Concert Chorale of Nashville General Information Contact Information nprofit Concert Chorale of Nashville Address 5013 Meadowlake Road Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone (615) 373-5170 Fax 615 353-0064 Web Site Web Site Facebook Facebook Email ccn@concertchoraleofnashville.org At A Glance Year of Incorporation 2000 1
Mission & Impact Statements Mission The missions of the Concert Chorale of Nashville are: To foster classical choral music in the community at large To maintain a performance organization for public school music teachers, professional singers, and other trained musicians To serve the community through musical performance To create and maintain an environment which will encourage the development of musical talent in our public schools To serve as a cultural resource and source of civic pride for the people of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Background The Concert Chorale of Nashville was founded in 1998 by Sherry Hill Kelly, both in response to requests by her former students for a performance opportunity, and also as an educational tool to increase the exposure to and knowledge of classical choral music in Middle Tennessee. The Chorale is composed of musicians from widely varied careers and backgrounds and includes teachers, physicians, lawyers, homemakers,and carpenters in addition to professional musicians. Over the course of its lifetime more than one hundred different singers have enjoyed at least one season of making music with the Chorale. The music performed has ranged from ancient to modern, from classical to folk tunes, and from secular to sacred with a recent emphasis on music by Tennessee composers. We have presented several benefit concerts and have performed in venues throughout Middle Tennessee, including downtown Nashville and the surrounding areas as well as Clarksville and Centerville where we have provided free concerts as a platform to raise money and awareness of community needs including organziations helping our communty's homeless population and battered women. Impact The Concert Chorale of Nashville had a very successful last season, presenting four concerts to the Middle Tennessee community and expanding our outreach. The Chorale presents Handel's Messiah biannually on odd years and performs with orchestral accompaniment and soloists selected from emerging artists in the Southeast region to a large and enthusiastic audience in December as a continuation of our biannual tradition. Our spring concerts have featured works such as the Schubert Mass in G and a haunting piece by contemporary composer James Whitbourn entitled Son of God Mass featuring Glenn Burke on soprano sax. Our concerts are provided free of charge with donations accepted. We travel around Middle Tennesee to spread our music and use our concerts as a platform to raise money and awareness for worthy causes. This past season, we presented concerts in Clarksville, Belle Meade, Brentwood, and downtown Nashville. We also started a children's choir, which had its inaugural performance at our spring 2015 concert. We also are pleased to announce that we have produced a CD which is being released this Christmas season. Our goals for the coming season include the following: 1. Expand our membership and present a large work in the spring of 2016 2. Endow our competitive scholarship program to perpetuate two awards each year of $1250 and $750 3. Develop a stable administrative and financial team to ensure the continued growth and success of our programs.. Needs 1. We need funding to support the collaborative musicians who assist us in presenting our community service projects.2. We need talented and committed singers who believe in our mission and wish to join us. 3. We need to develop a network of organizations similar to ours so that we may benefit from each others' strengths. 4. We need corporate support for our concerts so that we may offer free admission to the people of Middle Tennessee. 5. We need audience members!!! Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer You can also support the Concert Chorale of Nashville by sending a check to support one of our concerts or musicians, or providing in-kind donations of your web design or marketing services, assistance with programs or other areas in which you have talents. Service Categories Primary Organization Category Arts,Culture & Humanities / Music 2
Secondary Organization Category Education / Educational Services Tertiary Organization Category Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy / Fund Raising & Fund Distribution Areas of Service Areas Served TN - Cheatham TN - Davidson TN - Hickman TN - Montgomery TN - Robertson TN - Rutherford TN - Sumner TN - Williamson TN - Wilson Middle Tennessee and south-central Kentucky Board Chair Statement The Concert Chorale was founded more than fifteen years ago by an all-volunteer group of musicians who wanted to preserve the classical vocal music tradition through performances and education programs. In addition to performing and teaching, we design the programs, write the advertising, and attempt to find the funds to do it again the next year. Our success is a tribute to the strength of our founder and leader, Sherry Hill Kelly, and the tenacity of our major behind-the-scenes worker, David Ford, and our tireless Board of Directors. Unfortunately, we have reached the point in our growth and development that these volunteer efforts of our members are insufficient to get the work done. In addition, we now face significant competition for singers from church choirs who pay their members to enhance the worship experience for their congregations. We have been very successful in developing and maintaining a faithful core group of members and in developing creative and successful partnerships with the public schools; however, if we are to maintain our level of musical professionalism and our involvement with the support of young artists, we need to develop a strategic plan and increase fundraising and grants. Any support you can provide will go to expand our efforts to bring free music to the community as a platform to bring awareness and raise money for our community charities. CEO Statement The Concert Chorale of Nashville is a unique organization from several perspectives. First and foremost, they are superb musicians chosen by auditions from the best vocalists in Middle Tennessee. Music critics consistently remark on the quality and quantity of sound produced by the ensemble. Second, this is not only a performance group. The Chorale has chosen to support the tradition of vocal music through education and through the promotion of developing artists in the region. It is this focus on retaining the past glory of vocal music through the education of the musicians of the future that has made the Concert Chorale a unique and vibrant organization, and a valued member of the Middle Tennessee arts community. 3
