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!
Category: News
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 […]
CFKF donation to The Boston Symphony
July 2015 CFKF donated a 1/2 sized violin to The Boston Symphony’s instrument playground, where thousands of children coming to Tanglewood can touch and play with a stringed instrument for the first time.
CFKF Video Highlights
2015 Second Quarter Grants
Many grants awarded in the second quarter! Aurora, CO: Vanguard Classical School: This new charter school for grades 6-11 serves mainly low-income and minority families; we are giving support for several new instruments to students otherwise unable to participate in a small ensemble program. Bloomington, IN: Habitat4Kids: This new program aims to support underserved kids […]
Manassas MAPS first public performance
Today the MAPS strings played in public for the first time, including some of the instruments from the grant. It was for me the realization of a dream. It may not have been the most flawless performance ever but it was MUSIC and it was GOOD.