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Jeffrey Carollo and Frank Calabrese Music Scholarship Program

The Arts Education Endowment Fund

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April 2026

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Overview

Jeffrey Carollo and Frank Calabrese Music Scholarship Program

Status: Active scholarship program (25+ years established)

Geographic Scope: New Jersey

Focus Areas: Classical music education

Overview: The Jeffrey Carollo and Frank Calabrese Music Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for students ages 18 and under from New Jersey to study classical music privately at Newark School of the Arts.

Award Details: Students receive college-level music instruction including:

  • Music theory

  • Music history

  • Private lessons each week

    • Funding Partners:

  • The MCJ Amelior Foundation

  • The Harold I. & Faye B. Liss Foundation

    • Supporting Organizations:

  • Newark School of the Arts (partnership)

  • Music Director: Dr. Patricio Molina

  • The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

  • The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation

  • Hearst Foundations

  • Horizon Foundation for New Jersey

  • The Hyde and Watson Foundation

  • IA Capital Group

  • Investors Foundation

  • Jonathan Rose Companies

  • McCarter & English Attorneys at Law

  • National Guild for Community Arts Education

  • New Jersey State Council on the Arts

  • PNC Bank

  • Prudential

  • PriceWaterhouse Cooper

  • Turrell Fund

  • Victoria Foundation

  • Wells Fargo

    • Contact Information:

  • Address: 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102

  • Phone: 1.888.696.5722

  • Website: njpac.org

    • What The Arts Education Endowment Fund actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    1
    Total given
    $56K
    Median grant
    $56K
    • By dollars: New Jersey 100%. Top recipient cities: Newark, NJ.

    Example grants

    • New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Newark, NJ

      Program support

      $56K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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    music-education

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