By helping pay for college, we empower the brightest individuals to become who they were always destined to be.
The D’Addario Foundation does not follow an open-grant process. We have two deadlines for submission: October 31st (Cycle 1) or March 14th (Cycle 2). Please keep in mind if you are applying for support for the first time, you must first take our eligibility quiz before being invited to submit a formal grant proposal. You can take our eligibility quiz on a rolling basis.
If you need funding in the beginning of the calendar year, follow the grant proposal guidelines for the October 31st deadline (Cycle 1). If you need funding at the beginning of the academic year, follow the guidelines for the March 14th deadline (Cycle 2).
You can take our eligibility quiz if you are new to the D’Addario Foundation via the Grants section on our website. If you have been formally invited to submit a full proposal within the last two years, please contact us for the application link.
Organizations are welcome to apply for grants once every calendar year. For example, if you submit a proposal during Cycle 1 2025, you would be eligible to apply again during Cycle 1 2026; you would not be eligible to apply during Cycle 2 2025.
No. We ask that you make the best effort possible to submit your proposal by the end of the day on October 31st or March 14th.
Depending on the circumstance of your denial, you may re-apply for funding in the next calendar year’s round. Before doing so, please review our grant guidelines and fundinr priorities.
Yes; as long as your organization fits within our mission and is a registered non-profit or charity, it is possible to receive only product as a donation. Complete the eligibility quiz in the Grants section of our website.
Yes. On the full grant proposal, there is a section that specifically asks if your organization has a need for a product donation in addition to a cash award. Your answer to this question does not affect whether or not you are awarded a cash grant.
While there is no fixed number, we average approximately 200 grants each year.
The average dollar amount granted is approximately $2,500.
We prefer not to provide cash support for the purchase of instruments, although we do provide in-kind donations in the form of D’Addario product accessories. For instrument requests, we recommend reaching out to the following organizations: Hungry for Music, Instruments in the Cloud, Todd Rundgren's Spirit of Harmony Foundation, Guitars 4 Gifts, Reverb Gives, DW Music Foundation, or the Guitar Center Music Foundation.
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By helping pay for college, we empower the brightest individuals to become who they were always destined to be.
You can now donate the spare change from your everyday credit or debit card purchases by joining the D’Addario Foundation’s Round-Up Program.
