
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.
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.
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.
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.
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$115K
$292K
$312K
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Grantmaking is entirely local: 100% of grants in the recent list went to recipients in Pennsylvania, and the top giving state is PA. Every named recipient in the recent grants list is in Philadelphia, including World Cafe Live, Settlement Music School, and Musicopia. The distribution points to a city-centered portfolio with no out-of-state or non-U.S. awards in the recent data.
It funds local educational and music charities, including arts and culture organizations and community-based music programs. The recent grants list shows repeated support for Philadelphia groups such as Play on Philly, Beyond the Bars, Settlement Music School, Pyo Music Institute, World Cafe Live, and Musicopia.
The grant-size distribution is narrow. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. In the recent grants list, awards appear at those two levels.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Play on Philly, Beyond the Bars, Rock to the Future, Settlement Music School, Pyo Music Institute, World Cafe Live, and Musicopia. That pattern shows recurring support rather than one-time-only giving.
Its recent grants are entirely local. All 14 grants in the provided list went to recipients in the United States, and 100% of grants were to organizations in Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia as the recipient city throughout the list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK TO THE FUTURE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| PLAY ON PHILLY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| BEYOND THE BARS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| PYO MUSIC INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| MUSICOPIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| WORLD CAFE LIVE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| PLAY ON PHILLY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| BEYOND THE BARS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| ROCK TO THE FUTURE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| PYO MUSIC INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| MUSICOPIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
| WORLD CAFE LIVE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES |
ROCK TO THE FUTURE
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
PLAY ON PHILLY
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
BEYOND THE BARS
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
PYO MUSIC INSTITUTE
$10,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
MUSICOPIA
$10,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
WORLD CAFE LIVE
$10,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
PLAY ON PHILLY
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
BEYOND THE BARS
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
ROCK TO THE FUTURE
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL
$15,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
PYO MUSIC INSTITUTE
$10,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
MUSICOPIA
$10,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES
WORLD CAFE LIVE
$10,000FUNDING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND MUSIC CHARITIES