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Four Levitt Artists We Love Who Are Making Black History in 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Strength to Love & the Role of Philanthropy in Society
Each year the United States honors the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a federally designated National Day of Service, MLK Day encourages Americans to embrace “a day on, not a day off” by serving their communities while schools and businesses close in observance of the holiday. And, like clockwork,…
Levitt Staff Favorites 2023: 14 New Songs We Kept on Repeat
When it comes to music, the Levitt Foundation team has capital-T taste. This might not come as a surprise, given that our whole raison d’etre is building community through the power of free, live concerts. So it makes sense that if you were to swing by the Levitt offices any given weekday, you’d probably find…
Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music Festival Shines a Light on BIPOC Artists
At the Levitt Foundation, our approach to building more equitable, healthy, and thriving communities is multifaceted. Beyond our core grantmaking areas that include Levitt venues, the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards, and the recently launched pilot program Levitt VIBE, we support festivals, events, and field-building initiatives that expand access to the arts and nurture…
The Levitt Season in Photos: Looking Back on an Exciting 2023
Levitt concerts brought joy to more than 750,000 during the spring, summer, and fall of 2023, fostering human connections and creating pride of place within communities big and small, rural and urban—from the West Coast, Southwest, Midwest, and Appalachia to the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Deep South, and Alaska and Hawaii. This year the Levitt Foundation was…
The 2023 Levitt National Tour: A Recap
Since 2014, the Levitt National Tour has spotlighted extraordinary musical artists who reflect our country’s diverse cultural mosaic. A collaborative programming effort that celebrates the collective impact of Levitt music venues, the 2023 Tour featured GRAMMY-winning, Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia as the headliner and was a joyous reflection of the Levitt network’s commitment…
In Conversation with Our Board President and CEO
In November 2023, Levitt Foundation Board President Liz Levitt Hirsch and Chief Executive Officer Sharon Yazowski sat down to chat about the Foundation’s 20-year spend down—what inspired the decision to sunset, how spending down aligns with Levitt’s mission and core values, and what this means for Levitt partners and grantees. For those who might not…
Accelerating Change: A Look into Philanthropy’s Spend Down Movement
What We Fund: A Look Inside the Levitt Foundation’s Evolving Funding Strategies
As the Levitt Foundation’s spend down evolves over the next two decades, so too will the programs and projects we fund, accelerating the movement for free concerts in public spaces to foster more equitable, healthy, and thriving communities in towns and cities across the country. From providing grants and resources to the Levitt network (the…
Honoring Native American Heritage in Levitt Communities
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the histories and present-day contributions of peoples who are indigenous to the land we today call the United States. From Native Americans to Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and those indigenous to the U.S. Island territories, diverse Native communities throughout our country have inextricably influenced and…