Walking down the street in early 1996, an idea suddenly came to John Beltzer, an accomplished singer/songwriter, that would deeply touch many lives. As a way of providing sick children with a source of inspiration, joy, and possibly even healing, he set out to create personalized one-of-a-kind songs for them.

John quickly got busy gathering a team of songwriters and performers from across the country to compose and record the unique songs. The Songs of Love Foundation, the only nonprofit organization of its kind, was founded shortly afterwards, and to date has recruited a group of over 350 talented artists nationwide. Collaborating with over 500 hospitals, private health-care institutions, and with various individual families, they have produced intimate musical portraits(which are never duplicated) for thousands of children and teens.

As word gets out about the high quality of their work, more and more requests for special songs keep coming into the Songs of Love office. However, the mission always remains the same: keep giving encouragement and love to those who need it most through the medicine of music. If you are a singer/songwriter or instrumentalist and wish to use your talents where they will be most appreciated, please contact us using the information in the "join us" section of our web site.

The Board of Directors

John Beltzer • CEO & Founder - Songs of Love Foundation
Jeff Baltimore • President - XL Graphics
Richard Berardi • Vice President - MRB Records/reachHigher.com
Meny Beriro • Educator/Playwright
Tony Carrion • Founder - Market-Harmonics.com
Scott Curran • President - The Curran Group
Geri Fessler • Founder - Heather On Earth Music Foundation

The Advisory Board

John Alexander -- GAC
Patricia Aresty
Tony Asher
Laura Avers -- MT-BC,
Board Certified Music Therapist
Joseph Berardi -- MT-BC,
Commerce Bank
Jennifer Borislow
Nedda Casei
Richard Cohen
Marie Cook -- Past President,
American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of New York
Lisa Ginsberg
Emanuel Gold -- Esq.
Barbara Hesser -- Director Music Therapy Program,
New York University
Meghan D. Kelly, MS, CCLS -- Director, Child Life Program & Carl Sagan
Discovery Program The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Alan Krinsky
Joyce Krinsky
Will Lee -- David Letterman Band & The Fab Faux
Joanne Loewy, PhD -- Director Pediatric Music Therapy Program,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Richard Louis
Susan Markham
Gloria Mattera, M.Ed., CCLS -- President,
Child Life of Greater New York
Bob McGrath -- Sesame Street
Karen Nisenson -- MM Juilliard School, MA New York University,
Music Therapy
Danny Obadia
Gary R. Rosen
Mike Rosenman
Bruce Rothbard
Dara Sedaka
Richard Shore, MD -- Director of Pediatric Oncology,
Toledo Children's Hospital
Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP -- Pediatrician and Author
Ed Sirlin
Chris Stavropoulos -- School Psychologist
Mark Jude Tramo, MD., PhD -- Harvard Medical School
Phyllis D. Weiner, M.D., F.A.A.P. -- Chairperson of Pediatrics,
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
David Wolfert

Nonprofit Status

Songs of Love Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
Songs of Love Foundation
P.O.Box 750809, Forest Hills, NY 11375

E-Mail: Info@SongsOfLove.org

Telephone (toll-free): 1-800-960-SONG(7664)
Fax: 1-718-441-7372