D'Addario Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Letter of inquiries are accepted on a rolling basis.”
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Eligible organizations
- Provides frequent instruction where students are participating multiple times per week, throughout the year, and for as many years as possible throughout their primary & secondary education
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://foundation.daddario.com/grants/)._
- Organizations are eligible to apply for support once per year
- All applicants must reapply each year for continued support unless they have been told otherwise
- Does your organization meet the following criteria?
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: The following
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Companies or for-profit entities
- Not eligible: Religious, veteran, fraternal organizations
- Not eligible: Telethons, benefits, galas, or fundraisers
- Not eligible: Capital campaigns, endowments, or building funds
- Not eligible: Political or lobbying organizations
- Not eligible: Performances, masterclasses, festivals, workshops, competitions, etc
- Not eligible: Summer camps not supported by academic year programming
- Not eligible: Band boosters, parent organizations, or private schools
- Not eligible: School-affiliated music, band, and/or orchestra programs
- Not eligible: Music therapy initiatives
Overview
_NOTE: Please keep in mind if you are applying for support for the first time, you must submit a letter of inquiry first before being invited to submit a formal grant proposal. Letter of inquiries are accepted on a rolling basis._
D’Addario Foundation
We are dedicated to thoroughly assessing our non-profit partner programs so that those who are passionate about supporting music education don’t have to.
Through a disciplined bi-annual application process, the D’Addario Foundation awards grants to upwards of 200 non-profit music education organizations each year.
At the D’Addario Foundation, we are not the champions. We support focused teams deeply trusted by the communities they serve executing immersive and enduring music education and youth development programs.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- Organizations are eligible to apply for support once per year.
- All applicants must reapply each year for continued support unless they have been told otherwise.
- Does your organization meet the following criteria?
- 501(c)(3) non-profit status (or international equivalent)
- Offers free or affordable instrument instruction
- Addresses a need in the community it serves
- Provides frequent instruction where students are participating multiple times per week, throughout the year, and for as many years as possible throughout their primary & secondary education
- Grantee organizations that have been told they've reached term limit may re-apply for support after a 3-year grace period if they continue to meet funding objectives.
Ineligibility
- We do NOT provide funding for the following:
- Individuals
- Companies or for-profit entities
- Religious, veteran, fraternal organizations
- Telethons, benefits, galas, or fundraisers
- Capital campaigns, endowments, or building funds
- Political or lobbying organizations
- Performances, masterclasses, festivals, workshops, competitions, etc.
- Summer camps not supported by academic year programming
- Band boosters, parent organizations, or private schools
- School-affiliated music, band, and/or orchestra programs
- Music therapy initiatives
- Instruments or equipment requests
- The D'Addario Foundation prefers not to provide funding for the purpose of purchasing equipment or instruments.
What D'Addario Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 202
- Total given
- $518K
- Median grant
- $2,264
- Range
- $264–$20K
- By dollars: California 21%, New York 13%, Illinois 10%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Farmingdale, NY; Chicago, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Accent Pontiac · Pontiac, MI
The grant will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs
$20K
Neighborhood Music School- Lake City School District · Los Angeles, CA
The grant will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs
$20K
Neighborhood Music School- Long Beach Unified School District · Los Angeles, CA
The grant will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs
$20K
Neighborhood Music School- Puente Learning Center · Los Angeles, CA
The grant will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs
$20K
The People's Music School · Chicago, IL
The grant will encourage growth in participation of the music education programs
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
- Music education
- Youth programs
- Music
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