News: Philanthropy

February 03, 2025

PAS to Receive $20K Award from National Endowment for the Arts

The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) has announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of…

January 17, 2025

MI Industry Unites to Support Victims of the LA Wildfires

Due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, Gibson, and its philanthropic division, Gibson Gives, have joined forces with multiple music brands, including The…

January 14, 2025

Guitar Center Music Foundation Offers Relief Grant for Musicians Impacted by LA Wildfires

In response to the devastation caused by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, the Guitar Center Music Foundation has unveiled a one-time grant program to…

January 13, 2025

NAMM Foundation Creates 2025 LA Wildfires Relief Fund

The NAMM Foundation has created The 2025 LA Wildfires Relief Fund, committing $50,000 to the fund and is accepting additional contributions. Additional…

September 30, 2024

Hohner, American Cancer Society Team on Special-Edition Pink Harmonica

Hohner Harmonica has announced the second year of its collaboration with the American Cancer Society (ACS). Throughout October, recognized as Breast Cancer…

September 27, 2024

Hal Leonard’s Keith Mardak, Mary Vandenberg Donate $5.25M to Milwaukee School

Former Hal Leonard CEO Keith Mardak and his wife, Mary Vandenberg, who served as Hal Leonard's former VP of business affairs, recently donated $5.25 million to…

September 23, 2024

NAMM Raises $147K for Museum of Making Music During Annual Benefit

The NAMM Foundation held its annual Play it Forward benefit concert for the Museum of Making Music on Sept. 12 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach,…

August 09, 2024

GC Store in California Grants Local Girl’s Birthday Wish

Guitar Center in Roseville, California, hosted a surprise birthday party for Carmen Ramirez, a 12-year-old girl who dreamed of owning and playing an electric…