The Noel Pointer Foundation
Chinita Pointer has a diverse work experience, starting in 1988 as an Executive Assistant at YWCA Brooklyn where they managed special projects, grants, and special events. In 1991, they became the Benefits Administrator at The Packer Collegiate Institute and stayed there until 2002. Since 1995, Chinita has been serving as the Executive Director of The Noel Pointer Foundation, overseeing the organization's operations, networking, fundraising, and budgeting.
Chinita Pointer attended Brooklyn College from 1990 to 1992, where they pursued a field of study in Business. Prior to this, in 1970 to 1971, they attended the Barbazon School of Modeling, where they obtained a Certificate in Modeling.
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The Noel Pointer Foundation
ABOUT US The Noel Pointer Foundation (NPF) was incorporated in 1995 under the direction of Ms. Chinita Pointer, wife of the late Grammy nominated jazz violinist Noel Pointer. In 1998, the Noel Pointer Foundation created a string music education program for 18 students at Public School 44. Fulfilling an incredible need, they were soon asked to do the same for many other schools. The program currently exists in 28 different New York City Schools. Due to the successes of this program, NPF began offering music enrichment programs at their headquarters in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. In 1999 NPF instituted the Summer String Program, serving an average of 200 pupils per summer. In 2000, NPF created more opportunities for inner-city youth by opening the Saturday Strings program. The NPF Youth Orchestra, formed in 2008, performs with famous musical icons and ensembles such as Mos Def, Mark O’Connor, Strings of Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. In 2010, NPF increased personalized attention by providing more private instruction through an After-School Strings Program. Since the Foundation’s inception, NPF has served over 20,000 New York City public school children. VISION Founded in 1995, the Noel Pointer Foundation (NPF) is a not-for-profit that dramatically enriches the lives of children by developing string music education programs for under-served communities in New York City. Through professional training, performance opportunities and college placement assistance, NPF enhances a student’s cultural and academic experience, infusing them with a positive sense of who they are and a boundless sense of what they can become.