KEYS music program receives CT Humanities grant

KEYS (Kids Empowered by Your Support) Inc. recently received a $22,500 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG) from CT Humanities. This award will launch 2023 with funds needed to further KEYS’ vision of a world where every child has access to the transformative experience of studying and playing music regardless of circumstances.

“We believe that a music education is transformative” says KEYS Executive Director, Karen Cobham. “This grant allows us to connect even more young people to the arts and help cultivate the creative, confident, and collaborative minds of our music students.”

KEYS was one of the 725 arts organizations in Connecticut to receive a CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant. Totaling more than $8.5M, these grants are part of a $30.7M investments in arts, humanities, and cultural nonprofits by the CT General Assembly and approved by Governor Ned Lamont. The CTCFOSG help the state’s museums, cultural, humanities, and arts organizations maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public.

Support has been provided to KEYS from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.

About KEYS (Kids Empowered by Your Support) Inc.

KEYS is a nonprofit music education organization whose mission is to provide free music lessons

and performance opportunities to under-resourced students of Bridgeport. Providing access to a music education and the endless possibilities it offers, KEYS has been invested in Bridgeport youth since 2004. Creating a bridge between music education and Bridgeport Schools, KEYS’ unique approach to an arts education can help improve a youth’s academic and personal outcome. Learn more by visiting keysmusic.org.

About Connecticut Humanities

CT Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH projects, administration, and program development are supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations, and gifts from private sources. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.

About Connecticut Office of the Arts

The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) is the state agency charged with fostering the health of Connecticut’s creative economy. Part of the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development, the COA is funded by the State of Connecticut as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.