About the
Foundation

The Americana Music Foundation (AMF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational and charitable organization, was founded to preserve Americana music through education. Its endeavors strengthen understanding, awareness and appreciation of cultural heritage, shine a light on inspiration, and promote the capacity and engagement of future creators. The foundation accomplishes this mission through educational programs, musical performances and public events. Throughout the year, its partnership with The Americana Music Association focuses on the preservation of past legacies and traditions that spotlight Americana music’s heritage, while also looking ahead to ensure the future of the community’s generations to come.

 

Launched in 2020, this new entity was born out of a need to preserve and educate people on the beloved art form we know today as Americana music, which includes the rich threads of country, folk, blues, soul, bluegrass, gospel and rock in our tapestry. We want the foundation to educate not only today’s generation but also future generations on the music that’s resonated with us and soundtracked our lives as an indelible piece of our culture. We aim to accomplish this through educational programs and live events with some great music, of course.

Foundation Initiatives

New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and the Americana Music Foundation announced today that Taj Mahal, the award-winning songwriter, singer, film composer, and multi-instrumentalist, will continue his role as the 2022-23 NYU/Americana Artist-in-Residence with a three-day visit to NYU’s Washington Square campus this Spring.

How To Contribute

Your contributions will go directly towards funding our educational initiatives. In other words, every donation that we receive brings us closer and closer to helping us keep this incredible art form alive for your grandchildren — and beyond! Since the Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization, your donations will be tax-deductible. We’ve made it super easy to contribute below, and you even have the option to set up reoccurring donations if you’d like.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lori Badgett

City National Bank

Jackson Browne

Artist

T Bone Burnett

Producer

Brandi Carlile

Artist

Rhiannon Giddens

Artist

Courtney Gregg

Blue Sky Artist Management

Gregory Hall

PIMCO

JD MAY, VICE-CHAIR

Aloompa

Mark MOFFATT

Producer

Maria Pallante

Association of Music Publishers

Steve Smith

Concord

Stephen Sullens

Blackstone

Jonathan Taplin

Annenberg Innovation Lab, USC

Kurt Vitolo

KV Financial Group