NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

The Etude Music Magazine, Various Issues

External News

Where has The Presser Foundation been featured recently? Check out links to some of our articles, press releases, and interviews featured on other organizations’ platforms!

Main Line (Pennsylvania) Network Producer’s Toolbox – Producer’s Toolbox: Teresa Araco Rodgers (March 2024)

Grantmakers in the Arts – “June Member Spotlight: The Presser Foundation” (June 2023)

Generocity – “Leading Through Youth Engagement” (March 2023)

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia – “Walking the Talk of Transparency” (August 2022)

Exponent Philanthropy – “Funding Local Arts” (May 2022)

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance – “Meet a Cultural Cabinet Funder: The Presser Foundation” (April 2022)

The Philadelphia Inquirer – “Recipients call Presser Foundation awards of more than a half million dollars ‘amazing’ at a critical time” (April 2020)

Press Releases

The Presser Foundation seeks to amplify the efforts of its partners and share its approach to grantmaking. Press releases about grants are below.

Please click on the relevant year and grantmaking area to find out more.

Press Release Guidelines

The Press Release Guidelines are in place to maintain the continuity of The Presser Foundation brand and to support all grantees’ desires to publicize their relationship with the Foundation.

Please refer to the following Guidelines when preparing a press release that contains the use of The Presser Foundation name or involves the Foundation in any way.

For press release approval, or further questions, please contact Abby Rolland at arolland@presserfoundation.org. 

Benefits

The benefits of publishing a press release with reference to The Presser Foundation include:

  • Brand recognition and association with one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy.
  • Increased potential for collaboration with other The Presser Foundation grantees from increased awareness.

Referencing The Presser Foundation

As The Presser Foundation has grown and evolved over its eight-decade history, the following standards are in place to help clarify the use of the name. Please refer to these guidelines, for all communications that include The Presser Foundation name:

  • The Presser Foundation is a nonprofit corporation in Pennsylvania.
  • “The Presser Foundation” may be used by media, grantees etc. as covered by fair use, but may not be altered in any way.
  • The first time The Presser Foundation is referenced in an article, it must include the full title: “The Presser Foundation.”
    • After “The Presser Foundation” is mentioned once, it is acceptable to refer to The Presser Foundation as “the Foundation.”

PLEASE DO NOT use “Theodore Presser” in the name of The Foundation.

PLEASE DO NOT use all caps, as in “THE PRESSER FOUNDATION.”

The Presser Foundation welcomes the use of its logo by grantee organizations.  Please submit your logo requirements to Abby Rolland at arolland@presserfoundation.org. 

 

Boiler Plate Language and Media Contact Policy

All press releases referencing The Presser Foundation must include an “About The Presser Foundation” paragraph that contains The Presser Foundation Boilerplate language and a link to The Presser Foundation home page. The Presser Foundation Boilerplate may not be altered in any manner. Please use the following paragraph when sharing news about The Presser Foundation. 

About The Presser Foundation

The Presser Foundation was established in 1939 under the will of the late Theodore Presser. It is one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation considers applications for funding from music organizations working in a broad range of traditions, genres, and styles through general operating and program grants (Greater Philadelphia); capital grants for music building projects (Greater Philadelphia); undergraduate and graduate student awards (national); and assistance to retired music teachers (national). The Foundation is committed to equitable, transparent, and forward-thinking philanthropy. For more information: www.presserfoundation.org

 

Press & Media Contact:

For information regarding the use of The Presser Foundation logo, or how to obtain a quote from a Presser Foundation spokesperson, please contact Teresa Rodgers at trodgers@presserfoundation.org.