The Meredith Willson Awards will provide significant, multi-year, general operating support to vibrant organizations working in Music & Learning and/or Music & Well-being, as part of The Music Man Foundation’s interest in using music to achieve systemic change.
Donor Name: The Music Man Foundation
State: California
County: Kern County (CA), Los Angeles County (CA), Orange County (CA), San Bernardino County (CA), and Ventura County (CA)
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 06/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $100,000 – $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
An organization must be able to identify the primary system it has sought to impact, articulate how and why music plays a key role in advancing this change, and demonstrate why it was well-positioned to take on this system change. The Music Man Foundation anticipates awarding grants to 5-12 organizations in 2022.
Priority will be given to organizations whose:
- Programming provides increased access for more individuals.
- Programming provides opportunity for individuals who otherwise would not or could not receive such services.
- Programming includes both Music & Learning and Music & Well-being.
Funding Information
Grants between $100,000-$500,000 will be paid over a two-year period to support general operating expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be considered for funding, an organization must:
- Be a non-profit organization with IRS-determined 501 (c)(3) status.
- Have at least 3 years of mission-aligned programming in Music & Learning and/or Music & Well-being.
- Have its primary service location in one of the following counties in Southern California: Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura.
- Have had at least one paid employee for a minimum of one year.
- Services provided by membership associations and arts service organizations are likely more aligned with the Foundation’s advocacy and research grants. Interested organizations should contact the Foundation staff to discuss eligibility.
- For organizations that have previously received a grant from The Music Man Foundation, the organization must be in good standing with the Foundation before applying for the Award.
Selection Criteria
- Music & Learning and/or Music & Well-being is central to the organization’s mission and programming. Further, the connection between the organization’s mission and music programming is evident.
- Demonstrated accomplishments using music to enhance learning and/or well-being within the system the organization is impacting.
- Demonstrated understanding of the system the organization seeks to impact and insight as to why the organization is well-positioned to take on this system change.
- Organization’s leadership values the role music plays in achieving its mission and leaders demonstrate their commitment to Music & Learning and/or Music & Well-being.
- Organization reflects a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Demonstrated intentionality of programming, including intentionality around who benefits from the organization’s services.
- Ability to articulate what progress looks like for the organization. Organization has capacity to track both the benefits its programs have on individuals and its progress toward organizational goals.
- Organization does not have a structural deficit.
For more information, visit The Music Man Foundation.
