By helping pay for college, we empower the brightest individuals to become who they were always destined to be.
From humble origins to a humbling global impact, walk through several decades of outreach and engagement to see how the scope of the D’Addario Foundation’s efforts have grown alongside its commitment to its growing community of artists and advocates.
The D’Addario Foundation gets its start providing performance opportunities to some of the greatest emerging guitar talent through their Debuts and Premieres Series.
The 501c3 non-profit D'Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts is officially established.
Expanding the scope of their philanthropic endeavors to-come, the D’Addario Foundation shifts its focus beyond the performance series with a grant process for classical performance initiatives as well as not-for-profit music education.
The D'Addario Foundation broadens its mission to support non-profit music education programs in high poverty communities led by the passionate vision of John D'Addario Jr.
As school music programs are rapidly cut, the D'Addario Foundation expands its support of independent arts organizations bringing immersive music instruction and mentoring where it does not exist.
The D’Addario Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary by launching the next generation of the D’Addario Performance Series at Carnegie’s Weill Hall.
The James D’Addario Family Foundation in partnership with the D’Addario Foundation and the Harmony Program launches its own free El Sistema instrument instruction program for children on Long Island. Participants in the program attend an elementary school that has not had a string program in over 30 years and where 75% of the student body is on free or reduced lunch.
The D'Addario Foundation establishes a dynamic board that helps to launch an active fundraising arm to amplify the need to support this work and build a donor base that supports expansion of our efforts.
The Girls in Music Initiative was launched on International Women’s Day in 2018, with the goal of providing girls with advanced learning opportunities, scholarships, and transformative musical experiences that foster personal & professional growth.
An act of kindness by Janet D'Addario many years ago along with inspiring work by Dr. Margaret Martin led to the introduction to the Rita and Herbert Z. Gold Trust, and subsequent establishment of the D'Addario Foundation's College Scholarship Fund.
The Bridge Fund is established, focusing specifically on bridging the gap between access to extraordinary after-school and in-school music programs and the black community which has been historically ignored and too often denied access to these life-changing programs.
At the D’Addario Foundation, we annually support over 200 non-profit organizations who are bringing music back into our communities and curriculums. These programs, institutions, and initiatives include a dizzying array of musical disciplines with beneficiaries from all walks of life. No matter the means, we believe that these programs enrich the lives, minds, and spirits of all who participate.
By helping pay for college, we empower the brightest individuals to become who they were always destined to be.
We provide transformative resources to offset the gender imbalance, helping girls find their place, both on stage and in the industry.
