Funding search · EIN 274842832 · Nashville, TN
The Cma Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 70
- grants reported
- $4.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $32,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Mr Hollands Opus Foundation2 grants · $708,000
- Music Health Alliance3 grants · $400,000
- Notes for Notes2 grants · $200,000
- State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education2 grants · $200,000
- Vh1 Save the Music Foundation2 grants · $185,000
- Youth On Record2 grants · $150,000
- Tennessee Performing Arts Center3 grants · $125,000
- Music and the Brain2 grants · $125,000
- Artistyear2 grants · $100,000
- Music Will1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 70 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
The Mr Hollands Opus Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2022
Mhof sota grant
- $208,000
The Mr Hollands Opus Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2023
Fy24 grant - music has value partnership
- $200,000
Music Health Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2024
Mental health support for music industry professionals
- $100,000
Backline Care · Portland, OR · 2024
Mental health support for music industry professionals
- $100,000
Music Will · Montclair, NJ · 2024
General support to advance research opportunities in music education field
- $100,000
Musicares Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
General support to advance research opportunities in music education field
- $100,000
Notes for Notes · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $100,000
Porter'S Call · Franklin, TN · 2024
Mental health support for music industry professionals
- $100,000
State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education · Dover, DE · 2024
General support to advance research opportunities in music education field
- $100,000
The Roots of Music · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General support to advance research opportunities in music education field
- $100,000
Touring Career Workshop · Nashville, TN · 2024
Mental health support for music industry professionals
- $100,000
Vh1 Save the Music Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $100,000
Youth On Record · Denver, CO · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $100,000
Music Health Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2023
Mha grant - inv 3/22/24
- $100,000
Music Will Fka Little Kids Rock · Monclair, NJ · 2023
Fy24 - music will
- $100,000
Notes for Notes · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - n4n
- $100,000
State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education · Dover, DE · 2023
Fy24 grant - artsed data
- $100,000
Music Health Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2022
Music health alliance grant 22
- $85,000
Vh1 Save the Music Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Fy24 grant - save the music
- $75,000
Music and the Brain · New York, NY · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $55,000
Nashville Public Education Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Chevy mtoe grants - mnps mtoe school award
- $52,000
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools · Nashville, TN · 2024
Music teachers of excellence classroom grants
- $50,000
Artistyear · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $50,000
Country Music Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support for words and music educational program
- $50,000
Memphis Music Initiative · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $50,000
Sphinx Organization · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $50,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $50,000
The People'S Music School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $50,000
Artistyear · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Fy24 grant - artist year
- $50,000
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - cmhof
- $50,000
Music and the Brain · New York, NY · 2023
Fy24 grant - music and the brain
- $50,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Tpac grant
- $50,000
Youth On Record · Denver, CO · 2023
Fy24 grant - youth on record
- $40,000
National Association for Music Education · Reston, VA · 2022
Nafme anhe sponsorship
- $35,000
National Association for Music Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support to build statewide leadership to advance equitable access to music educaiton in title i schools
- $30,000
Nashville Public Education Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Mote
- $25,000
Equity Arc · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support for annual convening and orchestral pathways program
- $25,000
Girls Rock Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $25,000
Massachusetts Music Educators Assoc · Needham, MA · 2024
General support to increase retention for music educators in massachusetts
- $25,000
Phoenix Conservatory of Music · Litchfield Park, AZ · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $25,000
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance music teacher
- $25,000
The Quest Center · Dickson, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $25,000
Wo Smithnashville Community · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $25,000
Artsed Tennessee · Tullahoma, TN · 2023
Artsed tn
- $25,000
Follow Your Heart Arts Program · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
Fy24 grant - fyh arts
- $25,000
Girls Rock Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Fy24 grant - amplify arts grant
- $25,000
Memphis Music Initiative · Memphis, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - mmi
- $25,000
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Fy24 grant - nojhf
- $25,000
Pheonix Conservatory of Music · Litchfield Park, AZ · 2023
Cmaf grant - pheonix
- $25,000
Sphinx Organization · Detroit, MI · 2023
Fy24 grant - sphinx
- $25,000
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - taa
- $25,000
Tennessee Music Education Association · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - tmea
- $25,000
The People'S Music School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Fy24 grant - tpms
- $25,000
The Quest Center · Dickson, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - quest center
- $25,000
Wo Smithnashville Community · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - w.o. Smith
- $25,000
Country Music Hall of Fame · Nashville, TN · 2022
Cmhof grant
- $25,000
Tennessee Arts Academy Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Tta grant
- $25,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
Tpac grant
- $24,000
Tennessee Music Education Association · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Tmea grant 2022-2023
- $20,000
College Football Playoff Foundation · Townson, MD · 2024
Georgia music teacher support
- $15,000
Quadrant Research · Warren, NJ · 2023
Quadrant research - tn arts data
- $15,000
Follow Your Heart Arts Program · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Fyh grant
- $10,000
Community Arts Collective · Lavergne, TN · 2024
General support for youth music festival event
- $10,000
Nashville Peacemakers · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $10,000
Texas Music Project · Keller, TX · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $10,000
Tools for Tomorrow · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $10,000
Williamson County Schools · Franklin, TN · 2024
Music teachers of excellence classroom grant
- $10,000
Yellow Jacket Band Association · Hazlehurst, GA · 2024
General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning
- $10,000
Choral Arts Link · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fy24 grant - choral arts link
- $5,125
North Carolina Music Educators Assoc · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Nc mea
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