Programs Programs December- Christmas Concert Description For our annual holiday concert in December 2018, we will continue perform classic Christmas choral pieces, some of which will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra. This concert, as always, benefits Room In the Inn. The concert will take place at St. Henry Catholic Church on Harding Road in Nashville. Budget 5000 Population Served,, March Concert Description We will perform at an area church to raise funds for a mission of the church's choice. Budget 750 Population Served,, April Concert Description We will perform at an area church to raise funds for a mission of the church's choice. Budget 750 Population Served,, CEO Comments As a small, volunteer organization, we have struggled with having manpower to expand and grow the organization's impact. We have added new outside board members to our existing group, revamped the treasurer's position and budgetary planning. We are looking for additional partnerships within the community for performance combinations as well as shared insight and talents. We continue to need assistance with marketing and promotion and have set up meetings with corporate business partners to assist. 4
Governance Board Chair Board Chair Dr. Kendra Watkins Term June 2016 to May 2018 Email kdca48@yahoo.com Board Members Name Affiliation Status Dr. Stephanie Bailey MD Center for Disease Control Voting Ms. Marsha Brewer CCN Voting Dianne Carroccia Community Volunteer Franklin Graves Naxos Voting Marjorie Halbert Ms. Sherry Kelly Community Volunteer Voting Dr. Thomas J Limbird MD Meharry Medical College Voting Kylene McDonald St. Mary's Sewanee Dr. Kendra Watkins Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 1 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 8 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 2 Female 7 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 3 Board Term Limits 0 Board Meeting Attendance % 88% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% 5
Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 100% Constituency Includes Client Representation Yes Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4 Standing Committees Development / Fund Raising Executive Marketing Membership 6
Management Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Ms. Sherry Kelly Term Start June 1998 Email skconducts@msn.com Experience Ms. Kelly has extensive experience and previously conducted chorales at Belmont University. We are very grateful for her talents. Staff Full Time Staff 0 Part Time Staff 1 Volunteers 9 Contractors 0 Retention Rate 100% Plans & Policies Does the organization have a documented Fundraising Plan? Under Development Does the organization have an approved Strategic Plan? Under Development Number of years Strategic Plan Considers 3 In case of a change in leadership, is a Management Succession plan in place? Does the organization have a Policies and Procedures Plan? Does the organization have a ndiscrimination Policy? Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Senior Staff Ms. Sherry Kelly Title Experience/Biography 7
Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start July 01 2017 Fiscal Year End June 30 2018 Projected Revenue $11,000.00 Projected Expenses $10,000.00 Endowment Value $0.00 Endowment Spending Policy N/A Endowment Spending Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Total Revenue $0 $0 $0 Total Expenses $0 $0 $0 Revenue Sources Foundation and Corporation $0 $0 $0 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal $0 $0 $0 State $0 $0 $0 Local $0 $0 $0 Unspecified $0 $0 $0 Individual Contributions $0 $0 $0 Indirect Public Support $0 $0 $0 Earned Revenue $0 $0 $0 Investment Income, Net of Losses $0 $0 $0 Membership Dues $0 $0 $0 Special Events $0 $0 $0 Revenue In-Kind $0 $0 $0 Other $0 $0 $0 8
Expense Allocation Program Expense $0 $0 $0 Administration Expense $0 $0 $0 Fundraising Expense $0 $0 $0 Payments to Affiliates -- $0 -- Total Revenue/Total Expenses -- -- -- Program Expense/Total Expenses -- -- -- Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue -- -- -- Assets and Liabilities Total Assets $0 $0 $0 Current Assets $0 $0 $0 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Total Net Assets $0 $0 $0 Short Term Solvency Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities -- -- -- Long Term Solvency Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets -- -- -- Top Funding Sources Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar -- -- -- Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Capital Campaign Is the organization currently conducting a Capital Campaign for an endowment or the purchase of a major asset? Capital Campaign Goal $0.00 Capital Campaign Raised-to-Date Amount $0.00 as of 0 Capital Campaign Anticipated in Next 5 Years? State Charitable Solicitations Permit TN Charitable Solicitations Registration Exempt - Expires Dec 2018 Registration 0 Organization Comments The Concert Chorale has run, since its founding, on a shoe string and a prayer. We have been able to maintain extremely high musical quality with a totally-volunteer group of members, including our conductor, but we are facing increasing competition for members from organizations which can afford to provide stipends for the chorale members and staff. We have been fortunate to begin to attract local sponsorships from the Memorial 9
Foundation, O'Charley's Restaurants, and Cracker Barrel, which accounts for our increase in income at various points over the years, and we plan to use these funds to provide at least a nominal salary for our accompanist and funds for our soloists and instrumentalists we engage from time to time to play on our concerts. GivingMatters.com Financial Comments This organization filed a 990-N form with the IRS which does not provide financial information. Small tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are $25,000 or less are required to submit Form 990-N, also known as the e-postcard, unless they choose to file a complete 990 or 990-EZ. Comment provided by Nicole Rose 03/28/2018. Created 12.17.2018. Copyright 2018 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 10