cab calloway foundation

What cab calloway foundation does

The Cab Calloway Foundation, operating alongside its for-profit affiliate Creative Arts by Calloway, LLC, is the sole worldwide licensing agent and estate manager for the intellectual property of Cab Calloway (1907–1986), the iconic American jazz entertainer. The organization controls and licenses Cab Calloway's name, likeness, image, trademarks (including The Hepster's Dictionary, Blanche Calloway, and Minnie the Moocher), and copyrights, serving entertainment and media companies that use the IP for merchandise, advertising, theatrical performances, and new media productions. Its commercial revenue is generated exclusively through licensing royalties (e.g., a 2021 worldwide publishing administration agreement with Warner Chappell Music) and direct-to-consumer merchandise sales via shop.cabcalloway.com. Beyond commercial licensing, the Foundation pursues a non-profit mission through affiliated programs including the Cab Calloway School of the Arts (a K-12 magnet school in Wilmington, Delaware), the Cab Calloway School Fund (financial support for underprivileged children), and Vocal Clave de Sol (a music program in Havana, Cuba), and cultivates institutional partnerships with the Smithsonian NMAAHC, the Recording Academy (Grammys), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Its operating geographies include the United States, Cuba, and a legacy presence in Europe.

Name

cab calloway foundation

Legal name

Creative Arts by Calloway, LLC

Website

https://cabcalloway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Cab Calloway Foundation, via its affiliate Creative Arts by Calloway, LLC, is the sole worldwide licensing agent for Cab Calloway's name, likeness, trademarks, and music catalog, serving entertainment and media licensees while operating youth arts education programs in the U.S. and Cuba.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Estate Management and IP Licensing

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230), Music Publishers (51223), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Lyrics & Text Rights Licensing (Lyric Display, Print/Digital Reproduction) (MPAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Literary Arts & Writing Organizations (BPAGAHAK), Youth Leadership, Oratory & Civic Speaking Programs (EDAMAOAH)

Keywords

• Intellectual property licensing
• Music publishing administration
• Estate management services
• Youth arts education
• Licensed merchandise sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Yorklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Licensing and Merchandising: The organization serves as the sole licensing agent for merchandise and services utilizing Cab Calloway's name, likeness, image, and associated intellectual property. This includes merchandise licensing and new media performances.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The organization serves as the sole licensing agent for Cab Calloway's name, likeness, image, trademarks, and copyrights, monetizing these through merchandise licensing, advertising, new media performances, and theatrical performances. It also supports youth arts education and cultural preservation through affiliated programs such as the Cab Calloway School of the Arts, the Cab Calloway School Fund, and the Vocal Clave de Sol music program in Havana, Cuba.

Product overview

Cab Calloway Foundation and Creative Arts by Calloway, LLC operate as an entertainment estate management organization preserving Cab Calloway's legacy. The core product is the official website (cabcalloway.com) featuring an interactive timeline of his career from the 1930s-1990s, news, and biographical content. The organization manages intellectual property including The Hepster's Dictionary, Minnie the Moocher, and Blanche Calloway trademarks. Additional offerings include the Cab Calloway School of the Arts (a magnet school in Wilmington, Delaware), the Cab Calloway School Fund (non-profit for underprivileged children), and Vocal Clave de Sol (music program in Havana, Cuba). Commercial operations include an official shop (shop.cabcalloway.com) and the Boogie website (callowayboogie.com) for merchandise and musical content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Hepster's Dictionary: Trademark for jive slang glossary published by Cab Calloway
• Blanche Calloway
• Minnie the Moocher

Products and services

• Cab Calloway Official Merchandise Store

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Warner Chappell Music Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Warner Chappell Music, the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group, entered into a worldwide administration agreement with the estate of Cab Calloway. This partnership manages the global publishing rights to Cab Calloway's extensive catalog of pioneering jazz music, vocals, and compositions.
• Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCab Calloway's personal film in Haiti was featured in the Smithsonian's NMAAHC Great Migration Home Movie Project. The partnership is part of efforts to preserve and honor Cab's cultural legacy through one of the nation's most prestigious cultural institutions.
• The GrammysflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established to preserve and honor Cab's cultural legacy through recognition by The Recording Academy. Cab Calloway received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy as part of this relationship.
• Rock and Roll Hall of FameflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established to preserve and honor Cab's cultural legacy through recognition by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, acknowledging his influence on rock and roll music.
• Vocal Clave de Sol (Havana, Cuba)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA music program in Havana, Cuba that Cabella Calloway Langsam was passionate about. In 2017, she helped bring a group of girls from that program to the United States to share their music and Cuban culture at the Lady Bug Festival and other venues. The Cab Calloway Foundation provided Martin guitars to the children.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Nat King Cole Foundation: Legacy foundation of a mid-century jazz and popular music icon with a similar combination of catalog rights management and charitable/educational mission.
• Duke Ellington Estate: Family-controlled estate that administers Duke Ellington's music publishing and likeness rights, comparable in operating model to the Calloway estate's rights administration and licensing focus.
• Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation: Estate/foundation of an iconic early jazz artist with similar structure: preserving legacy, supporting music education, and licensing the artist's name, likeness, and catalog for commercial and cultural uses.
• Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation: Foundation managing the legacy of another canonical jazz vocalist, combining charitable/educational programs with rights administration of a historic jazz catalog.
• Billie Holiday Estate: Estate administering rights to Billie Holiday's catalog and likeness, with comparable scale and cultural positioning as a foundational jazz artist's legacy operation.
• Bob Marley Foundation: Estate and charitable foundation combining legacy catalog monetization with youth education programming, closely mirroring the Calloway Foundation's dual nonprofit/licensing model.

Broad incumbents

• Sony Music Publishing: Major music publisher that administers extensive legacy catalogs (including historic jazz and pop songwriters), representing the broad incumbent that competes for and against smaller estate publishers in sync and licensing deals.
• Primary Wave Music Publishing: Independent music publisher that acquires and administers major legacy artist catalogs, comparable as a sophisticated buyer/administrator competing for the kind of historic catalog that the Calloway estate represents.
• ABKCO Music & Records: Independent music publisher and label known for administering legacy catalogs and music rights for film/TV synchronization, structurally similar in operating model to the Calloway estate's catalog licensing focus.

Others

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation: Institutional partner and recognized cultural authority for legacy music artists; comparable as an ecosystem participant that lends cultural validation to legacy artist estates and their licensing programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/thecabcalloway
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cab-Calloway-334167337189347
• Instagraminstagram.com/cabcalloway
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-cab-calloway-foundation

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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