Foundation Philosophy

Music Drives Us is dedicated to supporting music throughout New England and seeks out organizations and individuals that are interested in using music as a tool for all segments of society, for all age groups. Its philosophy focuses on three major areas: Music Preservation, Music Education and Music Awareness. Recipients are required to prove their sustainability before being considered for funding. Only then can we be sure that the foundation’s initial investments will be impacted in more than one key area by each grant awarded. This allows Music Drives Us to reach out to new organizations needing our help.

Music Preservation

The days of community concerts on town greens are on the verge of extinction so we work with musicians to compensate them for their expenses, thereby ensuring that the money is used to bring music to communities that could not otherwise afford it.

All concerts performed with funding from Music Drives Us must have a musical education component to them and must be free to the public.

Music Education

Music Drives Us seeks out worthy scholarship recipients in the New England area to receive monetary scholarships to attend music camps, programs and colleges. Music Drives Us is also supporting public schools who are suffering from devastating budgetary cuts allowing music to remain in these schools.

Scholarship recipients are required to a set number of hours of musical education per month to younger students, thus ensuring that a new generation of musicians has access to quality education and increasing awareness of the benefits of music.

Music Awareness

Funding for New England school music programs allows for exposure to music at an early age, thus increasing awareness of the benefits of music.

By providing exposure to children at an early age through free concerts and school music programs, the benefits music brings to our culture can continue to impact future generations.