Annual Report 2010 and 2011 Dear Friends, As Many of You Know, I Co-Founded ZUMIX in 1991 in a Tiny Studio Apartment in Maverick Square

Annual Report 2010 and 2011 Dear Friends, As many of you know, I co-founded ZUMIX in 1991 in a tiny studio apartment in Maverick Square. We started with 24 youth, $200, and a simple theory: getting kids off the streets and involved in music could change lives and transform communities. When I think about the history of ZUMIX, I am truly amazed by how far we’ve come. The last two years have been particularly incredible, as we completed a $4.6 million dollar capital campaign and renovated the Engine Company 40 Firehouse into a state-of-the-art music and performance center – allowing us to significantly increase staffing, programs, and the number of participants served. We’ve been very busy, but the real work is just beginning. While the Firehouse is amazing, our mission is and always has been to use the power of music to transform young people’s lives, transmit the highest values, and unite and elevate our community. Here are some recent examples of our participants’ successes. • In 2011, all of our seniors have been accepted to college. • In the summer of 2010, nine of our high school students were accepted to the City Music Program, six on full scholarship. Four of these students have just been accepted to Berklee College of Music for undergraduate studies. This summer, they each have a chance to win a coveted full four year scholarship through the City Music program. • Over the past year, four of our youth have been employed at ZUMIX as Youth Arts Curators. In addition, fifteen youth have been hired as qualified Live Sound Technicians. ZUMIX is providing youth with valuable real-life work experience while helping them decide on a career path. As we look forward, we grapple with deep questions: How are we impacting young people’s lives? How can we continue to grow while maintaining an intimate sense of family that has been a hallmark of our work? What will success will look like over the next five years? These questions inspire me to work hard, to engage others, and to have faith in the power of music to reduce poverty, improve quality of life, and increase social equity. I invite each and every one of you to partner with ZUMIX as we enter the next chapter in our history. Cheers,

Madeleine Steczynski Co-Founder/Executive Director Photo Credit: Erik Jacobs / Jacobs Photographic zumix is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to building community through the arts.

ZUMIX was founded in 1991 as a response to a wave of youth violence. As the only youth arts organization in East Boston, a geographically isolated working-class community, ZUMIX provides top-quality arts and cultural programming as an alternative to the streets. ZUMIX’s mission is empowered youth who use music to make strong positive change in their lives, their community, and the world. Our work is based on the involvement of racially and ethnically diverse, low-income, underserved youth — both as program participants and as an integral part of our organization. From our modest beginnings, serving 24 youth in the studio apartment of one of the co-founders, ZUMIX has continued to grow and expand with the changing needs of our constituents. We now serve over 400 youth per year in our after-school and summer programs, and over 300 youth through a partnership with East Boston High School. We reach more than 6,000 additional youth and adults through workshops, community events, and outdoor concerts. Our program model has been nationally recognized as an innovative approach to youth development, combining artistic, personal, and civic engagement designed to increase 21st Century Skills, educational attainment and creative career opportunities for local youth. Our New Firehouse – Doors Of Opportunity

On a cold January morning in 2010, a light snow fell from the sky. This wasn’t any winter morning, it was Martin Luther King Day, a traditional day of service – and ZUMIX moving day!

In a symbolic effort to connect our past, present and future, we invited staff, board, youth participants, parents, alumni, neighbors and friends to join with us in the creation of a three-block-long fire brigade. Michelle Botticelli, one of our most active parents, was the first to arrive. She brought a box full of Munchkins, enough coffee for an army, and dozens of red fleece scarves she had made the night before. In the following 10 minutes, more than 200 spirited volunteers arrived — friends and strangers eager to lend a hand. We gathered in the dark, musty front room at 202 Maverick Street, ZUMIX headquarters for 13 years, broke into teams of 10, gave a quick pep talk and moved into position. We watched in amazement as the first box made its way down the line, arriving quickly and safely at its final destination. Everyone worked together, passing guitars, drums, keyboards, trumpets, mic-stands, mixers, boxes and other ZUMIX belongings from our old space The Firehouse renovations transformed a long-abandoned building into to the beautifully renovated Engine Company 40 Firehouse, our new home. a beautiful, functional, and inspiring cultural and performance space for As the last guitar made its way into the new building, we came together ZUMIX programs, our young participants, and the East Boston community for steaming hot chocolate and the first public performance in our new at large. The process, which began with an RFP from the City of Boston space: 15-year old Jennifer Aldana, one of our most talented singer/song- Department of Neighborhood Development in 2004, evolved into a 5 ½ writers shared her love of music with hundreds of guests. As we looked year $4.6 million capital campaign. We are extremely proud of our success, over a sea of friends – old and new – we were overwhelmed with gratitude. which includes Gold LEED certification and a 2010 Preservation Achieve- Our organizational transition had begun, and our community was united and ment Award from the Boston Preservation Alliance. ready to make history. At 9,000 square feet, the Firehouse is nearly three times the size of our old, Photo Credit: Erik Jacobs / Jacobs Photographic leased space. The open layout of the first floor serves as a welcoming class- room by day and community performance space during the evenings and weekends. The basement level contains 3 music instruction rooms, a multi- media production lab, our radio station, and a small group instruction room. The second floor contains a state-of-the-art recording studio, complete with control room, live room and isolation booth; as well as a small kitchen, lounge area, administrative office, and conference room.

