News: Philanthropy

August 23, 2021

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…

June 26, 2021

Guitar Center Donates $2K Gift Card to Nurse Who Sings, Plays for Patients

Shondra Diggett, a nurse at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Florida, plays guitar and sings for her patients every night. When Ron Japinga, CEO of…

June 17, 2021

Casio Donates 25 Keyboards in Support of Make Music Day

Casio America has announced it’s donating 25 Casiotone CT-S200 Portable Keyboards in support of Make Music Day, a festival of music celebrated each year on…

May 24, 2021

Blues Angel Music Foundation Seeks to Donate Ukes to Schools

The Blues Angel Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit supporting music education and therapy, is currently seeking music teachers in Escambia and Santa Rosa…

May 10, 2021

ProMark Announces it’s Replanting 100% of Trees Used for Drumsticks

ProMark’s landmark reforestation program has officially replanted 100% of the trees used to make its drumsticks within eight years of launching the…

April 05, 2021

D’Addario Foundation Awards $218K to Music Education Programs

So far in 2021, the D’Addario Foundation announced it has awarded $218,000 in grant funding and in-kind product donations to 74 music education programs…

March 23, 2021

Reverb Announces First Round of Musical Instrument Grants for 2021

Reverb has announced that it has issued a new round of musical instrument grants through its Reverb Gives initiative. Twenty-nine organizations received grants…

March 15, 2021

Yamaha Cares Upcycle Program Turns Musical Instruments into Works of Art

The Yamaha Cares Upcycle Program has announced it is taking slightly blemished musical instruments and turning them into works for art to raise money for Orange…