Rotary Club Of Tulsa Foundation

CRESCENDO MUSIC AWARDS: Crescendo Music Awards Grants is a Rotary Club of Tulsa program to assist the pursuit of music education by making financial contributions to young music artists, students, and music programs. The program began in 1999 with a live performance competition. In that first year, eleven high school and college students auditioned for a jury of six Rotarians. Through its 16 competition seasons, over 900 students auditioned, and $463,000 was awarded as cash prizes to extremely talented young musicians. Competition alumni have gone on to prestigious international careers as well as performing locally. In 2019, the International Crescendo Music Awards Competition transitioned into the current grant-awarding format focused on supporting music programs and the most talented young musicians within a 50-mile radius of Tulsa. Since 2019, more than $134,000 have been awarded as Grants.

ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARDS: The Above and Beyond Awards recognize Tulsa's police officer and firefighter of the year. Founded in 2008, the awards recognize these public servants for outstanding acts of character, commitment, and compassion to both their profession and community. Nominated by their peers, these award recipients have gone "Above and Beyond" the requirements of duty and exemplify the values reflected in the Rotary Four-Way Test. Award nominations were provided by each department and award recipients were selected by a committee of the Rotary Club of Tulsa. Grants in the amount of $2,000 are given to the favorite charity of each award recipient in their honor. City leaders as well as the leadership of both the police and fire department along with past honorees are invited to the annual ceremony.