Kid’s Orchestra in Baton Rouge, LA I just wanted to thank you again! You have been with us since the beginning and we cannot put into words how much we appreciate it!
Author: cfkids
Joy: Receiving a new instrument!
2015 Fourth Quarter Grants
The following grants were awarded in the fourth quarter of 2015. Congratulations to the following programs! Brooklyn NY PS 230: this ethnically diverse school serving grades 2-5 wishes to build a string program to complement their active band program; they have received a $2,000 matching grant from CFKF to support this exciting new initiative. Cincinnati Public […]
Years in Review: 2011-2015
The numbers are in! Look at what we’ve been able to do in 2015.
A thank you from Noel Pointer Foundation
Thank you Classics for Kids Foundation from The Noel Pointer Foundation! With your matching grant we were able to purchase these wonderful instruments for our kids!
2015 Third Quarter Grants
More grants awarded! Bowie, MD: Youth Jazz Orchestra: This community is building a jazz orchestra to engage a predominantly at-risk and ethnically diverse population. CFKF is providing support for several new instruments for this innovative program. Charlestown, SC: Allegro Charter School: This new school is creating a music program to serve an ethnically mixed group […]
Location of Grants Across the U.S.
Evaluations from New West Symphony Harmony Project
Due to funding from Classics for Kids Foundation, we have been able to create a new viola class. This has not only enabled more children to join the program (7 students in the viola class), but has also added greater depth to our orchestra and chamber […]
Instruments Delivered
Kroc Center Partnership
Partnership between Classics for Kids Foundation and Salvation Army Kroc Centers Classics for Kids Foundation (CFKF) has been given the unique opportunity to explore a formative partnership with the Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Community Centers. In 1998, Joan Kroc, widow of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc, donated $90 million to the Salvation Army (TSA) […]