Help Us Keep Music Education Alive in LA Schools

Due to a recent shift in priorities, the National Endowment for the Arts has terminated its funding for Lead Guitar—our longtime partner in bringing classical guitar education to underserved public schools. This decision directly impacts many of the programs we’ve helped support in partnership with Lead Guitar.

We continue to provide ongoing support to Lead Guitar, one of our key partners in music education. Together, we’ve been serving 21 public schools across the Los Angeles area, providing each year free, high-quality classical guitar instruction to over 1,300 students in Los Angeles alone. These programs are now jeopardized, and with these public funds no longer available, we’re turning to our community to help us keep them going.

Donate a Guitar

The GSI Foundation’s primary source of funding comes from guitar donations. Donated instruments are sold through GSI to raise funds toward supporting music education programs like those we operate in partnership with Lead Guitar.

If you have a guitar that’s no longer being used, please consider donating it. We’ll help coordinate packing and shipping (at no cost to you) and provide a tax-deductible donation letter for your records.

Call us at (310) 586-1100
Email: [email protected]
Learn more or donate: https://www.guitarsalon.com/foundation

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Your Support Makes All This Possible

• Scholarships for doctoral-level guitar students at the USC Thornton School of Music.

• The We Are Guitar video series, connecting young students with professional artists such as Sergio Assad, Emily Elbert, and others

• Free professional recordings of classical and flamenco guitarists featured on the GSI YouTube channel.

• Ongoing support for 21 public schools in Los Angeles—and plans to reach even more.

The recent loss of federal funding makes your support more important than ever. Whether by donating a guitar or making a monetary contribution, you can help us continue offering transformative opportunities to students who need them most.

Let’s keep the music alive—one student, one classroom, one guitar at a time.