Third Street Music School Annual Report
From the Executive Director, Valerie G. Lewis
Dear Friends and Supporters
It is a joy to welcome you to Third Street Music School Settlement’s first annual report. As I reflect on the 2025-2026 school year, I am filled with gratitude for our community’s support and proud to share this glimpse of all that we accomplished together.
For 132 years, Third Street has been an artistic oasis where students of all backgrounds come together to make music, study dance, build confidence, and create community. We believe that all New Yorkers deserve the opportunity to experience the empowering force of arts education. With that belief at the heart of our work, we proudly brought music and dance to over 6,500 students from across all five boroughs last year. From our after-school and weekend lesson and ensemble programs to our teaching artist residencies in dozens of public schools to our enriching community concerts and events, Third Street is thriving.
At a time of so much uncertainty in the world, access to arts education is vital for students to express themselves, discover their voices, share their culture, and imagine the possibilities the future holds. Your support opens doors, removes financial barriers, and helps ensure that every student can find a place at Third Street.
As you explore the stories and milestones in this report, we hope you will see the impact of your partnership in the lives of our students, families, and community. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Valerie G. Lewis
Anna-Maria Kellen Executive Director
OUR MISSION
Third Street’s mission is to provide equitable access to music and dance education to New Yorkers of all ages.
Third Street Music School ensures equitable access to arts education for New Yorkers of all ages. Thanks to our generous community of supporters, our programs are stronger than ever.
Third Street Music & Dance
Our Music & Dance School, located at our historic home in the East Village, provides students with afterschool and weekend lessons, ensemble programs, enrichment classes, performances, and community experiences.
What Music & Dance Students do at Third Street
488
Classes and programs offered
2,190
Students Served
30
Small and large ensembles including rock band, jazz band, chamber music, orchestras and dance ensembles.
621
Students in free and low-cost instructions through the Partners at Third Street program
41%
of students enrolled in multiple program activities
Music & Dance Highlights
Orchestras Celebrate America 250
With support from The Dreitzer Foundation and Rea Charitable Trust, ISO at Third Street Symphony Orchestra gathered together to film a music video commemorating 250 years of our country's history.
With their instruments in hand and their heads held high, they kicked off the event with a passionate rendition of John Philip Sousa’s
The Stars and Stripes Forever, our country’s official national march. They then followed with John Williams
Cowboy Overture from the 1972 film The Cowboys.
Music Therapy Program Launch
For the first time in its 131-year history, Third Street launched Music Therapy to expand our services to students with disabilities.
Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music and movement to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs or goals of individuals through a therapeutic relationship.
Music Therapist and LCAT Ariel Weissberger began offering weekly clinical sessions for seven-school aged students in winter 2026. One 13-year-old participant with autism initially sought Music Therapy instruction as an avenue to develop both musical and social skills. Throughout the spring semester, the student developed a strong relationship with the music therapist and increasingly engaged in conversation, listening, and collaborative music-making, supporting their communication, flexibility, and self-acceptance.
We look forward to expanding Music Therapy in the years ahead through increased instructional hours, small-group therapy offerings, and programming for adults.
Student Spotlights
Third Street Music school
Third Street Partners
Third Street Partners creates teaching artist residencies in underserved NYC public schools, public housing, and community centers to address gaps in access to arts education.
To ensure equitable access for the most high-needs communities, Third Street fundraises to cover 50-100% of program costs across all sites.
Partners Program Highlights
Partnership with Grand Street
With support from the Hearst Foundations, the Charles D. Flesichman Charitable Trust, the Michael Tuch Foundation, and generous others, Third Street launched a new partnership with Grand Street Settlement to bring afterschool music and dance instruction to four new sites.
Like Third Street, Grand Street was founded over a century ago to support immigrants arriving in NYC and shares the belief that access and opportunity help communities thrive. “To really be useful to a community, we must listen to the voices of its stakeholders,” said Program Manager Maria Kowalski.
In response to Grand Street Middle School students, Third Street teaching artists provided DJ instruction and equipment for the first time in Third Street Partners’ history.
Early Childhood Strings Program
In partnership with the NYC DOE and City Council, and with support from a Third Street alumnus, Third Street has launched innovative early childhood violin instruction at PS29 in Staten Island and PS123 in Harlem.
