Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Make $2 Million Gift to Education Through Music
July 2, 2026
Education Through Music (ETM) is deeply honored to announce a transformational $2 million gift from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in support of our mission to provide high-quality music education as a core subject for students in under-resourced New York City schools.
The extraordinary gift is part of Swift and Kelce’s broader commitment to supporting organizations that strengthen communities and expand opportunity. For ETM, this investment will help sustain and expand music education programs that empower thousands more students across New York City.
The announcement has generated widespread media attention nationwide, shining a spotlight not only on this remarkable act of generosity, but also on the importance of ensuring every child has access to a high-quality music education.
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Since our founding 35 years ago, Education Through Music has reached more than 350,000 students by partnering with schools to make music a core part of every child’s education. We hire and support exceptional music teachers, provide curriculum and professional development, supply instruments and classroom resources, and create meaningful performance opportunities that help students thrive inside and outside the classroom.
“At Education Through Music, we believe every child deserves access to the joy, creativity, and confidence that music education provides,” said Janice Weinman, Chief Executive Officer of Education Through Music. “Taylor and Travis’s extraordinary generosity is a powerful affirmation of that belief. This gift will help us reach more students, support more music teachers, and ensure that music remains a meaningful part of a child’s core education, especially in schools where access to the arts is too often limited.”
For many ETM students, music class is a place of belonging, expression, and possibility. Independent evaluations have shown that ETM’s comprehensive approach helps students build confidence, collaboration, creativity, and pride while also contributing to stronger academic outcomes.
Taylor and Travis’s gift will help strengthen existing school music programs, expand access to instruments and classroom resources, and create even more opportunities for students to learn, perform, and discover the confidence that comes through music.
“We are deeply grateful to Taylor and Travis for recognizing the power of music education and for investing in our students,” Weinman added. “This gift will make a lasting difference in the lives of children who deserve every opportunity to make their minds sing.”
Help Keep the Music Playing
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s transformational gift is helping expand access to high-quality music education—but there is still more work to do. Every donation helps provide outstanding music teachers, instruments, curriculum, and performance opportunities that empower students to succeed in school and beyond.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their extraordinary generosity, and to the many journalists, broadcasters, and media outlets who helped share the story of ETM’s mission with audiences across the country.
Together, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s generosity—and the support of donors like you—can help ensure every child has access to the transformative power of music education. Thank you for helping us make more minds sing.
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