Musical Miracles Association
Teach*Inspire*Succeed
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Due to budget constraints, most of our public schools do not offer students any performing arts programs, such as music, art or dance. Due to recent legislation, public schools may have more funds to provide music and art education. If this were the case, we would expand our program to serve more afterschool programs in underserved communities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Music, Art and Dance
Our experienced and professional instructors go on-site to teach classes in performing and visual arts.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Music, Art and Dance
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Starting March 2020 through 2021, no classes were offered due to the pandemic. It took a long time to get back in schools because they were not allowing or limiting volunteers on campuses.
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We would like to provide art programs to children in elementary or after school facilities in underserved communities. Studies have proven the endless benefits of music exposure and education to developing minds. Not only does music use many parts of the brain and body in the ultimate multitasking exercise, it has also been shown to assist in the development of language, math, IQ, motor skills, and emotional health!
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Musical Miracles offers choir classes to enrich after-school programs at community centers and classes as part of the daily school curriculm. We also hold an annual music showcase at a local theater that gives all the children an opportunity to perform for family and friends. As an all-volunteer board, we fundraise through the following platforms:
1) website and social media
2) apply for grants through foundations, corporations, and other philanthropic organizations
3) request sponsorships from corporations.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our founder and Musical Director, Jane Lee, is a musician and owns Torrance Arts Academy, an art, music, and dance studio in Los Angeles. She is an experienced musician, teacher, and entrepreneur. She has taught music classes in private schools for many years, and now leads our programming. Jane Lee and our other experienced and professional instructors go on-site to teach classes in performing and visual arts. Our teachers not only instruct the students, they are also great role models and work extremely well with our youth communities.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the short time we have been in existence, we have taught over 1000 students music and visual arts. Due to the pandemic, we have not been able to offer our weekly choral classes at elementary schools and after school programs, but beginning Spring 2022, we are back on campuses. We also will offer weekly percussion classes at an after school center. The music program includes a Holiday Performance onsite at the school and the Grand Musical Showcase in May, where all the children come together to perform for family and friends. In 2022, we were able to served over 200 students at two elementary schools and one afterschool program. Our goal is to have over 300 students in our program in the Fall of 2023.
So what's next you ask? As we grow our organization's marketing, and expand our donor base, we will be able to provide more programs to more schools and more children in Southern California. In today's volatile World, children need ways to release anxiety and stress. Music helps. Hans Christian Anderson once said, "Where words fail, music speaks."
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
We don't actively use collected feedback
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Musical Miracles Association
Board of directorsas of 05/13/2023
Sandra Chiappari Fuchs
Chinyarai Hamilton
Musical Miracles
Mary Chung
Musical Miracles
Jane Lee
Musical Miracles
Sandra Chiappari Fuchs
Musical Miracles
Noriko Sato Ward
Musical Miracles
Kara Lanham Jassy
Musical Miracles
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.