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 U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization you’re grateful for that aligns with our mission to shine for inclusive arts education, the advancement of equality, and food security!
In 2024, after receiving more than 1,500 nominations from across the U.S., we awarded Gratitude Grants to 25 nonprofit organizations on Giving Tuesday.
Stay tuned for the return of our Gratitude Grants program in 2025!
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GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & SUPPORT
2024
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- A Step Beyond
- Acton Food Pantry
- Backpack Brigade
- Banding Together
- Circus Up, Inc.
- Community Lifestyle
- Deaf Spotlight
- Diversionary Theatre
- Food Forward
- Friendship Circle of Miami
- Garvey Tubman Cultural Arts Center
- Good Tidings Foundation
- Growing Hope Gardens
- Hawaii Youth Symphony
- Hear Your Song, Inc.
- Hollywood Food Coalition
- Hugs Cafe, Inc.
- Kauai Music Festival
- Making Light Productions
- Monarch School
- No Limits Creative Arts
- Our Center
- Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles
- Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls San Diego
- Rooted in Love, Inc.
- San Diego Young Artists Music Academy
- See My Art, Inc.
- SingOUT Cincy
- Special Gifts Theatre
- Tap Fever Studios
- The Brother Benno Foundation
- The Future Perfect Project
- The North County LGBTQ Resource Center
- The Roots of Music
- Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts
- Wheelchair Dancers
- World Central Kitchen
- Young: Equal
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