citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message tipitina s foundation type 501 c3 nonprofit genre musical founded 2003 1 founder roland & mary von kurnatowski headquarters new orleans louisiana usa area served new orleans baton rouge lafayette lake charles shreveport alexandria monroe parent tipitina s website http tipitinasfoundation.org tipitina s foundation is a not for profit charity organization that grew out of the new orleans music venue tipitina s. based in new orleans louisiana the foundation s mission is to protect and preserve the musical culture of new orleans and louisiana . following hurricane katrina tipitina s foundation was particularly active . part of the foundation s stated purpose is to empower the youth of the city to learn music . in order to encourage this the foundation donates quality instruments to schools in the city and surrounding areas . the foundation also runs workshops teaching music performance at the club of the same name tipitina s and operates a statewide network of technology access centers tipitina s music office co ops to assist louisiana s adult musicians and digital media professionals . fats domino has dedicated proceeds from his latest musical release to the foundation . actor harry shearer won 50 000 for the foundation on a recent edition of celebrity jeopardy . members of the foundation appeared on the aaron sorkin drama studio 60 on the sunset strip in the episode the christmas show . the name is taken from the classic new orleans piano tune tipitina written by professor longhair also the name of a popular nightspot in new orleans . see also edit tipitina s references edit contact info external links edit tipitina s foundation this article about a philanthropic or charitable organization in the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tipitina % 27s foundation & oldid 743577903 categories companies based in new orleanshurricane katrina recovery in new orleanscharities based in louisianamusic organizations based in the united statesunited states philanthropic organization stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2010all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 07 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view