The D’Addario Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing monetary and product support to ensure that all children have access to the profound impact that music can have on their education and well-being, held a special ceremony to award six Los Angeles-area nonprofits. The Foundation presented $18,000 to six organizations and has additionally given away over $78,000 to a diverse range of organizations in California dedicated to providing access to quality, immersive music education this year.
The presentation took place on Dec. 6 at Nick Rail Music store in Agoura Hills, Calif. Suzanne D’Addario Brouder, executive director of the Foundation, presented the checks alongside Nick Rail, owner of Nick Rail Music. Recipients were The Harmony Project, Neighborhood Music School Association, SAPPA (Scholarship Audition Performance Preparatory Academy), Fender Museum of the Arts Foundation, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Richardson Prep Hi/San Bernadino Teen Music Workshop and Elemental Music.