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Congratulations to the Returning Levitt Music Series Communities!
The Levitt Foundation is thrilled to announce that 32 existing Levitt Music Series communities, below, have been awarded another round of three-year matching grants of up to $120K total to present free, outdoor concerts in their communities in 2026–2028! Building upon the momentum and deep impact they’ve realized in their towns and cities, these nonprofits…
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…
PRESS RELEASE: Levitt Foundation Launches Multi-Year, $120K Matching Grants to Strengthen Communities through Free Outdoor Concerts
Media Contact: Chris Dzialo, chris@levitt.org | Photos available (other photos available upon request) Applications now open for grants, which will support organizations nationwide to present free outdoor concert series—activating underused public spaces and building community through the power of free, live music LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2025)—The Levitt Foundation, a national social impact funder…
Recording Academy Recognizes Levitt Artists, Raises Funds for Fire Relief, and Salutes Local Heroes
The Levitt Foundation congratulates the 8 Levitt artists who won 12 GRAMMY Awards. This past Sunday, the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards celebrated musical excellence and served as a powerful reminder of music’s ability to unite, heal, and inspire. The ceremony was held at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles and centered around wildfire relief…
Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation Board Names Sharon Yazowski President & CEO
On June 27, 2024, Sharon Yazowski was named President & CEO by the Levitt Foundation Board of Directors. Sharon joined Levitt in 2007 as the first executive director of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles. She then transitioned in 2009 to Executive Director of the Levitt Foundation, as the Foundation’s first employee, and was named Chief Executive…
PRESS RELEASE: The War and Treaty to Headline the 2024 Levitt National Tour
Media Contact: Chris Dzialo, chris@levitt.org For The War and Treaty: Allison Elbl, aelbl@shorefire.com | Jeremy Saunders, jsaunders@shorefire.com The magnetic, multi-GRAMMY-nominated duo—whose new single, “Stealing A Kiss,” is out now—brings their exhilarating blend of blues, gospel, soul, bluegrass, country, and more to Levitt venues across the country. LOS ANGELES (April 24, 2024)—The Mortimer &…
Congrats to These Eight Levitt Artists who Won 2024 GRAMMYs!
Posted OnFebruary 8, 2024 byA bright note in an otherwise exceptionally rainy evening in Los Angeles this past Sunday, The 66th GRAMMY Awards featured many memorable moments: Female artists won each of the “big four” categories (Album, Record, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist); Joni Mitchell performed on the GRAMMY stage for the first time ever; and…
PRESS RELEASE: Levitt Foundation Announces Spend Down of $150 Million
Levitt Foundation Announces Spend Down of $150 Million in Assets to Build Movement for Free Concerts Across America Social impact funder ramps up support for free, live concerts in public spaces nationwide to foster equitable, healthy, and thriving communities. MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Dzialo, chris@levitt.org | (213) 201-6120 LOS ANGELES (November 30, 2023)—The Mortimer & Mimi…
PRESS RELEASE: La Santa Cecilia to Headline the 2023 Levitt National Tour
Media Contact: Vanessa Silberman, vanessa@levitt.org The captivating GRAMMY-winning band La Santa Cecilia brings its energetic blend of cumbia, rock, bolero, bossa nova and more to Levitt venues across the country. LOS ANGELES (March 28, 2023)—The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder supporting nonprofits nationwide at the intersection of music, public space, and…
Levitt Performers Win Eight Awards at the 65th GRAMMYs
On Sunday night, the Recording Academy handed out its 65th annual GRAMMY Awards at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles. And as usual, there were plenty of past Levitt performers among the winners, for a total of eight awards! Taking home one of the GRAMMYs’ “Big Four” general field awards was Samara Joy, who made…