Shining for Inclusive Arts Education, the Advancement of Equality, and Food Security
MISSION & ABOUT
Founded in 2011, Jason Mraz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to shine for inclusive arts education, the advancement of equality, and food security. Our purpose is to cause peace in the world.
With support from ticket sales and kind donations, we are able to grant well over $100,000 annually to organizations nationwide that align with our mission, in addition to providing program support, performance opportunities, and arts education.
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GRATITUDE GRANTS
Tell us about a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the U.S. that you’re grateful for that aligns with our mission to shine for inclusive arts education, the advancement of equality, and food security.
Our team will review the submissions, reach out to qualified organizations for more information, and award $3,000 Gratitude Grants to 15 nonprofits* that align with our mission this holiday season.
Nomination Deadline: Closed. Grantees to be announced soon!
*U.S. Only. Gratitude Grants will be awarded by December 15, 2024.
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GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & SUPPORT
2023
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- A Reason to Survive
- A Step Beyond Dancers
- Banding Together
- Circus Up, Inc.
- CO/LAB Theater Group, Inc.
- Diversionary Theatre
- Kauai Music Festival
- Manhattan School of Music
- Monarch Dance
- San Diego Young Artist Music Academy
- Tap Fever Studios
- The ASCAP Foundation
- Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts
- Wheelchair Dancers
- Women’s Resource Center
2022
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- Backyard Players & Friends, Inc.
- Bahama Village Music Program
- Bridging Education and Art Together
- Circus Up, Inc.
- CO/LAB Theater Group, Inc.
- DMF Youth Inc.
- Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center
- Feel the Beat Corp.
- Food On the Move Inc.
- FreeHorse Arts
- Gainesville Girls Rock Camp
- Good Tidings Foundation
- Inner-City Arts
- Kaleidoscope Youth Center
- Kauai Music Festival
- Kids’ Meals, Inc.
- LEAF Global Arts
- Michiana Performing and Adaptive Arts Community Inc.
- No Limits Theater Group Inc.
- Nvak Foundation
- Planet Improv, Incorporated
- Point of Pride
- Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles
- Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls San Diego
- San Antonio Sounds Good Inc.
- School of Service / Access Arts
- School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community
- San Diego Young Artists Music Academy
- Seattle Collaborative Orchestra
- Students Motivated by the Arts
- Synthesis Dance Company
- The ASCAP Foundation
- The High Steppers Drill Team, Inc.
- The People’s Music School
- Wheelchair Dancers Organization
- Victor Association of Cultural and Performing Arts / Cobblestone Arts Center
2021
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- Backyard Players & Friends, Inc.
- Bahama Village Music Program
- Bridging Education and Art Together
- Center for World Music
- Circus Up, Inc.
- CO/LAB Theater Group, Inc.
- DMF Youth Inc.
- Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center
- Feel the Beat Corp.
- Food On the Move Inc.
- Gainesville Girls Rock Camp
- Inner-City Arts
- Kaleidoscope Youth Center
- Kids’ Meals, Inc.
- LEAF Global Arts
- Michiana Performing and Adaptive Arts Community Inc.
- No Limits Theater Group Inc.
- Nvak Foundation
- Planet Improv, Incorporated
- Point of Pride
- Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles
- Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls San Diego
- San Antonio Sounds Good Inc.
- San Diego American Indian Health Center
- School of Service / Access Arts
- School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community
- Seattle Collaborative Orchestra
- Students Motivated by the Arts
- Synthesis Dance Company
- The High Steppers Drill Team, Inc.
- The Illumination Society/FreeHorse Arts
- The People’s Music School
- Victor Association of Cultural and Performing Arts / Cobblestone Arts Center
2019 GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & SUPPORT:
- A Reason to Survive (A.R.T.S.)
- Banding Together
- Feeding the Soul Foundation / O’side Kitchen Collaborative
- Hawai’i Songwriting Festival
- Malashock Dance & Company
- Mountain Shadows Foundation
- San Diego Pride, Queer Youth Chorus
- School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community
- transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project
- WhyHunger