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Grants, Foundations & Funding Opportunities
Foundations
The ASCAP Foundation
The ASCAP Foundation is dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past and sustaining the
creative incentive for today's creators through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian programs and activities which
serve the entire music community.
88 Keys Foundation
Steinway Concert Artist Lara Downes has created the 88 KEYS Foundation to foster opportunities for music experiences and learning in
America's public schools by providing pianos for use in public K-12 schools.
The mission of the Foundation is accomplished by facilitating the donation of used pianos directly to local schools, and by creating a "Key
by Key" program through which individuals and corporations can purchase a single piano key or 88 keys for an entire piano.
The initial goal of the Foundation is to place a piano in at least one school in every school district in California.
Dr. Carol Channing & Harry Kullijan Foundation for the Arts
The stated purposes of The Channing-Kullijian Foundation is to launch a statewide awareness campaign heralding the benefits of Arts
back into the curriculum of public schools of California and to provide musical instruments for low income school districts and the
funding of scholarships for students and teachers in the Arts.
The Dana Foundation
Grants for Arts Education
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
The mission of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation is to protect and improve the quality of life through support of programs in
the environment, human health, education and the arts.
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Years of budget cuts have decimated arts education in California public schools. In response, the Hewlett Foundation has made a series
of grants totaling more than $7 million as part of an exploratory initiative to encourage the state to follow its own guidelines. Those
guidelines call for every public school student, kindergarten through high school, to receive education in music, theater, dance, and the
visual arts.
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Founded in 1996, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation donates new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved schools,
community music programs and individual students nationwide, in an effort to give youngsters the many benefits of music education,
help them to be better students and inspire creativity and expression through playing music.
The Joyful Note Music Education Foundation
The Joyful Note Music Education Foundation provides, promotes, and supports the use of music, drama, art, and dance to enrich the
learning environment for children resulting in increased focus, enhanced intelligence, and social development.
NAAM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the
lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products
industry.
Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation
For the Artistically Gifted Mentally Ill
Sony Corporation of America
Sony's company-wide philanthropic efforts reflect the diverse interests of our core businesses and focus on several distinct areas: arts
education, arts and culture, health and human services, civic and community outreach, education, and volunteerism. Each operating
company has its own philanthropic priorities and unique resources. While positive consideration is given to efforts that promote
literacy and basic educational competency, the company also seeks to apply its financial, technological, and human resources to the
encouragement of the creative, artistic, technical, and scientific skills required of tomorrow's workforce.
Target Foundation
Target funds arts programs that bring the arts to schools or make it affordable for youth and families to participate in cultural
experiences, such as school touring programs, field trips to the theater or symphony, or artists residencies and workshops in schools.
Programs that make the arts accessible to school children are of particular interest to us.
The Wallace Foundation
The Wallace Foundation seeks to support and share effective ideas and practices that will strengthen education leadership, arts
participation and out-of-school learning.
Current Grants
Executive Service Corps of SoCal Offers Reduced Cost to Arts Organizations
Executive Service Corps of Southern California is a nonprofit organization devoted to strengthening nonprofits through coaching,
consulting and capacity building provided by experienced executives who volunteer their services. ESC has received a grant from the
Ahmanson Foundation to significantly underwrite the cost of services for projects for arts agencies. For more information, contact Gail
Portrey, gportrey@escsc.org, (213) 381-2891.
Mockingbird Foundation Small Music Grants
The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. ("Mockingbird") offers competitive grants to schools and nonprofit organizations that affect
improvements in areas of importance to the Phish fan community. Their programmatic focus is music education for children, defined
as follows:
Music: Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form (including
composition, instrumentation, vocalization, or improvisation), but also recognizes broader and more basic needs within conventional
instruction.
Mockingbird encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies.
Education: Education may include the provision of instruments, texts, and office materials, and the support of learning space, practice
space, performance space, and instructors/instruction. Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that foster self-esteem and free
expression, but does not typically fund music therapy which is not education, or music appreciation which does not include
participation.
Children: Mockingbird is interested in targeting children eighteen years or younger, but will consider projects which benefit college
students, teachers, instructors, or adult students. Mockingbird is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in programs which
benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and in
foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations.
Grants range in size from $50.00 to $5,000.00 and are made on a one-time basis. Letter of inquiry deadline is first, then two months
later the Foundation will contact chosen potential applicants, with a hard deadline six months later.
