Give young people the opportunity to experience community, passion, and creativity through the gift of music
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Our Mission
The Manilow Music Project empowers underfunded school music programs to provide quality music education. By donating instruments and equipment and providing scholarships nationwide, we give disadvantaged young people the opportunity to experience community, passion, and creativity through the gift of music.
Do you know how much instruments cost?
$7,309
Cost of a tuba
$1,999
Cost of a trombone
$1,518
Cost of a trumpet
$3,629
Cost of a french horn
$1,337
Cost of a flute
$2,488
Cost of an alto sax
$1,371
Cost of a clarinet
$1,065
Cost of a violin
Some of Our Good Work
Driven by the question, “How can we help?” We are always looking for ways to do the most good, whether that means donating a beautiful grand piano to Eric Torres, a high school student who’s home and piano were destroyed by the devastating hurricane in Houston, or by sending in a parade of our famous Manilow Music Project trucks full of instruments to Joplin, Missouri, who’s entire band program was wiped out by tornadoes. To date we have donated upwards of ten million dollars in instruments and scholarships.
Over 300 scholarships awarded
$10 million donated to schools
34 years of helping schools get the instruments they need
We’ve all heard stories of grade school teachers spending out of pocket to purchase crayons and pencils for the classroom. Music programs are equally underfunded with many teachers spending their own money on equipment like guitar strings and drumsticks or instrument repairs. Many students play old, damaged instruments and sadly, most students whose parents cannot afford instruments decide not to participate in band programs at all.
News & Updates
Maria Taylor: Finding Your Voice
“Finding Your Voice”—a phrase we hear often in movies, speeches, and conversations. But how do we truly find it? For 2024 Manilow Music Teacher Award Winner Maria Taylor, a teacher at Bronx Health Sciences High School, it began before she could even talk. Maria grew...
Building Futures: One String at a Time
We’ve all attended concerts filled with the harmonious blend of strings, drums, winds, and more. But what we don’t often see is the effort, care, and cost that go into maintaining those instruments and supporting the musicians who play them. Even the most talented...
Looks Like We Made It: Melissa Gustafson-Hinds and the Manilow Music Project Empower the Musicians of Tomorrow
ST. LOUIS - When Melissa Gustafson-Hinds, Director of Bands at O’Fallon Township High School, stepped into the spotlight at Barry Manilow’s “The Last St. Louis Concert” this past July, it wasn’t to conduct—but to accept the Manilow Music Project Teacher Award from the...
The Manilow Music Project and The Manilow Fund are dbas of Charity Works, a national 501(c)(3) organization. EIN 91-1830363.