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From: Sarah Lyding
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:00:14 PST
The Music Man Foundation announced two new funding opportunities for nonprofits:
“Strengthening the Sector” grants will support organizations working to create positive changes in the arts, including advocating for increased public funding to arts programs, supporting policy changes, conducting or sharing new research, or increasing public will in support of the arts. Nonprofits operating in Los Angeles County, in the state of California, or nationally are eligible to apply. First deadline is March 31, 2023.
The “Meredith Willson Awards,” named for the creator of the musical “The Music Man,” will provide significant general operating support to three to eight national programs working in music, learning, and well-being. Grants will range in amount from $100,000 to $1 million. Information sessions offered on February 15 and February 23. First deadline is March 10, 2023.
“Meredith Willson and his wife Rosemary believed in the transformative power of music,” said Sarah Lyding, executive director of The Music Man Foundation. “In that spirit, these new grants from The Music Man Foundation will support organizations with bold ideas about how music can improve lives and communities.”
About The Music Man Foundation
The Music Man Foundation is named after the Tony-winning musical written by Meredith Willson. Meredith’s widow, Rosemary, started the Foundation in 1998 as the Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charitable Foundation and substantially increased the Foundation’s endowment upon her death in 2010. The Foundation’s mission is to empower organizations using music to catalyze enduring change and to amplify our founders’ musical legacy. Over the last decade, the Foundation has awarded more than $22 million to 80 organizations. In addition to “The Music Man,” Meredith Willson wrote the musical, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” and beloved songs “It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas” and the University of Iowa fight song. More information about eligibility and selection criteria for the 2022 Meredith Willson Awards can be found here.