Click here for more information.
Foundations
The ASCAP Foundation
The ASCAP Foundation is dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past and sustaining the
creative incentive for today's creators through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian programs and activities which
serve the entire music community.
88 Keys Foundation
Steinway Concert Artist Lara Downes has created the 88 KEYS Foundation to foster opportunities for music experiences and learning in
America's public schools by providing pianos for use in public K-12 schools.
The mission of the Foundation is accomplished by facilitating the donation of used pianos directly to local schools, and by creating a "Key
by Key" program through which individuals and corporations can purchase a single piano key or 88 keys for an entire piano.
The initial goal of the Foundation is to place a piano in at least one school in every school district in California.
Dr. Carol Channing & Harry Kullijan Foundation for the Arts
The stated purposes of The Channing-Kullijian Foundation is to launch a statewide awareness campaign heralding the benefits of Arts
back into the curriculum of public schools of California and to provide musical instruments for low income school districts and the
funding of scholarships for students and teachers in the Arts.
The Dana Foundation
Grants for Arts Education
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
The mission of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation is to protect and improve the quality of life through support of programs in
the environment, human health, education and the arts.
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Years of budget cuts have decimated arts education in California public schools. In response, the Hewlett Foundation has made a series
of grants totaling more than $7 million as part of an exploratory initiative to encourage the state to follow its own guidelines. Those
guidelines call for every public school student, kindergarten through high school, to receive education in music, theater, dance, and the
visual arts.
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Founded in 1996, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation donates new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved schools,
community music programs and individual students nationwide, in an effort to give youngsters the many benefits of music education,
help them to be better students and inspire creativity and expression through playing music.
The Joyful Note Music Education Foundation
The Joyful Note Music Education Foundation provides, promotes, and supports the use of music, drama, art, and dance to enrich the
learning environment for children resulting in increased focus, enhanced intelligence, and social development.
NAAM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the
lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products
industry.
Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation
For the Artistically Gifted Mentally Ill
Sony Corporation of America
Sony's company-wide philanthropic efforts reflect the diverse interests of our core businesses and focus on several distinct areas: arts
education, arts and culture, health and human services, civic and community outreach, education, and volunteerism. Each operating
company has its own philanthropic priorities and unique resources. While positive consideration is given to efforts that promote
literacy and basic educational competency, the company also seeks to apply its financial, technological, and human resources to the
encouragement of the creative, artistic, technical, and scientific skills required of tomorrow's workforce.
Target Foundation
Target funds arts programs that bring the arts to schools or make it affordable for youth and families to participate in cultural
experiences, such as school touring programs, field trips to the theater or symphony, or artists residencies and workshops in schools.
Programs that make the arts accessible to school children are of particular interest to us.
The Wallace Foundation
The Wallace Foundation seeks to support and share effective ideas and practices that will strengthen education leadership, arts
participation and out-of-school learning.
Current Grants
Executive Service Corps of SoCal Offers Reduced Cost to Arts Organizations
Executive Service Corps of Southern California is a nonprofit organization devoted to strengthening nonprofits through coaching,
consulting and capacity building provided by experienced executives who volunteer their services. ESC has received a grant from the
Ahmanson Foundation to significantly underwrite the cost of services for projects for arts agencies. For more information, contact Gail
Portrey, gportrey@escsc.org, (213) 381-2891.
Mockingbird Foundation Small Music Grants
The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. ("Mockingbird") offers competitive grants to schools and nonprofit organizations that affect
improvements in areas of importance to the Phish fan community. Their programmatic focus is music education for children, defined
as follows:
Music: Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form (including
composition, instrumentation, vocalization, or improvisation), but also recognizes broader and more basic needs within conventional
instruction.
Mockingbird encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies.
Education: Education may include the provision of instruments, texts, and office materials, and the support of learning space, practice
space, performance space, and instructors/instruction. Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that foster self-esteem and free
expression, but does not typically fund music therapy which is not education, or music appreciation which does not include
participation.
Children: Mockingbird is interested in targeting children eighteen years or younger, but will consider projects which benefit college
students, teachers, instructors, or adult students. Mockingbird is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in programs which
benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and in
foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations.
Grants range in size from $50.00 to $5,000.00 and are made on a one-time basis. Letter of inquiry deadline is first, then two months
later the Foundation will contact chosen potential applicants, with a hard deadline six months later.
Click here for more information.
