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Mission stateMentthe t.J. Martell Foundation is the music industry’s largest foundation that funds innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and aiDs.

national BoarD oF Directors officers chairMantony Martell, t.J. Martell Foundation

Vice PresiDentMarcus Peterzell, Ketchum

secretarycharlie Feldman, BMi

treasurerDavid satler, Barclays Wealth and investment Management

executiVe Vice PresiDenttom corson, rca records

executiVe Vice PresiDentKid leo, sirius xM radio

DirectorsJennifer Breithaupt - cititroy carter - atom FactoryBob chiappardi - concrete MarketingDerek crownover - the crownover FirmMarty Diamond - ParadigmWendy Dio - niji entertainment Group, inc.Paul Donahue - Morgan stanleyDick Gary - the Gary Groupelsa Gary - the Gary GroupBruce Gearhart - Bacchus importers, ltd.Jody Gerson - universal Music PublishingDaniel Glass - Glassnote entertainment Grouplisa ryan howard - yahoo!charlie Jones - c3 PresentsJoel Katz - Greenberg traurig, llPrick Krim - republic records Paul licalsi - robins, Kaplan, Miller & ciresi, llPavery lipman - republic recordsMonte lipman - republic recordsDennis lord - sesacDebbie MartellGlenn nordlinger - the nordlinger GroupMelissa ormondMarc reiter - Q PrimeJulie swidler - sony Music entertainmentJulie talbott - Premiere radio networksandy tavel - tavel & shulman, P.c.ron Wilcox - Warner Music Group

aDvisory membersDavid corlew - Blue hat recordsJohn huie - caa

A FAther’s Promise to his sonin 1973, t.J. Martell was a high school student battling leukemia. he asked his father, tony, to raise a million dollars for cancer research so that “no one else will have to experience what i am going through.” although tony had no fundraising experience, he agreed. two years later, t.J. died at the age of nineteen, and that put tony’s promise in cement.

soon after, tony was joined by many friends in the music industry and started the t.J. Martell Foundation. since then, more than $270 million has been raised for leukemia, cancer and aiDs research which has been successfully leveraged into over a billion dollars in additional funding from larger funding sources.

From our Founder And ChAirmAn “every day, our research doctors are developing more effective treatments for leukemia, cancer and aiDs and we’re getting closer to a cure. every one of us has been touched by these devastating diseases, and now more than ever, we need your support to fulfill our mission. in honor and loving memory of all those who have fought so bravely, particularly my son t.J., please join us today. ” – tony Martell

From our Ceo “i am excited to announce the t.J. Martell Foundation will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2015. it is amazing that since its inception, the Foundation has raised almost $270 million dollars that has gone to creating clinical trials and new drug discoveries that is helping to save lives. the Foundation is dedicated to funding some of the brightest minds in scientific research, but research takes funding. We are thankful to our many donors who continue to give the “gift of life.”– laura heatherly

in 2014 We CelebrAted the 39th AnnuAl

New York HoNors Galaour signAture event rAised $1.6 million

John Paul DeJoria, afo Verde, Marsha Vlasic, Will Botwin and hard rock international were honored this year. award presenters included yoko ono, Ben harper, chayanne, regina spektor and tony Martell. Performers included Ben Folds, Vicentico and the Band Perry. this annual event brings together hundreds of music and entertainment leaders, top business executives and celebrities from around the globe. next october, the t.J. Martell Foundation will celebrate its 40th anniversary in style with top performers, past and present honorees and a special tribute to our history.

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40th anniVersary Galathursday, october 15, 2015Details announced soon!

MaDisoN New jerseY walk-a-tHoN the t.J. Martell Foundation celebrated the 20th annual walk in october. Friends and supporters in Madison where the Martell Family resides participate. this year, honorees included Bill hinshaw of novartis and sarah Price of seaton hackney stables and a special memorial tribute for Bob “Brownie” Brown who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer.

woMeN of iNflueNce the Women of influence awards and luncheon pays tribute to women who have achieved tremendous goals in business while balancing work, home and health. this year we honored sharon Dastur, hoda Kotb, cathy hughes and randi rahm. radio personality robin Quivers was the host and laVa records/republic records artist, Jetta performed for this sold out event.

worlD tour of wiNe DiNNerthis popular event brings together top wine collectors and connoisseurs, music industry and business leaders for an exclusive gourmet dinner featuring world class wines and a fabulous auction of fine wine experiences and specialty lots. this year, we honored legendary recording artists rush and Doug shafer of shafer Vineyards.

faMilY DaY Family Day is one of the Foundation’s signature events, providing a spectacular day of games, carnival activities, food and entertainment. the event has raised more than $5 million on the east coast thanks to board member Marcus Peterzell and friends in the music industry and corporate partners. the event has featured top acts such as the Jonas Brothers, Pitbull, train, cobra starship, cody simpson, Jason Mraz, ariana Grande, ed sheeran and austin Mahone. this year, tom corson, President & coo of rca records and his family were honored.

