Piano Performance and Education Grants

Piano Performance and Education Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Ross McKee Foundation for the Musical Arts
Amount: Up to US $2,000
Last Updated: April 14, 2025

Summary

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.

Overview

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

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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