HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-8577-8G - Cultural Arts Grants - FY 26-27 - Class Act Music EducationGRANT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND
PACIFIC SYMPHONY
This Grant Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this 10th day of March, 2026
("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Newport Beach, a California municipal
corporation and Charter City ("City"), and PACIFIC SYMPHONY, a California nonprofit
corporation located at 17620 Fitch, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92614 ("Grantee"). City
and Grantee are at times individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties"
herein.
RFC_ITAI S
A. It is the policy of the City Council that the City's budget specifically allows the City
Council to direct revenue towards non-profit agencies, community groups,
community events, or enhancement projects with worthy projects or programs
which the City Council deems beneficial to the residents' quality of life.
B. Grantee requested a grant from the City for the Class Act Music Education
Program ("Grant Proposal").
C. The City Council determined the Grant Proposal is for a worthy project that will
benefit the City's residents' quality of life.
D. The City Council approved a grant in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and
00/100 ($5,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to Grantee pursuant to certain conditions
regarding expenditure, reporting, and accounting requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. GRANT
1.1. City awards to Grantee Grant Funds in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars
and 00/100 ($5,000.00) as requested by Grantee in the Grant Proposal attached hereto
as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, or such other amount as authorized
by the City Council.
1.2. Grant Funds shall be disbursed by City to Grantee as follows (select one):
❑ At the time of execution of this Agreement.
® On or before May 14, 2026.
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2. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue in full force and effect until January 11, 2027, unless terminated earlier as
provided herein.
3. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATED
TO THE RECEIPT OF GRANT FUNDS
3.1. The Grant Funds are subject to the following expenditure conditions ("Approved
Uses"):
3.1.1. The Grant Funds shall be expended solely for the purposes provided
in Exhibit A;
3.1.2. The Grant Funds shall not be used for any activity that would violate
City, state or federal statutory or decisional law such as regulations affecting non-profit or
tax exempt organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and
3.2. Grantee further warrants to City that the Grant Funds will be spent solely for
the Approved Uses and the Grant Funds shall be used by Grantee during this
Agreement's term otherwise the Grant Funds shall be returned to City, as provided in
Section 5 below.
3.3. Grantee shall conduct background checks for all of its volunteers and
employees who work with minor children in relation to any project described in Grantee's
Grant Proposal. To the extent applicable, Grantee shall provide the City certification that
it has complied with this requirement prior to the receipt of Grant Funds.
4. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
4.1. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Grantee shall maintain true,
proper, and complete books, records, and accounts (collectively, "Books and Records")
in which shall be entered fully and accurately all transactions taken with respect to the
operations of Grantee, including but not limited to those under the Grant Proposal and
the expenditure of the Grant Funds. Grantee shall maintain the Books and Records in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Grantee shall make available
to City such Books and Records, including all financial records of the Grantee, upon the
City's request.
4.2. If the Grantee has been audited by an independent auditor or has been the
subject of a compliance audit/examination by a grantee or regulatory agency during the
past three years, audit reports and management letters indicating compliance violations,
fraud, illegal acts, material weaknesses in internal control structure or reportable
conditions, in connection with such audits shall be delivered to the City thirty (30) days
prior to the effective date of this agreement. If no audits or events as described above
have occurred during this period, the Grantee shall provide City a written assertion that
no audits or similar examinations have occurred during the three (3) year period and an
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assertion that the Grantee is not aware of any events or conditions, described above, or
other information that might reasonably impact City's decision to fund the grant as
requested.
4.3. City reserves the right to designate its own employee representative(s) or its
contracted representative(s) with a Certified Public Accounting firm who shall have the
right to audit Grantee's accounting procedures and internal controls of Grantee's financial
systems, and to examine any cost, revenue, payment, claim, other records or supporting
documentation resulting from any items set forth in this Agreement. This audit right
expressly extends to all financial records of the Grantee, whether or not they relate solely
to the Grant Proposal or Grant Funds. Any such audit(s) shall be undertaken by City or
its representative(s) at mutually agreed upon reasonable times and in conformance with
generally accepted auditing standards. Grantee agrees to fully cooperate with any such
audit(s).
4.4. This right to audit shall extend during the length of this Agreement and for a
period of three (3) years or longer, if required by law, following the date of any Grant
Funds tendered under this Agreement. Grantee agrees to retain all necessary
records/documentation for the entire length of this audit period.
