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The Mockingbird Foundation

The mission of THE MOCKINGBIRD FOUNDATION is to provide support to organizations which promote the education, involvement and appreciation of musical activities for children throughout the united states.this support is provided through the awarding of grants throughout the year.

$257k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$591kEducation$120kYouth Development$100kHealth$53kHuman Services$25kPhilanthropy$16kHousing & Shelter$13kReligion$5k
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 17 grants below total $164,078, the rows itemized in this filing. The $256,878 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $92,800 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $130k
$10,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$483k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WASHINGTON PEACE CENTERGIRLS ROCK DC$20,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
YOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK$10,000
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION$10,000
WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT$10,000
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY$10,000
THE 234 PROJECT FOUNDATION$10,000
CHILDREN'S EYE FOUNDATION$10,000
VANDERCOOK COLLEGE OF MUSIC$10,000
THE HEARTBEAT MUSIC PROJECT$10,000
WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUSIC DEPARTMENT$10,000
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK$10,000
FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH$8,596
KEENE HOUSING KIDS COLLABORATIVE$8,000
GIRLS ROCK CHICAGO$6,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–22, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND: $5k → 15%BEYOND THE NATURAL FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%SEAMAAC: $10k → 22%EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Commusication

Commusication (cmc) provides free high-quality and accessible after school music programs for youth in grades k-12. programs support the development of leadership and socio-emotional skills along with musical development. cmc provides…

Arts & Culture
2
Play On Philly

Play on philly provides underserved children in philadelphia, a transformative music education experience that develops and inspires the behaviors and personal skills needed for a successful life.

Arts & Culture
3
Make Music Nola

Make music nola is an intensive music-for-social-change program. themission of make music nola is to promote academic achievement,cultivate artistic expression, and promote the healthy growth anddevelopment of children in new orleans…

Arts & Culture
4
Merit School of Music

Merit School of Music is dedicated to helping young people transform their lives by removing barriers to high-quality music education, with the majority of students benefitting from need-based financial aid, scholarship support, or…

Arts & Culture
5
Intonation Music Workshop

Intonation kids explore their limitless potential by learning to play instruments and forming their own rock bands. Our year-round classes make music accessible to children in low-income neighborhoods by providing them with instruments,…

Arts & Culture
6
Lyrica Baroque

The mission of lyrica baroque is to support a diverse community of students, teachers, artists, institutions and audiences of all ages through education, collaboration and performance. lyrica baroque seeks to promote the extraordinary…

Arts & Culture
7
Musical Instruments N Kids Hands

Music can transform lives especially for kids growing up in difficult circumstances. Music Instruments N Kids Hands mission is to introduce students to science technology engineering arts and math STEAM through an interactive and digital…

Arts & Culture
8
Armstrong Community Music School

Armstrong community music school offers exciting opportunities to learn the joys of music for students of all ages and skill levels, from early childhood to adult.

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Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts

Austin soundwaves mission is to make learning music accessible and equitable. austin soundwaves leads music learning partnerships that transform school music programs into inspiring centers of creativity. beyond the school day, austin…

Arts & Culture
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Charleston Academy of Music

The Charleston Academy of Music is committed to providing access to exceptional music education, performance and community outreach to all, regardless of age, skill, gender, ethnicity or income.

Arts & Culture
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Miami Music Project Inc

Miami music project uses music as an instrument for social transformation, empowering children to acquire values and achieve their full potential, positively affecting their society through the study and performance of music. our vision is…

Arts & Culture
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Muse Academy at the Brooklyn Music School

MUSE seeks to develop the full potential of every child as lifelong learners, expressive artists, and active citizens in his or her community. Music, movement, and performance are central to the MUSE Academy educational experience and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Harmony Program Inc; the most unlike its peers is The 234 Project Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

