The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
organization founded in 1985 by executives of
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a performance rights organization in the United States. It collects blanket license fees from businesses that use music, entitling those businesses to play or sync any songs from BMI's repertoire of over 20.6 mill ...
for the purpose of "encouraging the creation, performance and study of music through awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions." Additionally, the Foundation makes grants annually to other not-for-profit musical organizations. The organization is currently headed by Deirdre Chadwick who serves as the President and an elected Board of Directors.
Awards programs include:
*BMI Student Composer Awards for Classical Compositions
*Peermusic Latin Scholarships
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Carlos Surinach Awards and Commissions
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Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...
Fellowships
*Women's Music Commission
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John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
Scholarships
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Milton Adolphus
Irving Milton Adolphus (January 27, 1913 – August 16, 1988) was an American pianist and composer.
Biography
Born in the Bronx, New York, and educated at Yale University, his classical compositions include over 200 orchestral, vocal and ...
award
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Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
Jazz Composition Prize
*Jerry Harrington Musical Theater Award
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Jerry Bock
Jerrold Lewis Bock (November 23, 1928November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical ''Fiorello!'' and the Tony ...
Musical Theater Award
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Robert B. Sherman Scholarship
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David N. Baker Jazz Composition Scholarship, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
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References
Music industry associations
Music organizations based in the United States
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