About Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival
Produce an annual music and arts festival that supports the local music scene, fosters community engagement, and strengthens the coexistence of business and the arts in Philadelphia.
Focus Areas
Music and Performing ArtsArts & CultureCommunity Development
Who They Fund
local educational charitieslocal music charitiesschool-aged children and youthcommunity residents served by local arts programs
Funding Style
local grantmakingdirect service / program supportarts-education targeted fundingrestricted to charity recipients
About Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival
Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival LLC gives consistently to Philadelphia-based music and arts organizations, with recent grants split between $15,000 and $10,000 awards. The pattern centers on direct support for local educational and music charities, reflecting a funder tied to the city’s arts ecosystem rather than a broad regional or national portfolio. In the recent grants list, Play on Philly received $15,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and Beyond the Bars also received $15,000 in both years. That repeat giving signals an ongoing relationship with organizations serving Philadelphia’s music education and community arts landscape. The foundation’s stated purpose is to produce an annual music and arts festival that supports the local music scene, fosters community engagement, and strengthens the coexistence of business and the arts in Philadelphia. Its grantmaking aligns with that mission through support for community-based programs, arts participation, and educational charities rooted in the city.
What Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival Funds
In music education, the foundation backed Play on Philly with $15,000 in 2024 and again in 2025, and also supported Pyo Music Institute with $10,000 in 2024 and 2025. For community-based music programs, it gave $15,000 to Beyond the Bars in both 2024 and 2025, indicating repeated support for the same local organization. Arts participation appears in grants to World Cafe Live, which received $10,000 in 2024 and 2025. Another local grantee, Musicopia, received $10,000 in both years as well. Across these awards, the focus stays on Philadelphia organizations that connect youth, residents, and local music access.
How Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around two sizes: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $15,000. That suggests a simple two-tier pattern, with many awards at the same level rather than a wide spread of grant sizes. The recent record also shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including 2024 and 2025 awards to the same organizations. Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival LLC is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF or program-related-investment maker, and it funds charities rather than individuals. The latest 990 year on file is 2025.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$180K
Total Assets
$115K
Total Revenue
$292K
Total Expenses
$312K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GREG SELTZER
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