MATTHEW ZARCUFSKY

Matt Zarcufsky brings extensive experience in all facets of fundraising and institutional advancement, including major gift development, annual giving, government relations, strategic development and planning, and communications.

 

Matt serves as an independent consultant since being a senior member of the development staff of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and most recently served as a consultant to the Entertainment Industry Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer.

 

Previous positions he has held include Vice President/Campaign Director at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Director of Annual Giving at Strathmore, Assistant Director of Development and Communications at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and Director of Alumni and Public Relations at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. He was also an Executive Consultant for Ketchum and Aronson Philanthropic Partners.

 

As a consultant, Matt has worked with several leading local and national organizations in the healthcare, education, arts, and social service sectors, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Dental Association Foundation, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Landon School, Levindale Hebrew and Geriatric Hospital, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Sinai Hospital, University of Maryland, VFW Foundation, Winchester Thurston School, and the YMCA of Central Maryland.

 

Matt graduated from the Villanova University School of Business with a degree in Finance, and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Los Angeles Chapter, where he serves as Treasurer, and the Southern California Association for Healthcare Development, where he served as an At-Large Director from 2009 until 2011. He holds the designation of Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).

 

He is currently the Vice President of the Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal Welfare Foundation in Beverly Hills, CA, and works on behalf of his family’s foundation, the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of California. He is also a Board member of Harmony Project, an organization that promotes positive youth development through on-going, year-round music lessons and ensemble participation for at-risk youth in underserved areas of Los Angeles.

 

Mr. Zarcufsky is a classically trained Tenor and regular church soloist, and has also performed as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Choral Arts Society of Washington. He has performed for two U.S. Presidents, in concert tours with Barbra Streisand and Michael Crawford and on numerous television specials. In addition to having served as the Treasurer of the Palestrina Choir of Washington, DC, he is a passionate advocate for music and music education.

 

Born and raised in suburban Washington, DC, Matt resides in Los Angeles with his with wife, Shana, and their son, Jake, and dog, Casey.