1. HOPEWELL
MUSIC
ANNUAL REPORT FY ’15
program stats
7 7 . 5 2 %s t u d e n t
r e t e n t i o n
newstudents
s t u d e n t g r o w t h
34.9%
74
“Hopewell Music is my Refuge.”
“Thanks for making my dreams come true.”
41FAMILIES WITH MORE
THAN 1 FAMILY MEMBER
STUDYING
WITH
HOPEWELL
MUSIC
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
SUPPORT!
program
$ 7 9 , 4 7 3
fundraising
$ 2 8 , 5 5 7
administrAtion
$ 2 7 , 7 3 9
20%
21%
59%
E X P E N S E S
$ 1 3 5 , 7 6 9
g o v e r n m e n t
$ 2 0 , 0 0 0
C O R P O R a t i o n s
$ 5 , 5 2 0
P A R T N E R S
$ 3 , 1 5 8
r e v e n u e
$ 1 1 5 , 6 8 9
5%17%
22%
3%
22%
32%
i n d i v i d u a l s
$ 2 5 , 1 1 6
f o u n d a t i o n s
$ 2 5 , 0 1 6
e a r n e d
$ 3 6 , 8 7 9
2 4 6t o t a l
s t u d e n t s
“My family is so
poor, you wouldn’t
believe how poor.
There is no way I
could have studied
music without
Hopewell.”
15types of
instruments
played
8750
audience
members
90students in 8
ensembles
24concerts &
events hosted
“Hopewell not only provides
low cost or free music lessons,
but also builds community.
When people come to events,
they start talking and getting
to know one another.”
we taught$98,460
worth of private lessons
IN 2015.
($30 market rate).
140n e w d o n o r s
students by ethnicity
students by age
c a u c a s i a n 4 6 . 5 %
a f r i c a n a m e r i c a n 1 6 %
l a t i n o / a 1 2 . 6 %
a s i a n 6 . 9 %
m i x e d 6 . 3 %
n a t i v e a m e r i c a n 1 . 7 %
e a s t i n d i a n . 5 %
o t h e r 8 . 6 %
a f r i c a n . 5 %
9-12
13-17
18-22
36-54
55+
0-5
23-35
6-8
29%of students
play multiple
instruments

2. w e l c o m e
As we begin our fifth year, our mission in North Minneapolis is more urgent than ever. Amidst the
growing achievement gap parents are looking to Hopewell Music to help build their bridge. Today
Hopewell Music is serving 225 students (75% of which are K-12 and living below poverty). Last year, we
welcomed 75 new students and added two new programs to include Early Childhood Music education
and group piano classes. In August, we moved to our new location at 4350 Fremont Ave N where
we could better accommodate our growing programming needs. Our parent and volunteer support
network, Hopewell Engagement and Advocacy Team (HEAT), helped organize events, fundraisers and
works to build the community atmosphere that has become synonymous with Hopewell Music. We
continue to grow at an exponential rate and in order to keep up with demand we are taking significant
steps toward our longterm health by growing our network of support. We are establishing strategic
partnerships with leading organizations, growing our Board of Directors and investing in talented
staff that will take us to the next level. This year our strategic planning process will refine goals and
position ourselves for sustained stability. Hopewell Music’s mission of providing accessible music
education is close to my own heart and I am thrilled to lead us through our next phase of growth.
Please join me and consider how you might help provide hope for even more youth in our city.
Sincerely,
Brianna Farah
Executive Director
brianna@hopewellmusic.com
ANNUAL REPORT FY ’15
HOPEWELL
MUSIC
4350 fremont avenue north,
minneapolis, mn 55412
office | 612-466-0696
WEBSITE | hopewellmusic.com
EMAIL | brianna@hopewellmusic.com
EIN # 46-0547282
m i s s i o n v i s i o n
We aspire to provide and be recognized as a
high-quality music education program, while
maintaining our position of open access to
children and adults living in economically
disadvantaged communities. We are
committed to creating the next generation of
life-long learners and lovers of music that are
creative, innovative, and productive members
of society.
Hopewell has three
main program areas
- Private Lessons,
Ensembles and Group
Classes and Courses
- Internship Program,
Music Theory/
Songwriting and Early
Childhood Education.
p r o g r a m s
Our Mission is to empower
students from the chronically
underserved community of
North Minneapolis to grow
musically, academically,
socially, and emotionally,
through the enriching
studies of classical and
contemporary music.
2100volunteer
hours contributed
3282lessons taught
9teachers
s t u d e n t s b y p a y r a t e
2013
2014
2015
total 105 163 174
FULL SCHOLARSHIP
($0)
HALF SCHOLARSHIP
($10)
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
($20)
79
69
26
69
71
23
54
7
44
$1500p e r y e a r t o p r o v i d e a n
i n s t r u m e n t , i n s t r u c t i o n
a n d p r o g r a m s u p p o r t f o r
o n e c h i l d .
81volunteers