August 23, 2021 I Philanthropy
Reverb Awards Latest Round of Musical Instrument Grants
Reverb has announced it has issued a new round of musical instrument grants through its Reverb Gives initiative. Twenty-one organizations have received grants from Reverb to purchase musical instruments for their youth music education programs, joining more than 100 other organizations Reverb has supported since it launched Reverb Gives.
Reverb’s latest round of Reverb Gives grants helped students in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America get the gear they needed to make music amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations ranging from elementary schools to youth orchestra programs plan to use their grants to purchase instruments, such as guitars, bassoons, clarinets, oboes, xylophones, metallophones and more.
One such organization is Nvak Foundation, which serves teens and young adults in countries facing social, political, and/or cultural challenges, and provides them with musical education and resources to create and distribute their own contemporary music worldwide.
“With the help of Reverb Gives, we’ll be able to purchase instruments and equipment for women and non-binary artists in Armenia and Malawi to produce their own music despite COVID-19,” said Tamar Kaprelian, founder at Nvak Foundation. “Reverb’s support will help up-and-coming musicians as they work toward careers in music, contributing to a larger mission of creating inclusivity across the industry and uplifting global artists.”
Girls Rock Dublin (GRD) received a grant, which it plans to use to purchase guitar racks, gig bags, tuners, drum cases and more — expanding its GRD Gear Library, where teenagers can borrow instruments from local libraries in Dublin.
“Along with continuing to outfit our gear libraries, we plan to use this grant to provide our volunteer teachers with equipment such as audio interfaces, headphones, MIDI controllers, mics, and more that would allow them to run virtual programming,” said Rossella Bottone, GRD Gear Library program manager. “Thanks to Reverb Gives, we’re continuing to evolve the methods we use to serve our community.”
Additional programs which received grants include: The Oxford Arts Alliance, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington, Bloomingdale School of Music, Civitan Foundation, Cleveland Classical Guitar Society, The Dr. Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas, Hartley Elementary School, The iAM MUSIC Institute, Lane Tech Guitar Boosters, Lead Guitar, Music Is First, Noise Solution, Old Town School of Folk Music, Redhouse Arts Center, Rhythm Arts Alliance, Sabine Parish, Saint Anne School, Schweitzer Elementary School and 3 O’Clock Rock.
Since 2018, Reverb Gives has benefited over 150 organizations, ranging from nonprofits to underfunded school music programs.
