What does The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation fund most often?

It primarily funds musical instruments for students in need at public schools and school districts. The recent grants list repeatedly describes awards as being “to provide musical instruments to students in need,” and the foundation’s active programs include Instrument Grants, Music Rising, and Adopt A School.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes, for several programs. Instrument Grants, Music Rising, MEDSS assessment and consulting, and Adopt A School all accept unsolicited applications, while the Bobby Horowitz Legacy Fund does not.

What is a typical grant size?

The foundation’s recent grant size distribution is p25 $6,788, median $8,596, and p75 $13,716. Recent awards also include larger grants above $30,000 for individual schools.

Where does the foundation give most often?

Its top state by grant count is California, which accounts for 16% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include Los Angeles Unified School District, Compton Early College, and Lincoln High School in Los Angeles.

What kinds of school programs does it support beyond instrument grants?

It supports district-level arts education assessment and consulting through MEDSS, and it runs Music Rising to replace instruments and supplies lost in natural disasters. It also has donor-directed school campaigns such as Adopt A School.

Mr Holland's Opus Foundation

Name: Mr Holland's Opus Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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About Mr Holland's Opus Foundation

Keeps music alive in our schools by providing vital support services to school districts and musical instruments to underfunded music programs nationwide, giving under‑represented youth access to the benefits of music education and inspiring creativity and expression through playing music.

Focus Areas

music educationarts educationinstrument donationdistrict-level assessment and consultingschool disaster relief for music programs

Who They Fund

students in needlow-income studentsschool-aged children (K-12)students in underserved/under-resourced schools

Funding Style

direct servicein-kind support (instrument provision)

About Mr Holland's Opus Foundation

The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation centers its giving on one thing: placing musical instruments into the hands of students in underfunded school music programs. Its recent grants show a steady pattern of district and school-level support, with awards reaching schools such as Franklin High School in Franklin, TN and Gresham Middle School in Knoxville, TN for instruments for students in need. The foundation also supports music access through districtwide assessment and consulting, using MEDSS to study barriers to equitable arts education and guide investments. That model combines direct in-kind support with planning work. Recent grants include support for Whitsburg-area and Kentucky schools, as well as schools in California, Florida, Louisiana, and other states, all tied to music education access rather than general operating support. The organization’s active programs reinforce that structure: instrument grants, disaster-recovery instrument replacement, donor-directed school campaigns, and district assessments. Across those programs, the foundation focuses on school-aged children in underserved settings, with the stated goal of expanding access to music education and helping school programs continue or resume.

What Mr Holland's Opus Foundation Funds

Instrument access is the foundation’s clearest funding priority. It gave $36,600 to Franklin High School in Franklin, TN and $36,490 to Gresham Middle School in Knoxville, TN, both for musical instruments to students in need. It also supported Hector a Cafferata Jr Elementary School in Cape Coral, FL for the same purpose. District-level planning is another part of the model. Through MEDSS, the foundation conducts arts education assessment and consulting to identify barriers to access, participation, and continuity across a school district, then uses those findings to guide strategic investments. The foundation also responds to disruption in school music programs. Its Music Rising program replaces instruments and supplies lost or damaged in natural disasters so affected schools can resume music instruction. Donor-directed school campaigns, including Adopt A School, connect vetted public schools with instrument donors.

How Mr Holland's Opus Foundation Gives

Recent grant sizes cluster in the low five figures, with a typical grant size of p25 $6,788, median $8,596, and p75 $13,716. The recent grant list also includes several larger awards above $30,000, showing that the foundation can scale up for specific school needs. Its giving is recurring: the 2024 and 2025 grant lists both show repeated school-based instrument support, including multiple awards to schools in Tennessee and California across the two years. The foundation is an operating grantmaker with a national scope of giving, and it also uses in-kind support through instrument provision. Unsolicited applications are accepted for several active programs, including Instrument Grants, Music Rising, MEDSS, and Adopt A School.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.1M

Total Assets

$7.4M

Total Revenue

$2.4M

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $7K and $14K, with a median of $9K.

