Sweet Adelines International: Music Education Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Eligibility for receipt of grants from Sweet Adelines is limited to groups or organizations sponsoring barbershop vocal music activities for young women and must demonstrate affiliation with a Sweet Adelines Chorus or with a Sweet Adelines regionally sponsored women's barbershop program.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Religious or political organizations or competition-related costs
- Not eligible: Ensuring a focus on education
- Not eligible: Community engagement in the arts
- Not eligible: Grants from Sweet Adelines are not available to religious or political organizations.
- Not eligible: Grants from Sweet Adelines are not available to fund costs associated with competing in the Rising Star Quartet Contest or any other Sweet Adelines International competition
Overview
The Sweet Adelines International: Music Education Grant supports organizations hosting barbershop education and performance opportunities for young women. Grants are available for music festivals, workshops, and other related events. Eligible applicants must sponsor vocal music activities and demonstrate affiliation with a Sweet Adelines Chorus. However, grants do not fund religious or political organizations or competition-related costs, ensuring a focus on education and community engagement in the arts.
Music education grants are available to groups or organizations sponsoring or hosting barbershop education and performance opportunities for young women. Opportunities might include music festivals, education workshops or seminars, and/or other music education events.
Description
Sweet Adelines International is committed to elevating women singers worldwide through education, performance, and competition in barbershop harmony and a cappella music.
Eligibility
Eligibility for receipt of grants from Sweet Adelines is limited to groups or organizations sponsoring barbershop vocal music activities for young women and must demonstrate affiliation with a Sweet Adelines Chorus or with a Sweet Adelines regionally sponsored women's barbershop program.
Ineligibility
Grants from Sweet Adelines are not available to religious or political organizations.
Grants from Sweet Adelines are not available to fund costs associated with competing in the Rising Star Quartet Contest or any other Sweet Adelines International competition
What Sweet Adelines International Corporation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Sweet Adelines International Corporation reported $23K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2020
- 9
- Total given
- $11K
- Median grant
- $800
- Range
- $200–$3,200
- By dollars: California 22%, Tennessee 15%, Washington 9%. Top recipient cities: Huntington Beach, CA; Brentwood, TN; Lynnwood, WA.
- 33% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Sweet Adelines North Metro Chapter
General operations
$3,200
Harborlites Chapter · Huntington Beach, CA
Young women in harmony diva day festival
$2,400
Metro Nashville · Brentwood, TN
Young women in song and harmony festival
$1,600
Harmony Explosion NW · Lynnwood, WA
General operations
$1,000
Sweet Adelines Skyline Chapter · Denver, CO
General operations
$800
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Music education
- Women
- Youth programs
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