2025
YEAR IN REVIEW
TO OUR SDCC FRIENDS & FAMILIES
In 2025, we worked to solidify our goals—ensuring the utmost impact both within the community and well into the future.
MISSION
To bring out the potential in every child through access to high quality music education.
Values
Belonging
Confidence
Potential
VISION
To foster a better world
through music.
our core programs CONTINUE TO reach THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO CHILDREN
Whether through early music-based play or consistent, high-quality music education each week, our goal at SDCC is to nurture individual development to help children discover their maximum potential.
INTRODUCTORY
56 children served at 2 sites: Sorrento Valley and Rancho Bernardo/Poway
ENSEMBLE
361 children served in 6 choir levels in 6 San Diego County areas, with 32 low-income students receiving scholarships.
SCHOOL OUTREACH
1,151 children served in 57 classrooms, with over 1,130 students receiving free, donor and grant funded-instruction.
35th Annual Spring Concert: Honoring the Past. Celebrating the Future at San Diego Symphony’s Jacob’s Music Center
San Diego Symphony’s Noel Noel and Ode to Nature: Payare Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 at Jacob’s Music Center
Aoife O’Donovan America, Come: La Jolla Symphony and Chorus at the Epstein Family Amphitheater, UC San Diego
John Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls: La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD
Opening Night, Cinema: Balboa’s Silent Movie Night at Balboa Theater
New York Tour: Mozart’s Requiem, K. 626, Carnegie Hall, New York
2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Bringing the joy of song across SAN DIEGO
““You are there, and you’ve been doing [choir] for so long...It is a group mentality.
We can do this together. We’re not alone.””
Your generosity helped hundreds of children learn, grow, and discover the joy of singing. SDCC was able to provide:
Accessible countywide program locations
Scholarships for families experiencing financial hardship
Free school-based music education for students in underserved communities
High-quality instruction from diverse, professional teaching artists
Formative performance opportunities across the county
2025 IMPACTS
Because of you,
Young VOICES are THRIVING
““Jane jumped for joy. You don’t know how much this means to a child who loves singing.
She also said she wants to be a choir teacher when she grows up!””
With your support, SDCC is poised to:
Expand the San Diego Youth Choral Festival into a sustainable national gathering
Grow our scholarship fund to meet rising financial need
Increase access to high-quality music education for thousands more children in underserved communities
Strengthen long-term partnerships with arts and community organizations
Continue providing joyful, inclusive, research-backed instruction led by world-class teaching artists
LOOKING TO 2026
Together, we’ll ensure every child can find their voice
Fiscal Responsibility
In order to achieve our goals of reaching more kids and increasing awareness in San Diego through performances and partnerships, we need long term financial stability. To that end, we have focused on multi-year grants and contracts in addition to growing income from tuition.
FY25 Revenue
FY25 Expenses
““This is some of the highest quality music education my children have received.””
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
YOUR GIFT KEEPS THEIR VOICES STRONG
Two major multi-year grants are concluding this year, creating an urgent need for renewed donor investment. Without increased support:
Tuition assistance will shrink
Fewer schools in underserved communities will receive free music education classes
Some students may lose the one consistent, uplifting space they rely on each week
