The mission of the Cyrus T. Elk Foundation for the Promulgation of Youth Music Education is to encourage the growth of collegiate a cappella singing; to preserve and celebrate the history and traditions of collegiate a cappella music; to provide such support as may be necessary for the dissemination of a cappella music through recordings, concerts, and master classes; to serve as an advocate for the alumni of the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus and their goal to promote collegiate a cappella music.