4.5. Grantee shall, upon conclusion of the event, furnish the City with a Balance
Sheet and Income Statement describing the receipt and disbursement activities of
Grantee with respect to the Grant Funds. In its sole and absolute discretion, the City may
also require Grantee to submit: (i) quarterly check registers and descriptions of each
disbursement; (ii) budget -to -actual -results; and (iii) a statement of position describing the
assets and liabilities associated with the Grant event. All reports, including a post -event
evaluation, shall be due to the City no later than forty-five (45) days following the
conclusion of the event. In the event that an independent audit is conducted, Grantee
shall forward a copy of the audited report to the City for review, including any Management
Letter, Report on Internal Controls, or Reportable Conditions letter generated during the
course of the audit.
4.6. Grantee agrees to exercise prudent financial management processes including
proper oversight of all assets, budget preparation, and timely reporting including budget -
to -actual -comparisons.
4.7. All Approved Uses shall be performed by Grantee or under Grantee's
supervision. Grantee represents that it possesses the professional and technical skills
required to perform the services required by this Agreement, and that it will perform all
services with a standard of care and in a manner commensurate with the community
professional standards and with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used
by other reasonably competent practitioners of the same discipline under similar
circumstances.
4.8. If Grantee has supported Political Action Committees(s) (PACs) during the past
three (3) years, the Grantee shall hire an independent auditor to perform limited, agreed -
upon testwork procedures to provide City assurance that City sponsored event profits did
not subsidize the funding of Political Action Committees (PACs) and event proceeds were
adequately segregated from funds used to support PACs. Agreed upon procedures may
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include a review of a detail list of the past three (3) years of PAC contributions and
expenditures, including:
a. An identifying donor number, date and amount of each reported
contribution; and
b. A detail of expenditures sufficient enough to determine that the
expenditures were solely for PAC -related expenses; and
c. Any retained earnings or fund balance at the end of each fiscal year.
Substantive documentation for the contribution and expenditure should be available upon
request. City shall approve the agreed -upon testwork procedures prior to the
commencement of fieldwork.
5. USE OF GRANT FUNDS
5.1. The Grant Funds shall be used solely by Grantee for the Approved Uses and
for no other use. In the event that the Grant Funds are not used for the Approved Uses
or are not expended by or before January 11, 2027, Grantee shall notify the City in writing,
and shall be obligated to return the Grant Funds to City within thirty (30) days.
5.2. The City's grant contribution shall only be used for non-sectarian purposes.
Grantees shall not use the City's grant contribution, or any portion thereof, for any purpose
that violates local, state, or federal law, including, but not limited to, the Establishment
Clause.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
6.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantee shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers, and
employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims
(including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to property),
demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments,
fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorney's
fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever (individually,
a "Claim"; collectively, "Claims"), which may arise from or in any manner relate (directly
or indirectly) to this Agreement (including the negligent and/or willful acts, errors and/or
omissions of Grantee, its principals, officers, agents, employees, vendors, suppliers,
consultants, subcontractors, anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them or for
whose acts they may be liable or any or all of them).
6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require
Grantee to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole
negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in this indemnity shall
be construed as authorizing any award of attorney's fees in any action on or to enforce
the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and liability
regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act
as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by Grantee.
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7. GRANTEE INDEPENDENCE
In the performance of this Agreement, the Grantee, and the agents and employees of
Grantee, shall act in an independent capacity and are not officers, employees or agents
of the City. The manner and means of performing the Approved Uses are under the
control of Grantee, except to the extent they are limited by statute, rule or regulation and
the expressed terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
constitute approval for Grantee or any of Grantee's employees or agents, to be the agents
or employees of City. Grantee shall have the responsibility for and control over the means
of performing the Approved Uses, provided that Grantee is in compliance with the terms
of this Agreement. Anything in this Agreement that may appear to give City the right to
direct Grantee as to the details of the performance or to exercise a measure of control
over Grantee shall mean only that Grantee shall follow the desires of City with respect to
the results of the Approved Uses.
8. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS
Grantee shall not assign, sublease, hypothecate or transfer this Agreement or any of the
services to be performed under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, by operation of law
or otherwise without prior written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without written
consent of City shall be null and void.
9. NOTICES
9.1. All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement
shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered
personally or on the third business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail,
postage prepaid, first class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided.
