BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC

As people are at the heart of Levitt’s mission—bringing people together through the power of free, live music—the Levitt Foundation’s top priority is ensuring the health and well-being of the entire Levitt community. Last year, all 2020 Levitt AMP winners postponed their in-person Levitt AMP Music Series until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These amazing nonprofits instead brought joy to their communities online through the 2020 Levitt AMP Virtual Music Series and fostered connections through Levitt AMP Bridge Grants, which supported community-building projects ranging from community-made art installations and murals to socially-distanced pop-up concerts. (Learn more in about their projects in our Spotlight Series.

While we remain hopeful for the return of in-person Levitt AMP concerts this summer for all grantee communities, there remains a number of unknowns pertaining to the impact of COVID-19 on public gatherings across the country. In light of this uncertainty, all 2021 Levitt AMP grantees will receive a 2022 Levitt AMP grant award of $25K regardless of whether they are able to present an in-person music series this year. Therefore, the Levitt Foundation will reopen applications in 2022 for the 2023 grant cycle.