A YEAR IN REVIEW2015

ABOUT THE T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATIONIt started with a promise. In 1973, T.J. Martell was a high school student battling leukemia. He asked his father, Tony, to raise a million dollars for cancer research so that “no one else will have to experience what I am going through.” Although Tony had no fundraising experience, he agreed. Two years later, T.J. died at the age of nineteen, and that put Tony’s promise in cement. Soon after, Tony was joined by many friends in the music industry and started the T.J. Martell Foundation. Since then, more than $270 million has been raised for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research which has been successfully leveraged into over a billion dollars in additional funding from larger funding sources.

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS FOUNDER AND CHAIRMANTony Martell – T.J. Martell Foundation

VICE CHAIRMANKid Leo – Sirius XM

VICE PRESIDENTMarcus Peterzell – Ketchum Sports and Entertainment

SECRETARYCharlie Feldman – BMI

TREASURERDavid Satler – Barclays Wealth and Investment Management

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTSTom Corson – RCA RecordsRick Krim – Sony/ATVJulie Talbott – Premiere Networks

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJohn Amato – Guggenheim Media Jennifer Breithaupt – CitiDerek Crownover – Dickinson Wright, PLLCPaul Donahue – Morgan StanleyBruce Gearhart – Bacchus Importers, Ltd.Jody Gerson – Universal Music Group PublishingDaniel Glass – Glassnote Entertainment GroupLisa Ryan Howard – New York TimesCharlie Jones – C3 PresentsJoel Katz – Greenberg Traurig, LLPPaul LiCalsi – Robins Kaplan LLPAvery Lipman – Republic RecordsMonte Lipman – Republic RecordsDennis Lord – SESACDebbie MartellGlenn Nordlinger – The Nordlinger GroupRobin Quivers – The Howard Stern ShowMarc Reiter – Q PrimeTerry Stewart – ED FestivalsJulie Swidler – Sony Music EntertainmentAndy Tavel – Tavel & Shulman, P.C.Ron Wilcox – Warner Music GroupJeff Zuchowski – Pandora

ADVISORY MEMBERSDavid Corlew – Blue Hat RecordsDick Gary – The Gary GroupElsa Gary – The Gary GroupJohn Huie – CAA

T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATIONLaura Heatherly, CEO

Principal investigators from T.J. Martell Foundation funded flagship hospitals gather each year for the Annual Scientific Consortium to share research discoveries and collaborate on innovative treatments.

MISSION STATEMENTThe T.J. Martell Foundation is the music industry’s largest foundation that funds innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS.

Co-Chairmen of the 40th Anniversary Gala (left to right): David Satler, Tom Corson, Charlie Feldman, Tony Martell, Laura Heatherly, Rick Krim, Marcus Peterzell, Kid Leo.

Rochester, MNThe Mayo Clinic

Los Angeles, CAChildren’s Hospital

Los Angeles

Nashville, TNFrances Williams Preston

Laboratories atVanderbilt-Ingram

Cancer Center

Houston, TXUniversity of Texas

MD AndersonCancer Center

Boston, MAHarvard Schoolof Public Health

New York, NYIcahn School of Medicine

at Mt. Sinai

Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center

Columbia-PresbyterianCancer Center

Atlanta, GAWinship Cancer Institute

of Emory University

T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION’SSUPPORTED RESEARCH HOSPITALSThe T.J. Martell Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for the innovative initial and ongoing research into the treatments and cures of leukemia, cancer and AIDS.

Every fall, the T.J. Martell Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee reviews applications from research laboratories to determine which studies will receive funding. All grants are awarded based on scientific merit, and help to fund the brightest and most innovative work to support experimental research that might not otherwise receive funding.

JOEL A. KATZ MUSIC IS MEDICINE FUND The Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia launched the Joel A. Katz Music is Medicine Fund supported by the T.J. Martell Foundation. Joel A. Katz is a long-time supporter and member of the T.J. Martell Foundation’s National Board of Directors. The Foundation supports early-stage cancer research at Winship. The Music is Medicine display is located in a hallway leading to the Oncology department where patients and family members gather. The hallway includes a collection of music memorabilia contributed by Katz representing his long-time relationships in the music industry.

Left to Right:Joel A. Katz,Laura Heatherly, Don Perry, Wally Curran.

T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION

CLIVE DAVIS RESEARCH FELLOW AWARD

The T.J. Martell Foundation proudly celebrated its 40th year with the creation of The Clive Davis Research Fellowship Award. The grant bearing the five-time Grammy-winner’s name will be awarded annually to a scientist or medical professional undertaking substantial early-stage work aimed at finding a cure for leukemia, cancer or AIDS at one of T.J. Martell Foundation’s funded institutions.

“I am deeply touched that Tony and the T.J. Martell Foundation chose to name this prestigious fellowship award after me,” Davis said. “I will never forget the day — 40 years ago — when Tony called asking for my help setting up the Foundation in honor of his beloved son T.J. I proudly stood by the Foundation as it quickly grew to become THE music charity and a genuine leader in the fight against leukemia, cancer and AIDS. This is a fantastic organization that is saving lives and I am proud to have my name permanently associated with it.”