25th Percentile

$7K

Median

$9K

75th Percentile

$14K

Geographic Reach

National29 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

TRICIA WILLIAMS

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL	HAMPTON, TN	$57,685In-kind: 36 instruments, 53 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8	MADEIRA BEACH, FL	$52,732In-kind: 160 instruments, 61 accessories, 61 mouthpieces	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
VALLE CRUCIS SCHOOL	SUGAR GROVE, NC	$42,606In-kind: 39 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
JOHN LEWIS INVICTUS ACADEMY	ATLANTA, GA	$32,119In-kind: 102 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL	SPRINGFIELD, TN	$26,094In-kind: 11 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
ST MATTHEW'S PARISH SCHOOL	PACIFIC PALISADES, CA	$26,090In-kind: 224 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER	HOMESTEAD, FL	$23,725In-kind: 27 instruments, 34 accessories, 200 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
PASADENA WALDORF SCHOOL	ALTADENA, CA	$23,148In-kind: 72 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL	HOUSTON, TX	$22,662In-kind: 23 instruments, 113 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
HARLEM JUNIORSENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	HARLEM, MT	$21,851In-kind: 39 instruments, 20 accessories, 60 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
OAK KNOLL MONTESSORI	ALTADENA, CA	$21,292In-kind: 122 instruments, 15 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL	PHOENIX, AZ	$20,497In-kind: 57 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
MOBILE COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL	MOBILE, AL	$20,481In-kind: 41 instruments, 42 accessories, 17 mouthpieces	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY GRAND STREET CAMPUS SCHOOLS	BROOKLYN, NY	$20,303In-kind: 10 instruments, 15 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
GARRETT MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL	CLEVELAND, OH	$19,548In-kind: 47 instruments, 10 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
THOMAS EDISON HIGH SCHOOL	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	$19,191In-kind: 13 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL	LAS VEGAS, NV	$19,042In-kind: 22 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
WHITE HOUSE HERITAGE MIDDLEHIGH SCHOOL	WHITE HOUSE, TN	$18,764In-kind: 17 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
CALLOWAY-SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL	MOBILE, AL	$18,680In-kind: 25 instruments, 6 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
MILL CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	KENT, WA	$18,138In-kind: 22 instruments, 82 accessories, 525 reeds, 22 mouthpieces	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
EAST ROBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL	CROSS PLAINS, TN	$18,048In-kind: 24 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
CARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	ARLINGTON, TX	$17,882In-kind: 32 instruments, 30 mouthpieces	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
RACHEL PATTERSON ELEMENTARY	ATMORE, AL	$17,480In-kind: 118 instruments, 31 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
CUMBERLAND GAP HIGH SCHOOL	CUMBERLAND GAP, TN	$17,327In-kind: 14 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
SCARBOROUGH MODEL MIDDLE SCHOOL	MOBILE, AL	$16,864In-kind: 21 instruments, 107 accessories, 100 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
HIGGINSON LEWIS	ROXBURY, MA	$16,176In-kind: 35 instruments, 250 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
GULF BEACHES ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL - CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND DIGITAL L	ST PETERSBURG, FL	$16,085In-kind: 35 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
FERNLEAF COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL	FLETCHER, NC	$15,934In-kind: 96 instruments, 35 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
ZAMBONI MIDDLE SCHOOL	PARAMOUNT, CA	$15,830In-kind: 6 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
DEKALB AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT INC	STONE MOUNTAIN, GA	$15,660In-kind: 10 instruments, 5 accessories, 55 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
OLNEY HIGH SCHOOL	PHILADELPHIA, PA	$15,375In-kind: 16 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
HUNTINGTON PARK HIGH SCHOOL	HUNTINGTON PARK, CA	$15,142In-kind: 27 instruments, 50 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
DALE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	ANAHEIM, CA	$15,118In-kind: 21 instruments, 54 accessories, 900 reeds, 20 mouthpieces	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	$15,116In-kind: 31 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	ATLANTA, GA	$14,993In-kind: 25 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
JHS 189Q DANIEL CARTER BEARD	FLUSHING, NY	$14,965In-kind: 32 instruments, 100 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	PHILADELPHIA, PA	$14,850In-kind: 35 instruments, 20 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
MONTELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LEWISTON, ME	$14,761In-kind: 19 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL	TAYLOR, MI	$14,755In-kind: 8 instruments, 15 reeds	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
TSE BIT AI MIDDLE SCHOOL	SHIPROCK, NM	$14,748In-kind: 28 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
LA MERCED INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	MONTEBELLO, CA	$14,641In-kind: 23 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
STEPHEN F AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL	HOUSTON, TX	$14,512In-kind: 12 instruments, 15 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL	GREENBRIER, TN	$14,403In-kind: 9 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL	GREENBRIER, TN	$14,060In-kind: 6 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
CHARLOTTE EAST LANGUAGE ACADEMY	CHARLOTTE, NC	$14,022In-kind: 102 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
S P WALTRIP HIGH SCHOOL	HOUSTON, TX	$12,825In-kind: 23 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
INNOVATION ACADEMY OF ROBERTSON COUNTY	SPRINGFIELD, TN	$12,476In-kind: 6 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
JO BYRNS ELEMENTARYHIGH SCHOOL	CEDAR HILL, TN	$12,266In-kind: 13 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
NAVARRO MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOUSTON, TX	$10,980In-kind: 18 instruments	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.
LAKE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MADISON, WI	$10,037In-kind: 41 instruments, 80 accessories	2026	TO PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL

HAMPTON, TN

$57,685In-kind: 36 instruments, 53 accessories

2026