2026 | Levitt Festival Grants Awarded
Posted OnMarch 16, 2026 byExpanding its grantmaking beyond free concert series, the Foundation launches an open call for festival applications and awards grants to 55 U.S.-based nonprofits in over 30 states presenting free outdoor festivals that celebrate music, culture, location traditions, and creativity in public spaces.Read More…
2025 | State Funding Partnerships Launch in Tennessee and Mississippi
Posted OnDecember 16, 2025 byExpanding the regional impact of Levitt Music Series Grants, the Foundation announces first-of-its-kind partnerships with the State of Tennessee and the State of Mississippi. The partnership with the Tennessee Entertainment Commission awards six Tennessee communities with multi-year, Levitt AMP matching grants, and the partnership with the Mississippi Arts Commission awards..Read MoreRead More…
2025 | Foundation Announces 2026-2028 Levitt Music Series Grantees
Posted OnDecember 16, 2025 byAs the impact of Levitt programs continues to gain momentum nationwide, the Foundation receives a record number of Levitt Music Series applications. Following a historic Levitt public voting campaign with communities rallying to determine the top finalists, the Foundation announces grant awards totaling over $7 million to more than 60..Read MoreRead More…
2024 | Levitt VIBE and Levitt BLOC Music Series programs launch
Posted OnDecember 16, 2025 byFollowing the announcement of the Foundation’s spend down, the scope of the Foundation’s grantmaking expands through the launch of two pilot grant programs: Levitt VIBE and Levitt BLOC Music Series Grants. Piloted in Chicago, Oakland, and Indianapolis, Levitt VIBE brings the joy of free outdoor concerts to public spaces in..Read MoreRead More…
2024 | Liz Levitt Hirsch Passes
Posted OnMay 20, 2025 byAt the age of 72, Elizabeth “Liz” Levitt Hirsch, former Foundation Board President and a champion of the arts and community building, passes away at her home in Los Angeles.Read More…
2023 | Public Announcement of Spend Down
Posted OnNovember 30, 2023 byThe Foundation’s sunset moves into the public phase with the announcement of its spend down of $150 million in assets by 2041—significantly increasing its ability to support free outdoor concerts and vibrant music ecosystems in more communities across America. With this commitment, the Foundation becomes part of a growing movement..Spend DownRead More…
2022 | Levitt AMP Music Series program evolution
Posted OnOctober 31, 2023 byBuilding upon the meaningful impact of Levitt AMP Music Series in communities, the Foundation transitions the annual matching grant program into a multi-year, $90K program over three years. In 2022, the Foundation awards a total of $3 million to an additional 15 communities, bringing the total number of Levitt AMP..Read MoreRead More…
2021 | Foundation releases pre/post intervention white paper
Posted OnSeptember 2, 2021 byContinuing our partnership with Slover Linett Audience Research, the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation co-releases “Listening to the Music of Community Change,” the third part of a community impact study building upon research first published in 2016. The white paper explores changing community perceptions prior to and following the opening..Read MoreRead More…
2019 | Levitt Shell Sioux Falls opens
Posted OnSeptember 2, 2021 byKnown locally as “Levitt at the Falls,” Levitt Shell Sioux Falls transforms an underused portion of the city’s namesake park, Falls Park West, into a welcoming destination that celebrates the community’s growing diversity and inclusive spirit.Read More…
2019 | Mimi Levitt passes
Posted OnSeptember 2, 2021 byAt the age of 97, iconic patron of the arts and historic preservation, Annemarie “Mimi” Gratzinger Levitt, passes away at her home in New York.Read More…