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Every year, Settlement Music School provides more than $2.6 million in financial aid and scholarships to nearly 60% of our students. Your tax-deductible contribution makes it possible to fulfill our financial aid commitments to our families in need, provide arts therapy services for people living with special needs, deliver the finest early childhood education, and provide extensive off-site programs in our communities. Thank you for making your tax-deductible gift today!
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When you give to Settlement Music School, you make it possible for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to transform their lives through music.
Corporate Partners
Settlement’s Corporate Partners recognize the role that music and education plays in creating an innovative, engaged, and productive society.
Anniversary Gala
We are changing it up! Friends from around the world come together for a virtual event celebrating community music.
Planned Giving
By making a charitable gift through your estate, you ensure that Settlement Music School will continue to transform lives long into the future.
Legacy of Support
Our students thrive thanks to the generations of support of our mission of excellence and access.
why I give
“I wish I had a place like Settlement when I was a child. I’m thrilled that it helps children and adults develop musically, discover their talents, and find real joy in creative expression.”
— Amy Hughart, Parent
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The 112th Anniversary Gala
Our Anniversary Gala brings 400 of the area’s top corporate and community leaders together for a celebration of community music with cocktails, dinner and dancing, plus performances by outstanding Settlement students.
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The 112th Anniversary Gala
Our Anniversary Gala brings 400 of the area’s top corporate and community leaders together for a celebration of community music with cocktails, dinner and dancing, plus performances by outstanding Settlement students.