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The Guitar Center Music Foundation Guitar Center , the world's largest instrument retailer, announced the relaunch of
its non-profit organization, the Guitar Center
Music Foundation in 2018. The foundation's
mission will be laser-focused on offering as many
individuals as possible the invaluable experience
of learning and playing a musical instrument.
Since its original founding in 2005, the
foundation's charitable efforts have put
instruments in the hands of over 200,000
persons nationwide during its rich history of
supporting musicians through music
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Foundation. We look forward to identifying
education, music therapy programs and other
new and powerful ways to bring more music
music-centric non-profits.
into the world and driving positive change
As the retailer embarks on its 54th year,
within our country's music education system
Guitar Center leadership has decided to
by giving more people the tools and access
expand and guide the organization into
they need to find their sound.”
reestablishing the Guitar Center Music
The relaunched Guitar Center Music
Foundation in order to provide a large
Foundation will also stand as one of the largest
spectrum of gear, as well as lessons and
music charity initiatives by the retailer to date,
services, to various non-profit organizations
an impressive feat given Guitar Center's history
that focus on music education.
of donations to thousands of music educators
“The Guitar Center Music Foundation is an
and schools and its relief efforts to support
exciting opportunity for us to use our
musicians affected by the recent hurricanes
resources to reach musicians of all ages and
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and other natural disasters. At any rate, the
skill levels who may not have access to
Guitar Center Music Foundation has processed
musical instruments,” said Ron Japinga,
grants for 65 programs since the relaunch
Guitar Center CEO. “Guitar Center has always
valued at just over $116,000.
advocated for musicians. We firmly believe
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that it all starts with fostering strong music
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education programs, and we're proud to make
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that promise to current and future generations
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to support the Guitar Center Music Foundation.
of musicians through the Guitar Center Music
summer 2020
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