Music Access. Joy.
Connection. Community.
The Little Mozart Foundation brings high-quality live music experiences to children and families across New York City who might not otherwise have access — in Head Start programs, Title I schools, libraries, shelters, bilingual and migrant family communities, and community spaces.
Founded as the nonprofit arm of Mozart for Munchkins, the Little Mozart Foundation builds on the same joyful, interactive approach to live music while expanding access through free and highly subsidized programs rooted in connection, creativity, and community.
Through interactive concerts, school programs, bilingual classes, and community-based music experiences, we create joyful spaces where children can listen, move, sing, explore instruments, express themselves, and connect with one another through music.
This year alone, the Little Mozart Foundation has reached over 1,000 children through free and highly subsidized programs across NYC.
The Experience
Every Little Mozart Foundation program is designed to be welcoming, interactive, and memorable.
Our musicians are professional performers, skilled educators, and warm, engaging teaching artists who know how to bring children into the music. Whether we are in a classroom, library, shelter, school auditorium, or outdoor community space, each program invites children and families to participate — through movement, rhythm, singing, storytelling, listening, and hands-on instrument exploration.
We believe live music is not a luxury. It is a powerful way to build joy, connection, confidence, creativity, focus, and belonging.
Little Mozart Foundation partners regularly with Title 1 & HeadStart Schools, NYPL, Early Starters International, community organizations and cultural institutions across New York City.
With the support of grants, donors, and community partners, we continue to expand access to live music for children and
Your support helps bring free and subsidized music programs to children and families across NYC.
matters: music creates belonging.
Why It Matters
Music helps children build more than musical skills. Live musical experiences support attention, movement, language, memory, emotional awareness, social connection, and school readiness.
Just as importantly, music brings people together. In every program, we see children listening closely, moving freely, asking questions, trying instruments, dancing with caregivers, and discovering the joy of shared sound.
The smiling faces, dancing bodies, and enthusiastic participation we see at each program remind us why this work
Our Partners
Little Mozart Foundation has partnered with schools, libraries, Head Start programs, shelters, Family Justice Centers, community organizations, and cultural institutions across New York City.
With the support of grants, donors, and community partners, we continue to expand access to live music for children and families across the city.
Support the Work
Little Mozart Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Your support helps bring free and subsidized music programs to children and families across NYC matters: music creates belonging.
Your support helps bring free and subsidized music programs to children and families across New York City.
Board Members:
Sara Leila Sherman, president
Graham Livingston, treasurer
Rachel Black
Melissa Lazarus