NF Development Packet

Mobilize Your Legacy

A gift to the NAMM Foundation provides opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to start and keep playing music, recognizes excellence through scholarships and awards, and mobilizes support for future music making through research and professional development.

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Promoting the joy of music and music making...

The NAMM Foundation advances access to music education; invests in research on the impact of music making; provides training for music education advocacy; and supports a global network of organizations that offer innovative opportunities for people of all ages to make music. This mission-driven work for which we seek funding encompasses:

Music Making Opportunities

Music Making Grants

NAMM Museum of Making Music

Community

Music Making

Scholarships & Awards

Best Communities for Music Education

William Gard Scholarship

NAMM President’s Innovation Award

College Music Society Fellows Program

Research, Advocacy & Professional Development

Music Research Grants

GenNext @ The NAMM Show for college students and faculty

Music Education Days @ The NAMM Show for music educators and school administrators

Grand Rally for Music Education @ The NAMM Show celebrating shared commitment to advocating for music education

Non-Profit Management Institute @ The NAMM Show advancing effectiveness of nonprofit music service organizations

Since 1994, The NAMM Foundation has reinvested $201 million dollars to fulfill the organization’s vision to support music education and advance active participation in music making across the lifespan.

GIFT DESIGNATION: MUSIC MAKING OPPORTUNITIES

Your donation to this gift category opens doors for more people of all ages and abilities to start and keep engaged with hands-on music making opportunities. It enables The NAMM Foundation to support music service organizations around the world in their work to expand access, equity and opportunity to music education for tens of thousands of individuals each year, and to provide innovative music education and hands-on music making programs.

MUSIC MAKING GRANTS

The NAMM Foundation currently supports over twenty domestic and international music service organizations that provide access to music education. This year, following a rigorous vetting process, a total of $482,500 was awarded to twenty-three programs (seventeen domestic and six international) each strengthening access to music making for people of all ages across various communities and demographics.

MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC

The NAMM Museum of Making Music, a signature program of The NAMM Foundation and located in NAMM’s headquarters in Carlsbad, California, explores and celebrates the people and products that bring music to our world. Through unique world class exhibitions, innovative live performances, and immersive educational programming, the Museum is committed to helping everyone find—or recognize—their own unique place in the world of making music.

COMMUNITY MUSIC MAKING

Community Music Making initiatives promote and support the far-reaching benefits of making music across the lifespan. Activities include global music making and learning events that are part of Make Music Day (June 21) and Make Music Winter (December 21) spreading the joys and deep impact of making music.

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING

Mobilize Your Legacy. Be the Impetus Behind Our Impact.

Help us bring the gift of music making into someone’s life by making a donation. Make a direct contribution to The NAMM Foundation or choose from the additional giving vehicles below. Designate your gift to any area today!

Additional Giving Vehicles

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS

A donor advised fund is a flexible giving vehicle that offers immediate tax benefits and allows donors to support charities that are aligned with The NAMM Foundation mission to advance music learning and making opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. There is a $50,000 giving minimum to establish a donor advised fund.

MEMORIAL GIFTS & TRIBUTE DONATIONS

Making a Memorial Gift or Tribute Donation to The NAMM Foundation is a meaningful way to honor or remember a loved one. All gifts create a lasting impact and allow the foundation to continue its mission.*

A MEMORIAL GIFT remembers and recognizes the legacy of a loved one who has passed. If you would like to direct family and friends to make gifts to The NAMM Foundation, we offer this suggested wording for an obituary: In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to The NAMM Foundation in memory of {deceased name}, online at nammfoundation.org/donate, or mailed to: NAMM Foundation, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.

A TRIBUTE DONATION is a wonderful way to commemorate a special occasion such as a birthday, wedding, graduation, holiday, retirement, or other celebrations and accomplishments.

*Memorials and tributes over $250 will include a notification card that can be sent to a designated contact. The monetary amount of the gift remains confidential.