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New York BowliNG BasH thanks to popular DJ sean Glass, we had a great bowling night in new york with teams who battled for the winning trophy!! team Vevo won first place and took home the trophy to be proudly displayed in the office.

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faMilY DaYla Family Day brings families together to help raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer

research at children’s hospital los angeles. this year, we honored Ken Bunt, President of Disney

Music Group. Performers included r5, lucy hale, sabrina carpenter and Fifth harmony.

spirit of excelleNce awarDs the t.J. Martell Foundation honored top leaders

in music and entertainment at the inaugural spirit of excellence awards. arthur Fogel, Doc

McGhee, Ben silverman were honored along with a special memorial tribute to the late Gary haber. award presenters included Paul stanley and Gene simmons of Kiss, Michael rapino, Kate Flannery,

sherri haber, nickel creek and Pete yorn.

worlD tour of wiNe DiNNerthis event is held before one of the most popular

music award shows in los angeles. collectors and wine connoisseurs gather together to enjoy a gourmet dinner paired with fine wines from around the world.

this year we honored Dino Paredes with the Grand cru award for his dedication to the t.J. Martell Foundation.

cHaD BrowN MeMorial poker tourNaMeNt

earlier this year while poker players from around the world were competing in the World series of Poker,

beloved poker pro chad Brown lost his battle to cancer at the age of 52. Friends came together to honor Brown’s memory and hosted the inaugural

chad Brown Memorial and charity Poker tournament in las Vegas to benefit the t.J. Martell Foundation. the

event raised more than $80,000 thanks to Vanessa russo, Beau eurell, Jennifer Winter and lupe soto.

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the t.J. Martell Foundation has wonderful partners that help raise funds for research through fun-filled

bowling events. thanks to the help of national Bowling chairman Wendy Dio and the ronnie James

Dio stand up and shout cancer Fund and Kevin lyman and the Vans Warped tour, the bowling

events brought together celebrities and friends to “strike out” leukemia, cancer and aiDs this year.

We CelebrAted the 6th AnnuAl NasHville HoNors Galathe 2014 event raised a record- breaking $500,000 honoring some of the most distinguished members of the nashville community: Mark Bloom, Dale Morris, Beth Dortch Franklin, Dr. scott hiebert and Mike Dungan with special appearances by tim McGraw, Darius rucker, sheryl crow and charles esten.

Best cellars DiNNers the Best cellars Dinners are some of the t.J. Martell Foundation’s most successful signature events with celebrations across the southern region in nashville, Dallas, atlanta and houston which has raised more than $3.1 million for cancer research. these special evenings feature gourmet dinners by world-class chefs paired with top vintages from some of the most exclusive cellars in the country.

wirtGeN aMerica cHaritY Golf classicthe 7th annual Wirtgen america charity Golf classic, hosted by tracy lawrence, sold out both courses at the hermitage Golf club. since the tournament’s inception, Wirtgen america has raised over $500,000.00 in honor of several of their employees affected with cancer. We are grateful for Wirtgen’s partnership with us in our efforts to fund and find a cure.

let’s talk NasHville “let’s talk nashville” was a first time event that provided a rare opportunity for guests to be seated around a dinner table, hosted by some of the most accomplished and influential people in nashville. spearheaded by southern region Board Member, Ben Jumper, the event was an incredible success. styx frontman tommy shaw and red light Management’s charlie Brusco also presented a check for $50,000 from styx’s charity, rock to the rescue this year.