Designed to address inequity in access to string instruction for early childhood learners, this program provides small group violin instruction to the same group of students multiple times a week for four years, from PreK through 2nd grade. As a result, students who may otherwise lack access to arts education will be positioned to achieve success equal to that of their privately instructed peers as they move on to play in ensembles or audition-based programs.
Third Street Preschool
Third Street Preschool engages students in a play-based curriculum designed to enhance all areas of a child’s development and promote a lifelong love of the arts.
Third Street Preschool Highlights
Light Museum
With support from our families and an anonymous foundation donor, our preschoolers transformed their classroom into a glow-in-the-dark Light Museum this past winter.
Complete with handmade art installations, cozy reading corners, and puppet shows, the museum brought warmth to some of the coldest days of the year. The museum included glowing art installations, cozy reading corners, a puppet show, and a display of hand-painted doves that students created in connection with their study of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in recognition of his lifelong advocacy for peace. The museum brought warmth and light to some of the coldest days of the year.
Giving Back
Third Street is possible because of support from our community. Our youngest learners are beginning to explore what it means to support one another and help others.
Every Thanksgiving, we partner with Saint Mark’s Church across the street for our preschoolers to host a food drive. In preparation for the holiday, students collect canned goods, create paper leaves describing what they are thankful for, and venture to the space where people will be eating to deliver their gifts.
FAMILY SPOTLIGHTS
THIRD STREET PRESCHOOL
SARAH - I grew up in the neighborhood, and I started coming to Third Street when I was five or six years old. For years, I took piano and guitar lessons, and I was always here. It was my second home.
I love being a Third Street parent for the same reasons as I loved being a Third Street student—it's a second home. It really is a second place to be.
Whenever we walk by on a Saturday or after hours, Jess, my daughter, wants to go to the courtyard. She wants to go inside and see what's around. It's not just a place to spend a few hours each day. It's a place to be—and to be happy.
ALEX - I came to Third Street when I was two years old. I’m actually still friends with two friends I met in preschool. One of my son’s teachers, Mik, was also my music and movement teacher.
When we were picking our son’s school, we looked at a bunch of places. But when we came to Third Street, I just felt that all the incredible things I remembered hadn’t changed at all—the teachers and the staff are great, and the music is wonderful. The kids do music every single day, it seems like.
And my son loves music, so it was just a perfect fit.
LUCAS - Third Street is a safe, encouraging space for young people—people of all ages—to embrace their creativity and musicality. And it's a really important space for the community because it has consistently offered accessibility to these lessons and this education.
I came here from around 2001 to 2006—for after-school lessons, taking guitar and some piano. I met so many great friends here.
We decided to send our son here, first off, out of familiarity and trust. When we were first pregnant, we always foresaw that it'd be great to send them here. And he loves music. Even from a young age, he's always been very attracted to that. So we are very happy that that is really part of the core curriculum here.
HANNAH - The preschool is a very special place because it does a child-led, child-centered curriculum so well.
As a parent and alumnus of Third Street, I've obviously always been very drawn to the community here, and it's a lovely group of teachers, so I was very excited to join the ranks with the rest of the amazing staff.
BOARD Of DIRECTORS
THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL
Board Member Spotlight
Ariel Fausto
Ariel discovered Third Street by accident over ten years ago on his way to work. As a principal at the architecture and design firm H3 he works with a portfolio of performing arts clients. He said, "I was captivated by the mysterious-looking building with a huge fire escape in front and music pouring out from all sides."
Ariel has served as a board member for over 10 years. He has played a critical role in the renovations to create our state-of-the-art performance space and improved classroom and shared spaces. He has also been a lifesaver in keeping our 200-year-old building in top shape.
Asked why he joined the board in the first place, "I consider myself a New Yorker and as such, you have to believe deeply in and contribute to what makes New York great - like Third Street."
Board Member Spotlight
Jeff Peretz
As a faculty member at Third Street for over 18 years, Jeff Peretz has built a musical legacy. He founded the Rock Band Program, produced the very first recording studio, and wrote guitar manuals in the BK studio all while in between songwriting classes. Reflecting on his time as a teacher, Peretz said, "My lineage came through Third Street."
Today, as a member of the Board and musical director at the Clive David Institute of Recorded Music at NYU, his passion for the school has remained strong. "Third Street was founded with the spirit of the East Village community, and to this day, it still evokes the community," he said. "Third Street has a soul; it has character!"
