Our Funders, State Partners and National Supporting Organizations That Make This Project Possible
Our Funders
CMA Foundation
Guided by the generosity of the Country Music community, the CMA Foundation focuses on improving and sustaining music education programs everywhere while supporting worthwhile causes important to the Country Music Association.
Guided by the generosity of the Country Music community, the CMA Foundation focuses on improving and sustaining music education programs everywhere while supporting worthwhile causes important to the Country Music Association.
The Music Man Foundation
The Music Man Foundation is named after the Tony-winning musical written by Meredith Willson with a mission to empower people using the transformative energy of music to make positive changes in their own lives and the lives of others.
The Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world.
NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation promotes and supports music education and music making for people of all ages and abilities
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation supports arts, education, environment, informed communities, and poetry to connect communities and influence social change to achieve an equitable New Jersey.
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation supports arts, education, environment, informed communities, and poetry to connect communities and influence social change to achieve an equitable New Jersey.
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.
Tennessee Arts Commission
The Tennessee Arts Commission invests in more than 700 nonprofit organizations across the state benefiting communities through quality of life, economic development, tourism and providing a more balanced education for our children.
Arizona Citizens for the Arts
Arizona Citizens for the Arts promotes the value of our nonprofit arts sector and advocates for public funding and private philanthropy to make sure the arts are available and accessible to every citizen of our wonderful state.
Arizona Citizens for the Arts promotes the value of our nonprofit arts sector and advocates for public funding and private philanthropy to make sure the arts are available and accessible to every citizen of our wonderful state.
Arizona Commission on the Arts
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is an agency of the State of Arizona whose mission is to create opportunities for all Arizonans to participate in and experience the arts.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts mission is to support, encourage, and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey.
Perpich Center for Arts Education
The Perpich Center for Arts Education’s mission is to provide all Minnesota students the opportunity to develop, enhance, and integrate their artistic and academic abilities to their highest potential. We do this by teaching in and through the arts.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) is a statewide arts advocacy organization that organizes the arts community to lobby the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress. Our mission is to ensure opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) is a statewide arts advocacy organization that organizes the arts community to lobby the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress. Our mission is to ensure opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts.
Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock transforms lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in our schools. That is Little Kids Rock mission, and since 2002, we have given more than 850,000 under-served schoolchildren across the U.S. access to fun, engaging Modern Band music classes.
Our State Partners
Arizona Department of Education
The Arizona Department of Education provides support and guidance to all Arizona district and charter schools to ensure academic excellence for all students.
The Arizona Department of Education provides support and guidance to all Arizona district and charter schools to ensure academic excellence for all students.
California Department of Education
The California Department of Education oversees the state’s diverse public school system, which is responsible for the education of more than six million children and young adults in more than 10,000 schools with 295,000 teachers.
The California Department of Education oversees the state’s diverse public school system, which is responsible for the education of more than six million children and young adults in more than 10,000 schools with 295,000 teachers.
CreateCA
CreateCA’s mission is to ensure ALL students are able to reach their full potential by advancing an education model that promotes creativity and the arts for the workforce of tomorrow.
CreateCA’s mission is to ensure ALL students are able to reach their full potential by advancing an education model that promotes creativity and the arts for the workforce of tomorrow.
California Alliance for Arts Education
The California Alliance for Arts Education advocates for high quality arts education for all students by providing policy expertise and by mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied partners.
The California Alliance for Arts Education advocates for high quality arts education for all students by providing policy expertise and by mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied partners.
Minnesota Department of Education
The Minnesota Department of Education provides an excellent education for Minnesota students by striving for excellence, equity, and opportunity. They focus on closing the achievement gap, supporting high-quality teaching, using innovative strategies to improve educational outcomes, and ensuring all students graduate from high school well-prepared for college, career and life.
The Minnesota Department of Education provides an excellent education for Minnesota students by striving for excellence, equity, and opportunity. They focus on closing the achievement gap, supporting high-quality teaching, using innovative strategies to improve educational outcomes, and ensuring all students graduate from high school well-prepared for college, career and life.
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or DESE, autonomous of the governor and the Missouri State Legislature, administers primary and secondary public education in the state of Missouri.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or DESE, autonomous of the governor and the Missouri State Legislature, administers primary and secondary public education in the state of Missouri.
New Jersey State Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey.
Arts Ed NJ
The mission of Arts Ed NJ sis to create the proper environment for arts learning t take place for all students in New Jersey.
New York State Education Department
The New York State Education Department mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York. Our vision is to provide leadership for a system that yields the best educated people in the world.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is charged with implementing the state’s public school laws for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public schools at the direction of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Ohio Department of Education
The Ohio Department of Education oversees the state’s public education system, which includes public school districts, joint vocational school districts and charter schools. The Department also monitors educational service centers, other regional education providers, early learning and child care programs, and private schools.
