The Healing Notes Foundation

What The Healing Notes Foundation does

The Healing Notes Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2010 and domiciled in Michigan. Its mission is to support healing arts in clinical settings for children and families affected by hospitalization and chronic illness. The foundation funds music and art therapy programs at three named partner sites: the Sophie's Place Recording Studio at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI), the Music Therapy Fellowship at Beaumont Children's Hospital (Royal Oak, MI, established January 2022), and The Healing Notes Foundation Music and Drama Program at North Star Reach Camp (Pinckney, MI, launched 2021). It also fields an ambassador program anchored by Ali McManus, whose debut studio album 'UNBREAKABLE' was produced by Jack Douglas.

The organization operates with a 3-person core team and volunteers; it pays no salaries to outside individuals and explicitly maintains the lowest overhead costs possible to maximize the share of donations reaching programs. Revenue is sourced entirely from donations by individuals, corporate partners, and business partners, with online giving processed through PayPal. Fundraising and awareness are driven by community events — walks, open houses, art sales, galas, and participation in hospital-led fundraisers such as Walk for Miracles and the Milestones, Memories, and Momentum 10-year celebration. Geographic reach is concentrated in Southeast Michigan with single documented ambassador appearances in St. Louis, Missouri.

The foundation's leadership includes Founder Mark McManus Jr. (30+ years of business experience, former CEO of NH Learning Solutions, Intellezy, and DripIV Therapy & Hydration), Director Jessica G. Persichini (15 years at Cranbrook Schools, sits on Beaumont PFAC and U-M CS Mott and Von Voigtlander advisory councils), and Ambassador/Consultant Ali McManus. Notable individual supporters include Mick Fleetwood and Steven Tyler, with corporate backing from NH Learning Solutions, Intellezy, Drip IV Therapy, Robert Kidd Gallery, B.E.R.L.I.N.E. Marketing, Concorde Investment Services, and American Alternative Capital.

Name

The Healing Notes Foundation

Legal name

The Healing Notes Foundation

Website

https://healingnotesfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Healing Notes Foundation is a Michigan-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds music and art therapy programs for children and families affected by hospitalization and chronic illness, operating through partnerships with C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Beaumont Children's Hospital, and North Star Reach Camp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healing Arts Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Therapy (Educational/Developmental Programs) (EDAMANAK), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Pediatric music therapy
• Healing arts programs
• Children's hospital support
• Nonprofit health services
• Art therapy funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Livonia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals, corporate partners, and business partners. All donations are directed to children and families in need.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Healing Notes Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds and sustains healing-arts programming for children and families affected by hospitalization and chronic illness. Its core work centers on providing grants, equipment, and ongoing materials support for music and art therapy programs at partner pediatric hospitals and camps in Michigan, including the Sophie's Place Recording Studio at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, the Music Therapy Fellowship at Beaumont Children's Hospital, and the Music and Drama Program at North Star Reach Camp. The foundation relies entirely on donations from individuals, corporate partners, and business partners to deliver these programs.