A powerful advocate for arts education, Peretz loves Third Street because it fosters creativity for anyone who gets involved. "When you support Third Street, you preserve the community, and you protect the arts for future generations," he said. "What could be better? That's why I am proud to be a part of the Third Street community."
Board of Directors
Anna Maria Kellen
Executive Director
Valerie G. Lewis
Peter Flint, Jr., Chair
Andrea DiPasquale, Vice President
Beau Everett, Vice President
Ariel Fausto, Vice President
Matthew Sperling, Vice President
Rachna Shah, Vice President
Jason Reed, Treasurer
Yohanna Sowler, Secretary
Byron Bell
Emily Chang
Jessica Chu
Carrie Elston
Tara Elwin Meade
Danielle Forest Brandi
Marty Fridson
Amelia Gary
Shveta Kakar
Anthony Macchiarulo
Lina Noel
Nicky Ordway
Jeff Peretz
Jerrel Peterson
Alexandra Romero
Adrian Ross
Kara Saxon
Tatiana Serafin
Tony Shepherd
Mary Sheridan
Peter F.G. Schuur
Felipe Toews
Barbara Tracy
Advisory Council
Rosanne Cash
Ray Chew
Lisa Collazo-Torres
Barbara E. Field
Annabelle Garrett
Philip Glass
David M. Huggin, Chairman Emeritus
Scott Jacoby
David Lang
Joseph LeDoux
Erik Lindauer
Jessie Montgomery
Arturo O'Farrill
Debra Simon
List as of September 2026
Donor List
Thank you to the foundations, corporations, board members, neighbors, friends, and government agencies that empower Third Street and our mission to ensure access to music and dance education. This listing includes donations for the 2026 fiscal year received from July 1, 2025– June 30, 2026.
$100,000 and Above
Chervenak-Nunnalle Foundation
The Hearst Foundations, Inc.
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation
Che King Leo
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The New York Community Trust
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
$25,000 - $99,999
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Josephine T. Brown Charitable Fund
Edwin Caplin Foundation
The Dreitzer Foundation, Inc.
The FAR Fund
Peter H. Flint, Jr. and Sarah Gordon
Yukiko K. and James Gatheral
The Howard Gilman Foundation
The Joel Foundation
Margaret Mills
National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York State Council on the Arts
Sachem Head Capital Management LP
Kara Saxon and Amit Malhotra
Peter and Sharon Schuur
Tatiana Serafin and Michele Kalishman
Mary E. Sheridan
Shrieking Meadow Foundation
William E. Simon Foundation
Yohanna and Robert Sowler
Felipe Toews and Yuu Fujita
Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
Two Seas Capital
The Wasily Family Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999
Leslie and Michael Adamski
Edward and Elaine Altman
The Altschul Foundation
American Express Gift Matching Program
Berger Family Foundation, Inc.
Danielle and Peter Brandi
CBRE
Jessica Chu and Hendrick Lee
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Cushman & Wakefield
Andrea DiPasquale and Reza Hatefi
Michael Dorf Presents
Ariel and Amy Fausto
The Charles D. Fleischman Charitable Trust
Dr. Raymond Fong and Ms. Winnie Moy
Martin S. Fridson and Elaine R. Sisman
The Lily Palmer Fry Memorial Trust
Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program
Lola Lloyd Horwitz
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jephson Educational Trusts
Annette Johnson
Barry Kantowitz
Roni Kohen-Lemle and Robert Lemle
Theresa and Kathryn Kraft
Yoko Ono Lennon
Erik and Lisa Lindauer
Anthony and Alexandra C. Macchiarulo
Tara and Andre Meade
Daniel and Jane Murphy
The New York Community Trust
Thomas L. Levine Fund A
New York State Education Department
Jeff Peretz and Laura Esposito
Victor E. Perley Fund
Jerrel Peterson and Paul Saiedi
The Prospect Hill Foundation
The Rea Charitable Trust
Jason and Annemarie Reed
Sean Rhatigan
Richenthal Foundation
Alexandra Romero and Costas Constantinides
Adrian Ross
Laura Schubert and Daniel Litchfield
Rachna Shah
Anthony and Meredith Shepherd
Matthew and Katie Sperling
The Spingold Foundation, Inc.