The Firehouse will allow us to expand our after-school and summer programs to serve 500 youth per year by 2013. We are also exploring partner- ships with local schools which will utilize the facility during daytime hours. In addition, the Firehouse is enabling ZUMIX to broaden Community Arts programming, allowing ZUMIX to serve as a dynamic community hub for arts and culture. Our Programs One Youth’s Perspective

ZUMIX believes that arts and cultural opportunities are fundamen- Moises Angulo (13 years old) immigrated tal to human progress and are the most powerful means to building to Boston in June of 2010 seeking political community. Since 1991, ZUMIX has provided safe space after school asylum from his native Colombia. Since and during the summer months for young people to participate in childhood, he has developed his passion music and related arts programs – to explore who they are and what for the performing arts in multiple disci- they would like to become. plines. Moises has been involved in Our HANDS-ON Youth Development Programs are designed to ZUMIX’s Vocal Group, Theater Troupe and support long-term, sequentially challenging engagement in the arts – the Con la Corriente dance ensemble. particularly in music. Emphasizing personal, artistic and civic The following is an excerpt from an essay development, HANDS-ON programs focus on four distinct areas: Moises recently wrote. • Songwriting And Performance ZUMIX is a place where every kid and • Instrumental Music teenager can express themselves through • Music Technology art — acting, singing, dancing — and learn how to be successful in • Community Radio life doing what they most enjoy. I am proof that ZUMIX is a wonder- ful place where the people are just like you. COMMUNITY ARTS Youth In Action programs enable ZUMIX to take ZUMIX is also a place where all the students a leadership role in making arts and culture a more accessible and help the community and society. ZUMIX vital part of local life, while providing our youth with opportunities represents a big family and all the family is to apply their skills and talents in real-life settings. Through com- focused in one thing, helping you to be you. munity festivals, summer concerts, cultural events and collaborative community events, our youth earn income as musicians and sound A lot of people come to ZUMIX and each engineers, serve as organizers, promoters and hosts, and gain 21st one of them come to this place just for one Century Skills necessary to compete in higher education and thing, reaching their dreams. In my case, employment settings. I go to ZUMIX because I want to be a fa- mous singer. The reasons why I come to ZUMIX are that I feel that this place is where I belong, that this place is the place that has all my family, and that this place is the place that will guide me to what I want to be. When I moved to the USA, ZUMIX helped me to make more friends and open my heart for all those people that wanted to help me to adapt myself to a new life. I’m happy that there are people that help ZUMIX to be how it is, and I’m happy that ZUMIX exists for all those teenagers that want to express themselves and use their talent to become something good in the world. The ZUMIX Model ZUMIX exists at the intersection of four core concepts: Youth, Music, Community, and Excellence.

YOUTH: Young people are at the core of our mission and our driv- ing force. Whether they are learning, working, or performing, their creativity and commitment is the heart of ZUMIX. We evaluate young people’s Personal Development through carefully crafted materials designed to gauge their progress over time.

MUSIC: At ZUMIX, music is the pulse of our organization: it is taught and practiced in our private lessons and group programs, created by our songwriters, engineered by our audio technicians, shared over our radio airwaves, and celebrated at our community events and performances. Our focus on Artistic Development is twofold: the growth of our young artists and the cultivation of our organization’s artistic identity.

COMMUNITY: At the root of our values is the importance of ZUMIX youth fostering a sense of ownership in their community. Opportuni- ties for different types of Community Engagement are abundant in all aspects of our programming and events. We take pride in our role as an asset to the community of East Boston and beyond: a cultural institution where youth and music are thriving.

