Description

The Foundation believes that music is a powerful medium that enriches the lives of individuals. Access to high quality, continuous music instruction from the introductory to the mastery level provides the opportunity for youth to develop the skills, discipline, and focus that will enrich their own lives and give them tools to be a positive force in the world around them. A goal of the Foundation is that all youth in Boston are able to pursue continuous and rigorous training in music to their highest level of interest and ability.

With a history of funding music education programs at all levels, entry level through mastery, the Foundation knows that a lack of funding for instruments can be a barrier that compromises an organization’s ability to reach interested youth or provide the highest quality instruction. In some cases, programs do not have an ample supply of quality instruments, and in other cases, programs do not have the right size, type or quality of instrument to meet the needs of particular students.

The goal of the Instrument Fund is to eliminate one barrier for youth to play music at their highest level of interest and ability. Through this Fund, the Foundation will provide funding to support the purchase, rental or repair of instruments that are used for music education programs reaching low-income Massachusetts youth during the school day or out-of-school time.