Funding search · music education · Maryland
Who funds music education work in Maryland
15 funders have a record of paying for music education work by Maryland recipients: 34 grants totaling $2.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomer ($96,380), The Elma Music Foundation (US) ($375,000) and The Reba a Will Foundation ($240,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Maryland recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Arts and Humanities Council of MontgomerSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $96,380 · through 2024Largest: $31,100 to GLORYSTAR MUSIC EDUCATION AND CULTURAL FOUNDATION INC — general operating support
Largest: $125,000 to LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC — project support for after-school music education programming serving disadvantaged children and youth and linking them to broader youth development services with multiple living cl…
Largest: $80,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - PEABODY INSTITUTE — music education
Largest: $7,500 to PRESERVATION MARYLAND — to provide assistance in music education
Largest: $5,000 to SAGWA Suzuki Association — to improving childrens lives through music education. our mission is to inspire an appreciation for the untapped possibilities of children through promoting the understanding and u…
Largest: $2,500 to WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC — support of music educ & performances
Largest: $1,000 to HOUSE OF MUSIC EDUCATION INC — fund music education
Largest: $20,000 to NEW ORCHESTRA OF WASHINGTON — to support musical education and the development of young musicians
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County Support FoundationBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $99,048 · through 2024Largest: $38,092 to Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County — support of various activities of beth el synagogue, including scholarly lectures, scholarships for students of the beth el religious school, scholarships for high school and colleg…
Largest: $15,000 to STRATHMORE HALL FOUNDATION — to provide support to east county strings program, which provides free music education lessons to public middle school students in eastern montgomery county, maryland
United Way of the National Capital AreaVienna, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12,628 · through 2024Largest: $6,660 to FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC & EDUCATION — designated and/or granted in support of agency programs
Largest: $5,000 to BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCEHSTRA ORCHKIDS — support music education for disadvantged children in baltimore
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