SUPPORT IMANI WINDS
Make a Gift!
Imani Winds' various projects are made possible by the generous support of people like you! Make a tax-deductible donation online:
Or by personal check made payable to Imani Winds Foundation, Inc and sent to:
Imani Winds Foundation
123 West 128th St Apt. 1
New York, NY 10027
Membership
IWF's projects and initiatives are made possible by the generous support of people like you. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Members enjoy these benefits.
FANS OF IWF - $300+
Highlights of the Imani Winds discography
FRIENDS OF IWF - $500+
The above plus a pair of free tix to an IW concert with backstage access.
FAMILY OF IWF - $1,000+
The above plus an invitation to an IW rehearsal and luncheon with members
our initiatives
IMANI WINDS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival (IWCMF) is an intense summer program devoted to performance excellence and career development. Now in its tenth year, IWCMF has given over 700 participants a safe place to create and perform music and learn about the entrepreneurial side of the music industry. Over half of the students receive financial aid, scholarships are granted based on a rigorous examination of an applicant’s financial need, the merit of their audition performance and teacher recommendation. Donations to IWCMF pays for in-need students’ tuition and housing costs and operating costs of the Festival.
THE LEGACY COMMISSIONING PROJECT (LCP)
The ongoing Legacy Commissioning Project (LCP) started in 2007, and has launched Imani Winds into our second decade at the forefront of creating new music. Donations to the LCP go towards composers’ fees, copying costs, rehearsal space and promotional costs, composer transportation and recording costs.
I.M.A.N.I.
I.M.A.N.I. (Inspire, Mentor, And Nurture Initiative) is a cross-generational collaborative residency program where Imani Winds will coach and mentor 5 early career African- American or Latinx musicians. Imani Winds and the young musicians will co-teach, mentor, and perform with approximately 500 African American and Latinx children at top community music programs around the country. This will provide clear, concrete examples of the type of success the young students can achieve at every level of development. Community music schools will include Play On, Philly, Atlanta Music Project, and the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. Donations will go to travel, artist residency fees, and administrative costs.
IMANI WINDS FOUNDATION
VISION: Imani Winds believes that music connects people. Imani Winds Foundation will attempt to steer the national conversation on instrumental music by commissioning composers of new music, training and mentoring the next generations of musicians, and implementing projects that highlight and strengthen the rich diversity of chamber music.
MISSION STATEMENT: Imani Winds Foundation exists to create meaningful connections through music.
IMANI WINDS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, President & Development Director, Imani Winds Foundation, oboist of Imani Winds
Monica Ellis, Treasurer, Imani Winds Foundation, bassoonist and Executive Director of Imani Winds
Amanda Baker, Secretary of Imani Winds Foundation; Senior Associate Director for Young Alumni for the Yale Fund - Yale University
Caroline Giassi, Oboist & teaching artist
James Roe, President & Executive Director, Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Richard Weinert, President Emeritus, Concert Artists Guild
HOW CAN I GIVE?
You may make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE contribution in one of two ways:
Tax-deductible contributions can be made through our non-profit, 501(c)3, Imani Winds Foundation, Inc. online:
Or by personal check made payable to Imani Winds Foundation, Inc. and sent to:
Imani Winds Foundation
123 West 128th St Apt. 1
New York, NY 10027
