Music Will Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$5.5M
Foundation funders
55
Grants recorded
80
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Music Will Inc?
Music Will Inc is funded by 55 grantmakers, led by The Wildflower Foundation Inc ($2.3M), Telescope Fund ($750K), S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.5M in grants to Music Will Inc between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $2.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $1.7M.
What grants has Music Will Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Wildflower Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $680,194 |
| 2025 | S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation | FORMERLY LITTLE KIDS ROCK, MUSIC WILL IS THE LARGEST NONPROFIT MUSIC-EDUCATION PROVIDER IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TRAINING K-12 TEACHERS AND DONATING INSTRUMENTS TO BRING INCLUSIVE MODERN-BAND PROGRAMSROCK, POP, HIP-HOP, LATINTO OVER A MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS ALL FIFTY STATES. | $500,000 |
| 2025 | California Community Foundation | ARTS | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The CMA Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT TO ADVANCE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN MUSIC EDUCATION FIELD | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Comis Foundation 2423-00-48 | SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL | $75,000 |
| 2025 | Simple Generosity Foundation | Operating Support | $55,265 |
| 2025 | Johnny Carson Foundation | LOS ANGELES AREA PROGRAMS UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education | PROGRAMS AND EXPANSION IN VERMONT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | NAMM Foundation A Not-For-Profit Corporation | — | $22,500 |
| 2025 | Blackwing Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Gibson Gives Foundation DBA Gibson Gives | PROGRAM USE & FUNDRAISING EFFORTS | $12,295 |
| 2025 | Makeyourself Foundation | ITS MISSION IS HELPING US NATION'S SCHOOLS BECOME A MORE HARMONIOUS AND SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS, SO THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD BEYOND THEIR CLASSROOMS. | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education | MUSIC PROGRAMS IN CT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Baila Foundation | General charitable contributionGeneral charitable contribution | $7,500 |
| 2025 | Ej Grassmann Trust | THIS GRANT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES TO SUPPORT THE TEAM AND PROGRAMS, (MUSIC WILL WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS LITTLE KIDS ROCK). | $7,000 |
| 2025 | Our Change Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,488 |
| 2025 | The Senator Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Colonial Hill Foundation Trust | MUSIC EDUCATION | $4,000 |
| 2025 | Hammond Family Foundation | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN TRANFORMING LIVES BY RESTORING, EXPANDING, AND INNOVATING MUSIC EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. | $3,000 |
| 2025 | John a Kolden Family Foundation | CHARITY | $1,200 |
| 2025 | Edward & Wilhelmina Ackerman | EDUCATION | $1,033 |
| 2025 | Lloyd a Fry Foundation | FOR CHICAGO MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Wildflower Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $1,353,642 |
| 2024 | California Community Foundation | ARTS | $400,000 |
| 2024 | The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (Aka the Music Man Foundation) | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The CMA Foundation | FY24 - MUSIC WILL | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Simple Generosity Foundation | Operating Support | $55,265 |
| 2024 | Snap Foundation | Music Will Los Angeles fund | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $40,000 |
| 2024 | The Dallas Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 80 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Music Will Inc?
Music Will Inc is funded by 55 grantmakers, led by The Wildflower Foundation Inc ($2.3M), Telescope Fund ($750K), S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.5M in grants to Music Will Inc between 2020–2025.
Who is Music Will Inc's largest funder?
The Wildflower Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Music Will Inc, with $2.3M across 3 grants (2023–2025).
How much grant funding has Music Will Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $5.5M in grants to Music Will Inc across 80 grants from 55 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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