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Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC)

Celebrating the empowering art of Japanese Taiko Drumming through education and performances to amplify imagination, uplift spirits, and build community in Southeast Michigan USA & beyond!

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Financial Contributions

Custom contribution

Make a one-time or recurring donation to share the gift of Taiko! Thank you for supporting our learning circles, artists, and community projects. Read more

Starts at
$5 USD

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Membership

Join us for $50 per month! or choose a sliding scale membership fee option to share in all our GLTC Membership Programs* Read more

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+ 33
One-time contribution

Please pay for Taiko Performance Fees and other GLTC Presentation invoice items here.* Thank you for sharing Taiko Arts in your community! Read more

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+ 9
Product
Taiko Merchandise Items

Please pay for purchases of items including bachi sticks, GLTC T-shirts, and any Taiko merchandise costs here.

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Custom contribution
Taiko Share Equipment

We Taiko Share equipment (drums, cases, stands, etc.) to GLTC members & local community! Please pay for rental fees or program support here.

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+ 2

Projects

Support the following initiatives from Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC).

Project
A Michigan community celebration of the Japanese Bon Festival with Taiko drumming and folk dance ...

Events

Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) is hosting the following events.

Past event
09:30 PM-10:30 PM UTC
RSVP here for this GLTC 9/6/24 event! More info at https://michigantaiko.net/events

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Past event
02:00 PM-03:30 PM UTC
Japanese Knife Sharpening WORKSHOP w/Eien Hunter-Ishikawa, GLTC guest artist

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Past event
07:00 PM-08:30 PM UTC
Learn the Bon Odori festival dances featured in our 8/13/2023 Japanese Bon Festival at Cranbrook!

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Past event
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11:30 PM UTC
Learn the Bon Odori festival dances featured in our 8/13/2023 Japanese Bon Festival at Cranbrook!

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Past event
08:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Learn folk dances for songs featured at our #MIBON2022 Festival (the next week on SAT 9/24) at No...Read more

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Past event
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10:30 PM UTC
Learn and drum with Japanese festival music from the Great Lakes Taiko Center.

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Past event
07:00 PM-08:30 PM UTC
Opportunity to learn from amazing guest Taiko artist Kenny Endo from the Taiko Center of the Paci...Read more

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Past event
04:30 PM-05:00 PM UTC
GLTC Taiko Collective performs as part of the 2022 Japan Culture Festival at the University of Mi...Read more

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Top financial contributors

Organizations

1
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

$10,000 USD since Feb 2024

2
Jonathan Witz & Associates

$3,000 USD since Feb 2024

3
City of Holland

$2,600 USD since Oct 2023

4
AISIN World Corp. of America

$2,500 USD since Dec 2023

5
Aquinas College

$1,400 USD since Apr 2023

6
Wayne State University

$1,400 USD since Dec 2023

7
Bay County Library System

$1,300 USD since Jul 2023

8
University of Michigan

$1,300 USD since Mar 2024

9
Public Schools of the City of Ann Arbor

$1,170.48 USD since Aug 2023

10
Arts Beats and Eats Inc

$800 USD since Oct 2023

Individuals

1
Larry An

$10,450 USD since Jan 2023

2
Purchasing Department

$2,100 USD since Apr 2023

3
Taiko Community Alliance

$2,000 USD since Nov 2023

4
Guest

$1,600 USD since Mar 2023

5
Guest

$1,500 USD since Oct 2024

6
Guest

$1,350 USD since Aug 2023

7
Ash Brown

$1,300 USD since Jul 2023

8
Mathew Jacqmin-Kramer

$1,200 USD since Feb 2023

9
Wendy Ransom

$1,200 USD since Jul 2023

10
Emily Miller

$1,050 USD since Jul 2023

Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) is all of us

Our contributors 88

Thank you for supporting Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC).

Larry An

Admin

$10,450 USD

Share in the Joy of Taiko!

Ash Brown

Core Contributor

$1,300 USD

Drum on!

Mathew Jacqmi...

