April 2016

Dear Friends,

Thank you for making 2015 another remarkable year for RMC. It is our pleasure to offer you our

Annual Report. This year marked seven years of service. Our dedicated staff and families have done

an incredible job at expanding our community outreach while strengthening our programs. We are

proud to report that we delivered 884 hours of free services to the San Diego community in 2015!

2015 marked the launch of Music4ChangeTM, our dedicated community outreach division. This sector illustrates RMC’s commitment to our community by providing and modeling excellence in music education in non-traditional, underserved venues. Music4ChangeTM serves those individuals and groups who might not otherwise have the opportunity to play an instrument or experience live music performances. The Music4ChangeTM C.O.R.P.S. (community outreach, resources, programs and services) facilitates active participation, engaged learning and meaningful connections to music.

We continue to expand our circle of influence by partnering with people who are able to donate their time, resources and talent in support of our mission and Music4ChangeTM. In 2015, we worked with local artists such as Cameron Phillips from Leave the Universe and partnered with service organiza-tions such as Rady Children’s Hospital and several Assisted Living Centers. Our staff and families helped support fundraising campaign efforts that raised over $55,000 to bring music education to students in need. Our Board of Directors helped us increase our donations through their Edge of To-morrow campaign.

We would like to thank all of our staff, students, parents and donors for helping us continue to grow

and improve, and we look forward to working with all of you as we continue sharing music with our

community. We encourage you to visit our website to learn how we can work together to transform

and enrich lives through music.

Leslie Gereghty David Taklender

Executive Director President, Board of Directors

Recreational Music Center

2590 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106

www.RMCSanDiego.org / 619-225-9597

On-site Programs

Early Childhood Music Classes

Ages 0-9 months: Babies

Ages 9-20 months: Tots

Ages 20-36 months: Toddlers

Ages 3-4: Preschoolers

Ages 4-5: Musical Explorers

Private Music Lessons

Piano, guitar, bass, drums, vocal,

strings, brass, woodwinds

Classes (including theory class or band practice +

private lesson)

Ages 6-12: Lessons Plus, Wind Ensemble, Rock Bands

Ages 13+: Wind Ensemble, Rock Bands

Camps

Ages 4-6: Little Rockers

Ages 6.5-8: Junior Rockers

Ages 9-12: Rock Band

Ages 13-17: Recording Arts Workshop (in partnership

with Studio West and The Recording Arts Center)

and Counselors in Training

Events

Parent’s Night Out Rock 4 RMC

Birthday parties Holiday Caroling

Vocal Master Classes Ensemble Showcase

NTC Halloween Party San Diego Kids Expo

Fall Fest at Point Loma Nazarene University

National Charity League of San Diego

Off-site School Programs

Explorer Elementary: 100 students

Kate Sessions Elementary: 467 students

Pacific Beach Elementary: 382 students

St. Charles Borromeo Academy: 247 students

Stephen Hawking II Charter: 135 students

The Rock Academy: 145 students

Community Performances

Hard Rock Café

House of Blues

Point Loma Summer Concert Series

Free Outreach Programs

Bayview Assisted Living

Dana Middle School

iExplore Elementary

Elmcroft Senior Living of Point Loma

Golden Living Point Loma

Saint Mary Star of the Sea

Saint Paul’s Villa

Saint Paul’s Manor

Programming in 2015

Community Partners

Liberty School

Rady Children’s Hospital

Sign King

Skooltopia

Studio West/The Recording Arts Center

Urban Corps

On-site School Programs

Dewey Elementary: 120 students

Homeschooled students: 101 students

2015 Financial Report

Discounts Given -$41,091

Gifts & In-Kind Donations $6,662

Non-Profit Income $12,086

Sales $5,008

Sales of Product Revenue $24,879

Scholarships Given -$61,554

Services $996,113

Total Revenue $942,103

Cost of Goods Sold -$20,399

Gross Profit $921,704

Advertising/Promotional $17,179

Bank Charges $22,085

Compensation of Officers $53,634

Dues/Subscriptions $3,556

Insurance $10,604

Legal/Professional Fees &

Services $2,556

Office Expenses, Supplies &

Printing $45,297

Payroll Taxes & Processing $56,481

Rent & Utilities $145,536

Repair & Maintenance $7,203

Salaries & Wages $555,716

Program Purchases $10,641

Taxes & Licenses $85

Travel $3,446

Total Expenditures $934,019

Revenue Expenditures

RMC in the News

Jingle Jammers at Legoland—RMC staff

Daniel Newhesier

Del Mar Fairgrounds Kid’s Expo—RMC En-

semble The Flourescent Grizzlies

KUSI News—RMC staff Johnathan Lacayo

& Jenn Opdahl

Fox Morning News—Live broadcast on

summer camps

San Diego Tribune—Summer Camps

Our rapidly growing Early Childhood Program

appeared on the Fox Morning News Show with

Reporter Heather Lake. We received new en-

rollments reaching over 130 students per week

in this extremely popular program.

Community Service At A Glance:

Each week, we served approximately

725 students on-site

Over 4,000 students off-site

⇒ Our Scholarship Program provided $61,554

in tuition to 102 students who were not

otherwise able to afford lessons. Every tuition

payment supports this important program.

Our faculty and students provided 884 hrs of free programs and services throughout San

Diego County and Baja California.

2015 Donors

Album of the Year Award

($999 to $9,999)

Gatto, Pope & Walwick, LLP

Breakout Artist Award

($20—$999)

Sara Chang

Erin Ellis

Courtney Gant

Rich Geisler

Rene Gereghty

Dr. Janice Gray

J. Whalen Law Group

Elise Kjos

Jessie LaClef

Jana Lay

Isabele Levesque

Paul & Diane Makley

Rene Molenkamp

Jeremy Nichols

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

Marc Smits

David Taklender

Birgit Wochnowski

Stacie Young

A huge thanks to all of our donors

in 2015! You helped raise $12,086

towards our Scholarship Program.

Seventy RMC students provided recitals to

over 100 residents at five retirement homes on

Halloween as part of Music4ChangeTM.

RMC staff travelled to Tijiuana to bring our

Dare to Drum Program to 45 students at

iExplore Elementary as part of Music4ChangeTM.