Support BAMP

No one achieves anything alone. The strength of our community is built on the backs of hundreds of people, big and small. Join us in building something greater. When you donate to Bay Area Music Project, you become part of our story and strengthen our community. Help us create opportunities that transform lives through music.

Every Gift has an impact

Bay Area Music Project is recognized​by the IRS as a
​501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
​Our EIN number is 47-4460867.
If you wish to donate by check, please make the check payable to:
Bay Area Music Project and mail to:
2350 Saratoga Street, Unit 366, ​
Alameda, CA 94501
You will receive a tax-deductible receipt.

THE IMPACT YOUR GIFT makes

$25         Instrument accessories (strings, bows, reeds, mouthpieces, etc.)
$50        A one-hour private lesson with a teaching artist
$150     A student-quality flute or clarinet
$250      A violin outfit for one student
$500      A cello outfit for one student
$1,000  Provides a guest artist experience or a field trip
$1,500  Sponsor a child for one semester
$3,000  Sponsor a child for a year

Kids excited about their new violins

Instrument donations

Do you have unused or forgotten instruments hiding in the back of your closets, attics, or basement? If so, please consider donating them to BAMP so we can provide our students with the equipment they need to be successful musicians. BAMP welcomes gifts of student-sized instruments in good condition.

INSTRUMENT NEEDS

  • Violas

  • Basses (1/8, 1/4)

  • Most winds and brass instruments (no flutes or clarinets)

  • Hand percussion instruments (no drum kits)

  • Refurbished, good, working condition laptops (Mac or PC), monitors with chargers

  • Recording equipment (field recorders, microphones, etc.) 

  • Drumsticks, extra strings and accessories are also welcome!

WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING

  • Baby grand, upright pianos or keyboards

  • Drum kits

  • Guitars

  • Ukuleles

  • Violins, cellos

BAMP INSTRUMENT DONATION POLICY

  • Instruments must be in good playable condition. No repairs needed.

  • Instruments must not have mold, rust or accumulated dirt inside or outside the body of the instrument. Mold can be a health hazard for our students. BAMP will clean donated instruments within reason.

  • Instruments with extensive cracks in the body or missing parts cannot be accepted. 

  • Donated instruments requiring appraisals cannot be accepted until appraisals have been acquired from a licensed vendor outside of BAMP. BAMP is not a licensed appraiser of instruments and cannot assign a value to any donated instrument.

  • A Letter of Receipt will be issued for each instrument. The letter will include the name of the donor, a description of the instrument, and the date when the instrument was given. The letter will not assign a value to the instrument.

Please contact us if you have something you'd like to donate!

Two young boys in formal attire smiling and holding clarinets in a classroom.