Music is like a magical charm that soothes your soul, stirs your spirit, enriches your mind and evokes a symphony of emotions.

What musician can't remember the thrill of playing a complete song for the first time? What choir can't reminisce about the roar of applause after a stunning performance? What soloist can't recall the tremendous satisfaction of transforming thoughts into lyrics and tunes? These are unforgettable stirring moments the Foundation wants to nurture and encourage.

Music brings more value than its sheer joy. Research shows that children exposed to music tend to enjoy greater success in school and society. They tend to score better on standardized tests, win more academic awards, and experience greater intellectual development. They are also less likely to smoke, use drugs, or drink alcohol.

Unfortunately, in recent years, Michigan's public schools have frequently targeted music education for cutbacks because of the state's budget crisis. The reductions are particularly difficult for financially disadvantaged youth who often have no other means to continue music education. Why not present them with a positive alternative that will offer them a chance at acquiring a lifelong skill as a musician and an appreciation for a universal language?

Mission

To create a better quality of life for the community, focusing on youth, using music as the medium to breaking down economical, racial, gender, and age barriers.

Music Education Goals

Spread the Music Foundation provides financial assistance to individuals and schools for many musical endeavors, including:

	Purchase or rental of musical instruments.
	Instrument or voice lessons.
	Sponsored concerts so that entertainers, whether it's a choir, string quartet, or sole performer, can perform before a live audience.
	Scholarships for music camps and music workshop.
	Miscellaneous items, such as music books, instrument cases, and uniforms that are necessary to achieve success.
	An endowment to ensure the Foundation's future viability.

Foundation Goals

Our long term goal

To create a one million dollar endowment fund through the Grand Haven Community Foundation. This will provide long term financial help for the music departments of local school districts; Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Fruitport.

To continue supporting youth, the community, and society with other musical endeavors and the Gift of Music Program.

Our short term goal

To provide musical education programs, instruments, tools, and experience to all children under eighteen years of age that long for the opportunity to become involved with music.

To support local events and musicians that long to use their musical gifts to benefit the community as a whole

Partnerships

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Spread The Music Foundation Inc. is pleased to announce our association with the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. The majority of our funds will be invested by the Community Foundation and the income from our investment will be used to fund Spread the Music Foundation projects for many years to come. "For good. For ever" simply stated, these words express the real meaning of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. Our Endowment fund will benefit the music departments of Grand Haven Area Public Schools, Fruitport Community Schools, and Spring Lake Public Schools.