Jubilation Foundation
/OVERVIEW: Jubilation supports young peoples’ expression of joy through music and dance.
IP TAKE: This is an accessible and approachable funder that likes to take some grantmaking risks. Jubilation prioritizes giving to organizations located in the Pacific Northwest. However, this organization awards several grants to organizations beyond this region.
PROFILE: Founded in 2008, the Jubilation Foundation was created by ethnomusicologist Charlie Keil, professor of music education Pat Campbell, and musician Becky Liebman to celebrate the joy of music. It seeks to help “individuals and organizations with an exceptional talent for helping young people feel fully alive through rhythm—as expressed in music and dance.” It funds projects related to youth participation in music and dance.
This funder recently paused its grantmaking programs, but grantseekers should keep in touch via email for updates about the foundation’s status.
Grants for Dance and Music
The foundation makes grants to individuals throughout the United States and organizations based in either Oregon or Washington. Grants for individuals fund fellowships for teaching artists working in rhythm-based music and/or movement. These fellowships award $5,000 per year for two years.
The grants for organizations support programs that emphasize “on-going skill building” and partner experts with children under 18. Programs that work with diverse groups, prioritize synchrony and inclusion, and overcome barriers to race and class will receive extra consideration, as will projects that create “foot stomping public performances in a party-like atmosphere.” Organization grants range from $2,000 to $10,000, but will not fund “programs that require auditions; programs where mastery is the goal; performances where students are the audience; programs for purely religious purposes; theatrical productions without a commitment to joyful rhythm and movement.”
Jubilation has supported ARC Alliance/One Love Community Circle, which received a grant to support former Jubilation Fellow Nicole Williams’ group hand drumming and music programs. Arts Council Pendleton received a grant to fund its free, year-round art and music classes for teenagers. To learn more about the foundation’s past and current grantees, view past fellows here and previously funded organizations here.
Important Grant Details:
Jubilation prioritizes organizations located in the Pacific Northwest, specifically Washington and Oregon. Individual grants, however, are available for artists living anywhere in the United States. Individual grants offer $5,000 for two years, while grants for organizations range from $2,000 to $10,000. This funder paused its grant application program in the early 2020s, and it is unclear if it will resume in the near future. Contact the foundation at info@jubilationfoundation.org for updates.
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