We support nonprofit organizations who use music to power their missions.
This magnificently restored rare 1932 Chippendale Steinway grand piano is now on display at Hudson Yards and will be auctioned this 2021 holiday season, with proceeds benefiting WAAM, supporting social causes in Education, Health & Wellness and Underserved Communities.
Your generosity makes it possible for WAAM to provide meaningful and transformative grants to best-in-class music nonprofits who impact lives. The organizations that received grants improve children’s social and emotional development, empower youth through mentorship, offer hope to suffering patients, expand music education in schools, advance health equality, and guide at-risk youth among other things.
Supporting Grants:
Jazz House Kids, Little Kids Rock, Musicians On Call, Atlanta Music Project and Music Haven
Music has proven to be effective in enhancing academic performance, improving social connectivity and benefiting mental and physical health. Music’s powerful influence on behavior and well being is dramatically under appreciated, resulting in under-funded programs. We are committed to expanding awareness of music’s tangible value and profound impact on social emotional learning, physical and psychological health and community engagement.
For years, music education has been the victim of school budget constraints; they are the last classes to be added and the first classes to be cut. Music is proven to provide academic, social, and personal benefits to students. It is a platform for success through mentorship and educational tools.
Studies show that listening to music can benefit overall well-being, help regulate emotions, create happiness, bring relaxation and improve quality of life. The therapeutic attributes of music supports mental health, aids in suicide prevention, and simply provides hope to someone feeling despair.
It is imperative that all communities receive access to the joy and wonder that music can bring. Music promotes social connectivity, strengthens communities, fights poverty, generates unity, and serves those who otherwise feel forgotten.