Fender Play Foundation

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USC Research Connects Music Participation to Positive Youth Development.

Research shows why music is so important for students-now more than ever.

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Unbox to Play!

A new instrument opens up a world of discovery and joy.

Our mission is to equip, educate, and inspire the next generation of players.

Music has the power to change lives. We envision a future in which every young person has access to high quality music education and teachers are supported in providing opportunities for their communities.

We focus on how to keep kids playing, provide the right tools and support to unleash creativity in teaching and mobilize partnerships with a focus on culture.

Equip

Ensure instruments, gear and education resources are in the hands of students and teachers.

Educate

Provide teachers with the tools and support needed to create and deliver high-quality music education.

Inspire

Create opportunities to inspire communities to keep playing through workshops, activations and artist engagements.

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Fender Play Foundation is a private 501(c)3 organization powered by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) and an incredible band of individuals, corporations and artists. Join us by making a contribution today!

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Our History

Founded in 2019, the Fender Play Foundation is established to equip, educate and inspire the next generation of players.

2019

FPF kicks off with instrument donations to nonprofit organizations, including Adopt the Arts, Notes for Notes, Musack, Boys & Girls Club of Metro LA, Young Musicians Foundation and Hawai`i Department of Education in collaboration with Servco.

2020

FPF launches a virtual music education summer program with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), providing 1,000 middle school students the opportunity to learn bass, guitar or ukulele.

FPF expands virtual music education program to reach 2,000 new middle school students every fall, spring and summer semester.

2021

FPF, alongside seven-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish and eight-time Grammy winner FINNEAS, expanded the reach of its youth music education program with Los Angeles Unified schools to an in-school ukulele program at 10 elementary schools in their hometown of Highland Park engaging 2,500 students over the following three years.

2022

FPF launches a ukulele and creative writing course in partnership with PUEO at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Fender supports Prop 28 to secure arts and music education funding in all California public schools and voters push the legislation through, marking a historic win for arts and music education in the US.