EXCELLENCE: Our organizational culture inspires us to ensure that our programs and events are consistently of the highest quality. Excellence at ZUMIX is defined in many ways; educational achieve- ment, 21st Century Skills development, performance and technical skills gained, work and college readiness, standards of character attained, etc. This is a combination of ensuring tangible skills are gained coupled with a sense of ownership, confidence, inspiration, creativity, humility, and pride, along with a connection to others.

EVALUATION: For the past three years, ZUMIX has been a leading organization in the Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project (BYAEP). Along with four other prominent youth arts organizations (Hyde Square Task Force, Medicine Wheel Productions, Raw Art Works, and Theater Offensive) we have conceived and implemented frameworks and evaluation tools to be able to analyze our participants’ development over time. Our Impact: Omar Looking back over 11 years of music studies, Omar remembers the moment he became a serious musician. After completing 8th grade Omar traveled to Colombia to spend the summer with his family. Upon his return, he picked up his guitar for a ZUMIX DiverCity Band rehearsal and was disappointed to see how rusty he had become. Omar’s long-time friend Matt, another talented ZUMIX guitar player, had clearly been practicing that summer and had learned many new licks. Omar and Matt had both started coming to ZUMIX as young children. They had a lot of respect for each other, but also a dose of healthy competition. Matt’s progress motivated Omar to step up his game and take his music and his education seriously.

“I really have a connection with music — it’s what I love and do every day.”

