Championing Positive Change Through Music

Q3Q4 2018 GRANTS ANNOUNCED

$300,000 in monetary grants and D’Addario & Co. product donations have been awarded to 110 grassroots, community-based organizations that are greatly improving outcomes of marginalized and impoverished children through an immersive education in music. These grantees spread out over 31 of the 50 United States.
Congratulations to all grantees who have received new or renewed support!
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Our 2017 Annual Giving Report is now available!

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Our Mission

The D’Addario Foundation is a unique non-profit grant-making organization providing monetary and product support to high-quality sustainable music instruction programs on the frontline to improve access to music education. We support programs that bring music back into communities and schools and get kids playing as early and as frequently as possible. The D'Addario Foundation believes in the transformative power of music and that mentoring and building communities through music can positively affect social change.

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Aulson Inlay Jewelry

Aulson Inlay, a family run business founded in 2012, is a full-service inlay company located on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay that generates both original designs inspired by the area’s natural surroundings as well as custom creations commissioned by clients.

Aulson Inlay also recently released special edition bracelets where $10 from each sale is donated to the D’Addario Foundation!

The current design is a star constructed of five music notes. This series of charms is made of pink abalone inlaid into Richlite backing, a durable, plant-based material. Purchase yours today!

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Internal Creations

The D’Addario Foundation proudly supports Internal Creations, a classical guitar program dedicated to empowering youth through music education while providing a safe, nurturing, family-based learning environment for its students. The program is completely free of charge and fundamentally believes that everyone should have an equal opportunity to experience learning music and abolish fear in his or her lives.

“With the help of the D’Addario Foundation we have been able to cultivate independent leaders and spark a love for music and life in our students while providing the opportunity to get “at risk” youth into accredited 4 year universities for music.” – Jahzeel Montes, Founder & Executive Director

LEARN MORE by reading our program report here.

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Los Angeles Instrument Drive

On July 29th, in partnership with Hungry for Music we held our fourth instrument drive to date – this time on the West Coast! Big thanks to the Ace Hotel DTLA for hosting our event, to the students in LA grantees Young Musicians Foundation and Neighborhood Music School for performing, and of course to all of the generous instrument donors.

Instruments received are currently being evaluated, repaired, and will ultimately be distributed to programs and students in need.