Enhancing the Quality of Music Education

Helping Music Education Thrive in Every Corner of the Valley

The St. Croix Valley Foundation’s Music Education Competitive Grant Program helps schools across the Valley enhance and enrich K–12 music education.

From sheet music and instruments to guest artists and school collaborations, these grants support experiences that deepen students’ engagement with music and ensure every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and perform. To be eligible, the applicant must be a public or private school located in the St. Croix Valley Foundation’s six-county service area.

This unique grant program is made possible by the Music Education Endowed Fund, created in 2002 by a generous former music teacher who believed that every student deserves access to high-quality music education—regardless of zip code or school budget.

Thanks to that visionary gift, music continues to resonate throughout classrooms, concerts, and communities all across the region.

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This grant opportunity is now accepting applications through October 24, 2025.

What We Fund

Grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 are available to enhance music education programming in K-12 schools across the St. Croix Valley. Each year, we award grants that spark creativity, build confidence, and bring music to life for hundreds of students across the Valley.

Music Education Grants support a wide range of needs, some examples include:

• Purchase of sheet music, instruments, and equipment

• Guest musicians, teaching artists, and instructors

• Student concerts, composition projects, and musical productions

• Inter- and intra-school music collaborations

• Community outreach and engagement programs