9.2. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Grantee to City shall be
addressed to the City at:
Attn: Library Services Director
Library Services Department
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
9.3. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Grantee shall be
addressed to Grantee at:
Attn: Luisa Cariaga
Pacific Symphony
17620 Fitch, Suite 100
Irvine, California 92614
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10.TERMINATION
10.1. Termination for Cause. Grantee shall be in default if Grantee fails or refuses
to perform any duty required by the Agreement or performs in a manner inconsistent with
the terms, conditions and restrictions in this Agreement. In such event, City shall give
Grantee, thirty (30) days written notice to cure, if the default can be cured and City shall
be entitled to terminate this Agreement if Grantee has not cured the default within the
thirty (30) day cure period. City shall be entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement
if the default cannot be cured through corrective action. If terminated for cause, Grant
Funds shall be returned to the City pursuant to Section 5. This Agreement is made on an
annual basis, and as such is subject to non -renewal at its termination.
10.2. Termination without Cause. City may terminate this Agreement at any time
with or without cause upon seven (7) days written notice to Grantee, any remaining Grant
Funds in Grantee's possession at the time of termination shall be returned to City
pursuant to Section 5.
10.3. Specific Performance. Grantee agrees that the City has the legal right, and all
necessary conditions have been satisfied, to specifically enforce Grantee's obligations
pursuant to this Agreement.
11. STANDARD PROVISIONS
11.1. Recitals. City and Grantee acknowledge that the above Recitals are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
11.2. Compliance With all Laws. Grantee shall at its own cost and expense comply
with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental entities,
including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter enacted.
11.3. Waiver. A waiver by either Party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the
same or a different character.
11.4. Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete
understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all
preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein.
No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein.
11.5. Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Grant Proposal or any other
attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
11.6. Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either
party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of construction which
might otherwise apply.
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11.7. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a written
document executed by both Grantee and City and approved as to form by the City
Attorney.
11.8. Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal,
or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
11.9. Controlling Law And Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern
this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of
Orange, State of California.
11.10. Equal Opportunity Employment. Grantee represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any contractor, employee or
applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap,
ancestry, sex or age or any other impermissible basis under law.
11.11. No Attorney's Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorney's fees.
11.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Date: 1a z4zol-&
By: CQIr
Aaron C. Harp 3 - _',(D
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Date: 3 —v2C
By:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
A California municipal corporation
Date: 3, 1 ( 1 u2-to
Melissa Hartson
Library Services Director
GRANTEE: PACIFIC SYMPHONY,
a California nonprofit corporation
Date:
Signed in Counterpart
By:
John Forsyte
Chief Executive Officer
Date:
By:_
Signed in Counterpart
Andria Strelow
Secretary
[END OF SIGNATURES]
Attachment: Exhibit A - Grant Proposal
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Date:s3-lt y440211a
By: A-1,
Aaron C. Harp 3 - _ �� 2)
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Date:
By:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
A California municipal corporation
Date:
By:
Melissa Hartson
Library Services Director
GRANTEE: PACIFIC SYMPHONY,
a California nonprofit corporation
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By:C'�k4-, All
Joh orsyt
Chief Executive Officer
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Andria Strelow
Secretary
[END OF SIGNATURES]
Attachment: Exhibit A - Grant Proposal
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EXHIBIT A
GRANT PROPOSAL
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Cultural Arts Grants Application Form
Reference #
Status
Login Usemame
Login Email
Popular Name of Organization
Legal Name (if different)
Federal Tax ID No.
Mailing Address
City / Zipcode
Contact Name
Phone number
Fax Number
Email address
Website
Geographical Area Served
Have you received a City of Newport Beach
Cultural Arts Grant before?
If so, what year did you receive a grant?
Year organization was founded:
Number of paid staff:
Number of active volunteers:
Total amount requested: (from request line of
project budget):
Estimated number of people in Newport Beach
that the proposed project(s) will serve:
17662040
Complete
Icariage@pacificsymphony.org
Icariage@pacificsymphony.org
Pacific Symphony
Pacific Symphony Association
95-3635496
17620 Fitch, Suite 100
IRVINE
Luisa Cariaga
(714) 876-2369
7147555789
Icariaga@pacificsymphony.org
www.PacificSymphony.org
Orange County
Yes
2025
1978
50
1839
5000
•YA
1. Briefly describe below your organization's
purpose, mission, and goals.
Pacific Symphony's mission is to perform
inspiring, entertaining and healing music,
connect communities through diverse
programming, inspire youth, provide therapeutic
benefits and promote the well-being of the
people we serve in southern California. The
orchestra was founded in 1978 to provide
musical concerts for the region and remains the
largest American music ensemble formed in the
last 50 years.
