News: Philanthropy

February 04, 2021

Les Paul Foundation Donates Vidami Pedals to Music Education Nonprofit

Vidami, manufacturer of the Vidami hands-free video looper pedal, has announced that it has partnered with the Les Paul Foundation and music education nonprofit…

December 28, 2020

Gruv Gear Donates GigBlade Guitar Bags to SoCal High School

This holiday season, Gruv Gear has announced it donated more than $23,000 worth of its GigBlade guitar bags to the El Dorado High School in Placentia,…

December 04, 2020

ESP Guitars, Metallica Raise Over $47,000 for Charity

On Nov. 14, Metallica did its first-ever worldwide livestream concert from its headquarters in Northern California, with all the proceeds of ticket sales and an…

November 20, 2020

F. E. Olds, F2F Music Foundation Donate Horn to Student

David Benedetto, president and owner of Mountainside, New Jersey, band instrument producer F. E. Olds, and Vel Lewis, founder of the F2F Music Foundation,…

October 21, 2020

Reverb Issues Over 20 Grants

Reverb has issued a new round of musical instrument grants through its Reverb Gives initiative. Twenty-one youth music education organizations received grants…

October 12, 2020

Gibson Donates Guitars to Montana High School

Gibson Gives, the charitable arm of Gibson, has partnered with Gallatin High School in Bozeman, Montana, to help music education students this fall. Gibson…

October 06, 2020

Keep Music Alive Celebrates Kids Music Day

The Fifth Annual Kids Music Day was celebrated on Friday, October 2. Each year, Brookhaven, Pennsylvania-based non-profit Keep Music Alive partners with music…

August 20, 2020

C&C Drum Co. Announces Line of Snares Raising Money For Social Causes

Gladstone, Missouri-based C&C Drum Co. has announced the Circles for Change line of snare drums, proceeds of which go to the NAACP Legal Defense and…