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The D’Addario Foundation does not follow an open-grant process. We have two deadlines for submission: October 30th or April 30th. Please keep in mind if you are applying for support for the first time, you must first take our eligibility quiz and subsequently submit a letter of inquiry before being invited to submit a formal grant proposal. Letter of inquiries are accepted on a rolling basis.
After completing our eligibility quiz, you can submit a Letter of Inquiry at any time; LOIs received after 4/17/24 will be considered for the 10/30/24 deadline.
If you need funding in the beginning of the calendar year, follow the grant proposal guidelines for the October 30th deadline. If you need funding at the beginning of the academic year, follow the guidelines for the April 30th deadline.
You can take our eligibility quiz and subsequently submit an initial letter of inquiry if you are new to the D’Addario Foundation via the Grants section on our website. If you have been formally invited to submit a full proposal, please contact us for the application link.
Organizations are welcome to apply for grants once every calendar year.
No. We ask that you make the best effort possible to submit your proposal by the end of the day on October 30th or April 30th.
Proposals submitted will receive a confirmation email in return. If you do not receive a confirmation within a reasonable amount of time, please contact us.
Depending on the circumstance of your denial, you may re-apply for funding in the next calendar year’s round.
As long as your organization fits within our mission and is a 501(c) (3) or the equivalent in your country, it is possible to receive product as a donation. Submit a letter of inquiry via the grants section on our website.
Yes. On the full grant proposal, there is a section that specifically asks if your organization has a need for a product donation in addition to a cash award.
While there is no fixed number, we average over 200 grants each year.
The average dollar amount granted is approximately $2,500.
We do not fund:
If you apply for support of any of the above mentioned please be advised that you may not receive a response.
We prefer not to provide monetary support for the purchase of instruments, although we provide in-kind donations in the form of product accessories quite often. For instrument requests, we recommend reaching out to the following organizations: Hungry for Music, Instruments in the Cloud, Todd Rundgren's Spirit of Harmony Foundation, Guitars 4 Gifts, Reverb Gives, DW Music Foundation, or the Guitar Center Music Foundation.
Grantee organizations that have been told they’ve reached term limit may re-apply for support after a three year grace period if they continue to meet the funding objectives of the D’Addario Foundation.
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By helping pay for college, we empower the brightest individuals to become who they were always destined to be.
You can now donate the spare change from your everyday credit or debit card purchases by joining the D’Addario Foundation’s Round-Up Program.
