SpreadMusicNow funds music education and creative youth development that centers equity in outcomes and access for students' educational, career, and life success.
Joshua Westhoff is a fourth grade student at Shelter Rock School in Danbury, Connecticut. He plays the trumpet and also likes to play football and soccer. Joshua enjoys math and hopes to pursue a career in finance when he grows up.
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Confidence. Creativity. Collaboration. These are just some of the things that improve when a child participates in structured, rigorous music education.
Multiple studies have shown that students who study music develop stronger academic skills, and in general, enjoy a higher quality of life than peers who do not have access to music education. Unfortunately, public arts education budgets leave many students with minimal exposure to music education. This trend has taken an especially harsh toll on high-need students in underserved communities.
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SpreadMusicNow funds music education and creative youth development for underserved students in and out of school.
We partner with nonprofit music education and youth development organizations, school systems, higher education, and cultural institutions and venues. We value the relationship between creative youth development and creative placemaking and prioritize locations where we have a direct and ongoing connection to community success. As a Connecticut-based organization, we prioritize community leaders here first but also work nationally to advance our mission and partner with allied organizations.
Through this broad-based approach, we provide our donors with the confidence that their generosity makes a meaningful contribution to the success of underserved young people.
Read MoreWe focus our funding on programs whose organizational model contributes not simply to a child's music skill, but to their ongoing development. We ask, "in addition to teaching kids music, what effects will your program have on a child's development over the course of their lives as young adults?"
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Big or small, it's the thought that counts. By fundraising for SpreadMusicNow, you're casting your vote in favor of music education.