• Why is it called Music Farming? 

  • While we subscribe to the punk rock reasoning of - “why not?”...

    The name was Inspired by the idea of ‘putting money into the dirt’, and reflects our commitment to cultivate a love for music, recognize its benefits, and, with the support of our partners, make it accessible to all.

• What makes us different from other music ed non-profits?

  • We help with after-school & extra curricular programs, programs outside the public school systems, programs helping or instructing adults & seniors, programs helping kids in the foster care system, hospitals, or in juvenile rehabilitation, etc.

  • We focus on a sustainable corporate membership model, instead of individual donations. Allowing us to allocate more dollars to music programs and less on marketing for fundraising.

  • Each year we seek to add Programs that provide music education & instruction to communities that our grants have not yet reached. 

  • We are active in research and outreach to ensure varied rural and specific community based non-profits know there are grants available and encourage them to apply.

• What are the requirements for a program to apply for a grant? 

  • Must be a 501 C-3 or sponsored by such a program 

  • Must meet criteria listed on our funding criteria page

• If I am an individual and not a company can I still donate? 

  • Yes! If you would like to donate we would never stop you. However to make our fundraising model as sustainable as possible our focus is corporate membership.

• Is there anything that could make my Non-profit stand out for Selection?

  • We prioritize programs that provide music education to strategically undervalued or economically disadvantaged participants, or to communities with little to no access to such programs.

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Music Farming is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has zero ties to actual farming, chickens, or almanacs.