ACM Lifting Lives Grant Cycle
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- National (United States)
Overview
Organization: ACM Lifting Lives (philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music)
Mission: Dedicated to improving lives through the power of music.
Purpose
Provides funding to programs that promote education and healing with a musical connection.
Focus Areas
- Music-related therapy and education programs
- Disaster relief and helping communities in need
- Music education in schools
- Music camps for those with disabilities
- Music therapy programs supporting veterans and wounded warriors
- Programs addressing unexpected hardships in the music community
Recent Grant Recipients (Examples)
Organizations funded include:
- Abe's Garden Alzheimer's and Memory Care Center of Excellence (Nashville, TN)
- Alive Hospice (Nashville, TN)
- The Art of Elysium (Los Angeles, CA)
- Barefoot Republic, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
- Bridges Academy (Nashville, TN)
- Center for Couragious Kids (Scottsville, KY)
- CreatiVets (Washburn, IL)
- Free Arts for Abused Children (Los Angeles, CA)
- Kesem (Culver City, CA)
- Legacy Music (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Musicians on Call (Nashville, TN)
- Nashville Rescue Mission (Nashville, TN)
- Notes for Notes (Nashville, TN; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Barbara, CA)
- Operation Song (Nashville, TN)
- Porter's Call (Franklin, TN)
- The Quest Center for Art & Community Development (Dickson, TN)
- Rock for Kids (Chicago, IL)
- Shepherd Center Music Therapy for Veterans (Atlanta, GA)
- W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School (Nashville, TN)
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Nashville, TN)
- And many others
Contact Information
Media Contacts:
- Brooke Primero / Melissa Moldovan
- Phone: 818.815.4219 / 818.815.4218
- Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
How to Apply
Application Process
Applications are submitted through the official website during designated submission periods.
For 2017 Cycle:
- Submission Period: September 6 - October 4, 2017
- Funding decisions: November 2017
For 2018 Cycle:
- Submission Period: September 5 - October 1, 2018
- Funding decisions: November 2018
Application Details
- Visit www.acmliftinglives.org for program guidelines
- Specific application materials and requirements are available on the website
- Detailed step-by-step instructions and required documentation should be reviewed during submission period
What ACM Lifting Lives actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 25
- Total given
- $630K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,400–$182K
- By dollars: Tennessee 75%, Texas 10%, New York 3%. Top recipient cities: Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Franklin, TN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Music Health Alliance · Nashville, TN
Healthcare
$182K
Porter's Call · Franklin, TN
Mental health init
$90K
Vumc Development · Nashville, TN
Vumc music camp
$75K
Momentous Institute · Dallas, TX
Music therapy prog
$50K
Hope Desk · Nashville, TN
Mental health line
$32K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Music
- Music education
- Mental health
- Veterans
- Disaster relief
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