Our Grantees

The GRAMMY Museum mission is to explore and celebrate the enduring legacies of all forms of music; the creative process; the art and technology of the recording process; and the history of the GRAMMY Awards. We seek to educate all Museum visitors and members on the continuing cultural significance of popular and classical music. Beyond this, our education mission uses music as a gateway to learning; inspiring and cultivating creativity, critical thinking and self-expression.

The Harmony Project’s mission is to promote the positive development of children through music, to build healthy communities, to develop children as ambassadors of peace, hope, and understanding. Since 2010, as part of the Take PART initiative, the Foundation has provided increased support to establish and maintain the Harmony Project Regional Youth Orchestra, which brings students together from the Lennox, Lawndale, and Wiseburn school districts and provides instruments, music instruction, and the opportunity to perform together as part of an orchestra.

Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. Support from the Foundation has enabled Homeboys to sustain a range of arts education programs and build capacity of its social enterprises.

The mission of LA Commons is to engage communities in artistic and cultural expressoin that tells their unique stories and serves as a basis for dialogue, interaction and a better understanding of Los Angeles.

Libros Schmibros champions the pleasures of literature and its power to change lives.