and today SOL-LA faculty teach students from 3rd to 7th grade, reaching over 150 students. The essential aspects of the instrumental program are weekly lessons with a SOL-LA master teacher in violin, cello, guitar and chorus, and daily peer-to-peer mentorship/practice buddies for string students from Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) at Crossroads School with the support of Crossroads School and Crossroads Community Outreach Foundation (CCOF). In addition college students from UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (HASOM) act as senior mentors. Instruments are provided to each student, the majority on loan from our community partner, American Youth Symphony, and many provided through donors. Next year, SOL-LAs Instrumental Music Program at Saint Anne School will include an assessment of the programs influence on behavioral, social and academic indicators through a study conducted by UCLA HASOM, Saint Anne School and SOL-LA Music Academy. For this project, Saint Anne School was honored as one of the three finalists for last years Bravo Awards.All Saint Anne instrumental music students receive scholarships to attend ensemble, theory and chorus classes on the SOL-LA campus throughout the academic year. SOL-LA Student and Adult Education:Throughout the school year, SOL-LA conducts master classes, workshops, coaching, and group classes for public and private Elementary, Middle and High School students by highly accomplished teachers and performers. A unique aspect of the SOL-LA program is its Parent and Faculty Education program, a series of informal lectures within the community that inform the public about the benefits of music education as a critical component of general education. College and High School Mentor Program:SOL-LAs program for UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and university music students provides teaching experience and job opportunities, working with highly accomplished leading educators in the field of music and the performing arts. Advanced-level high school students are given the opportunity to work with SOL-LA faculty, while mentoring younger students through after-school instrumental practice sessions. The role of the mentor is to serve as a practice supervisor, coach, friend and role model and introduces mentors to the art of teaching.SOL-LA launched a community arts outreach program reaching approximately 1,000 pre-school, kindergarten and 1st grade students in 40 local public and private schools, where students participate in community service by creating art and music projects associated with the narrations, which are exhibited at the corresponding events. Young students are presented with certificates of community service to the arts and are invited to participate in free SOL-LA group classes on campus.With the extensive art program at local public and private schools, the involvement of SOL-LA and Saint Anne School students, UCLA and school partners, and theatre goers, the series has reached approximately 2,000 people. 371979 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 27 0 false 5 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 18 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X Eva Ren Team CFO 3108282912 1812 Stanford St Santa Monica CA 90404 David A Feldman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Helms Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Newton Howard Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Heuser Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Lucas Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Coade Mandell Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth H Ondaatje Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ellen Palevsky Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dean Schramm Chairman 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Sisgold Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Weber Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sofia Wolpert Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Wang Beck Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hans Zimmer Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur N Greenberg Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sumeet Chugh MD Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Danielle Tenner Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Lysy Director 42.00 0.00 X 38333 0 0 Teri Zakzook Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 74751 0 0 113084 0 false false false NA 0 279158 279158 Tuition 279388 279388 279388 11 11 0 0 0 22100 22100 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 525 525 525 559082 279399 525 0 0 0 0 118001 59300 43000 15701 0 20009 9404 3402 7203 0 0 11435 5328 1956 4151 0 0 42154 25292 10539 6323 0 0 0 16919 3449 13470 565 80 485 2033 90 1397 546 0 0 38826 30493 4753 3580 0 0 0 0 0 647 324 323 8810 3793 3830 1187 Contract services 229060 229060 Program expenses 8370 8370 Janitorial 2433 2333 100 Payroll service fees 2043 2043 6385 445 4531 1409 507690 371979 81556 54155 44182 74797 37265 11430 50000 7440 0 0 0 0 440 20169 16299 1000 3870 0 0 0 0 0 82447 147977 29010 36557 6590 29010 43147 X 53437 102030 2800 53437 104830 82447 147977 X 51392 1 X false false false X 101805 98952 108500 209602 279158 798017 74278 118949 156648 179960 279388 809223 0 0 0 176083 217901 265148 389562 558546 1607240 81438 26783 95622 54526 73440 331809 0 81438 26783 95622 54526 73440 331809 1275431 0 0 0 18528 -1635 2735 525 20153 176083 236429 263513 392297 559071 1627393 0.78370 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6026 3773 2253 14143 12526 1617 3870 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: SOL-LA Student and Adult Education:Throughout the school year, SOL-LA conducts master classes, workshops, coaching, and group classes for public and private Elementary, Middle and High School students by highly accomplished teachers and performers. A unique aspect of the SOL-LA program is its Parent and Faculty Education program, a series of informal lectures within the community that inform the public about the benefits of music education as a critical component of general education. College and High School Mentor Program:SOL-LAs program for UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and university music students provides teaching experience and job opportunities, working with highly accomplished leading educators in the field of music and the performing arts. Advanced-level high school students are given the opportunity to work with SOL-LA faculty, while mentoring younger students through after-school instrumental practice sessions. The role of the mentor is to serve as a practice supervisor, coach, friend and role model and introduces mentors to the art of teaching.SOL-LA launched a community arts outreach program reaching approximately 1,000 pre-school, kindergarten and 1st grade students in 40 local public and private schools, where students participate in community service by creating art and music projects associated with the narrations, which are exhibited at the corresponding events. Young students are presented with certificates of community service to the arts and are invited to participate in free SOL-LA group classes on campus.With the extensive art program at local public and private schools, the involvement of SOL-LA and Saint Anne School students, UCLA and school partners, and theatre goers, the series has reached approximately 2,000 people. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A Board member prepares the form 990. The Executive Director, Treasurer and Chairman review the forms prior to filing. Any needed changes are made for filing of the forms. A copy of the complete 990 is then made available to all Board members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All board members sign a statement annually disclosing all relationships and interests that may give rise to a conflict. Any noted conflicts are brought to the attention of the Chairman of the Board. All conflicts are then brought before the entire Board for discussion and appropriate corrective action.To date there have been no conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board's Compensation Committee (consisting of at least two Directors) reviews the Executive Director's salary and weighs (a) the fact that the 2013-2014 Executive Director functions both as the Chief Operating Officer as well as an integral part of the fund raising team, for a total of approximately 48 hours/week of service against (b) current similar salaries in Southern California, a primary survey of which is published annually by the Center for Nonprofit Management entitled "Compensation and Benefits Survey for Southern & Central California Nonprofit Organizations". The Compensation Committee then makes a recommendation for the Executive Director's salary. The Board as a whole then votes at its annual Board meeting on the Executive Director's as well as the Founder/Director's salaries. As Founder, the Director volunteered more than 50% of her time and accepted lower compensation as the organization establishes it's infrastructure. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The following organizational documents of SOL-LAs are available for inspection or copying at the organization's office during normal business hours at no charge, except for a nominal copying fee:1) Tax Exemption Application2) IRS Determination letter3) Articles of Incorporation4) By-Laws5) Form 990 for the most recent and prior two years. The public inspection copy of the Form 990 will not include Schedule A or the Schedule B.The most updated versions of all of the preceding forms will be available.When responding to a public inspection request for any organizational document or Form 990 by anyone, SOL-LA will fulfill such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason for the public inspection request. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Rounding = $1 Supplemental information Since the 1980's, public school cutbacks in the arts have left our youth bereft of an essential part of education. Founded in 2007 as a non-profit 501(c) 3 performing arts community school, SOL-LA's programs are designed to fill the gap in our youth's music education by providing comprehensive music and performing arts education from early childhood through high school and, through music, transform the lives of children and the communities around them. SOL-LA Music Academy was built upon five basic commitments: (1) To provide innovative arts education to children from all backgrounds and income levels. (2) To enable students of all socio-economic backgrounds to develop strong artistic and musical educational foundations. (3) To develop the artistic abilities and technical skill of students through instrumental studies and the language of music and the performing arts. (4) To create bridges across diverse cultures and communities thorough music education and to make music relevant and exciting to today's youth. (5) To foster a creative community for students by providing artistic mentors and an environment for students to bond through health, joyful and creative pursuits. SOL-LA students study instrumental music, a range of ensemble classes, music theory and choral classes on campus and at satellite locations. The research-based program begins with foundational instruction and proceeds through an interactive program of individual and group instruction in instrumental music, music composition and theory, and performance to provide for optimal growth. The success of our program rests on the diversity of our student/parent community, the strength of our core curriculum, the high quality of our music faculty, and performance-based programs that foster a sense of community through weekly recitals, regular group class performances, monthly performance recitals and participation in master classes by world renowned guest artists. Since SOL-LA's inception, we have been committed to attracting, engaging and serving children for whom quality music education would not otherwise be available.SOL-LAs satellite music program at Saint Anne School, the only nonpublic Title I school in Santa Monica, is flourishing. SOL-LA provides music instruction at no cost to students at Saint Anne School, where more than 50% of families meet the Federal Food Program poverty criteria. In 2010, SOL-LA formed a partnership with Crossroads Schools Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) and the Crossroads Community Outreach Foundation (CCOF) to provide music education at Saint Anne School. The Saint Anne music program began with a fourth grade class of 18 beginning violin and cello students and has grown rapidly to now serve 230 K-8 students. In addition, starting in 2013-14, Saint Anne School students are eligible to attend string ensemble, theory and chorus classes on the SOL-LA campus at no cost. Our outreach goes beyond partnerships. SOL-LA's teaching practices embody the belief that building a supportive community is integral to making a difference in the lives of children. In addition to offering events to the community throughout the year, SOL-LA has become a collaborative resource in the community to build strong networks and partnerships among education institutions, performing arts organizations, families and community organizations.