GIFT DESIGNATION: SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

Your donation to this gift category helps The NAMM Foundation encourage, recognize, and celebrate individuals and organizations who excel in their dedication to, and leadership in activities that expand access to music education. Programs include:

BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION

Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) is a signature program of The NAMM Foundation that nationally recognizes and celebrates schools and school districts for their commitment to music education.

WILLIAM R. GARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship assists students who pursue education and careers in the music products industry. Named for the former NAMM Executive Vice President, the award is available to NAMM Member employees who attend college full time.

BERNICE ASH MEMORIAL AWARD

This award honors the remarkable life and legacy of Bernice Ash, a music retail visionary who spearheaded the expansion of the Sam Ash family-owned music stores, broadening inventory for the chain across multiple categories.

NAMM PRESIDENT’S INNOVATION AWARD

This award honors college students who are leaders in music. Winners are dedicated to pursuing a career in any area of music, be it performance, education, media, sound/audio engineering, event technology, production, administration, management, marketing, or product creation and innovation. A cash award supports travel to The NAMM Show.

COLLEGE MUSIC SOCIETY FELLOWS PROGRAM

This program supports college music faculty who are developing music business curricula in music, pro-audio, and event technology. A cash award supports travel to The NAMM Show to participate in professional development sessions, networking receptions, special events, and opportunities to preview the latest musical instruments, products, and tools.

CORPORATE & INDUSTRY GIVING

Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available and carry a $100,000 giving minimum. Funds will be allocated by donor’s choice to any of the programs outlined in the gift designation options. Make a direct contribution or choose from the additional giving vehicles listed on the reverse page.

Designate your gift to any area today!

Benefits of Sponsorship*

THE NAMM SHOW

Feature your brand recognition at The NAMM Show through prominent digital, print, PR, social media, and signage. NAMM Show-related collaboration details include:

Logo and link on NAMM website as a current NAMM Show sponsor

1.1M visitors per year

THE NAMM FOUNDATION

Dedicated block of content (75 words, 16x9 image, and link) distributed in the following publications:

NAMM Exhibitor Update (1x)

25,000 exhibitors

NAMM Show audience update (2x)

115,000 attendees

TEC News (2x)

3,000 pro audio community members

Five (5) YouTube video placements

9.7K subscribers

Showcase your support with corporate and brand recognition through NAMM Foundation programs, PR, signage, social media, and digital communication. NAMM Foundation-related collaboration details include:

Recognition (up to 75 words) in two NAMM Foundation email newsletters

111,000 subscribers

Your logo displayed for 12 months on the benefactor screen at the entrance of the NAMM Museum of Making Music

50,000 annual attendees

Potential inclusion in the NAMM Oral History Program

*These are annual benefits. Development staff will work with donors depending on NAMM Show timing for agreed upon benefits.

GIFT DESIGNATION: RESEARCH, ADVOCACY & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

GENNEXT AT THE NAMM SHOW

GenNext at The NAMM Show is a powerful collaboration between The NAMM Foundation and The College Music Society that offers music career and professional development sessions for college music faculty and students together with access to the latest musical instruments, products and tools to enhance their careers and classrooms.

MUSIC EDUCATION DAYS AT THE NAMM SHOW

Music Education Days at The NAMM Show provides music teachers, school administrators, and community leaders with informative sessions, inspiring performances, and the opportunity to preview the latest instruments, products, and tools relevant to today’s music classrooms. A recent multi-year initiative called Million More Music Makers focuses Music Education Days programming on teacher training on specific instrument groups. By engaging 500 teachers each year, we can impact 2,500,000 lives through music (250 students per year over a 20-year career).

MUSIC RESEARCH GRANTS

The NAMM Foundation is a global leader in funding scientific research on the benefits—mental, physical, developmental, and emotional—of making music. Peer-reviewed and published outcomes inform public policy and advocacy as well as the general public about the evidence-based impact of music making. Your gift makes it possible to provide funding for projects such as the work conducted by Dr. Nina Kraus at the Northwestern Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory.

Your donation to this gift category supports advocacy, scientific research, and professional development programs to mobilize and ensure support for music education.