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The Snowman Foundation

Giving the gift of music to children

More than $2 million has been raised in the last eight years to benefit music education in schools and other youth and community programs in Oregon and Washington.

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What began as the vision of Northwest composer and pianist Michael Allen Harrison has evolved into a community effort that shares the joy, the healing, the learning, and the life-changing gifts music has to offer. The Snowman Foundation was formed in September of 1999 to promote the musical arts in the Pacific Northwest.

Proceeds fund:

  • Performing arts lessons for members of targeted groups
  • Musical instruments, materials and supplies for members of targeted groups
  • Scholarships for laboratory studies in the performing arts
  • Artist in residence grants for targeted groups
  • Grants to fund production/travel costs to bring performing arts productions to targeted groups
  • Encouragement of multi-generational and multi-cultural interaction in artistic productions
  • The Snowman Foundation, Portland Oregon music non-profit