Save the Music Foundation

New York, NY ·EIN 13-6089816 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$14.9M received 91 funders 175 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Save the Music Foundation?

Save the Music Foundation is funded by 91 grantmakers, led by Sound Start a Sound United Foundation ($3.6M), The Chicago Community Trust ($2.0M), The Singer Family Charitable Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.9M in grants to Save the Music Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Sound Start a Sound United Foundation$3,553,50052020–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$2,000,00012021
The Singer Family Charitable Foundation$1,952,50062020–2024
The Elma Music Foundation (us)$1,800,000112019–2024
The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit$1,060,00062021–2024
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$900,00012024
Gibson Gives Foundation$311,94052021–2024
The Miami Foundation Inc$260,00032020–2022
The Goizueta Foundation Inc$250,00022023–2024
Chestnut Family Foundation$237,50022023–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$180,00052020–2024
The Ahmanson Foundation$150,00012024
Kettering Family Foundation$150,00032021–2024
Baptist Community Ministries$150,00062020–2023
Moore Impact Inc$150,00012022
Charities Aid Foundation America$129,19112023
Round It up America Inc$105,29312021
Snap Foundation$100,00012024
William Randolph Hearst Foundation$100,00012022
The Community Foundation of Middle$85,00012024
Phil Hardin Foundation$80,00022022–2023
Mission Edge San Diego$79,00042021–2024
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust$75,00022020–2022
Devils Youth Foundation Inc$65,00032022–2024
Junamici Foundation Co Michael E Jung$62,00052021–2025
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National Philanthropic Trust$58,00022023–2024
Gofundmeorg$50,00012024
The Batchelor Foundation Inc$50,00022023–2024
Ron Beller and Jennifer Moses$47,89722022–2024
Network for Good$35,56322020–2022
Jewish Communal Fund$30,70022020–2024
The Kennedy Foundation$30,00012024
Mathile Family Foundation$30,00012021
March Family Foundation$27,00062020–2024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$25,00052020–2024
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust$25,00012023
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation$25,00012022
Bob Hong Foundation$25,00012020
The Noonan Family Foundation$22,70012024
West Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42$20,00012024
Big G Charitable Foundation Corp$20,00012024
Maddox Foundation$20,00012024
Music Performance Trust Funds 2$20,00012023
Universal Music All Together Now$20,00012022
Huff Family Foundation$20,00022020–2021
Wasserman Foundation$15,00012024
The Marshall Mathers Foundation$15,00022023–2024
Brass Ring Foundation$13,60512024
Florence V Burden Foundation$11,50052020–2024
The Hill Family Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Aeg Community Foundation$10,00012024
Dunspaugh Dalton Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Hackerman Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Asha & Lal Sani Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Wilson Wilde Family Foundation Inc$10,00012023
Gloria Nader Mishkoff Charitable Tr$10,00012022
The Elliot Foundation Inc$10,00012021
The Dayton Power and Light Company$10,00012020
Acm Lifting Lives$10,00012020
Crowell & Moring Foundation$8,50032022–2024
The Natalie Cole Foundation$7,50012024
The Millmont Foundation$6,75012025
The Bessemer Giving Fund$6,50012024
Hittman Family Foundation Inc$6,00012022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$5,50012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$5,17012023
Uta Foundation$5,00012024
The Henry S & Agnes M Truzack Foundation$5,00012024
Activist Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Elkins Kate Felton Tua$5,00012024
Simons Family Foundation$2,50012021
Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation$2,00012024
Ruth Winkelman Wender Foundation$2,00012024
Maynard Family Foundation$2,00022023–2024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$1,11032022–2023
Arthur & Hilda Wenig Charitable Foundation$1,00032020–2022
Jenbek Foundation$60012023
The Sand Foundation$50012024
Kim and Andrew D Busch Family Foundation$50012023
Crush Foundation Inc$50012023
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$30022022–2023
Shell Usa Company Foundation$30012022
The Marshall & Therese Sonenshine Fdn$25012025
Dreamcatcher Foundation Inc$25012022
Liferay Foundation$25012022
LPL Financial Foundation Inc$25012021
The Warburg Pincus Foundation$15812024
Synchrony Foundation$10012022
American Express Foundation$6412021

What grants has Save the Music Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Junamici Foundation Co Michael E JungGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025West Family FoundationGENERAL FUND - GIVING TUESDAY YEAR-END MATCH$10,000
2025The Millmont FoundationOperating Funds$6,750
2025The Marshall & Therese Sonenshine FdnGRABT FOR OPERATING PURPOSES$250
2024Margaret a Cargill FoundationSUPPORT FOR ITS LOS ANGELES MUSIC SAVES PROGRAM$900,000
2024The Singer Family Charitable FoundationFOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$750,000
2024The Singer Family Charitable FoundationFOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$750,000
2024Sound Start a Sound United FoundationGENERAL & UNRESTRICTED$681,250
2024The Meredith and Rosemary Willson CharitGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$250,000
2024The Meredith and Rosemary Willson CharitGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$250,000
2024Chestnut Family FoundationTO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION$162,500
2024The Ahmanson FoundationTOWARD INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCHOOLS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY$150,000
2024The Elma Music Foundation (us)PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CITY WIDE MUSIC EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS SCHOOLS.$150,000
2024The Elma Music Foundation (us)PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CITY WIDE MUSIC EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS SCHOOLS.$150,000
2024The Goizueta Foundation IncPROGRAM$125,000
2024Snap FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
2024The Community Foundation of MiddleTO RESTORE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE THROUGH THE SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION$85,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$60,000
2024Gibson Gives FoundationFOR PROGRAM USE/FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PROGRAM USE.$59,940
2024Kettering Family FoundationOHIO MUSIC SAVES$50,000
2024GofundmeorgBARBIE DREAM GAP$50,000
2024Gibson Gives FoundationFOUNDATION GIVING TO ANOTHER FOUNDATION OR FOR SCHOLARSHIPS$40,000
2024The Kennedy FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$30,000
2024Mission Edge San DiegoTO FURTHER THEIR MISSION$30,000
2024The Batchelor Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2024The Noonan Family FoundationGENERAL USE$22,700
2024National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$22,500
2024Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$20,000
2024Big G Charitable Foundation CorpCHARITABLE PURPOSE$20,000
2024Ron Beller and Jennifer MosesGENERAL PURPOSE$20,000

Showing 30 most recent of 175 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Save the Music Foundation?

Save the Music Foundation is funded by 91 grantmakers, led by Sound Start a Sound United Foundation ($3.6M), The Chicago Community Trust ($2.0M), The Singer Family Charitable Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.9M in grants to Save the Music Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is Save the Music Foundation's largest funder?

Sound Start a Sound United Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Save the Music Foundation, with $3.6M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Save the Music Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $14.9M in grants to Save the Music Foundation across 175 grants from 91 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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