Pacific Symphony's strategic organizational
goals are to: 1) Be a vibrant and inclusive cultural
anchor recognized for the public value of its
work; 2) Cultivate artistic vitality and grow market
share through the continuous evolution of its
work; 3) Foster wellness, spark inspiration,
deepen self-awareness and nurture a zeal for life
through deeper participation with orchestral
music in order to leverage positive educational
and community engagement outcomes; and 4)
Build internal culture and institutional capacity.
The Symphony presents more than 100
performances for the public, serving 275,000
residents and visitors each year. Education and
community engagement programs produce more
than 3,000 distinct learning and arts participation
opportunities annually. Now fully restored
following the pandemic, programs and services
furnish K-12 students with interactive music
enrichment through Class Act (the focus of this
request) while serving under -represented and
vulnerable populations through the Heartstrings
initiative and other
specially -designed and tailored programs for
residents.
2. Identify and describe why there is a need in Class Act is unduplicated in Orange County as it
the Newport Beach Community for your
proposed project/program. Include a quantitative
description of the need and on what you based
your findings (i.e. "Based on a study done by the
PTA, there are one hundred children in the 4th-
provides music education and arts opportunities
for students to learn directly from professional
Pacific Symphony musicians. Orchestra players
serve as teaching artists, coaches and mentors,
inspiring students to achieve their academic
6th grades at Newport Elementary who have had goals through music enrichment. The program
no training with musical instruments." ) Describe
how you have determined that your organization
is the best organization for the proposed project/
program.
also helps schoolchildren improve key life skills
from their musical studies, which is proven to
advance student scholastic performance. For
example, in 2014 and 2016, the National Science
Foundation researched connections between
musical instruction and attention span and
discovered that music education is associated
with enhanced abilities in math, creativity,
reading, cognition, critical thinking and
communication skills. Music has also been
shown to improve motivation, concentration,
confidence, poise and teamwork.
More recently in December 2025, research
studies at the Neuroarts Resource Center at
Johns Hopkins University show that when we
attend an arts event or create art ourselves,
measurable transformations take place: stress
and anxiety decreases, life satisfaction and
mental health improves, and cognitive decline is
slowed. Remarkably, just 45 minutes of
artmaking lowers the stress hormone cortisol by
25%. For this project, Class Act enhances arts
learning for students, helping music programs
augment activities in Newport Beach and other
local schools. Class Act is the only arts education
program in Orange County which offers the
expertise of Symphony -affiliated professional
musicians.
3. Describe the specific project/program that will Grant funds are requested for the Class Act
be funded by a cultural grant. Include how the Music Education Program in one Newport Beach
proposed project/program will be implemented school this year: Newport Coast Elementary
and outline a schedule or project timeline, with School. Class Act has met the community's need
planned dates and locations. Identify individuals for professional music education for 31 years,
and groups involved, particularly artists and helping Orange County schools strengthen
performers, and describe their roles and student academic achievement. The program
responsibilities. Describe the background and
qualifications of your organization and key
personnel to be involved in the program.
Remember: the City funds only projects and
programs- not operating expenses. These
projects and programs must promote community
involvement and awareness of the arts in
Newport Beach.
trains and assigns Pacific Symphony union
musicians into schools where students receive
meaningful music learning from teaching artists
in the classroom. Through year -long residencies
in each school, musicians focus on the
fundamentals of music through age -appropriate
classroom instruction, on -site school
performances and a trip to the concert hall for a
full Pacific Symphony performance.
Class Act runs from September to June each
year, with student participation beginning in
November. The program staff designs Common
Core curriculum -based workshop materials and
lesson plans using a theme and composer each
year ("America the Beautiful" with Aaron Copland
in 2026). Materials are delivered to classroom
teachers during professional development and
training workshops where they learn to integrate
music into all areas of learning. In -person student
activities and workshops run throughout the
academic year and Youth Concerts are
presented in May. Assessments and evaluations
are conducted during and after all student
activities. Staff measures program effectiveness
throughout the year to monitor student progress
and to ensure outcomes and goals are met.
Class Act engages the entire student body at
Newport Coast as well as teachers and principals
(parents, administrators and volunteers also
participate). There are five musicians who serve
fifteen schools in the full 2025-26 Class Act
program across the...
Is this a new or existing project/program?
4. Define or describe the segment of the
population in Newport Beach that you intend to
serve by your project/program. Include such
things as age, location, numbers served, etc.