Laura Sullivan and Shawn O'Hargan
Tiger Baron Foundation
Joel Tompkins and Natalia Chefer
Wege Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
The ASCAP Foundation
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
The Jacob and Eugenie Bucky Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Lisa and Brian Byala
Emily Chang and Michael Wong
Chefer Tompkins Family Fund
Lyor Cohen
Alicia Crighton
Jules Demchick
Beau Everett and Stephanie R. Goodman
Peter Glenville Foundation
Sean Hester
Industry City
Harry Jho
Katz Family Charitable Trust
Charlie Klarsfeld
David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation
Gary Landwirth
John Levene
Judy Liu
Sean and Audrey MacIsaac
McCormack & Mattei, PC
Ronay and Richard L. Menschel
Marcy Moody
Brian Murphy
James Murphy
Michael Nachmani
Dawn W. and Philip M. Nadeau
Nicky and Demian Ordway
Joseph Persky
William G. and Alice Roe
Janet Ross
Julia Sandler
Steel Equities
The Strong-Cuevas Foundation, Inc.
Taconic Partners
Tigress Financial Partners
Vornado Realty Trust
Vanessa Williams
Kana Yoshizawa and Akash Agrawal
$2,500 - $4,999
Andrew and Kristi Ajaeb
Alec Appelbaum and Emily Blank
Ashland Maintenance Organization Inc.
Edward Barnes
Leon and Paula Bell
Raoul Bhavnani and Savitha Reddy
Eric Blasberg
Bucks Creek Foundation
Florence Buschke
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Sylvie Henry
Jhaelen and Juliet Hernandez-Eli
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Shaun and Aiste Hong
David M. Huggin
IMP Plumbing & Heating
Adalgisa Kalishman
Annette Krassner
Alexandra Larschan and Steven Kannan
Valerie G. Lewis and Justin E. Bernbach
Raja Mahajan
Nancy S. Morgan and Mark Broadie
Office of the Manhattan Borough President
Gillian and Jarred Roth
Jeffrey and Heidi Siegel
Brandon Tesh
Barbara Tracy
VAKOTA Architecture, PLLC
Diana Wege
Michael Woloz
Woodmont Partners
Tracy Xu and Burak Bekaroglu
$1,000 - $2,499
Steve Aronson and Marilyn Singer
Michael Barclay and Sydney Bachman
Andre Becker and Ray Albergotti
Gary Belkin and Kate Burch-Belkin
Aimee Bloom
David Bushler
BXP
Bonnie Carlton and Jacob Clark
Lauren and Joe Carlucci
Ann Chusid and Denis O'Connor
Barbara and William Citterbart III
Con Edison
Marika and Stavro Condos
Gloria M. Coruzzi and Douglas Daly
Margaret Crotty and Rory Riggs
Denis and Sabrina DaSilva
Jake and Amy Dell
Brendan Driscoll and Martha Dabagian
Marnie Edgar Watkins and Paul Watkins
Carrie Elston
EnsembleNYC
Emily Foley
Rita Fredricks Salzman
Cara L. Gargano
Prudence Gary
Amelia Gary
Gwen Gold
Daniel Goldstein
Dorota and Andrew Grider
Samuel and Eleanor Gubins
Phillip Han
Julie Hecht and Brendon DeMay
Maya Holley-Peretz
Serdar Ilhan
Ed Jaram
Stefan Jekel
Shahla Karimi
Thomas H. Kennedy and Gwen Evans
Joseph Kluger and Susan E. Lewis
Janet I. Kuhl and John K. Orberg
Solange Landau
Dennis Lapiotis
Emma and Stefan Larsson
Joseph E. LeDoux and Nancy Princenthal
Jeffrey Lipton and Randi Rosner-Lipton
Lutz and Carr LLP
Thomas Lynch
Elinore Lyon
Mark and Jennifer Mandell
Gianna McCarthy
John and Stacy McCormack
Kelly and John McRaven
Kerry Odom
Arturo O'Farrill
Office Furniture Heaven
Jeannie Park and Lawrence Hackett
Lauren and Ruchir Patel
The Les Paul Foundation
Stephanie Peterson
Emilie Pires
Ben Posel and Jessica Bauman
Rainbow Sandals Foundation
Amanda and Greg Reiss
Steven H. Rich
Laura Roche
Theophilus Rosa Foundation
Laura Rose
Marni Rosner and Jay Caseley
Stanley Sagner and Paul Washington
Jonathan Schapiro
Dustin Stolly and Chantel Champion
Emily Sundblad and Jens Hoffmann
Billy and Laurie Tesh
Hayley and Frederik Thomasen
TMA NYC Chapter
Michael Tranter
UBS Matching Gift Program
James Valentino
Pav Volkert and Liam Millhiser
Rebecca and Jared Weiss
Westerman Construction Management & Consulting
Stephanie Wheeler and Christopher Walker
Monica and David Zwirner
$500 - $999
Jeanne Atherton
Allison and Randall Bekerman
Michael Bijaoui and Sara Gubins
Susan Bloom and Edmund Jacobsen
Jessie Cai and Philip Comerford
Caplan Family Foundation, Inc.
