2013-05-15T10:51:28-07:00 2012-06-30 990 2011-07-01 262128710 SOL-LA Music Academy Inc SOL- 3108282912 1812 Stanford St Santa Monica CA 90404 David A Feldman 2013-05-15 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z 268148 false false X http://www.sollamusicacademy.org/ X 2007 CA SOL-LA Music Academy provides outstanding performing arts education to young people in a fun, challenging environment, which encourages achievement and community. Enrollment is open to all students from all backgrounds and economic circumstances. 16 15 2 200 0 98952 108500 118949 156648 0 18528 -1635 236429 263513 0 0 77472 45109 0 16130 132612 239392 210084 284501 26345 -20988 76898 55547 363 0 76535 55547 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 a fun, challenging environment, which encourages 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. true false 154285 150412 SOL-LA is a co-educational non-sectarian performing arts community school serving approximately 400 students between the ages of 4 and 18. Our research-based programs offer individual and group instruction in instrumental music, ensembles, music composition and theory, choral classes and theatre 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, 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. 52027 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 18 beginning fourth grade violin and cello students. Each year the program has expanded to include the next grade level and today SOL-LA faculty teach students from 3rd to 6th 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 or chorus and daily peer-to-peer mentor ship/practice buddies for string students from the Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences with the support of 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. For this project, Saint Anne School was honored as one of the three finalists for last year's Bravo Awards. Next year, SOL-LA's Instrumental Music Program at Saint Anne School will include an assessment of the program's influence on behavioral, social and academic indicators through a study conducted by UCLA, HASOM, Saint Anne School and SOL-LA Music Academy. All Saint Anne instrumental music students receive full scholarships to attend ensemble, theory and chorus classes on the SOL-LA campus throughout the academic year. 20358 Other outreach programs include: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-LA's program for UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music students 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 Music Instruction at Elementary Schools. SOL-LA provides a music fundamentals and voice program to approximately 400 students in 1st and 2nd grade at a local elementary school. Next year, the school district will introduce music instruction to these grade levels. SOL-LA Tales from Around the World at the Broad Stage.SOL-LA Music Academy produced a series of three shows for ages 3 and up called "SOL-LA Tales from Around the World" in collaboration with the Broad Stage, A SOL-LA community partner and non-profit performing arts center in Santa Monica, CA.The SOL-LA Tales performances feature a visit to a country and cultural experience through a narration of a best loved children's story, music and dance followed by a workshop and community festival. At every performance at The Edye 2nd Stage at The Broad a large percentage of seats are reserved for children and parents with proven financial need. Each interactive workshop and festival celebrates the specific country visited during the performance and is coordinated by SOL-LA with the help of UCLA, Santa Monica College and SOL-LA student volunteers.In conjunction with SOL-LA Tales performances, SOL-LA launched a community arts outreach program reaching approximately 1,000 pre-school, kindergarten and first grade students in 40 local public and private local 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 St. Anne School students, UCLA and school partners and theatre goers, the series has reached approximately 2,000 people. 226670 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 true 22 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 15 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false true false false false CA X David A Feldman CPA 3108269116 11845 W Olympic Blvd Ste 845 Los Angeles CA 90064 Annica Howard 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kara Lee 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Cummins 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hans Zimmer 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Zepeda 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sofia Wolpert 1.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Weber 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Sisgold 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dean Schramm 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ellen Palevsky 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth H Ondaatje 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Coade Mandell 2.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Lucas 2.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Heuser 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Newton Howard 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Helms 4.00 X 0 0 0 David A Feldman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Lysy 42.00 X 38462 0 0 38462 0 false false false NA 0 4350 104150 108500 Tuition 156648 156648 156648 0 0 0 0 0 3000 4350 4635 -1635 -1635 0 0 0 263513 156648 -1635 0 0 0 0 40000 36000 2000 2000 0 0 0 0 5109 4597 256 256 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2487 2487 0 0 26900 24250 1325 1325 0 0 0 0 0 1934 464 1231 239 6575 329 6246 Fundraising costs 761 761 Custodial fees 1768 1768 Program miscellaneous 8137 8137 Contract services 190397 152893 25955 11549 433 433 284501 226670 41701 16130 67367 46402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15085 5940 9531 9145 0 0 0 0 0 76898 55547 363 363 0 X 76535 55547 76535 55547 76898 55547 -20988 X false false false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3273 1755 1518 11812 4185 7627 9145 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized Our racially nondiscriminatory policy is published in all of our brochures and is on our web site. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c 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 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process A Co-Treasurer prepares the form 990. The Executive Director, other Co-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 III, Line 2 Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services See the program service accomplishments.