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Musack's mission is to give kids and teens a voice through music by providing guitars, drums, and support for music teachers - wherever the need arises.

Cayo connects the people of the US and Cuba through music. Our mission is to support, educate and empower students, teachers and audiences in the US and Cuba. Our meeting ground can be as simple as one tuning A shared between strangers. Our priority is to provide equal input and impact for each side. When individuals are imbued with purpose, they are inspired to act. CAYO provides a setting where students, teachers and audiences to listen, learn and lead.

Little Kids Rock transforms lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in our schools! Little Kids Rock began in 1996 as an informal effort by ESL teacher David Wish to give his San Francisco Bay Area second grade students a music enrichment program because the school did not have funding for one. What began as one teacher’s effort to bring music education to a few dozen public school children has catapulted into a national nonprofit that serves hundreds of thousands of young people year after year. Little Kids Rock was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2002, and has since expanded with programs in 48 states. We accomplished this by: • Championing an innovative modern band music education that connects learning to the music kids already know and love—styles including rock, pop, hip-hop, country, EDM, reggae, and other contemporary styles as they emerge—performed on guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, vocals, and technology • Recruiting, training, and equipping public school teachers to start music programs utilizing our methods and materials • Partnering with public school districts to provide a quality music education to as many young people as possible—especially those in underserved communities Today, Little Kids Rock is the largest nonprofit provider of musical instruments, program curriculum, and teacher training in the country. Having trained more than 5,000 teachers and served more than 1,000,000 students in 500 public school districts to date, Little Kids Rock has emerged as a national thought leader in the field of music education to become a valued service provider to the U.S. public school system.

Dance To Be Free (DTBF) is a 501(c)3 that is changing the lives of incarcerated women through the healing power of collective dance. Through our DVD and Teacher-Training program, DTBF uses cathartic choreography and emotional music as the healing vehicles for addressing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. During our teacher training inmates gain confidence as they experience leadership skills for perhaps the first time in their lives. As the training progresses their self-awareness increases through emotionally expressive movement. Our students also respond to journal prompts throughout the training that deepen their experience.

The Actors Center is a collective of diverse professional actors committed to deepening their craft and challenging themselves in collaboration with like¬minded peers. Through a process¬ oriented practice led by a group of master teachers, The Actors Center elevates and enhances a vibrant and vital artistic community.

BOULDER MUSE IS A FREE AFTERSCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM FOR CHILDEREN WHOSE FAMILES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS. BOULDER MUSE IS A SAFE AND NURTURING COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS AND PARENTS DEDICATED TO GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPTIMAL MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO THRIVE, AND THE RIGHT COMMUNITY TO DO IT IN.

Inaside Chicago Dance advances innovative artistry through choreography, performances, and educational programs to heighten the state of the art in the Midwest. The vision of Inaside Chicago Dance is to enrich the art form of dance by nurturing the dancer as a performer, choreographer and teacher and by making dance accessible to all ages through performances, workshops and outreach.

To nurture and strengthen the individual cellist and a global cello community through free online instruction and advice from renowned cellists and teachers. We envision a world where all cellists and enthusiasts, regardless of location, race, socio-economic status, or ability level, will have access to the highest level of musical instruction, inspiration, and interaction.

The Southeast Michigan Flute Association (SEMFA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes music and the flute throughout Southeast Michigan, Northern Ohio and the Windsor, Ontario area. Our mission is to make the flute accessible and affordable to everyone in our community through free and low-cost events that feature internationally renowned musicians and teachers.

Seattle Civic Dance Theatre is a non-profit dance company based in Seattle, WA. SCDT provides professional dance opportunities, scholarships, classes and workshops to dancers in West Seattle, focused on ballet and contemporary dance styles. We strive to expose dancers to a wide variety of dance styles, teachers, and techniques and provide them as many opportunities to perform as possible.

Since 1998, IBE has brought more than 30 great ballet performances to more than 70,000 Philadelphia school students, teachers, and community members; provided ballet lessons and a unique performance experience to more than 1,600 public school students; and given over 1,000 local ballet students a chance to perform with world-class professionals.

The mission of the Michael J. Owen Music Education Fund is to foster a passion for music among elementary school students. Music education is often under-funded in today’s schools. In addition, teachers face the incredible challenge of having 30 minutes once a week to teach 10 to 12 students a variety of instruments. To ensure that students will enjoy learning and make better progress, MJOMEF hires professional musicians as teaching assistants in the classroom to provide one-on-one coaching. This coaching helps students who need a little extra attention as well as students making rapid progress. This enables the teacher to continue with the rest of the class in an uninterrupted manner. MJOMEF also provides musical instruments and books for students who are financially unable to purchase these items. This year 185 students in 7 schools are benefitting from our support.