Piano Performance and Education Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $2,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Quarterly grants through an applications process are offered to nonprofit organizations and individuals for projects/concerts that promote piano performance or music that includes the piano as a featured instrument.”
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Eligible organizations
- Quarterly grants through an applications process are offered to nonprofit organizations and individuals for projects/concerts that promote piano performance or music that includes the piano as a featured instrument.
Other requirements
- The amount of your request, however, should be for the actual amount needed — large or small — to cover line-item expenses directly related to piano performance and education.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: The purchase of pianos
- Not eligible: Speculative projects
- Not eligible: Keyboards
- Not eligible: The Foundation rarely awards funding to individuals or for-profit organizations.
- Not eligible: The Board is unlikely to approve funding for speculative projects
Overview
The Ross McKee Foundation provides grants to support piano performance and education in the San Francisco Bay Area. It funds nonprofit organizations and individuals involved in piano-related projects, covering expenses such as artist fees and piano rentals. The Foundation also supports educational initiatives through scholarships and grants to institutions like San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Conservatory. However, it does not fund the purchase of pianos or speculative projects.
The Ross McKee Foundation
The Ross McKee Foundation is nationally recognized for its support of accomplished pre-professional piano artists, cultivation of potential piano talent, and advancement of piano performance. Located in San Francisco, CA, the Foundation supports the musical arts throughout the Bay Area.
What kind of projects does the Ross McKee Foundation fund?
The mission of the Ross McKee Foundation is to support piano performance and education in nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Toward this end, the Foundation supports piano-related expenses — typically artist fees, piano rental, moving and tuning fees — for performance organizations large and small in the Bay Area.
Piano education is supported primarily through scholarship programs at San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Conservatory, as well as grants to other educational organizations.
Eligibility
Quarterly grants through an applications process are offered to nonprofit organizations and individuals for projects/concerts that promote piano performance or music that includes the piano as a featured instrument. The amount of your request, however, should be for the actual amount needed — large or small — to cover line-item expenses directly related to piano performance and education.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not fund the purchase of pianos or keyboards.The Foundation rarely awards funding to individuals or for-profit organizations.The Board is unlikely to approve funding for speculative projects
What Ross McKee Foundation for the Musical Arts actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 4
- Total given
- $36K
- Median grant
- $6,500
- Range
- $2,500–$20K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Berkeley, CA.
Example grants
SF International Piano Festival · San Francisco, CA
Support of international piano music festival providing local community musical programs
$20K
Community Music Center · San Francisco, CA
Support of music education and accessible local community musical programs
$10K
Ensemble for These Times · Berkeley, CA
Support of accessible local community musical programs
$3,000
Cazadero Performing Arts · Berkeley, CA
Support of summer music education program
$2,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Music
- Music education
- Arts
- Nonprofits
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