Mockingbird Foundation Grants

The Mockingbird Foundation is a nonprofit organization of Phish fans, founded to raise money for charity. The Foundation offers competitive grants of up to $5,000 to schools and nonprofit organizations that focus on music education for children in the United States, with an emphasis on geographic diversity throughout the country. The Foundation is particularly interested in projects that encourage creative expression in all musical forms, as well as projects that foster self-esteem. The target age is children eighteen years or younger, but the Foundation will also consider projects that benefit college students, teachers/instructors, or adult students, especially from disenfranchised groups. Visit the webisite listed below to submit an online letter of inquiry. The 2009 deadlines are February 1 and August 1.guidelines.html