PROJECT BUDGET: Expenses - Personnel
Artistic
Funding from the City of Newport Beach
Funding from Other Sources
Administrative
Funding from the City of Newport Beach
Funding from Other Sources
Technical Production
Funding from the City of Newport Beach
Funding from Other Sources
PROJECT BUDGET: Expenses - Operating
Facility Expense/Space Rental
... county, with schools assigned a different
musician each year. The program is led by
Director of Education Leighanna Sears who
joined the staff in 2024 and leads a team of
seven who manage and oversee all program
components, scheduling and activities. Since its
inception, Class Act has served more than
375,000 students, teachers and principals in
Orange County over a 31-year history.
Existing program
In 2026, Class Act will serve 469 children in
Newport Coast Elementary School together with
22 teachers and 1 principal for a total of 492
beneficiaries. Newport Coast serves
Kindergarten to 6th grade students, ages 5-11.
The school has partnered with Class Act for
seventeen non-consecutive years and has seen
great progress in their students with the
assistance of grant support from the Newport
Beach City Arts Commission.
2500
20000
1000
2000
1500
3000
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Marketing
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Production/Exhibition Expense
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Touring/Presentation Expense
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Education Materials
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Transportation
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Equipment
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
Other (if greater than 10% annotate below)
Funding from the City of Newport Beach 0
Funding from Other Sources 0
GRAND TOTAL: 5000/25000
6. Describe the expected quantifiable outcomes The overall desired outcome is for K-6
of your project/program and how you will elementary schoolchildren to improve their
evaluate the results. Be very specific in academic achievement through the Class Act
addressing the ways that you will determine that music education program. The overarching
your project/program met the needs that you
identified and accomplishes the goals you set out
to achieve (i.e. you provide 50 hours of musical
instruction and instruments to the 100 children at
Newport Elementary school as measured by
music store rental receipts and logs of
instructors.)
List of Board Members and their affiliations
Recent list of individuals, corporations, and
foundations that provide organizational support
IRS Determination Letter (if you are a
501(c)(3)) indicating tax exempt status
One brochure and/or one press clipping.
I. Income (cash only)
outcome for educators is to improve their music
aptitude in order to teach the arts more
effectively, and augment student learning in
music. The quantifiable outcomes for 469
Newport Beach students and 22 teachers are:
a.A total of 80% or 376 of the estimated 469
students will demonstrate increased knowledge
about the Class Act composer of the year (Aaron
Copland) and their music. Outcomes are
measured through pre- and post -program testing,
questionnaires and teacher surveys.
b.A total of 329 students out of 469 will express a
desire to continue to engage in music and the
arts, representing 70% of all Class Act students.
Results are quantified through pre- and post -
program surveys, along with parent/teacher
comments and feedback, and student enrollment
in subsequent music and arts programs.
c.A total of 81 % or 18 of the 22 Class Act
teachers will increase their capacity to teach the
arts more effectively in the classroom and better
support the Common Core. The results are
measured from teacher and principal surveys,
individual interviews, one-on-one follow-up and
in -person meetings with teachers.
Boa rd_of_Directors_2025-26_One_Page.pdf (117
KB)
Institutional_Support_FY25.pdf (134 KB)
501_c_3_letter_-_January_13_1982.pdf (687 KB)
Class_Act_Brochure_2025-26.pdf (711 KB)
Contributed
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
14,225,750
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
14,500,500
Earned
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
10,265,195
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
11,195,268
Total Income
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
24,490,945
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
25,695,768
II. Expenses
Program
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
15,952,300
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
15,955,250
General and Administrative
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
2,812,200
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
2,800,500
Marketing and Development
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
5,340,595
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
5,325,290
Total Expenses
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
24,105,095
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
24,081,040
Item #49
III. Operating Surplus/Deficit (Income minus Expenses)
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
385,850
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
1,614,728
IV. Fund Balance at Beginning of Year
FY 2024/25 Budget (current) (1,596,677)
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected) (1,210,827)
V. Accumulated Surplus (Deficit) (Add lines III and IV)
FY 2024/25 Budget (current) (1,210,827)
FY 2025126 Budget (projected) 403,901
Item #50
VI. In -Kind Contributions (attach schedules if greater than 10% of total income)
FY 2024/25 Budget (current)
FY 2025/26 Budget (projected)
I verify the knowledge that the information
submitted in this application is true and correct to
the best of my knowledge.
Name
Title
Last Update
Start Time
Finish Time
0
0
Luisa Cariaga
Director of Institutional Giving
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