Now, at age 17, Omar’s hard work has paid off. He has been a straight-A student all through high school and has managed to balance academics, advanced music studies, and family responsibilities — a very admirable feat. For the past two years Omar has participated in Berklee’s City Music Program for high school students on full scholarship. Recently he was accepted through early admissions to Berklee College of Music for undergraduate studies and was awarded a large scholarship. We are tremendously proud of Omar and all his accomplishments and are honored to have had the opportunity to watch him grow — both as a musician and as a remark- able young man. Our team: Staff, Board, and Volunteers Volunteers Boston After School Hotshots Photography & Beyond Hunt Alternatives Fund - Michelle Botticelli Boston Band Crush Artworks For Kids Ryan Buckley Staff And Consultants Rock Ed Mentors Boston Natural Hyde Square Task Force Jason Burrell “Music is my passion. Areas Network Interaction Institute For Elena Botkin-Levy, Drew Chandler Erin Byers Murray I might not be the Boston Youth Arts Social Change Radio Coordinator Kuldeep Chudasama Henri Calderon greatest musician, Evaluation Project Izotope Michael Carey, Brass And Tris Coffin Katia Canenguez but I will keep trying. Casa De La Cultura Know What’s Up Woodwinds Instructor Matthew Difeo Nicole Canner I am not a quitter. East Boston Boston City Councilor Sal Jeremy Cohen, African Luke Gosselin Jessica Cooper - Daniel Gaviani State Senator Lamatinna Drumming Instructor Jerry Looper Erica Downey Sonia Chang-Diaz Las Comadres Leo Colon, Guitar & Amie Fedora Bass Instructor Interns Chelsea Collaborative Massport Dan Fox, Audio Visual Martha Galdamez Kim Dawson, Citi Performing Arts Center Maverick Swing Seth Bailin Oversight, Zumix Betsy George Program Director Common Boston Donald Mckay Middle School Jeremy Boviard Jeff Fullerton, Acoustic Michael Greto Marlene Del Rosario, Community Art Center Medicine Wheel Productions Clarissa Bonilla Consultant, Acentech Zaragoza Guerra Piano Instructor Critical Breakdown Mayor Thomas Menino Siobhan Fennessy Zaragoza Guerra, Camilo Hernandez Corey Depina, Songwriting & Curtis Guild The Middle East Pam Nunez Interior Design Consultant John Hiester Performance Coordinator Elementary School Neighborhood Of Joe Williams Ben Joyce, Site Supervisor, Steve Holt Dan Fox, Technical Director Donald Mckay School Affordable Housing Leigh Wormelle Landmark Structures Daniel Lin Nick Grondin, Neighborhood Coordinator The New England Gary Knell, Interior Build, Sharon Macnulty Guitar Instructor Ernani Dearaujo Institute Of Art Board Members Studio Fkia Vickie Malis Nancy Lagro, East Boston Artists Group Liz Nofziger, Artist Jeremy Cole, President* Nancy Lagro, Zumix Anne Marie Marrone Business Manager East Boston Community Northeastern University Chrissy Holt, Treasurer* Mimi Love, John Martin Laura Macias, Sprouts Development Corporation Osram Sylvania Jennifer Belli, Clerk* Lead Architect, Utile Eva Martinez Coordinator And East Boston Guacamole Participation Learning Cristina Aspuru* Andrew Lypps, Pedro Morales Piano Instructor Festival Network Kevan A. Barton Audio-Visual Design/Build Dave Murray Ed Meradith, Piano Instructor East Boston High School Governor, Deval Patrick Doug Brenhouse* Sharon Macnulty, Liz Nofziger Ben Paulding, East Boston Neighborhood State Senator Arthur Bom Conselho* Design Consultant, Catterson Oh Percussion Instructor Health Center Anthony Petruccelli Madeline Fraser Cook Mostue & Assoc. Rob And Juliet Pyles John Reynolds, Voice East Boston Neighbors Piers Pac Committee Atinuke Oluwatoyin Diver Renee Marrone, Youth Fran Rowan And Choir Instructor Against Substance Abuse Piers Park Sailing Center Sandy Downey* Design Consultant, Zumix Kryzia Salgado John Sickle, East Boston Open Studios Raw Art Works Parris Farr Conor Mcguire, Green Wendy Saver Finance Consultant East Boston Times Roca, Inc. Duke Guthrie Development Specialist, Ryan Schrier Madeleine Steczynski, East Boston Ymca Sierra Club - Inner City Christopher Habetler* Landmark Structures Chopper And Founder/Executive Director East Boston Youth Task Force Outings Kara Jaramillo Pablo Navarrete, Youth Bacca Shulman Nikki Stewart, Eat Your Heart Out Boston Teen Empowerment Maya Townsend Design Consultant, Zumix Jenny Shulman Development Manager Eastie Pride Day Committee The Theatre Offensive Julia Wang* Osa Ohiomoba, Raquel Soto Henriquez Kenny Weill, El Planeta This World Music IT Design, Tov Energy Regan St. Pierre Development Consultant Excel Academy University Of Massachusetts *Current Board Members Patrick Ohiomoba, Liz Teutsch Coco And Duke, Friends Of East Boston - Lowell IT Design, Tov Energy Rose Marie White Morale Boosters Firehouse Greenway Vermont Arts Exchange Ioana Pieleanu, Acoustic Ashley Willard Development Team Friends Of The East Vortex Consultant, Acentech Boston Library WBOS Earth Fest VISTA Volunteers Jennifer Aldana, Youth Collaborators Glendy Rodriguez, Youth Future Chefs World Fellowship Ana Chavez, Design Consultant, Zumix Design Consultant, Zumix Artists For Humanity Genelec World Music/Crasharts Program Coordinator Marcello Albanese, Mike Small, Atlantic Works Gallery Harborarts Megan Donovan, Interior Build, Studio Fkia General Contractor, Avid Technologies Harvard University - Arts In Radio Coordinator Lauren Baumann, Landmark Structures Bagly Education Program Sharon Small, Green Development Regan St. Pierre, Financing Barr Foundation - Barr Harvard University - Cultural Radio Coordinator Consultant, New Ecology Consultant, Affirmative Fellows Program Agent’s Initiative Ryan Vasios, Information Al Caldarelli, Executive Investments Representative Carlo Basile Health Resources In Action Management Specialist Director, East Boston CDC Madeleine Steczynski, Zumix Berklee College Of Music Sal Colombo, Project Ryan Sullivan, Green Youth Arts Curators Manager, East Boston CDC Signage, Utile Ed Connelly, Linecker Da Silva Cash And Mr. Murphy, “Singing is a huge release for me. Whenever I Daniel Gaviani Green Development Morale Boosters feel stressed or buried under emotions, Ana Mendez Consultant, New Ecology Studio Fkia Kassandra Otero David Ennis, Financing I sing a song and feel under control and ready Consultant, to face the world.” - Jenara Bourguignon Affirmative Investments Our Donors Jonathan and Karen Roses Cathy Kozak Angela Ayre Rachael Solem Greg and Michelle Kozak Sara Bachman Maya Townsend & Nancy Lagro Erik Bankey Institutional and Roy Foundation Robin Bernstein Colleen and Chris Langevin Julie and Jay Bartlett Government Support Santa Claus Anonymmous Mabel Louise Riley Mary Tracy Beth and Matt Lawrence Susan Bastian Schrafft Charitable Trust Foundation Amelia Peabody Foundation David and Edith Tully Thomas McConnell Patricia Baudoin & Madge Richard and Susan Smith The Rosedune Fund Anonymous Foundation Clara Wainwright Catherine Morin Kaplan Family Foundation Social Innovation Forum ASCAP Julia Wang & Bob Nakashian Scott Beaird Sovereign Bank Foundation Sylvania Bank of America Foundation Chris Pingpank Elizabeth Nathan Joanne and Bob Belli Surdna Foundation WBOS / Stage One / Helene B. 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Balance Sheet FY11 Breakdown of Expenses

