Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Cincinnati Youth Choir
Legal Name (if Different): Children’s Choir of Greater Cincinnati
Also Known As: Cincinnati Children’s Choir
Mailing Address: 290 CCM Blvd, Rm 3860
City: Cincinnati
State: Ohio
Postal Code: 45221
Main Phone: 5132771436
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.cincinnatichoir.org/
Employer ID Number: 31-1583251
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/12/2024
Requested Amount: $5000

Project Title: Cincinnati Youth Choir (CYC) Tuition Assistance Program
Project Description:

Founded in 1993, CYC serves children in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Under the leadership of founder and Managing Artistic Director Robyn Lana, CYC has grown into the largest youth choral program in the Tri-State region, enriching communities by developing young leaders in a safe environment, providing musical excellence to all participants regardless of socio-economic status, background, or musical skill.

In 2001, CYC became the Ensemble-in-Residence of University of Cincinnati/College Conservatory of Music (CCM). This relationship enables our five Resident Choirs to rehearse and perform in CCM’s state-of-the-art facilities.

Children ages 6-18 are divided by age and ability, growing musically and as individuals as they progress through sequential, developmentally appropriate ensembles that follow National Arts Standards for Performing Music. The Resident choirs are Piccolo Coro grades 1-3, Vivace grades 4-7, Con Brio grades 5-9, Bel Canto grades 6-12, Voci grades 9-12 with changing/changed voices. The program is tuition-based.

CYC actively promotes new music for children’s choirs, works with renowned composers, conductors and clinicians and has commissioned 93 original compositions. Our Community Engagement programming supports an additional 11 choirs in underserved area schools, eliminating barriers to participation in choral arts education and programming where the opportunity is limited or non-existent.

In recent years, high inflation and economic turmoil has impacted the ability of many families, regardless of socio-economic status, to provide this opportunity for their children, leading to a considerable increase in requests for tuition assistance or scholarships for participation in the Resident Choirs. Our policy has always been to not turn anyone away from the choirs, but it is now necessary to seek more funding opportunities to maintain our ability to serve all families wanting to provide musical education and excellence for their children.

We appreciate the opportunity to be considered for submitting a full proposal!

Total Project Budget: 266,740

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): *Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund: $40,000 committed. *Ohio Arts Council Sustainability Grant: $22,622 committed. *Cincinnati ArtsWave Sustainability Grant: $46,000 committed. *Fifth/Third Bank Foundation Grant: $10,000 potential. *Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation: $10,000 potential. *Charles H Dater Foundation Grant: $10,000 potential. * National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects: $20,000 potential. * Thomas J Emery Memorial Fund Grant: $10,000 potential. * Else M. Heisel Sule Foundation Grant: $7,500 potential. *Andrew Jergens Foundation Grant: $7,500 potential. *William O. Purdy Foundation Grant: $7,500 potential. *Nellie Lehman Taft Foundation Grant: $10,000 potential.

Project Duration: September 1, 2024 thru May 31, 2025
Geographical Area Served: 7 counties of the Greater Cincinnati Ohio Region
Age Group To Be Served: 6-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Dr. Kathleen Riemenschneider
Contact First Name: Kathleen
Contact Last Name: Riemenschneider
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 5132771436
Contact Email: grants@cincinnatichoir.org