Anna Coatsworth
Zal Dabhoiwala and Dilshad Marolia
Eagan Family Foundation, Inc.
Stephan Feilhauer
Nicholas L. D. Firth
Elizabeth Frayer
Sarah Jane and Trevor Gibbons
Amy Goldstein
Suzanne Gordon
Pamela Hanson
Barbara Henagan
Clarice G. and Dale Horelick
John Jernigan and Elizabeth Grosso
Kanter Kallman Foundation, Inc.
Juliette Kennedy
Jordana Kier
Peter Kingham and Natalie Monbiot
Hildy Kuryk
The Lambs Foundation
Ethan Mackin
Caitlin Macy and Jeremy Barnum
John and Susanne Manley
David Maron
Susan Meisel
Nonstop Administration & Insurance Services, Inc.
Zohar Peretz
Daria Pizzetta
Rethink Capital Partners
Janet Robusto
Patricia Saxon
Jonathan Schorr and Toan Huynh
Patricia Sheetz
Fred Sherry and Carol Archer
Allan Sperling
Mary H. Tesh
Steven and Carol Thorman
Thomas Trainor
Joseph Zvejnieks
$250 - $499
Rena Andoh and Peter Gilchrist
Lynn Appelbaum
Andrew Bohmart and Nini Myint
Etty Bousso
Maritza Chow Young and Seth Keller
Peter and Jane Clough
Jeffrey and Daniela Constantino
Lori F. and David N. Damrosch
Ekta Dastur
Nicole David
Joanna Dolgin and Ari Kahn
Douglas Duncan and Michael Schultz
Diego Giurleo and Susanna Furfaro
Alec and Christy Guettel
Laura Hamilton
Elizabeth Hardie
Renn Hawkey
Shelagh M. Herzog and Bruce C. Herzog
Michael Hittman
David Horowitz
Alexandre Ibrahim
Kathleen Johnson
Rina Joshi and Atul Joshi
Elihu Kover and Teresa A. Moogan
Judy Kuhn
Kevin H. and Shirley Kunkle
Jeffrey A. Lamia and Elaine H. Arnold
Della Leathers
Eric Margules and Leah Carr
Amanda and Randall Merkelson
Aaron Mitchell
Melanie Morash
Linda Morgan and Philip Haws
Marcia Mossack
Jim Newman
Elsie C. Pan and Michael Surko
Pfizer Inc.
Christa Recksiek
Chretien and Margaret Risley
Joy Rosenthal
Peter and Meredith P. Rugg
Hanna Schouwink and Lars Jensen
Jonathan Schwartz
Louis Schwartz
Douglass J. and Karen R. Seidman
Susan Slote
Abhinav Somani
Julie Somers
Spotify
Charles Su
Westley Thomas
Marc R. Trevino and Camille Orme
Gary Trout
Julia Tung and Tongwei Liu
Lynn and Stuart Werman
Abby Werman
Lloyd Westerman and Carol Meyer
Iris Williams
Under $250
Danny and Doris Abreu
Phyllis Ackman, Ph.D.
Michael Aklufi and Frances Chou
Ellen Alexander Conley
Adam and Carrie Angley
Barbara Azizo
Susan Bakst
Gregory and Jeanette Bander
Anthony Barker
Meredith Barnett
Lea and Gary Bellis
Marilyn Bitterman
William Bracken, Jr.
