The Presser Foundation
A heritage music funder devoted to equitable access to musical experience across Greater Philadelphia and to those who teach music.
Peer societies
Five societies The Presser Foundation is read alongside.
KF
Kulas Foundation
A nine decade endowment devoted almost singularly to music in one region
ACFM
Aaron Copland Fund for Music
An endowed fund created from composer Aaron Copland's estate that keeps living American concert music…
WF
Wyncote Foundation
A Philadelphia foundation founded in 2009 from Haas family trusts, strengthening culture, community, and the…
CF
CINTAS Foundation
An endowed fellowship program honoring the memory of Oscar Cintas, awarding merit fellowships to artists of…
WF
Whiting Foundation
A foundation supporting writers, editors, educators and the librarians and archivists who preserve shared…
Who backs PF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A heritage music funder devoted to equitable access to musical experience across Greater Philadelphia and to those who teach music.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Village and The Movement.
Strengths
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