| BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $223,212 | 2026 | MYDA SCHOLARSHIP", WHICH WILL PROVIDE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM ELMA'S MUSIC FOUNDATION (U.S.) GRANTEES TO ATTEND BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC'S FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. |
| ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM PROVIDING UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM THE NINTH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY MUSIC THROUGH ARTS-FOCUSED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR ARTS ACCESS MIAMI, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF FIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS IN MIAMI FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH SUPPLEMENTAL MUSIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT |
| MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC | NEW YORK, NY | $176,552 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH THE HUGH MASEKELA HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC |
| JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT EXTENDS THE CAREERS OF AGING ARTISTS AND BRINGS MUSIC TO SCHOOLS, NURSING HOMES, AND HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE. |
| THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING OF A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES YOUTH AGES 12-21 IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, THE ARTS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CAREER SERVICES. |
| BIG THOUGHT | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, TO HELP DISENGAGED YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM TRANSITION OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM |
| A PLACE CALLED HOME | LOS ANGELES, CA | $91,666 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. |
| MAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANIZATION UPLIFTING GOSPEL AND JAZZ MUSICAL TRADITIONS TO HEAL AND INSPIRE, WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING FREE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME TEENAGERS IN HARLEM. |
| RYSE INC | RICHMOND, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MEDIA, ARTS, AND CULTURE (MAC) PROGRAM FOR A COMMUNITY- BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SAFE SPACE FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN RICHMOND, CA. |
| SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS INC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS MUSIC/ARTS PROGRAMMING AS A COMPONENT OF COMPLEMENTARY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. |
| MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UTILIZING THE DISCIPLINES OF DANCE AND MUSIC TO ENHANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AND TEENS. |
| SOULSVILLE FOUNDATION INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $50,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR STAX MUSIC ACADEMY, WHICH PROVIDES EXTENDED DAY AND AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH IN MEMPHIS. |
| THE ROAD RECOVERY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING MUSIC-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW YORK WHO ARE IN VARIOUS FORMS OF STATE CARE, EITHER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY, JUSTICE RELATED CONFINEMENT, OR FOSTER CARE. |
| MIND BUILDERS CREATIVE ARTS CENTER INC | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL CENTER THAT INCLUDES MUSIC PROGRAMMING IN CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES IN THE BRONX. |
| STEM FROM DANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE YOUNG GIRLS OF COLOR TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH THROUGH INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED MUSIC AND DANCE CURRICULUM. |
| ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE MUSIC TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH IN ATLANTA'S UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. |
| YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMMING SERVING 175 YOUTH AGES 7-18 IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. |
| YOUTH ON RECORD | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY BASED, MUSIC FOCUSED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES AND IMPROVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CREATIVE ARTS. |
| THE MUSIC EDUCATION GROUP INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES YOUTH IN GRADES 6 TO 12 WITH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC, FILM, AND DIGITAL MEDIA. |
| BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM AFRICA TO ATTEND BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC'S FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. |
| MEMPHIS EQUITY THROUGH ARTS (META) INCORPORATED | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2026 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SUB-GRANTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO THREE-TO-FOUR COMMUNITY BASED, MUSIC ORIENTED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. |
| JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | ONE-TIME GENERAL SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION FOR MATCHING GIFT. |
| MAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | ONE-TIME GENERAL SUPPORT DONATION TO SUPPORT THE MAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS. |
| MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC | NEW YORK, NY | $361,852 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH THE HUGH MASEKELA HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC |
| JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE JAZZ AND BLUES IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM (JITS), WHICH EXTENDS THE CAREERS OF AGING ARTISTS AND BRINGS MUSIC TO SCHOOLS, NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE. |
| BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $271,703 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR "MYDA SCHOLARSHIP", WHICH WILL PROVIDE NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM ELMA'S MUSIC FOUNDATION (U.S.) GRANTEES TO ATTEND BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC'S FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MIAMI MUSIC ALLIANCE (MMA), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF FIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE 2,500 ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MIAMI GARDENS WITH SEQUENTIAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. |
| ELLIS MARSALIS CENTER FOR MUSIC INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM PROVIDING UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM THE NINTH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY MUSIC THROUGH ARTS-FOCUSED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. |
| SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CITY WIDE MUSIC EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS SCHOOLS. |
| MEMPHIS EQUITY THROUGH ARTS (META) INCORPORATED | MEMPHIS, TN | $125,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SUB-GRANTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO THREE-TO-FOUR COMMUNITY BASED, MUSIC ORIENTED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. |
| LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $125,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMING SERVING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND LINKING THEM TO BROADER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH MULTIPLE LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION SITES IN BALTIMORE, MD AND WASHINGTON D.C. |
| BIG THOUGHT | DALLAS, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, TO HELP DISENGAGED YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE SYSTEM TRANSITION OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM |
| RENAISSANCE YOUTH CENTER | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC PROGRAMMING OF A COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IN BRONX, NEW YORK AND PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION TO PROVIDE MUSIC PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH ON PROBATION. |
| SOULSVILLE FOUNDATION INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR STAX MUSIC ACADEMY, WHICH PROVIDES EXTENDED DAY AND AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH IN MEMPHIS. |
| THE DOOR - A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVES | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING OF A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES YOUTH AGES 12-21 IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, THE ARTS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CAREER SERVICES. |
| SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS INC | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS MUSIC/ARTS PROGRAMMING AS A COMPONENT OF COMPLEMENTARY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. |
| MINDBUILDERS CREATIVE ARTS CENTER INC | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL CENTER THAT INCLUDES MUSIC PROGRAMMING IN CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES IN THE BRONX. |
| RECESS ACTIVITIES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR ARTS BASED DIVERSION PROGRAM, PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR YOUTH. |
| A PLACE CALLED HOME | LOS ANGELES, CA | $91,667 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. |
| RYSE INC | RICHMOND, CA | $91,666 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MEDIA, ARTS, AND CULTURE (MAC) PROGRAM FOR A COMMUNITY- BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SAFE SPACE FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN RICHMOND, CA. |
| YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $91,666 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMMING SERVING 175 YOUTH AGES 7-18 IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. |
| MAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $83,333 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT TO AN ORGANIZATION UPLIFTING GOSPEL AND JAZZ MUSICAL TRADITIONS TO HEAL AND INSPIRE, WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING FREE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME TEENAGERS IN HARLEM. |
| EAST BAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | RICHMOND, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE AFTERSCHOOL MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM OF A LONG STANDING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES YOUTH AGES 3-18 IN THE AREAS OF PRIVATE INSTRUCTION, RECITALS, AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES |
| YOUTH ON RECORD | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY BASED, MUSIC FOCUSED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES AND IMPROVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CREATIVE ARTS. |
| STEM FROM DANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE YOUNG GIRLS OF COLOR TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH THROUGH INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED MUSIC AND DANCE CURRICULUM. |
| THE ROAD RECOVERY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING MUSIC-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW YORK WHO ARE IN VARIOUS FORMS OF STATE CARE, EITHER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY, JUSTICE RELATED CONFINEMENT, OR FOSTER CARE. |
| NEUTRAL ZONE | ANN ARBOR, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR A YOUTH DRIVEN MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM SERVING TEENAGERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 19, MANY OF WHOM ARE AT-RISK AND/OR FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. |
| MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC | NEW YORK, NY | $448,865 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE HUGH MASEKELA HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $300,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MIAMI MUSIC ALLIANCE (MMA), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF SIX ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE 5100 PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MIAMI GARDENS WITH SEQUENTIAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. |