Jonathan Bradley
Robin Brem and Tom Griffin
Penni Bunyaviroch and Rex Chen
Michael B. Callahan and Dale S. Rubin
Monica and Juan Calvo
Lisa Campbell
Ilana and Stephen Cellum
Claire Chan and Yung Chieh Hu
Shruti Chandra and Viraj Lakdawala
Denise Cheng
Harriet Clay and Toni Fields
Joanne Coco
Christina Cohen
Sona R. Cohen
Betty Cohen
H. Rodgin and Barbara Cohen
Catherine Coray and J. E. Daly
Conrad Cummings
Yvonne P. Curry
Albert and Pauline Curulli
Richard D'Amico
Joanne Davidson and Jacob Margolies
Rosa De Torres
Michelle Demko
Sheila and Rob Diestel
Sara Dimmick
Annalisa D'Orazio
Marcy Einhorn
Ryan and Brittany Erskine
Anne Esposito
Alexander de Lucena and Lisa Fairstein
Robert and Karen Falk
Deborah Fantera
Linda Faust
Michael H. and Susan Fisch
Kara Fischer
Vincent Foster
Walter Frisch
Joan Fritze
Bryan Galdrikian
Anthony Garbuio
Muriel Garfinkel
Eileen and William D. Gellerman
Erika Goldman
Diego Gomez
Frederick and Susan Goodman
Hope and Jeff Goodman
Paula Grande
Spencer Harper III
Susan Hesse
Jane N. Holland
Nancy and Richard Holmstrom Smith
Robin Ivy
Scott Jacoby and Michelle Z. Schroeder
Samantha Joshua
JPMorgan Chase
Stephen Karp
Genevieve Kestler-DeWan
Mark Koppel
Lucy Koteen Young and Allan Young
Matthias Kugler and Teruka Miyauchi
Jennifer Kunin and Sid Reitzfeld
Alma Kuttruff
John Lassiter
Marianne and Francis Ledwidge
Jonathan W. Levy and Elise M. Hurley
Lindsay Lewis
David and Barbara Lewis
Janie Listengart
Brian Loesch
Andrew Marcus and Ethan Trask
Hannah Margolies and Stephen Beckage
Hiroyuki and Asami Matsumoto
Kerry McCarthy
Ana Maria Melian
Harold and Hilary Meltzer
Melissa Michel and Tyler Gray
Donald and Sharon Mills
Nika Nesgoda
Susan Neuffer
Sara Nichols and Ian Blecher
Jeffrey Nussbaum
Tanya Odom
Fran Onne-Fong and Ken L. Fong
Kathleen Ordway
John Orsini
John and Marie Palermo
Susan Park
Lindsay Pelton
Dara Pinnes
Jill Platts
Helene Podziba and Robert Feinland
Ellen Polansky
Janina Quint
Premila Reddy and Jon Tua
David Resnick
David Rhodes and Maia Gianakos
Karen Riedel
Emilia Rivera
Frederick N. and Amy H. Robin
Steven Rochen
Julie Roth and Harry Lipman
Edward and Susan Rubin
Martin Ruiz
Tracey Ryan
Rebeca Sabat
Mariam C. and Edward Said
Dr. Lisa Samstag
Roberta Samuels
Kari and David Sawyer
Kenneth I. and Carolyn L. Schultz
Dennis Schwartz
Wendy Scribner
Joseph E. and Marylin Silverman
Evelyn Simon
Judy and Chad Sinsheimer
Todd Solondz and Emily Horowitz
Laurence Sorkin
Springwell Senior Living Community
James L. Stengel and Beverly Bartow
Linda Stevenson
Kirsten Stoffa and Jonathan Kowalski
James E. and Phyllis Stothers
Marybelle Suczek
Pierre Takal
Nan Tecotzky
Kenyatta Thompson
Dennis Tobolski
Marianne and Bernard Tulman
Charles Vassallo
Francine Vogel
Marina Voyskun
Ellen Wallach
Ruth and Michael Weiss
Barbara Weiss
Debra J. Williams and L. S. Cauley
Elaine Winter
Charles Yarish
Renyu Zhang and Xian Li
Lin Zhuo
IN-Kind Donors
Alix of Bohemia
Ed Altman
Arturo O'Farrill
Greg Bander
Bar Veloce
BARK
Barry's
Byron Bell, Bell Donnelly Architects & Planners
Jennifer Bencosme
Cecilia Biagini
Eric Blasberg
Bradford Portraits
Dani and Peter Brandi
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Michelle Buteau
Cafe Maud
Casa Del Mar
Carmen Chen-Wu
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
Chipotle Community Roots
Jake Clark
Clearbrook
Clinton Street Baking Co.
