Musical Instrument Donation Program
Turn Dust into Dreams: Give a Child the Gift of Music
Band instruments sitting in your attic or closet? Donate them today! Across the United States, an estimated 3 million musical instruments sit completely unused. Meanwhile, public school districts continue to slash music education from their budgets because instruments are simply too expensive.
Making Music Matter For Kids accepts musical instruments of virtually any type, regardless of condition. We completely refurbish used gear back into pristine playing shape for our students. If an instrument is damaged beyond repair, we recycle its components into creative art projects or harvest parts to repair other instruments. Your donation is 100% tax-deductible for the verified value of the instrument.
⚠️ Important Note: We apologize, but due to strict space limitations, we are unable to accept upright, grand, or baby grand pianos. Please reach out to us directly, and we will do our best to help you find a new home for your piano.
What Type of Musical Gear Do We Accept?
We take almost any musical tool or accessory to build our student inventory, instrument grant wishes, and rental pipelines. We accept:
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🎸 Stringed Instruments: Electric or acoustic guitars, bass guitars, ukuleles, and guitar parts/accessories.
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🥁 Percussion & Audio: Drum kits, cymbals, hardware, amplifiers, DJ gear, keyboards, digital pianos, and pro audio/recording equipment.
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🎺 Band & Orchestral: Brass instruments (trumpets, trombones) and woodwinds (saxophones, flutes, clarinets).
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🏷️ Top Brands Wanted: Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Ibanez, Korg, Ludwig, Martin, Pioneer, Roland, Selmer, Shure, Yamaha, Zildjian, Cecilio, and Bach.