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the t.J. Martell Foundation is honored to have the support of Billboard as one of its longest-standing media partners. this valuable relationship has only deepened over the years, allowing us to keep our roots firmly in music and reach supporters and executives across the industry. says John amato, President at Billboard, "We are proud to help the t.J. Martell Foundation spread the word about their incredible leukemia, cancer and aiDs research programs. they have helped so many patients, particularly those within our industry, find better treatments and they are truly fulfilling music's promise for a cure."

in september, the t.J. Martell Foundation was featured on aBc’s beloved hit show, nashville. the eight seconds of exposure reached 5.6 million people. We are truly grateful to every-one who made this opportunity possible.

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coNNectiNG patieNts witH Doctors ACross the CountryWe know what it’s like to be diagnosed with a devastating disease like cancer or aiDs. it is overwhelming, and you never thought it would happen to you. But we’re here to help. since 1975, we have helped thousands of patients across the country get excellent treatment from top cancer and aiDs specialists. We will do whatever we can to help you and your family through this difficult time. Please visit tjmartell.org/patients or call us at 615-256-2002 to get support today.

Ayelet sChiFFmAnVP of rhythm Promotion at columbia records, was diagnosed with breast cancer in June of 2013 and her doctors recommended an aggressive course of chemo, surgery and radiation. she turned to the t.J. Martell Foundation for help. “Knowing that i was able to get a second opinion from the best of the best who confirmed the treatment my doctors recommended just made me feel much better about the situation. laura was so nice and really put me at ease. i had an aggressive tumor so my doctors didn’t want me to wait to get a second opinion and had laura not made a few calls i wouldn’t have gotten a consultation so quickly. it really put my mind at ease and gave me peace of mind.”

viCtor CAstro is thirteen and currently in remission from large B-cell lymphoma. treated at one of our longest-funded research hospitals, children’s hospital los angeles, “i call it my second home because when i walked in the nurses were like angels and so were the doctors. there was never a dull moment being a cancer patient. i thank god every day for giving me life once again. through all this i never stopped smiling.” adds his father, “All the nurses at ChlA loved little vic. he was such a great patient, despite all the obstacles he went through. everyone was cheering him

on that he would get better and would end up cancer free. he met the most amazing children, celebrities, and doctors/nurses. throughout his whole journey, he kept one thing in mind. ‘i don’t WAnt to be cancer free…i Will be cancer Free!”

“many of the advances that we have made in the past would not have been possible were it not for

the support of the t.J. martell Foundation. We deeply appreciate your continued support and

critical review of our scientific efforts. We are proud of our accomplishments, but we are equally proud of

your continued commitment to us.”

robert C. seeger, m.d. Principal investigator, Pediatric research Program of the t.J. Martell Foundation, children’s hospital los angeles

“this has been an extraordinary year for the Columbia research team and a year of groundbreaking

research that was made possible by the generous support of the t.J. martell Foundation. For those in

the music industry, a measure of success is which record label wants to sign you. For us in research, it’s

which peer reviewed Journal wants to publish your research. every lab funded by martell had a banner

year with publications in the most prestigious Journals in the world. thanks to the t.J. martell Foundations

support, the best record labels were clamoring for our groups. thank you tony martell and laura heatherly and all the supporters of the t.J. martell Foundation for making 2014 a very special year for the martell

supported researchers at new york Presbyterian hospital and Columbia university medical Center.”

mitChell C. benson, m.d. Principal investigator, t. J. Martell Foundation, columbia

university Medical center

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the Ftl sArComA Fund in memory oF lindsAy WAllemAn

in partnership with the t.J. Martell Foundation, the Ftl sarcoma Fund seeks to expand national sarcoma awareness

and research in memory of lindsay Walleman, a vibrant young music executive at Warner Music nashville who lost her life in

less than three months at the age of 28 from sarcoma.

thanks to Warner Music Group’s owner len Blavatnik and the many employees of Warner Music Group, the young

investigator award in sarcoma research was presented at the Global action summit by the t.J. Martell Foundation, Global

action Platform and Warner Music Group.