Collagen Bar
Community Wine & Spirits
Complete Playground
Ethan Cook
Conrad Cummings
CYBEX NYC
Dagne Dover
Amanda and Matthew Daloisio
Daloisio Family
Davida Salon
Carrie Elston
Eric Emmanuel
David Enrichettitude
Francie
Debra Frankel
Jonah Freeman and Arden Wohl
Marty Fridson
Genius Gems NYC
Mira Armij Gill
Governors Ball Music Festival
Grace Bay Club
Heights Chateau Fine Wines & Spirits
Eric Hutchinson
Ikiru Acupuncture
Imagine Swimming
Scott Jacoby
Javelina Tex Mex
Phoebe Karpati
Katz's Delicatessen
Kendra Williams Photography
Anna Kiraly
Knead Love Bakery
Knockout Beauty
La Beauté Infinie
LampJoy Music LLC
LCD Soundsystem
Mickey Lee
Valerie Lewis
Jeffrey and Randi Lipton
The Litchfield Family
Anthony and Alexandra C. Macchiarulo
Audrey and Sean MacIsaac
Mad Fine Jewelry
Major Food Group
Marcy Einhorn, Esq., Conflict Resolution for Elders
Mathnasium: The Math Learning Center
Gianna McCarthy
McFadden Family
Tara and Andre Meade
Michael Kors Inc.
Steve Miller
Lilli Millhiser
Morad K. CPT. / CES.
Nancy Morgan
MOXY EAST VILLAGE
Jason Mrazmud llc
Suzanne C. Nagy
Nathan's Hotdog - Sam Barclay
NBCUniversal/Late Night with Seth Meyers
New York Liberty
Lina Noel
NY Comedy Festival
NYC Poker Dealer
Nicky and Demian Ordway
Parents League of New York
Jerrel Peterson
Physical Equilibrium
Hugo Pineda
Riverview Jazz
Rock House Resort
Rolling Hills Advisors
Alexandra Romero and Costas Constantinides
Jordan Roth
Russian Turkish Baths
Tatiana Serafin
Rachna Shah
Shutters on the Beach
Marilyn Singer
Sloomoo
S'Mac
Socko (Sae Hoon Jang)
Larisa and Jon Stark
Sting
Tao Group Hospitality
TARA 4779
Tata Harper Skincare
Augusta Terzol
The Goldenway Travel By Annie Goldman
The Jewish Dating Game!
The LaCroix-Dignes Family
The McRaven Family
The Metropolitan Opera
The Overlook Bar, home of Speakeasy Magick
The Rock And Roll Playhouse
Betty Thompson
Kenyatta Thompson
Thread.
Dennis Tobolski
Joel Tompkins & Natalia Chefer
Tracey Ryan Pilates
The Tracy Family
Trash and Vaudeville
Veselka
VITAL Climbing Gym
Voices of Ancension
Nick Weinberg & Chloe Caan
Barbara Weiss
Well With Nadia
Abby Werman
Wylder Hotel Windham
Milya Zakirova
Third Street Faculty and Staff
Third Street Music School Settlement provides access to world‐class music and arts instruction to students of all ages and backgrounds, regardless of ability or economic circumstances. Founded in 1894, Third Street is the oldest community music school in the nation and proudly pays tribute to its settlement house roots through its access and excellence programs.
Our commitment to diversity embraces a collegial Third Street community in which faculty and staff of every racial identity feel a sense of belonging, feel supported and valued in their work, and no one feels tokenized.
Third Street music school
BY THE NUMBERS
For fiscal year ending June 30, 2026
$11,336,146
Total Support & Revenue
Total Expenses: $11,335,123
Total Assets: $27,465,965
Total Liabilities: $3,978,354
Net Asset Balance: $23,487,611
INCOME
Tuition & Fees: $7,667,191
Contributions: $1,654,206
Foundations & Corporations: $1,568,749
Government: $446,000
OPERATING EXPENSES
Music, Dance & Preschool: $5,786,393
Partners Program: $1,281,754
Financial Aid: $1,211,525
Performances: $351,330
Management & General: $1,832,156
Fundraising: $871,965
