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2016 Third Quarter Grants

The following grants were awarded in the third quarter of 2016.  Congratulations to the following programs!   Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Philharmonic: This organization has created a program entitled Young Musicians Initiative whereby children grades K-6 in two Title I schools and one school on the Navajo reservation receive stringed instrument instruction. 100% of the […]

2016 Second Quarter Grants

The following grants were awarded in the second quarter of 2016.  Congratulations to the following programs! Baton Rouge, LA Kids Orchestra: This is our second grant to this quickly-growing after-school program that can only serve students that they have instruments available for.  We gave $2,000 in matching support for this well-organized and run program. Davenport, […]

Share your Talent, Express your Gratitude

Are you CFKF’s biggest fan?  Has CFKF helped you pursue your talent? If so, share your gratitude!  Make a short video showcasing your talent—mention how Classics for Kids Foundation has helped—and then submit your video to the NCAM Talent Challenge.  And then share, share, share!   The charity with the most aggregated buzz by Sept 30, […]

Support CFKF with AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Classics for Kids Foundation (CFKF) every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion […]

KEYS performs at Carnegie Hall

Dear CFKF, KEYS extends our heartfelt thanks to the Classics for Kids Foundation for your support of our KEYS music program, through the grant of violins that we received last year. I wanted to share some news about the recent KEYS Orchestra performance in Carnegie Hall.   The performance was last Tuesday, May 3rd, and […]

2016 First Quarter Grants

The following grants were awarded in the first quarter of 2016.  Congratulations to the following programs! Bridge Boston Charter School: This is our second grant to Bridge Boston; the first grant was quite successful toward building participation in strings there. 100% of the children qualify for Federal free lunch, and 40% of the kids there are […]

Thank you from Manitowoc, WI

We are so grateful to the Classics for Kids Foundation for your generosity and commitment to excellence in string music education. Music has the power to transform lives and as a music educator I am privileged to witness that transformative power each day. The eighteen new instruments have all been placed in the hands of […]