The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF) was inspired by the motion picture Mr. Holland's Opus. The film's composer, Michael Kamen, founded MHOF in 1996. ["About Us," The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, URL:http://www.mhopus.org/about-us.asp, last accessed September 4, 2008]

According to the Foundation's website, "MHOF donates musical instruments to music programs where students have access to a music curriculum but lack the resources and support base to adequately keep up with equipment loss due to attrition, depreciation and wear over time. An infusion of instruments and repairs enables more students to participate and experience a quality music education." The stated goal of MHOF is to "help children achieve their greatest potential and to close the gap that exists in underserved communities."

2007 revenue was $2.8 million, of which 12 percent came from corporate donations, 27 percent from other foundations, and 10 percent form individual contributors. [2006/2007 Annual Report, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, 2007] In 2007, more than 91 percent ($2.5 million) of MHOF's revenue was used to fund program expenses. Management and fundraising expenditures totaled 2 percent each.

Charity Navigator rates MHOF four stars. ["The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation," Charity Navigator , URL:http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8038, last accessed September 4, 2008]

Past grant (money) recipients include the following schools:
*Academy of Culture & Communication at Pleasant Valley in Schenectady, NY
*Acoustic Wolves Guitar Group in Fernley, NV
*B.C. Rain High School in Mobile, AL
*Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet in Northridge, CA
*Battle Creek Academy in Battle Creek, MI
*Bay-Waveland Middle School in Bay St. Louis, MS
*Bedichek Middle School in Austin, TX
*Beethoven School in West Roxbury, MA
*Benjamin Franklin Elementary in New Orleans, LA
*Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, LA
*Belleview R-III Elementary in Belleview, MO
*Belmont High School in Los Angeles, CA
*Berendo Middle School in Los Angeles, CA
*Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center in Garden City, KS
*Booker T. Washington Middle School 54 in New York, NY
*Bronx High School of Medical Science in Bronx, NY
*Bywood Elementary in Upper Darby, PA
*Camden Academy Charter High School in Camden, NJ
*Carver Elementary in Los Angeles, CA
*Colin P. Kelly Elementary in Compton, CA
*Colonel Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club in Dorchester, MA
*Community Music Center in San Francisco, CA
*Community Music Center of Boston in Boston, MA
*Crossroads Science Elementary/Crossroads Montessori in St. Paul, MN
*David Hochstein School of Music & Dance in Rochester, NY
*Davis Middle School in Compton, CA
*Desire Street Academy in Baton Rouge, LA
*Downey High School in Downey, CA
*Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School in New Orleans, LA
*Dr. Ralph J. Bunche Middle School in Compton, CA
*Eleanor McMain Secondary School in New Orleans, LA
*Emerald Elementary School in Broomfield, CO
*Enterprise Middle School in Compton, CA
*Farragut Elementary in Culver City, CA
*Flint School of Performing Arts String Program in Flint, MI
*Frank R. Conwell Middle School in Jersey City, NJ
*Frankford Elementary School in Frankford, DE
*Gateway Elementary School in Conneaut, OH
*Germain Street Elementary in Chatsworth, CA
*Grand Traverse Academy in Travers City, MI
*Heartland Christian School in Council Bluffs, IA
*Henkle Middle School in White Salmon, WA
*Highland Park Elementary in Upper Darby, PA
*Iuka Grade School in Iuka, IL
*John W. McCormack Middle School in Dorchester, MA
*Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston, MA
*Kenwood Academy in Chicago, IL
*Kingsland Elementary in Kingsland, AR
*KIPP McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts in New Orleans, LA
*Lafayette Academy Upper Charter School in New Orleans, LA
*Lafayette Academy Lower Charter School in New Orleans, LA
*Lake Forest Elementary Charter School in New Orleans, LA
*Learning Music Program in Olla, LA
*Levey Middle School in Southfield, MI
*Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, NC
*Lindero Canyon Middle School in Agoura Hills, CA
*Living Water Faith Center/Inner City Youth Band (ICYB) in Shreveport, LA
*Livingston High School in Livingston, CA
*Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) in Los Angeles, CA
*Lusher Charter School in New Orleans, LA
*Madison Elementary School in Pasadena, CA
*Madison High School in Houston, TX
*Madison High School in Portland, OR
*Manna House Workshops, Inc. in New York, NY
*Marlboro County School of Discovery in Clio, SC
*Mary McLeod Bethune School in New Orleans, LA
*Mather High School in Chicago, IL
*Mattie T. Blount High School in Eightmile, AL
*McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans, LA
*Meridian Junior High School in Stillman Valley, IL
*MERIT Music Program in Chicago, IL
*Midwood High School in Brooklyn, NY
*Mills Middle School in Rancho Cordova, CA
*Moffett Elementary in Lennox, CA
*Monroe Elementary School in Santa Ana, CA
*Morgan High School in McConnelsville, OH
*National Park School in National Park, NJ
*New Era Christian School in New Era, MI
*New Sullivan Elementary in Chicago, IL
*Nicholas County High School in Carlisle, KY
*Nicholas P. Trist Middle School in Chalmette, LA
*Nightingale Middle School in Los Angeles, CA
*Ocean Gate Elementary in Ocean Gate, NJ
*P.S. 102 in Elmhurst, NY
*P.S. 124 Yung Wing School in New York, NY
*Palms Middle School in Los Angeles, CA
*Park High School in Livingston, MT
*Patrick Lyndon School in West Roxbury, MA
*Penn Cambria High School in Cresson, PA
*Phyllis Wheatley Senior High School in Houston, TX
*Pima Elementary School in Pima, AZ
*Primary Children’s Medical Center, Residential Treatment Center, North in Salt Lake City, UT
*Rick Hawkins High School in San Antonio, TX
*Robert A. Van Wyck Middle School, 217Q in Jamaica, NY
*Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, HI
*Roosevelt Middle School in Compton, CA
*San Ysidro Middle School in San Ysidro, CA
*Sandhills Intermediate School in Swansea, SC
*Seton Catholic Middle School in Menasha, WI
*Silverlake Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, CA
*Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, DE
*Spaulding Middle School in Lamar, SC
*Spring Hill Elementary in Xenia, OH
*St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, LA
*St. Joseph School in Bronx, NY
*St. Martin Middle School in Ocean Springs, MS
*St. Paul the Apostle School in Davenport, IA
*Stockbridge Sinfonia in Pittsfield, MA
*Sunland Park Elementary in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
*Tennessee School for the Blind in Nashville, TN
*The Music School of the Abrons Arts Center in New York, NY
*Thomas Elementary School in Carbondale, IL
*Thomas J. Kenny School in Dorchester, MA
*Thomas Kelly High School in Chicago, IL
*United Oaks Elementary in Hazel Park, MI
*Urban Entertainment Institute in Los Angeles, CA
*Vanguard Learning Center in Los Angeles, CA
*Venice High School in Los Angeles, CA
*Virginia Peterson Elementary School in Paso Robles, CA
*Walton Middle School in Compton, CA
*Warren Easton Senior High School in New Orleans, LA
*Weehawken High School in Weehawken, NJ
*Westbury High School in Houston, TX
*Western Heights Middle School in Oklahoma City, OK
*Western International High School in Detroit, MI
*Williams Multiplex School in Chicago, IL
*YMCA Center for the Creative Arts (YCCA) in Rome, NY
*Youth Music Preservation and Promotion Association in Ashburn, VA
*Zeeland Public School, Zeeland, ND

References


* [http://www.mhopus.org/ The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation]
* [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8038 Charity Navigator - The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation]


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