At Cazadero, our success is made possible thanks to you! Each year close to 25% of our funding comes from our community—donors, businesses and foundations—each of whom share a common belief in the value of Caz to inspire and enrich young people’s lives. We are grateful for our community’s generous support and make the most of every dollar received. In fact 84 cents out of every dollar now go directly into the delivery of our outstanding music programs, serving over 1,400 young musicians during a typical year!
Support Cazadero Music Camp!
Your gift to Caz makes a real difference. In 2022, with our community's help we accomplished so much at Caz.
- Welcoming audiences back to camp: From the camper-limited, truncated, no-public-concerts summer of 2021, we returned to our traditional summer sessions, JumpStart weekend programs, and enthusiastic parents and friends attending concerts in our wonderful outdoor amphitheater. Caz was back in 2022!
- Improving attendance: After having 0 campers in 2020, and only 387 in 2021, we were overjoyed to welcome 1,089 youth to our Summer and JumpStart programs in 2022!
- New Music Camp Director: Carolyn Niehaus-Owen, our long-time girls’ dean, began her new role as the Music Camp Director in 2022, filling Jim Mazzaferro’s (literally) very large shoes. The summer came off without a hitch, testament to Carolyn’s leadership and the staff she brought in.
- New accessible dorm: 2022 also saw the completion of the new Jim and Anita Mazzaferro Dorm, replacing a building wiped out by the landslide of 2016.
While it’s great to be back at camp, we’re still feeling the impact of COVID. Our overall attendance this season was only 73% of where we were in 2019. Since so many campers learn about camp from their friends, not having our normal camp the last few years has negatively impacted the flow of new campers into Caz, a shortfall with long-term implications, since fewer kids coming into the young musicians’ session means fewer returning campers in coming years. We’re confident we’ll be able to overcome this challenge but expect to continue to feel a pinch in the meantime. You, the friends of Cazadero, have been amazingly generous over the last three years, helping us through this period of expenses outweighing income. Please consider supporting us!
Give by Mail
Mail your donation to:
Cazadero Music Camp
P.O. Box 7908
Berkeley, CA 94707