ROCHESTER, NY
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL INC, founded in 1993, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 31% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $1.9M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 40% operating deficit.
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND INSPIRE AND ENLIGHTEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE.
GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN ITS MISSION TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND TO ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE...
GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN ITS MISSION TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND TO ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE. THE 202425 SEASON FEATURED TWO IN-PERSON FESTIVALS, BEGINNING WITH THE FALL 2024 FESTIVAL IN ROCHESTER, WHICH WELCOMED OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES ACROSS FIVE EVENTS AND OPENED WITH THE INAUGURAL ROCHESTER DAY FOR STRINGS, A DAY-LONG INTENSIVE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS. THE SPRING 2025 FESTIVAL EXPANDED GATEWAYS' REACH ACROSS ROCHESTER AND NEW YORK CITY, PRESENTING SEVEN CONCERTS, A WORLD PREMIERE, MASTERCLASSES, AND A HALF-DAY WILLIAM LEVI DAWSON SYMPOSIUM AT CARNEGIE HALL THAT DREW MORE THAN 3,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE SEASON CULMINATED IN THE HISTORIC RETURN OF THE GATEWAYS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA TO CARNEGIE HALL, PERFORMING WILLIAM DAWSON'S NEGRO FOLK SYMPHONY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THAT HALL SINCE ITS 1934 PREMIERE, ALONGSIDE A LIVE SIMULCAST REACHING THOUSANDS MORE. GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE ADVANCED ITS NATIONAL PRESENCE WITH TOURING AND RESIDENCIES, INCLUDING A THANKSGIVING DAY APPEARANCE AT WALT DISNEY WORLD AND A RESIDENCY AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC. GATEWAYS FURTHER EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH YOUNG MUSICIANS INSTITUTE PROGRAMMING AT BOTH FESTIVALS. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE SECOND SEASON OF GATEWAYS RADIO, COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED DAMIEN SNEED'S REFLECTIONS OF RESILIENCE FOR VOICE AND ORCHESTRA, AND SECURED A NEW FOUR-YEAR MOU WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER AND EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, STRENGTHENING A FOUNDATIONAL PARTNERSHIP. GATEWAYS ALSO EXPANDED ITS INVESTMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, INCREASING VISIBILITY FOR ITS MISSION AND ARTISTS
IN FY25, THE BLACK ORCHESTRAL NETWORK (BON) CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES AND STRENGTHENING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WITHIN CLASSICAL MUSIC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED BON'S ANNUAL SUMMIT...
IN FY25, THE BLACK ORCHESTRAL NETWORK (BON) CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES AND STRENGTHENING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WITHIN CLASSICAL MUSIC. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED BON'S ANNUAL SUMMIT, HELD IN ATLANTA FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE INAUGURAL BON IMPACT AND LEGACY AWARD TO MRS. AZIRA HILL, HONORING HER DECADES-LONG COMMITMENT TO CREATING ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG, ASPIRING BLACK CLASSICAL MUSICIANS. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG.BON ALSO HOSTED NETWORKING EVENTS AT SPHINXCONNECT AND THE GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND CONTINUED ITS MONTHLY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, IN ADDITION TO VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT LOUNGES, OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRY INSIGHTS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK PROFESSIONALS. ADVOCACY EFFORTS SUCH AS "DEAR AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS, PART II" CONTINUE TO PROMPT POLICY REVIEWS ACROSS MAJOR ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTIONS AND BON IS IN THE FINAL PROCESS OF PUBLISHING A 3RD CALL TO ACTION LETTER. ADDITIONALLY, BON EXPANDED ITS HBCU MASTERCLASS SERIES WITH EVENTS AT HAMPTON AND FISK UNIVERSITIES, IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS FROM THE ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT. THE ORGANIZATION FURTHER STRENGTHENED ITS REACH BY WELCOMING NEW INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS FROM LEADING ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING LINCOLN CENTER AND YALE UNIVERSITY.
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,375,303 | $1,980,385 | -0.3% |
| Expenses | $1,921,359 | $2,038,230 | -0.1% |
| Net Income | $-546,056 | $-57,845 | +8.4% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN | CHAIR | 1.00 |
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| GREGORY EWING | TREASURER (AS OF MARCH 2025) | 1.00 |
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| TONI-MARIE MONTGOMERY | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 |
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| LEE KOONCE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| JAMES NORMAN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| AMADI AZIKIWE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| SONIA JAMES-WILSON | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| DOUGLAS PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| KATE WASHINGTON | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
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| JESSE ROSEN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| ROBERT WERTH | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| SUSAN FEDER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| TIA GRAHAM | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| SHARON HATCHETT | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| KATE SHEERAN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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| ROGER SMITH | TREASURER (THROUGH DEC. 2024) | 1.00 |
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| ALEXANDER LAING | PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIR | 40.00 |
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $1,375,303 | $1,921,359 | $1,856,642 | $-546,056 |
| 2024 | $1,980,385 | $2,038,230 | $2,391,490 | $-57,845 |
| 2023 | $528,138 | $432,381 | $2,239,099 | $95,757 |
| 2022 | $1,485,207 | $1,426,168 | $1,067,611 | $59,039 |
| 2021 | $436,343 | $440,385 | $1,546,236 | $-4,042 |
| 2020 | $246,922 | $180,295 | $411,506 | $66,627 |
| 2019 | $335,481 | $433,585 | $347,747 | $-98,104 |
| 2018 | $403,934 | $64,893 | $348,947 | $339,041 |
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