Dr. Ruiting Lin accepts the inaugural Clive Davis Research Fellow Award for her work on leukemia research at the Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Lin accepted the award at the Global Action Summit in Nashville,TN.

Left to right: Scott Massey, Kitty Moon Emery, Dr. Ruiting Lin, Laura Heatherly

Mr. Clive Davis

The T.J. Martell Foundation was proud to honor HARMAN with the Music Innovation Award during the Foundation’s 40th Anniversary celebration in New York City. On behalf of HARMAN, Chairman, President & CEO Dinesh Paliwal accepted the Award. Throughout the past year, HARMAN provided their time, facilities and assets to supporting the mission

CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT

HARMAN

REO Speedwagon along with Dinesh Paliwal, Chairman, President and CEO of HARMAN, take a moment to walk the red carpet at the 40th Anniversary Honors Gala at Cipriani Wall Street.

Jonathan S. Thomas, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Century Investments presents the Music Innovation Award to Dinesh Paliwal, Chairman, President & CEO of HARMAN.

of the T.J. Martell Foundation including hosting a music industry mixer and fundraising event at the HARMAN flagship store in New York City. The mixer included demos in HARMAN’s home theatre, a live DJ and door prizes. HARMAN also provided generous support for the 40th Anniversary Gala as the featured Presenting Sponsor. HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises and is parent to a powerhouse of iconic brands including AKG,® Harman Kardon,® Infinity,® JBL,® Lexicon,® Mark Levison® and Revel.®

A ROCK-STAR-STUDDED 40TH ANNIVERSARY NEW YORK HONORS GALA

The T.J. Martell Foundation, “Music’s Promise for a Cure,” celebrated the Foundation’s 40th Anniversary on October 15th, 2015 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. This very special evening, hosted by original MTV VJ’s Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman and Alan Hunter, honored John Amato, Bruce Bozzi, Sr., Wally Ganzi, Janice Min, HARMAN and John Varvatos.

Train’s Pat Monahan served as the National Spokesperson for the Foundation’s 40th Anniversary.

The theme of the 40th Anniversary Honors Gala was “Top 40” and the attendance of some of the world’s most recognized classic rock personalities and musicians helped celebrate the Foundation’s history and success. REO Speedwagon, TRAIN’s Pat Monahan, Grace and FOREIGNER performed in between presentations to honorees.

WOMEN OF INFLUENCE The Women of Influence Awards and Luncheon pays tribute to women who have achieved tremendous goals in business whil balancing work, home and health. Honorees have included Hoda Kotb, Randi Rahm, Dr. Jimmie Holland, Sharon Dastur, Cathy Hughes, Radio Personality Delilah, NBC TODAY Show’s Natalie Morales, New York City Transit Union Local 100’s Latonya Crisp-Sauray, Designer Elaine Turner, Executive Vice President Corporate Development and CFO of SESAC, Kelli Turner and StriVectin CEO JuE Wong.

FAMILY DAY Family Day is one of the Foundation’s signature events, providing a spectacular day of games, activities, food and entertainment. The event has raised more than $5 million on the East Coast, thanks to a dedicated committee of volunteers who are top executives in the entertainment industry. The event has featured renowned acts such as Hunter Hayes, DNCE, Laura Marano, Rachel Platten, Pitbull, Jonas Brothers, Train, Cobra Starship, Cody Simpson, Jason Mraz, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and Austin Mahone.

T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION EAST COAST REGION

THE TONY & VICKY MARTELL EVENING OF JAZZ On Sunday, November 1st, T.J. Martell Foundation supporters gathered in Madison, New Jersey to celebrate the Tony & Vicky Martell Evening of Jazz. The event was hosted at Shanghai Jazz, a top 100 Jazz club in the world. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell entertained the crowd, performing Jazz hits with her trio. This first-time event was a big success in raising funds for the Foundation’s cancer research programs.

NEW YORK GOLF CLASSIC Our New York Golf Classic brings together philanthropic golf lovers for a day of friendly competition at Hudson National Golf Club, rated one of the “Top 100 Golf Courses in America in 2014” by Golf Digest. Guests also enjoy a silent auction and cocktail reception featuring intimate acoustic performances by beloved artists like Darius Rucker and Chris Daughtry. At this year’s event, the Foundation presented Mitchell Benson, M.D., Emeritus Chair, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center with the Scientific Achievement Award for Excellence in Prostate Cancer Research.

WOMEN OF INFLUENCE LOS ANGELES

The debut of the Women of Influence Los Angeles Awards was a resounding success! The Foundation was honored to have John

Legend present to help us salute Ty Stiklorius, Founder of Friends at Work. Our other stellar

honorees, Jennifer Justice of Roc Nation, Sherry Dewane of Wells Fargo, Sandra Fluke of Voices for Progress, and Dr. Sara Hurvitz

of UCLA are equally accomplished and represented the legal, medical, political, and

financial fields. The Women of Influence Awards honors inspirational women and

brings awareness to the Foundation’s breast and ovarian cancer research programs.

