Deadline: 01-Feb-2025
The Presser Foundation has launched the Capital Support Grant Program to support capital projects of music organizations working in a broad range of traditions, genres, and styles.
Capital projects include the construction of new facilities and renovation, repair, or expansion of existing facilities. The Committee also considers proposals for capital needs, including (but not limited to) hardware, software, and equipment.
Funding Information
- Grants: $5,000 and $100,000 annually
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) music performance, music presenting or music education organizations (pre-collegiate). Pre-collegiate music education organizations include after-school music programs, community music schools, music preparatory divisions, and youth instrumental and vocal programs. The Foundation does not directly support K-12 schools, but funds nonprofit music organizations that provide music education and music programming.
- Organizations that are in Greater Philadelphia including Pennsylvania (including Harrisburg), New Jersey, Delaware or Maryland and are within a 75-mile radius of Philadelphia are eligible to apply. Organizations in the New York and Baltimore metropolitan areas will not be considered for funding.
- Grants will be considered at the discretion of Trustees of the Foundation to organizations having a music building previously supported by Theodore Presser, The Presser Foundation, or bearing the name “Presser,” regardless of location. These “legacy” institutions are eligible to receive support for significant capital projects.
- Multi-year requests will be considered. The first grant distribution will be made when construction commences. Substantive changes from the application accepted require the approval of The Presser Foundation. Failure to adhere could result in the revocation of grant funds and/or a suspension of granting privileges for a period of time as determined by the Foundation’s Board.
- Capital Support grants don’t cover general operating expenses, musical instruments, or supplies.
- The Presser Foundation does not support theater, commercial music theater, dance, or other non-music-focused venues.
Criteria
- Considering the Foundation’s Social Justice Statement and Values, applications will be judged on all of the following:
- The strengths and accomplishments of the applicant organization
- The relationship between the music programming of the applicant organization and the needs of the community(ies) served
- The applicant organization’s history and stability, as well as its long-term impact on the community
- How a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, access, anti-racism, and anti-bigotry is reflected in the applicant organization
- The value and feasibility of the applicant organization’s programs
- The contribution of the applicant organization to the overall music community
For more information, visit The Presser Foundation.