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Levitt Foundation Announces Recipients of Multi-year, $90K Matching Grants to Support Free Concerts in 33 Small to Mid-Sized Towns and Cities

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder supporting nonprofits nationwide at the intersection of music, public space, and community building, announces the largest number of grant recipients in its history, providing 33 communities with a multi-year $90K Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Award. In total, the Levitt Foundation will award $3 million dollars over three years, supporting 18 returning and 15 new grantees to bring the Levitt AMP Music Series to their communities in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The Levitt AMP Grant Awards are specifically designed to support nonprofits serving small to mid-sized towns and cities, with each grantee annually presenting 10 free outdoor concerts featuring a diverse lineup of artists, music genres, and cultural programming. Levitt AMP Music Series inject new life into underused public spaces, creating joyous, inclusive community destinations where people of all ages and backgrounds come together.

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  • Levitt AMP Music Series inject new life into underused public spaces, creating joyous, inclusive community destinations where people of all ages and backgrounds come together.
  • Below is the full list of Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards recipients (in alphabetical order):
    Main Street Batesville will present the first Levitt AMP Batesville Music Series in Riverside Park.
  • Scissortail Productions will present its first Levitt AMP Clinton Music Series at the historic WPA-era bandshell in McClain-Rogers Park.
  • Black Belt Community Foundation will present the first Levitt AMP Selma Music Series in the city's Riverfront Park and Amphitheater.