How much funding does Ruth L. Terranella "Seventy-Six Trombones" Music Fund provide?

Ruth L. Terranella "Seventy-Six Trombones" Music Fund provides $2,000 - $10,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Ruth L. Terranella "Seventy-Six Trombones" Music Fund?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Ruth L. Terranella "Seventy-Six Trombones" Music Fund

Q: How often is Ruth L. Terranella "Seventy-Six Trombones" Music Fund offered?

Ruth L. Terranella "Seventy-Six Trombones" Music Fund is described as a one-time opportunity.

Community Foundation of the Napa Valley

Foundation One-time

Funding Amount

$2,000 - $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Purchase of instruments
Sheet music
Equipment
Keyboard labs

Overview

Geographic Scope: Napa County, California

Award Status: This fund exhausted its bequest in 2013 and is no longer available.

This fund was established from the estate of Ruth L. Terranella (1925-2010) to enhance music education for Napa County public school children. Terranella was born in 1925, died in 2010, spent most of her life in Lodi but lived in Napa Valley for a time which she remembered fondly. She donated half of her estate assets to the NVCF with instructions to support music education programs for children and youth in Napa Valley.

2013 Grant Distribution

Total Awarded: $118,500 across all grants
Grant Range: $2,000 - $10,000 per organization
Number of Recipients: Every organization that applied received funding

Eligible Uses

Purchase of instruments
Sheet music
Equipment
Keyboard labs
Instrument supplies

Past Recipients (2013)

American Canyon High School
American Canyon Middle School
Calistoga Joint Unified School District
Friends of Lincoln Theater
Harvest Middle School
Napa High Band Boosters
Napa Valley Language Academy
Napa Valley Unified Education Foundation
Napa Valley Youth Symphony
River School
Salvador Elementary School
Shearer Charter School
Stone Bridge School
Valley Oak High School
Vintage High School

Contact Information

Phone: (707) 254-9565 ext. 16
Email: hello@napavalleycf.org
Address: 3299 Claremont Way, Suite 4, Napa, CA 94558
Website: napavalleycf.org

What Community Foundation of the Napa Valley actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 342
Total given: $5.31M
Median grant: $10K
Range: $250–$300K

By dollars: California 92%, District of Columbia 2%, Maryland 2%. Top recipient cities: Napa, CA; St Helena, CA; San Francisco, CA.
39% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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