LOS ANGELES WINE DINNEROver 220 top entertainment industry executives and wine connoisseurs gathered at the historic

Cicada Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles on February 4, 2015. Event Chairs Warren

Christensen (Q Prime), Dino Paredes (American Recordings), Diarmuid Quinn (Kobalt Music),

and Rick Sales (Rick Sales Entertainment) saluted longtime Foundation supporter, Wendy Dio, with

the 2015 Grand Cru Award.

THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCESeveral influential California leaders were honored at this year’s Spirit of Excellence

Awards, held on September 1, 2015 at the famous Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Nationally syndicated radio host Big Boy, L.A. Lakers

President Jeannie Buss; CHLA CEO Rich Cordova; and Zislis Group Founder Michael Zislis were honored for their personal and

professional achievements. Performers included R&B sensation Sevyn Streeter and

hip hop legends, The Pharcyde.

T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION WEST COAST

REGION

BEST CELLARS DINNERS The Best Cellars Dinners are some of the T.J. Martell Foundation’s most successful signature events with celebrations across the Southern Region in Nashville, Atlanta, and Houston. Collectively, they raised over $386,000 this year. These gourmet food and wine experiences feature an elegant dinner prepared by distinguished guest chefs. Some of the globe’s finest wine aficionados graciously host tables, pouring rare and unique bottles to special guests and celebrity table hosts.

AMBASSADOR OF THE YEARThe Ambassador of the Year is presented to a skilled and gifted professional who has earned the respect of seasoned industry veterans and serves as a mentor to the next generation of rising young executives following in their footsteps. This year’s roast celebrated the career achievements of Ali Harnell, Senior VP of AEG Live/The Messina Group, pictured here with Matt Maher and Louis Messina. The 2015 Ambassador of the Year raised $50,000 towards leukemia, cancer, and AIDS research.

LET’S TALK NASHVILLELet’s Talk Nashville provides guests with an opportunity to dine and engage in lively conversation with some of the most interesting, accomplished, and influential people in Nashville and beyond. Spearheaded by Southern Region Board Member, Ben Jumper, this vibrant event raised over $75,000 in its second year. Pictured are Guest Host Doc McGhee, Board President John Huie, and Dale Morris. Other prominent guest hosts included Brenda Lee, Dennis Haskins, and Coach Tim Corbin of the Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball Team.

HONORS GALA NASHVILLE Our 7th Annual Honors Gala raised almost $500,000 honoring some of the most distinguished members of the Nashville community: Steve & Judy Turner, Dr. Jeffrey Balser, Bill & Billy Ray Hearn, Ken Levitan, and Becca Stevens with special performances by Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Matthew West, Emmylou Harris, and Alison Krauss & Levi Hummon.

T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION SOUTHERN REGION

The 2nd Annual Chad Brown Memorial Poker Tournament on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Planet

Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The event was hosted by television personality, Maria Ho.

Chad Brown achieved fame as a television personality and top professional poker player – earning over

$3.5 million during his career on the poker circuit. In the summer of 2014, the World Series of Poker

(WSOP) honored Chad with the first ever honorary WSOP Championship Bracelet. Shortly thereafter,

on July 2nd, 2014 Chad lost his battle with sarcoma surrounded by family and friends in New York City.

CHAD BROWN MEMORIALPOKER TOURNAMENT

KEEPING FIT AND RAISING FUNDS

“When my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was lucky enough to end up in the very competent hands of Dr. Mitchell Benson who got

the situation under control. I was so inspired by Dr. Benson and so grateful that I decided to run this half marathon and donate to the T.J. Martell Foundation

prostate cancer research to hopefully help him continue to save lives. I am just so honored to have

contributed to such an incredible foundation and I hope to run many more races for T.J. Martell in

the future,” says Stephanie Rubin, who along with her friend Laura Feidelson ran the Pinehurst, North

Carolina Turkey Trot Half Marathon and raised almost $12,500 for our research programs.

In October 2015, Pandora held the Women In Country event in New York City which raised

$50,000 for the T.J. Martell Foundation’s breast cancer research programs. The event featured

Martina McBride, Cassadee Pope and Raelynn who performed for an audience of over 600 people in the

city’s Altman Building. Guests mingled and posed at a photo op which Pandora pledged to donate $5

each time images were shared on social media.

PANDORA SUPPORTSTHE T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION

EAST COAST REGIONNEW YORK260 Madison Ave., 8th FloorNew York, NY 10016Phone: 646.841.1394newyork@tjmartell.org

SOUTHERN REGION NASHVILLE, ATLANTA, HOUSTON, DALLAS15 Music Square WestNashville, TN 37203Phone: 615.256.2002southernregion@tjmartell.org

WEST COAST REGIONLOS ANGELES15053 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 206Sherman Oaks, CA 91403Phone: 818.905.7785westcoast@tjmartell.org

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