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Grant Applications are Live!

January 15, 2026
Applications are now open for the Musical Fund Societyʼs Institutional Grants for FY 2027! Every year, MFS makes modest grants (typically ranging from $2000 – $6000) available to 501(c)(3) classical music […]

Grantee News: Prism Quartet

November 19, 2025
Unlocking Your Inner Composer: Three Free Concerts Saturday, November 22nd @ 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm Monday, November 24th @ 6:00 pm Parkway Central Library Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 […]

2025 Winter Reception & Concert

November 7, 2025
  The Musical Fund Society invites you to a free pre-concert reception at the American Philosophical Society on Tuesday, December 2nd! MFS Winter Reception (free for members): December 2nd, 2025 6:30 PM […]

Society News: Board Transitions

October 24, 2025
We hope you had a joyful summer! As we prepare to enter the 2025-26 season, we’d like to announce a few transitions within the officers of the Board of Directors. Bob Blacksberg will […]

Grantee News: Esperanza Arts Center

November 19, 2024
About Esperanza Arts Center: Esperanza Arts Center (EAC) is Greater Philadelphia’s regional hub for Latinx arts and culture. EAC’s mission is to touch the lives of, and foster positive social […]

Board Spotlight: Cathy Cahill

November 19, 2024
About Cathy: A catalyst in Philadelphia’s arts and culture community, Catherine M. Cahill brought her leadership experience with major arts and culture organizations in markets such as New York, Toronto, […]

Grantee News: Bowerbird

October 24, 2024
About Bowerbird: Bowerbird is a Philadelphia based non-profit organization that shares music, dance, film, and related art forms with audiences at locations across the region. Bowerbird is passionate about presenting interesting, beautiful, […]

Member Spotlight: Ian Sadock

October 24, 2024
About Ian: Ian Sadock (he/him) is an award-winning pianist, music theorist, and educator from Philadelphia with unique research interests in the cognition and perception of extemporaneously composed music, cross-cultural theories of […]

Grantee News: Network for New Music

September 20, 2024
About Network for New Music: Recognized for their dynamic performances of contemporary compositions by both emerging and established composers, Network for New Music continues to be Philadelphia’s “premier new music organization” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Founded in […]

Board Spotlight: Adrian Rosas

September 20, 2024
Hailed by the New York Times as “a stalwart bass-baritone with a burnished voice”, Adrian Rosas is an alumnus of The Juilliard School and has performed on opera and concert stages […]