Fender Music Foundation
organization
The Fender Music Foundation (FMF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that grants musical instruments and equipment to ongoing music education programs in the United States. Many of the grants they award go to music education in schools and organizations for underprivileged or mentally disabled children, teenagers and adults.
History
The Fender Music Foundation, formerly The Guitar Center Music Foundation, was established in 2005 in Westlake Village, California, by Larry Thomas when he retired as CEO of Guitar Center, Inc. The foundation became active in 2006, raising $765,000 and awarding its first grants at the end of that year. By the end of 2007, their grants benefited over 10,000 people in 20 states.
To date the foundation has awarded instruments, equipment and money to 65 organizations. Some of these recipients include schools, educational centers for those who are to be released from prison, community music centers and therapeutic music programs. By March 2008, grants had been awarded to programs in 24 states. The list of programs the foundation supports is continually growing as they receive numerous grant applications every year.
Unfortunately, the Foundation is also forced to reject many of the applicants each year due to application discrepancies.
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