Bloomingdale School of Music
Established in 1964, Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) is a non-profit community music school located in Manhattan's Upper West Side. The school's mission is to provide open and continuous access to high-quality music education, regardless of economic status, ability level, ethnicity, or religious affiliation. Since its founding, BSM has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to providing access to music education for individuals from underserved communities, opening doors to the musically curious who may otherwise be prohibited from taking up an instrument, and offering a path to prepare talented students for more advanced musical study.
- Year
- 2026
- Purpose
- CCS funds will support scholarships and financial aid for students from low-income and underserved backgrounds, ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent talented young musicians from receiving high-quality music education.
- Amount
- $3,000
- Year
- 2025
- Purpose
- The grant was used to provide scholarships and financial aid to students for BSM’s music education courses.
- Amount
- $3,000
- Year
- 2024
- Purpose
- The grant was used to provide financial aid and scholarship funds to enable students who ordinarily would not be able to access music education to enroll at Bloomingdale.
- Amount
- $4,000
- Year
- 2023
- Purpose
- The grant was used to provide scholarships and financial aid to students for Bloomingdale’s music education courses.
- Amount
- $3,500
- Year
- 2022
- Purpose
- The CCS grant helped fund scholarships and financial aid for students participating in BSM’s music education courses.
- Amount
- $6,000
- Year
- 2021
- Purpose
- The CCS grant helps to provide scholarships and financial aid to students and low income families to enroll in BSM’s music education courses.
- Amount
- $6,000
- Year
- 2020
- Purpose
- The CCS grant supported scholarships and financial aid to students for BSM’s music education courses - will aid qualifying students from low-income families to enroll in a wide array of musical offerings.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Year
- 2019
- Purpose
- Enabled Bloomingdale School of Music to support the tuition of 7 low-income students, who together were able to take 100 private lessons. CCS' grant helps the school sustain and expand its mission of ensuring that students who are low-income or come from underserved communities can enjoy high-quality musical lessons.
- Amount
- $6,500