The Ohio Department of Education oversees the state’s public education system, which includes public school districts, joint vocational school districts and charter schools. The Department also monitors educational service centers, other regional education providers, early learning and child care programs, and private schools.
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
It is the mission of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education to ensure that the arts are an integral part of the education of every Ohioan.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) oversees 500 public school districts, more than 170 public charter schools, public cyber charter schools, Career and Technology Centers/Vocational Technical schools, public Intermediate Units, the education of youth in State Juvenile Correctional Institutions, Head Starts and publicly funded preschools, and community colleges.
Tennessee Department of Education
The mission of the Tennessee Department of Education is to ensure Districts and schools in Tennessee will exemplify excellence and equity such that all students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to successfully embark upon their chosen path in life.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the state agency that advances public education and libraries in Wisconsin. Our goal is to ensure every child graduates ready for further education and the workplace.
Arkansas Department of Education
The Arkansas Department of Education is a cabinet-level agency of the Arkansas state government overseeing public education for K-12, higher education institutions, and career and technical education.
The Arkansas Department of Education is a cabinet-level agency of the Arkansas state government overseeing public education for K-12, higher education institutions, and career and technical education.
Delaware Department of Education
To empower every learner with the highest quality education through shared leadership, innovative practices and exemplary services.
Delaware Division of the Arts
The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is dedicated to cultivating and supporting the arts to enhance the quality of life for all Delawareans.
Delaware Arts Alliance
Delaware Arts Alliance is the unifying voice for the arts throughout the state, advocating for the central role of the arts and arts education in advancing dynamic communities and a creative citizenry. We inform, empower and mobilize Delawareans who cultivate, support and advance the arts.
The Center for Fine Arts Education
The Center for Fine Arts Education represents the Florida Music Educators Association, Florida School Music Association, Florida Art Education Association, and the Florida Network of Arts Administration.
Georgia Department of Education
The Georgia Department of Education is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. The department manages funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement.
Idaho State Department of Education
The Idaho State Department of Education is an agency of the Idaho State Board of Education.
Iowa Department of Education
Through leadership and service to the state education system, the Iowa Department of Education works to ensure all students are ready for college and career training and receive the postsecondary support they need to succeed. The Department provides oversight to the state education system that includes public elementary and secondary schools, nonpublic schools that receive state accreditation, area education agencies, community colleges, and teacher preparation programs.
Through leadership and service to the state education system, the Iowa Department of Education works to ensure all students are ready for college and career training and receive the postsecondary support they need to succeed. The Department provides oversight to the state education system that includes public elementary and secondary schools, nonpublic schools that receive state accreditation, area education agencies, community colleges, and teacher preparation programs.
Maine Department of Education
The Maine Department of Education, in collaboration with educators, schools, districts and communities Statewide, strives to provide all Maine students access to educational experiences, PreK through adult, that lead to their success in life and career.
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or DESE, was reorganized and established in its present form by the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974. The department is primarily a service agency that works with school officials, legislators, government agencies, community leaders and citizens to maintain a strong public education system.
Missouri Alliance for Arts Education
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education supports, promotes, and advocates for fine arts education for the benefit of ALL Missourians.
New Hampshire Department of Education
The New Hampshire Department of Education is the state education agency of New Hampshire.
Nevada Department of Education
Our mission is to improve student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence.
Oklahoma State Department of Education
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is the state education agency of the State of Oklahoma charged with determining the policies and directing the administration and supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma.
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
The Kirkpatrick Family Fund, founded by John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick in 1989, supports charitable, civic and cultural causes that impact citizens in central Oklahoma and beyond. The Kirkpatrick Family Fund has funded organizations and programs across many areas of need, contributing almost $80 million.
Oklahoma Arts Council
The Oklahoma Arts Council is the official state agency for the support and development of the arts in Oklahoma.
Oklahomans for the Arts
Oklahomans for the Arts is to protect and increase public funding for the arts and arts education and to promote policies that support the arts through advocacy, education, and engagement.
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
The RI State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is charged by the state legislature to stimulate public interest and participation in the arts and to serve as the liaison to the state arts community.
Our National Partners
National Association for Music Education
National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.
National Art Education Association
Founded in 1947, the National Art Education Association is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts educators.
Education Theatre Association
The mission of the Educational Theatre Association is the shaping of lives through theatre education.
National Dance Education Association
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to advancing dance education centered in the arts.
Save The Music Foundation
We help students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music.
We help students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music.
Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Established in 1952, Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is the nation’s largest arts-in-education learning network, serving more than 5 million children and youth each year in more than 7,000 schools and community centers across the country.
Established in 1952, Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is the nation’s largest arts-in-education learning network, serving more than 5 million children and youth each year in more than 7,000 schools and community centers across the country.
