The Lewis Prize Foundation Incorporated
The Lewis Prize for Music (Lewis Prize Foundation Inc, EIN 82-4263697) is a philanthropic initiative that invested in Creative Youth Development in music from 2019–2024. The official site, managed as an archive by Interlochen Center for the Arts, hosts awardee lists, reports, videos, staff listings, and contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit whose core work is music education and Creative Youth Development, with demonstrated youth impact and the capacity to manage mid-to-large grants; applicants range from community-based after-school programs to larger regional organizations.
Good Fit
- • Primary mission in music education or Creative Youth Development for youth.
- • Evidence of measurable youth outcomes and program stability.
- • Visibility in national or regional field networks or relationships with prior awardees.
- • Capacity to manage multi-year or six-figure grants when applicable.
- • Programs that have previously received or been nominated for national music/arts awards.
Geography
Observed grants span the country: 30 states represented in 2022, 28 in 2023 and 19 in 2024, and out-of-state awards comprise the vast majority of dollars, indicating a national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct organizations across years (81 recipients in 2022, 78 in 2023, 25 in 2024) with a mix of small and large awards, showing a broad recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new grantees exists in past years (for example, 58 newly funded organizations in 2023), but the foundation explicitly operates by preselection and currently declares it only funds preselected nominees, so an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely to enter the portfolio via an open application.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