Core Contributor

$1,200 USD

Eileen S. Ho

Admin

$750 USD

Let's Drum & Dream together!

Serena

Core Contributor

$700 USD

Life’s better with a batchi in your hand.

Community Fou...

$10,000 USD

Jonathan Witz...

$3,000 USD

City of Holland

$2,600 USD

AISIN World C...

$2,500 USD

Purchasing De...

Taiko Share Equipment

$2,100 USD

Taiko Communi...

Taiko Performance Fee

$2,000 USD

Guest

Taiko Performance Fee

$1,600 USD

Today's Balance
$16,201.24
Estimated Annual Budget
$43,566

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

$
Today’s balance

$16,201.24 USD

Total income

$72,875.52 USD

Total disbursed

$56,674.28 USD

Estimated annual budget

$43,566.04 USD

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

166

Amount disbursed

$55,339.84

Tags# of ExpensesAmount
fund transfer
1$15,594.82
rental space
15$13,238.78
online learning resource
24$7,940.36
performer expenses
11$4,736.34
guest artist
2$3,006.00
taiko equipment
4$2,350.68
Others Combined
109$8,258.61

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Contributions

All time

Contributions received

103

Amount collected

$76,541.78

Tiers# of ContributionsAmount
one-time
54$51,242.77
recurring
49$18,995.00

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News from Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC)

Updates on our activities and progress.

GLTC Spring into Summer 2024 Update: A NEW Fiscal Sponsorship

Greetings from the Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) on this Summer Solstice 2024. Here are some updates [a...
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Published on June 20, 2024 by Eileen S. Ho

GLTC Winter Solstice 2023 Update

Last weekend our Great Lakes Taiko community came together in a year-end celebration to share the joy and gift of Taiko with family and friends at our annual GLTC Holiday Taiko Party. After each of our performing groups and classes shared s...
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Published on December 22, 2023 by Eileen S. Ho

GLTC on OCF: Let's Drum, Dance & Dream Together in a Solidarity Economy!

What if we create the conditions necessary to experience the Joy of Taiko Arts together? Today the Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) is working and playing towards a Solidarity Economy as an Arts & Culture organization hosted by...
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Published on July 7, 2023 by Eileen S. Ho

Conversations

Let’s get the discussion going! This is a space for the community to converse, ask questions, say thank you, and get things done together.

Taiko Centering: Our Collective Budget

Published on September 20, 2023 by Eileen S. Ho

GLTC Members: Let's continue our conversations about GLTC activities and budget priorities! Please join us in future membership meetings (next: MON Oct. 2nd) and feel free to comment in this online Conversation thread (Repl...

About


Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) 五大湖太鼓センター Taiko Arts Collective is a member-led arts & culture organization in Southeast Michigan USA, celebrating the empowering art of Japanese Taiko Drumming through education and performances since 2009.

Taiko is rooted in Japanese music traditions and continues to grow today as a global cultural arts movement that amplifies imagination, uplifts spirits, and builds community.
Explore the World of Taiko with us!
VISIT our website at michigantaiko.net • FOLLOW US on Facebook @greatlakestaiko

When you contribute to our GLTC Taiko Arts Collective, you help us develop programs that provide learning opportunities in our local communities, support performing artists in their practice and play, and create cultural connections in our experiences together – to share the Joy of Taiko! 

Our collective works and plays towards a solidarity economy for a just and thriving society, in partnership with Open Collective Foundation (our first nonprofit fiscal host in 2023) and in local organizational affiliation with NEW Center (our nonprofit fiscal sponsor starting Summer 2024) and CultureSource for arts and culture in SE Michigan. We accept contributions and payments to the Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) Taiko Arts Collective with a transparent budget on this financial/legal/tech platform of Open Collective.
Let's Drum, Dance & Dream Together!!!
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Our team

Larry An

Admin
Share in the Joy of Taiko!

Ash Brown

Core Contributor
Drum on!

Mathew Jacqmi...

Core Contributor

Eileen S. Ho

Admin
Let's Drum & Dream together!

Serena

Core Contributor
Life’s better with a batchi in your hand.