The Free for All Endowment Fund awards $330,000 to twenty-one organizations, expanding community access to classical music and cultural experiences

Boston – The Boston Foundation today announced that 21 organizations will share $330,000 in grants from the Foundation's Free for All Endowment Fund to support access to music and other cultural programming in Greater Boston.

Since its inception in 2016, the Free for All Endowment Fund has granted over $1.6 million to large and small organizations to ensure that everyone in Greater Boston—children, adults, and families—has regular and permanent access to the rich world of classical, orchestral music and related cultural programming. Organizations applying for grants are working to expand their programs and outreach to connect with a broad range of audiences across Greater Boston. Nearly 60 organizations applied with requests totaling over $1.3 million for this cycle. The $330,000 in grants make this the largest grantmaking year to date for the Fund.

"Organizations are responding to the loss of federal arts funding and other challenges with renewed determination to broaden both who is represented in classical music and where and how audiences can experience it," said Catherine T. Morris, Director for Arts and Creativity at the Boston Foundation. "We are excited to amplify and support these organizations and ensembles, celebrate their remarkable programming, and recognize their commitment to their communities they serve."

Nine of this year's twenty-one grantees had never received a grant from the Free for All Endowment Fund. This year's grants ranged from $10,000 to $50,000.

Learn more about the Fund at https://www.tbf.org/nonprofits/grant-making-initiatives/free-for-all-fund.