56 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 56 of the 98 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
54/56
Grantees still filing
31/56
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GIRLS ROCK DETROIT: $30,000 · Other+61 more: $570,160 · Other+61 moreTHE HARMONY PROGRAM INC: $18,000 · Arts & CultureTHE HARMONY PROGRA…MUSICAL EMPOWERMENT INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMUSICAL EMPOWERMEN…SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVALINC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureSAVANNAH MUSIC FES…ROCK TO THE FUTURE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureROCK TO THE FUTURE…Girls Choral Academy: $10,000 · Arts & CultureGirls Choral Acade…BEYOND THE GRADE: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBEYOND THE GRADEKEYS CORP: $10,000 · Arts & CultureKEYS CORPARTSMART: $10,000 · Arts & CultureARTSMARTEMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureEMPIRE STATE YOUTH…Nashville Symphony Association: $9,910 · Arts & CultureNashville Symphony…ARTogether: $8,000 · Arts & CultureGIRLS ROCK CHICAGO: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+6 more: $30,000 · Arts & Culture+6 moreMagic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc: $20,000 · EducationMagic Cit…CREATE NOW INC: $10,000 · EducationCREATE NO…PAGOSA PEAK OPEN SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationPAGOSA PE…LOGOS ACADEMY: $10,000 · EducationLOGOS ACA…YOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK: $10,000 · EducationYOUNG WOM…ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationASPIRE PU…FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS: $8,596 · EducationFRIENDS O…Children's Eye Foundation The Foundation Of AAPOS: $10,000 · HealthVIA REHABILITATION SERVICES INC: $10,000 · HealthLAKOTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 · HealthMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF DUTCHESS COUNTY INC: $8,350 · HealthArtistas y Musicos Latino Americanos: $5,000 · HealthEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesSOUTHEAST ASIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATIONS COALITION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesBEYOND THE NATURAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesMIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE 234 PROJECT FOUNDATION: $10,000 · InternationalSHE ROCK SHE ROCK: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$600,160Arts & Culture$151,910Education$78,596Health$43,350Human Services$30,000International$10,000Youth Development$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMagic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetArtsPlus: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE HARMONY PROGRAM INC: $18,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetVANDERCOOK COLLEGE OF MUSIC: $17,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Tradition Vermont Inc: $16,308 over 1y, 14% of budgetA PLACE CALLED HOME: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCREATE NOW INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetMUSICAL EMPOWERMENT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVALINC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLOGOS ACADEMY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGirls Choral Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHEAST ASIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATIONS COALITION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSHE ROCK SHE ROCK: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetKEYS CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetJEFFERSON SCHOOL AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetARTSMART: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetEMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVIA REHABILITATION SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLAKOTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNashville Symphony Association: $9,910 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS: $8,596 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF DUTCHESS COUNTY INC: $8,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKEENE HOUSING KIDS COLLABORATIVE: $8,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetARTogether: $8,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCIVIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF MILWAUKEE: $8,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetGIRLS ROCK CHICAGO: $6,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBUILDING FOR THE ARTS NY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROCK N ROLL CAMP FOR GIRLS: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetBEYOND THE NATURAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetRosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetArtistas y Musicos Latino Americanos: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetDENVER CHILDREN'S CHOIR: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHarmony Hope & Healing: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMUSIC FOR MINORS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Magic City Acceptance Academy Charter Sc ↗
  • Who funds ArtsPlus ↗
  • Who funds THE HARMONY PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds VANDERCOOK COLLEGE OF MUSIC ↗
  • Who funds Young Tradition Vermont Inc ↗
  • Who funds A PLACE CALLED HOME ↗
  • Who funds THE 234 PROJECT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CREATE NOW INC ↗
  • Who funds PAGOSA PEAK OPEN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds MUSICAL EMPOWERMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVALINC ↗
  • Who funds LOGOS ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds ROCK TO THE FUTURE INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG WOMEN'S PREPARATORY NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds Girls Choral Academy ↗
  • Who funds EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATIONS COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds SHE ROCK SHE ROCK ↗
  • Who funds BEYOND THE GRADE ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

D'Addario Foundation …The Lewis Prize Found…The Cma FoundationRea Charitable TrustTruist Foundation IncAmerican Gift FundGe Aerospace Foundati…Tides FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…Mightycause Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…
D'Addario Foundation IncNY39.1× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: D'Addario Foundation Inc · The Lewis Prize Foundation Inc · The Cma Foundation · Rea Charitable Trust · Truist Foundation Inc · American Gift Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Tides Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Mockingbird Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Mockingbird Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
20report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 98 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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