ArtsFund Awards Community Accelerator Grant

For a second year, ArtsFund and the Paul G.Allen Family Foundation has administered a total of $10 million in funding as part of the Community Accelerator grants program, a historic investment in Washington’s arts and culture sector. Included in this announcement is a Community Accelerator grant of $17.5K to Seattle JazzED. This gift will accelerate our organization’s efforts in enriching and expanding music education in the greater Seattle area.

The Community Accelator program grants range from $2,500 to $25,000 and are unrestricted (meaning they can be used for anything an organization deems necessary). This grant continues to prioritize the distribution of resources to communities that are underrepresented in other funding programs - specifically, those in rural communities, and for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.

Since 2010, Seattle JazzED has been investing in youth to increase access to high-quality music education for students. The organization was created to address inequities in access to jazz education and provide an alternative pathway to the arts for all students. All programming is provided on a sliding scale with free loaner instruments available for every musician.