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MusiCares helps the humans behind music because music gives so much to the world. Offering preventive, emergency, and recovery programs, MusiCares is a safety net supporting the health and welfare of the music community. Founded by the Recording Academy in 1989 as a U.S. based 501(c)(3) charity, MusiCares safeguards the well-being of all music people through direct financial grant programs, networks of support resources, and tailored crisis relief efforts. For more information please visit: www.musicares.org

Guided by the generosity of the Country Music community, the CMA Foundation focuses on improving and sustaining music education programs everywhere while supporting worthwhile causes important to the Country Music Association.  

The mission of the Preservation Hall Foundation is to protect, preserve and perpetuate the musical and cultural traditions of New Orleans, through education, archives, Legacy support programs and community engagement.

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

Mama Foundation for the Arts’ mission is to make a joyful noise, to uplift the Black musical treasures of Gospel, jazz and R&B, and to heal and inspire through the power of collective music-making.

Save The Music Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps kids, schools, and communities realize their full potential through the power of making music. Founded in 1997, Save The Music partners with school districts and raises funds to restore music programs in public schools. Since inception, we have donated over $56 million worth of new musical instruments to over 2,100 U.S. schools in 261 school districts around the country– impacting the lives of millions of students. Learn more about us and our efforts at www.vh1savethemusic.org.

Playwrights Foundation is dedicated to the artistic development and career acceleration of emerging and rising playwrights. Our mission is to support and champion diverse, contemporary playwrights in the creation of new works in order to sustain theater as a vital, dynamic art form.

The mission of the Mockingbird Foundation is to provide support to organizations which promote the education, involvement and appreciation of musical activities for children throughout the United States. The Mockingbird Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Phish fans in 1996 (incorporated March 1997) to generate charitable proceeds from the Phish community. And since we’re entirely volunteer – with no office, salaries, or paid staff – administrative costs are less than 2% of revenues! So far, we’ve distributed over $1.28M to support music education for children – 368 grants in all 50 states, with more on the way!

Mission - "Uniting the World through the Power of Music & Dance." The Shruti Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization based in Tampa, Florida, whose mission is to preserve and promote the rich and cultural heritage of Indian Classical music, as well as to showcase Indian music interactively with other music from around the world through public concerts, workshops, and educational outreach programs. Vision - The Shruti Foundation aims to foster awareness, understanding and appreciation of Indian Music as well as World Music, showcasing prominent Indian and World Music artists performing Indian Classical or World Fusion Music. We aspire to provide a grand opportunity for quality global musicians from abroad to come, perform and share their music with our community. As a promoter of the performing arts from around the globe, The Shruti Foundation also seeks to showcase Indian and other cultural Dances in some of our events and hopes to initiate, strengthen and grow connections with other performing arts organizations. We recognize the power of music and its strong influence on society, especially our youth. We also believe music can have a profound effect on daily life. With this understanding, we aim to utilize our efforts in this field as an additional force of good in the world by striving to unite diverse cultures through traditional music's rich and colorful heritage worldwide with our integrative concerts, workshops, outreach programs and other special events.

The Frangioni Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization with the mission to inspire and empower young artists and communities through the power of music. Our philanthropic work focuses on young artist development through workshops and a world class drum program designed by Dom Famularo and Joe Bergamini. In collaboration with other charitable organizations, we also seek to enrich communities by providing access and education to the arts.

We discover talented musicians in countries facing social, political, and/or cultural challenges and provide hyper-local, world-class music education and resources to help them create and distribute their own contemporary music worldwide.

Created in early 2010, Music Empowers Foundation was established as a private foundation for the purpose of providing funding to nonprofit organizations that offer engaging and innovative music instruction to children in communities where music education either does not exist or is underdeveloped. Music Empowers Foundation is founded on the knowledge that music ignites children's creativity, fosters a sense of accomplishment and empowers them to achieve and succeed in all aspects of their lives.