Assets Hands-On: Cash & Cash Equivalents $441,844 Youth Development Programs Grants Receivable, Short Term $11,625 Instrumental Music 19.7% Grants Receivable, Long Term (pledged for FY12 & FY13) $300,000 Music Technology 15.2% 18.5% Prepaid Expenses $4,750 Property & Equipment $275,207 Songwriting & Performance 10.8%

Other Assets $2,145,662 ZUMIX Radio 8.3% 13.5% Sprouts 6.8% 60.8% Total Assets $3,179,088 Community Arts: 7.2%

Liabilities and Net Assets Youth in Action Programs Firehouse Development Liabilities $60,773

Net Assets $3,118,315 General Admin. / Fundraising

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $3,179,088 Financial Notes Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets In FY11 we received 2 generous multi-year grants: a 3-year, $240,000 grant Revenues - Where the Money Comes From from The Surdna Foundation and a 3-year, $210,000 grant from The Linde Individual Donors $88,398 Family Foundation. For accounting purposes, the total of both pledges was Foundations & Corporations $579,823 booked in FY11. Actual funds will be evenly dispersed ($150,000 per year Long Term Grants (pledged for FY12 & FY13) $300,000 for three years), therefore $300,000 is reflected on our balance sheet as Government $43,042 Grants Receivable, Long Term. We also made adjustments for depreciation, Government (one-time, capital development related fund) $360,000 loan payments, and capital costs associated with our facility. Program Fees and Contracted Services $77,251 Interest Income $4,400 We received a $360,000 government award of Massachusetts Historic Tax Credits. This one-time award recognized our renovation of the historic Total Revenue $1,452,914 Engine Company 40 Firehouse building. These funds allowed us to complete construction, pay off all construction loans, and make strategic investments in our infrastructure. Expenses - Where the Money Goes Hands-On:Youth Development Programs $496,878 Return On Investment Community Arts: Youth In Action Programs $58,424 • 93.8% of our youth say they feel excited and focused when they General and Administrative / Fundraising $150,943 are creating art. Firehouse Development (one-time capital expenses) $110,535 • 91.1% of our youth imagine successful options for their future. • 100% of this year’s high school seniors have been accepted to college. Total Expenses $816,780 • 100% of Alumni surveyed said ZUMIX contributed to their planning for a career or a future. Change in Total Net Assets $636,134 • 78% of Alumni surveyed said they are working in the field or profession Adjustments: Multi-Year Grants & One-Time Expenses ($531,343) of their choice. See notes next page

Net Cash After Adjustments $104,791 ZUMIX — A Brief Timeline

1990 1991 1993 1994 1996 1999

Gang violence in ZUMIX starts ZUMIX broadens Community needs ZUMIX chosen ZUMIX serves Boston explodes, with a simple its impact with assessment lists to lead Cultural as fiscal agent to 152 homicides, plan — get kids community increased arts as Connections — a the newly formed worst year of off the street and concerts in a top priority for three-year, multi- East Boston violence ever. involved in music. Maverick Square. East Boston. agency effort to Artist Group. increase arts and cultural activity in East Boston, while highlighting our waterfront.

2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005

ZUMIX serves ZUMIX partners BHA hires ZUMIX City of Boston ZUMIX chosen ZUMIX receives as youth hub for with Umana to offer youth announces RFP for by City to buy Best Practice East Boston’s Barnes Middle arts during Engine Company and develop Award for first-ever Open School, reconstruction 40 Firehouse. Engine Company Teen Centered Studios. offering after- of Maverick 40 Firehouse. Environment from school music. Gardens. the Boston Foundation and Boston’s After- School for All Partnership.

2005 2006 2006 2009 2010

ZUMIX launches ZUMIX receives ZUMIX embarks ZUMIX begins Engine Company ZUMIX ZUMIX Radio, Social Innovation on a $4.6 construction on 40 Firehouse is will serve a new student- Award through million Capital Engine Company completed, re- run community Root Cause Campaign. 40 Firehouse. ceives Gold LEED 500 youth radio station. at MIT. Certification, and per year opens its doors to by 2013! the community! 260 Sumner St. East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777

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