Applications Open for Adolf Busch Award - United States

Donor Name: Adolf Busch Award

Category: Awards, Prizes, and Challenges

Publish Date: 03-Sept-2024 12:00 am

Deadline Date: 20-Sept-2024 12:00 am

Country: United States

Award Details

The Adolf Busch Award honors organizations that use music to address social injustice, inequity, and lack of opportunity. The award grants $10,000 to one organization each year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Submissions related to education and performance are broadly accepted, though other activities are also considered.
• Ideal candidates are organizations that have overcome significant obstacles, demonstrated courage, and have a unique approach to addressing systemic issues.
• Focus should be on nurturing musical and leadership skills, addressing disenfranchised populations, engaging in grassroots initiatives, and showing organizational maturation.
• Organizations must have been established for at least three years and have an operating budget of less than $3 million.

Requirements

• Nonprofit status: Must be a US-based 501(c)3 or an international organization with a domestic fiscal sponsor.
• Purpose: Funds can be used for general operating expenses or specific projects.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Music therapy
• Funding for individual compositions or specific performances
• Programs that are exclusively state funded
• Religious activities or projects serving specific denominations
• Political lobbying, campaigns, or legislative activities
• Endowment campaigns
• Organizations that are grantors themselves

For more information, visit: Adolf Busch Award