http://sparkplugfoundation.org/

The Sparkplug Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations that are proposing start-up projects in the fields of music, education, and grassroots organizing. In the Music category, the Foundation supports emerging professional musicians or music-development programs. In Education and Teaching, the Foundation funds projects that deal with “the whole student” and with learning as a community activity. Through Grassroots Organizing, the Foundation encourages activist strategies for addressing institutional injustices and for building a reasoned, just society. The Foundation also provides limited support for projects in Israel that involve Palestinian communities. Online questionnaires must be completed by April 8, 2013. Letters of intent are due April 15 and the deadline for final applications is May 15, 2013. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the funding guidelines and online application instructions.