| Instrumentation |
Guitar, winds, orchestral, keys, percussion, regional or indigenous instrument, voice |
Guitar, winds, orchestral, keys, percussion, regional or indigenous instrument, voice, electronic music, and/or the teaching of instrument repair |
Guitar, winds, orchestral, keys, percussion, regional or indigenous instrument, voice, electronic music, and/or instrument repair or instrument distribution |
| Average hours per week of instruction for one student |
Minimum of 4 hours/week of in-person music instruction (instrumental and/or theory) or rehearsal for each participant; and program must operate year round, or throughout the academic school year at a minimum |
Minimum of 3 hours/week in-person instruction or rehearsal for each participant; and program must operate year round, or throughout the academic school year at a minimum.
For nonprofits whose primary audience is students with learning differences, those with physical/emotional challenges, incarcerated individuals, or individuals facing other extenuating circumstances, a minimum of 2 hours/week in-person instruction for each participant may be considered to accommodate nonprofits serving populations with unique needs
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Minimum of 2 hours/week in-person instruction or rehearsal for each participant; programs typically run year-round or throughout the academic school year at a minimum. N/A for instrument repair or distribution programs |
| % of students demonstrating financial or other special need |
Minimum of 75% |
Minimum of 60% |
Minimum of 40% |
| Tuition or Fee Structure (budget submission must illustrate income and expenses) |
Tuition or fees from students/families cannot represent more than 5% of total org revenue |
Tuition or fees from students/families cannot represent more than 25% of total org revenue |
Tuition or fees from students/families cannot represent more than 40% of total org revenue |
| Qualification to Apply |
By invitation only; minimum of 2 prior years as D’Addario Foundation cash grant recipient; unsolicited requests not accepted
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Must have received a cash grant from the D’Addario Foundation within the past year or successfully completed the eligibility quiz and received a follow-up invitation to apply for a Community Music Grant
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Must have received any grant from the D’Addario Foundation within the past year or successfully completed the eligibility quiz and received a follow-up invitation to apply for an In-Kind Grant |
| Duration |
2 years |
1- and 2-year grants awarded at the discretion of the review committee |
Annual (expires at end of calendar year in which grant was awarded) |
| Timeline |
Invitations to apply distributed in August of preceding year; applications due October of preceding year; award announcements in February (by invitation only; unsolicited inquiries will not receive a response) |
Portal opens in January of award year; applications due in February of award year; award announcements in August (for eligible organizations) |
Applications accepted January through October; awards made on a rolling basis; in-kind grant values expire December 31 of the year in which grant was awarded (for eligible organizations) |
| Grant Frequency |
IMC Ecosystem Grant recipients may be invited by the Foundation to re-apply following the end of their grant term; without invitation, they may apply for the Community Music Grant program during any time when they are not an IMC Ecosystem Grantee; consecutively recurring grants are not guaranteed |
Community Music Grant recipients that are awarded cash grants may reapply after their grant term ends, however, consecutively recurring cash grants are not guaranteed. Organizations may only submit one proposal per year and may not apply for any other D’Addario Foundation grant programs during that year |
In-Kind Grant recipients must reapply each year; organizations may only submit one proposal per year and may not apply for any other D’Addario Foundation grant programs during that year |
