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Announcing the 2025 #MusicMoves Winners and Special Grant Recipient!
As the 10th season of #MusicMoves comes to a close, the Levitt Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the two 2025 #MusicMoves winners, individuals hailing from St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and Flint, Michigan, as well as Carson City’s Brewery Arts Center—which received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for inspiring the most community #MusicMoves submissions! Since 2015,…
Relive Moments from an Amazing Levitt Concert Season
During the 2025 concert season, music on Levitt stages brought joy to nearly one million concertgoers in towns and cities big and small across the country, from the West Coast to the Northeast, the Deep South to the Midwest, and everywhere in between. In total, the Levitt Foundation provided over $3M in grants to…
Congratulations to the New Levitt Music Series Communities!
The Levitt Foundation is thrilled to announce the 34 nonprofits nationwide that have been selected to receive Levitt Music Series grants and welcomes these new grantees to the national Levitt network. Each will receive up to $120K in matching funds to present 7-10 free, outdoor concerts per year in 2026, 2027, and 2028. Grant recipients…
PRESS RELEASE: Levitt Foundation Announces 66 Grant Recipients to Present Free Outdoor Music Series Across the Country
Media Contact: Chris Dzialo, chris@levitt.org Multi-year matching grants up to $120K awarded to 34 new and 32 returning nonprofits to activate underused public spaces and build community through the power of free, live music in 2026, 2027, and 2028 Funding partnerships with state agencies bring even more live music to Tennessee and Mississippi LOS ANGELES (November…
2025 Levitt Group Site Visit at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks
Posted OnOctober 9, 2025 byCelebrating collaboration, shared learning, and the power of free live music, the annual Levitt Group Site Visit gives staff and board members of Friends of Levitt nonprofits the exciting opportunity to experience another Levitt venue in action. For this year’s group visit, which took place Friday, August 15 through Sunday, August 17, members of the…
@levittfoundation: Senior Programs Manager Kimberly James at Levitt VIBE Indianapolis!
Concert season is in full swing and Foundation staff are making site visits to Levitt communities across the country! Most recently, Senior Programs Manager Kimberly James traveled to Indiana’s capital city to meet with the team at Big Car Collective (@bigcarpix) and experience a concert on the lawn at Levitt VIBE Indianapolis! 📸 Kimberly at…
@levittfoundation: 5 LGBTQ+ Artists You Should Know
We’re showing our pride 🏳️🌈✨ this month by shining a light on some of the LGBTQ+ artists bringing their talents, creativity, and messages of joy and positivity to Levitt stages across the country this year. Swipe right to find your favorite new artist—and check out their upcoming Levitt concert dates below: ❤️ Denitia: June 15…
The 2025 Levitt Season is Underway!
Grab your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and mark your calendars—free Levitt concerts have returned to towns and cities across America, gathering friends, family and neighbors for outdoor fun for everyone all season long! Now through October, the 2025 Levitt concert season is bringing nearly one million people together of all ages and backgrounds in public spaces…
Levitt VIBE Oakland Presenter Black Cultural Zone Featured on KTVU FOX 2
Levitt VIBE Oakland presenter Black Cultural Zone and the Rise East collective were spotlighted on San Francisco’s KTVU FOX 2 for raising an impressive $100M to support the implementation of massive community-led revitalization plans across East Oakland over the next five years. “We can show that Oakland can be that beacon for who we need…