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Foundations that fund music education research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for music education, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
THE LEWIS PRIZE FOUNDATION INC
159 grants · $5.7M · through 2023
Largest: $15,000 to MUSIC EDUCATION & PERFORMING ARTISTS ASSOCIATION (MEPAA) — fund music education
IRS filings for EIN 824263697WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION FOR MUSIC
83 grants · $240,933 · through 2023
Largest: $5,806 to ENONE — to further music education
IRS filings for EIN 202468781D'ADDARIO FOUNDATION INC
47 grants · $131,212 · through 2023
Largest: $11,550 to SCHOOL OF ROCK - CREATIVE ROCK MELODIES- SCHOLARSHIPS — the scholarship will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs
IRS filings for EIN 112637844POPPLESTONE FOUNDATION
18 grants · $61.4M · through 2023
Largest: $12.5M to NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC — music education - endow nec prep scholarships ($12,000,000), early chilhood education pilot ($500,000)
IRS filings for EIN 043528004JUAN YOUNG TRUST
17 grants · $125,500 · through 2023
Largest: $5,000 to OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME — music education scholarship program
IRS filings for EIN 931245000Music Foundation of San Antonio Inc
23 grants · $29,070 · through 2023
Largest: $1,755 to Tatiana Guerro — music education - donated services
IRS filings for EIN 742828454SYLVIA & WILLIAM W GRETSCH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
12 grants · $648,000 · through 2023
Largest: $250,000 to LEGION OF CHRIST LEGIONAIRIES — music education
IRS filings for EIN 570834797DANIEL AND ETHEL HAMBURGER MUSIC FUND
15 grants · $112,333 · through 2023
Largest: $12,833 to B'NAI JESHURUN CONGREGATION — music education and programs
IRS filings for EIN 203203451LES PAUL FOUNDATION
14 grants · $133,300 · through 2023
Largest: $50,000 to LITTLE KIDS ROCK — music education in schools
IRS filings for EIN 133911396THE LUCILLE & JACK YELLEN FOUNDATION
14 grants · $36,000 · through 2023
Largest: $7,500 to ASCAP FOUNDATION — foster music education
IRS filings for EIN 276925795JR SIMPLOT FOUNDATION INC
9 grants · $316,500 · through 2023
Largest: $100,000 to BOISE PHILHARMONIC ASSOC — music education
IRS filings for EIN 826003437NINA SIMONE CHARITABLE TRUST
7 grants · $1.6M · through 2023
Largest: $583,883 to FIELD BAND FOUNDATION — music education of children in south africa
IRS filings for EIN 465467744THE COLLINS FOUNDATION
8 grants · $168,000 · through 2023
Largest: $30,000 to MUSIC EDUCATION & PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION — support operations and increase access to music education and arts programming for low-income children and families in linn and lane counties
IRS filings for EIN 936021893ELAINE & RICHARD FOHR FOUNDATION
10 grants · $40,500 · through 2023
Largest: $6,000 to EARPLAY — music education- wooden fish foundation and san francisco public library
IRS filings for EIN 481260579THE ELMA MUSIC FOUNDATION (US)
6 grants · $1.2M · through 2023
Largest: $300,000 to THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC — project support for the miami music alliance (mma), a collaborative effort of six organizations to provide 5100 pre-k through high school students in miami gardens with sequential music education and socio-emotional support.
IRS filings for EIN 273622277
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.