Product overview

The Healing Notes Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating as a single, unified charitable mission rather than a platform architecture. The foundation's programmatic offerings center on music therapy and arts programs for hospitalized children and families. Core programs include the Sophie's Place Recording Studio at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, the Music Therapy Fellowship at Beaumont Children's Hospital, the Music and Drama Program at North Star Reach Camp, and the Ali McManus Ambassador Program featuring live performances and inspirational music. All programs work in concert to advance the healing arts in clinical settings through the therapeutic power of music and art.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sophie's Place Recording Studio Program A partnership program with C.S. Mott Children's Hospital providing primary funding for the state-of-the-art recording studio within Sophie's Place, along with ongoing support for equipment and materials needs of the hospital's music therapy and child & family life teams serving pediatric patients.
• Beaumont Children's Music Therapy Fellowship A music therapy fellowship program at Beaumont Children's Hospital in Royal Oak that doubles the impact and outreach of the hospital's music therapy program, accompanied by ongoing support, materials, and equipment for art therapy and music therapy professionals.
• The Healing Notes Foundation Music and Drama Program A music and drama program at North Star Reach Camp providing immersion and instruction for children with serious illnesses, supported by an endowment for audio-visual upgrades to the camp's stage and theater spaces.
• Ali McManus Music and Ambassador Program An inspirational music and ambassador program featuring Ali McManus's live performances and personal healing story at hospital and camp events, designed to inspire children and families dealing with serious illnesses; supports 'UNBREAKABLE' debut studio album produced by Jack Douglas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Music therapy fellowship at Beaumont Children's doubles the impact and outreach of the music therapy program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• C.S. Mott Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide primary funding for the recording studio within Sophie's Place - a state-of-the-art music therapy facility in the Midwest. Additionally provides ongoing support for equipment and materials needs for the music therapy and child & family life teams.
• Beaumont Children's Hospital, Royal OakcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished and sustaining a music therapy fellowship program which began in January 2022. The fellowship doubles the impact and outreach of the music therapy program. Also provides ongoing support, materials, and equipment to the art therapy and music therapy professionals.
• North Star Reach CampcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop The Healing Notes Foundation Music and Drama Program launched at camp in 2021. Provides immersion and instruction, and includes an endowment for audio-visual upgrades to stage and theater spaces.
• NH Learning Solutions CorporationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner listed on the With Gratitude page, indicating financial or promotional support for foundation initiatives.
• Intellezy LLCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner providing support to the foundation's mission and programs.
• Drip IV Therapy & HydrationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner and also company led by founder Mark McManus, indicating personal and professional commitment to the foundation.
• Robert Kidd GalleryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness partner that hosted Art to Art Open House event to benefit art programming at Beaumont Children's.
• B E R L I N E Marketing, Advertising, & Digital CommunicationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner providing marketing and advertising support for foundation initiatives.
• Mark Battle FilmsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner providing video/film production support for foundation storytelling.
• Von Voigtlander Women's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital celebrating 10-year anniversary alongside C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, included in Milestones, Memories, and Momentum event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Songs of Love Foundation: Nonprofit that creates personalized songs for children facing medical challenges, directly mirroring Healing Notes' therapeutic-music-for-hospitalized-children focus area. Comparable in mission and beneficiary population.
• VH1 Save The Music Foundation: Foundation dedicated to restoring music education in schools and supporting youth access to music programs. Comparable as a grantmaking nonprofit leveraging corporate partnerships and celebrity networks for youth-music funding.
• Little Kids Rock: Nonprofit that provides music instruments and lessons to underserved youth, operating through school and community partnerships. Functionally similar as a grantmaking/partner-funded music nonprofit serving children in need.
• The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation: Music-focused nonprofit that supports music access and education for underserved children including those in hospitals and challenging circumstances. Operates as a grantmaking/funding nonprofit in the healing-arts-adjacent music space.
• Musicians On Call: National nonprofit that brings volunteer musicians and music programs to hospitalized patients, sharing Healing Notes' mission of delivering therapeutic music to children in clinical settings. Directly comparable in targeting hospital bedside music interventions.
• Sing for Hope: Nonprofit that mobilizes artists to serve communities including healthcare settings, with programs that overlap Healing Notes' healing-arts-in-clinical-settings model. Both operate through arts-based interventions with vulnerable populations including sick children.

Broad incumbents

• Starlight Children's Foundation: Large national nonprofit delivering programs, services, and funding to seriously ill children and their families, including hospital-based programs. Comparable in serving hospitalized pediatric population but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Global nonprofit supporting families with sick children receiving hospital care. Overlaps Healing Notes in the pediatric-hospital fundraising and program-support domain, though focused on family lodging rather than music therapy directly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-healing-notes-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Healing Notes Foundation