WEST COAST DIVISIONLos Angeles

HEADQUARTERSEAST COAST DIVISION

New York City & New Jersey

SOUTHERN DIVISIONNashville, Atlanta, Houston & Dallas

Rochester, MNThe Mayo Clinic

Los Angeles, CA

Children’s HospitalLos Angeles

Nashville, TNFrances Williams Preston

Laboratories atVanderbilt UniversitySchool of Medicine

Houston, TXUniversity of Texas

MD AndersonCancer Center

Boston, MAHarvard Schoolof Public Health

New York, NY

Icahn School of Medicineat Mt. Sinai

Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center

Columbia-PresbyterianCancer Center

Atlanta, GA

Emory WinshipCancer Center

TJM OFFICES & SUPPORTED RESEARCH FACILITIES

t.J. mArtell FoundAtionresearcH fellow awarDsthe t.J. martell Foundation is focused on funding the brightest minds in the laboratories that will be the leaders in scientific research of tomorrow. this year we awarded grants to:

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our funding has been leveraged to produce over one billion dollars in additional research grants.

the essence of martell funding includes four central core principles

• Supporting high-risk, high-gain research wherein seed funding can establish proof-of-concept to compete for larger nih grants

• Encouraging collaboration between the funded centers

• First and foremost, great science improving and progressing year on year

• Nurturing the next generation of basic, translational and clinical scientists

Jeremy An, Ph.d. from the department of biochemistry and molecular biology and urology at the mayo Clinic in rochester, mn is focused on prostate cancer and the mechanisms by which prostate cancer cells is resistance to androgen ablation, the most common therapy for advanced prostate cancer.

Chunlei Jin, Ph.d. from the department of Pediatrics research at the university of texas md Anderson Cancer Center where he is focused on the mechanism of tumor metastasis in osteosarcoma.

t.J. mArtell FoundAtion CelebrAting our40tH aNNiversarY iN 2015please joiN us iN kickiNG off our “top 40” Year witH a GeNerous coNtriButioN!

donors Will reCeive: • A special listing in our 40th Anniversary Commemorative Journal that will be distributed during our national 40th Anniversary Celebration on october 15, 2015

• A special listing on our 40th Anniversary “top 40” page on the t.J. martell Foundation website. each donation helps the Foundation to provide more substantial funding to roCK stAr researchers, who work tirelessly every day towards finding new bench to bedside discoveries for leukemia, Cancer and Aids. in the words of the great Kasey Kasem, let’s...

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hoW you CAn mAKe A Contributionyou can make a contribution online at www.tjmartell.org or call us at (615) 256-2002 and we will be happy to take your payment details over the phone. if you would like to send a check, please make it out to the t.J. martell Foundation and send to:

40th Anniversary Celebration, t.J. martell Foundation15 music square West, suite C, nashville, tn 37203.

Your GeNerous coNtriButioN will Help Fund vitAl reseArCh in some oF the FolloWing AreAs: NeuroBlastoMa: our researchers are investigating novel and better ways to treat the most common forms of childhood cancer. neuroblastoma, a tumor of the nervous system outside the brain, is one of the most common solid tumors in infants and children; brain tumors are the most frequent solid cancer and also the most common cause of cancer-related death in children. psYcHo-oNcoloGY: martell support is helping in the development of novel psychosocial interventions to diminish distress in cancer patients, specifically through the support of an intervention to diminish fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors. We are also developing novel interventions for “Chemo brain” that examine the effects of physical exercise on cognition. prostate caNcer: our funded laboratories are elucidating the mechanism by which the androgen receptor (Ar) is nontraditionally activated in prostate cancer and how this may affect a network of signaling pathways that determine cell growth and proliferation of the tumor cell. Breast caNcer: one major focus is to define molecular changes that are frequent in breast cancer cells and to use bench-based discoveries to advance patient care. treatment of patients with triple negative breast cancer (tnbC) has been challenging due to the heterogeneity of the disease and the absence of well-defined molecular drivers amenable to targeted therapies.thus, identification of predictive biomarkers is critical to select patients for more precise therapies against tnbC.

scientists gathered for the 20th Annual t.J. martell Foundation scientific Consortium this year at the university of texas md Anderson Cancer Center

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reGioNneW yorK40 Worth street, 10th Floornew york, ny 10013Phone: 646.841.1394newyork@tjmartell.org

soutHerN reGioN nAshville, AtlAntA, houston, dAllAs15 Music square Westnashville, tn 37203Phone: 615.256.2002southernregion@tjmartell.org

west coast reGioNlos Angeles15053 Ventura Boulevard, suite 206sherman oaks, ca 91403Phone: 818.905.7785westcoast@tjmartell.org

thank you to all of our board members, sponsors, donors, artists, musicians and volunteers who helped make 2014 a great year!

thanks to our photographers:Getty images, randi radcliff, anthony Fiore