REVIEW - TJ Martell Foundation

2015 REVIEW
A YEAR IN
NATIONAL BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN
Tony Martell – T.J. Martell Foundation
VICE CHAIRMAN
Kid Leo – Sirius XM
VICE PRESIDENT
Marcus Peterzell – Ketchum Sports
and Entertainment
SECRETARY
Charlie Feldman – BMI
TREASURER
David Satler – Barclays Wealth
and Investment Management
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS
Tom Corson – RCA Records
Rick Krim – Sony/ATV
Julie Talbott – Premiere Networks
ABOUT THE T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
It 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.
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.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Amato – Guggenheim Media
Jennifer Breithaupt – Citi
Derek Crownover – Dickinson Wright, PLLC
Paul Donahue – Morgan Stanley
Bruce Gearhart – Bacchus Importers, Ltd.
Jody Gerson – Universal Music Group Publishing
Daniel Glass – Glassnote Entertainment Group
Lisa Ryan Howard – New York Times
Charlie Jones – C3 Presents
Joel Katz – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Paul LiCalsi – Robins Kaplan LLP
Avery Lipman – Republic Records
Monte Lipman – Republic Records
Dennis Lord – SESAC
Debbie Martell
Glenn Nordlinger – The Nordlinger Group
Robin Quivers – The Howard Stern Show
Marc Reiter – Q Prime
Terry Stewart – ED Festivals
Julie Swidler – Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Tavel – Tavel & Shulman, P.C.
Ron Wilcox – Warner Music Group
Jeff Zuchowski – Pandora
ADVISORY MEMBERS
David Corlew – Blue Hat Records
Dick Gary – The Gary Group
Elsa Gary – The Gary Group
John Huie – CAA
T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
Laura Heatherly, CEO
MISSION STATEMENT
The 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.
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.
T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION’S
SUPPORTED RESEARCH HOSPITALS
The 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.
Rochester, MN
The Mayo Clinic
Boston, MA
Harvard School
of Public Health
New York, NY
Icahn School of Medicine
at Mt. Sinai
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
Los Angeles, CA
Columbia-Presbyterian
Cancer Center
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Atlanta, GA
Winship Cancer Institute
of Emory University
Houston, TX
Nashville, TN
University of Texas
MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Frances Williams Preston
Laboratories at
Vanderbilt-Ingram
Cancer Center
Left to Right:
Joel A. Katz,
Laura Heatherly,
Don Perry,
Wally Curran.
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.
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
Mr. Clive Davis
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
CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT
HARMAN
The T.J. Martell Foundation was proud to honor
HARMAN with the Music Innovation Award during
the Foundation’s 40th Anniversary celebration in New
Jonathan S. Thomas, President & Chief Executive
Officer, American Century Investments presents
the Music Innovation Award to Dinesh Paliwal,
Chairman, President & CEO of HARMAN.
York City. On behalf of HARMAN, Chairman, President
& CEO Dinesh Paliwal accepted the Award.
of the T.J. Martell Foundation including
Throughout the past year, HARMAN provided their
hosting a music industry mixer and
time, facilities and assets to supporting the mission
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.®
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.
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.
T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
EAST COAST
REGION
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.
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 CrispSauray, Designer Elaine Turner, Executive Vice President
Corporate Development and CFO of SESAC, Kelli Turner
and StriVectin CEO JuE Wong.
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.
T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
WEST COAST
REGION
THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE
Several 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.
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 DINNER
Over 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.
T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
SOUTHERN
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 YEAR
The 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 NASHVILLE
Let’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.
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.
CHAD BROWN MEMORIAL
POKER TOURNAMENT
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.
PANDORA SUPPORTS
THE T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
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.
Thank you to all of those who support the T.J. Martell Foundation.
We could not do it without you!
Photography: Getty Images
EAST COAST REGION SOUTHERN REGION
WEST COAST REGION
260 Madison Ave., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 646.841.1394
newyork@tjmartell.org
15053 Ventura Boulevard,
Suite 206
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 818.905.7785
westcoast@tjmartell.org
NEW YORK
NASHVILLE, ATLANTA,
HOUSTON, DALLAS
15 Music Square West
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615.256.2002
southernregion@tjmartell.org
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