Education Fund

The Classical Station’s 2026 Education Fund Grant Application Process

The 2026 Education Fund Grant Application window lasts from February 1st – March 31st, 2026.
Applicants should fill out the application form found HERE  and send it to one of the following:
By email to:         Membership@theclassicalstation.org
By mailing to:     WCPE Radio Attention Amanda Montalbano/ Education Fund

PO Box 828

Wake Forest, NC 27588

 

After the close of applications the Education Fund Committee will make its determination and will contact grant recipients directly.

The Classical Station’s 2025 Education Fund
Awards $11,500 in Grants
to Support Classical Music Education
in the Community

Wake Forest, NC – WCPE 89.7 FM, The Classical Station, is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Education Fund grants. Grants totaling $11,500 will help fund music education programs throughout our community.

The Classical Station’s Education Fund plays a vital role in supporting and enriching classical music education initiatives across our region, offering music theory, instrument education, repair and lending, masterclasses, workshops, and scholarships to deserving children who may not otherwise have access to these resources.

The recipients of the 2025 Education Fund grants are as follows:

1. Musical Empowerment – Music Mentorship & Instrument Lending Program
2. SKJAJA Fund – Play it Forward Program
3. Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra – Operation Play On!
4. Community Music School – CMS Piano Studio
5. NC Chamber Music Institute – NCCMI Team Up! Scholarship Program
6. Triangle Brass Band LTD – Triangle Youth Brass Band Scholarship

Each of these organizations is dedicated to helping young musicians in North Carolina experience the joy of music by providing accessible, affordable lessons and opportunities to pursue their classical music education.

The Classical Station’s Education Fund is made possible through the generosity of our members. We are incredibly grateful to our members who allocate 10% of their gifts to support this important cause. Their generosity directly contributes to the success of these grants and the advancement of classical music education in our community.

Over the past 20 years, the Education Fund has granted more than $165,000 to organizations and initiatives, providing essential resources to nurture and inspire the next generation of classical musicians.

The Education Fund Instrument Donation Program

The Classical Station has an instrument donation program. Through this program we make donated instruments available to students in music education programs and non-profit organizations in North Carolina.

Over the last ten years, the Education Fund has awarded more than $80,000 in grants to numerous music education non-profits in North Carolina. In addition to grants that support music lessons, concerts, and scholarships, we hope that the instrument donation program will help even more students to realize their dreams of studying music. You can help to make their dreams come true and receive a tax receipt for your donation of an instrument.

Gently used instruments in working condition, or with minor repairs needed, are being accepted. We are especially interested in trumpets, flutes, clarinets, French horns, trombones, violins, violas, cellos, and saxophones and accept other classical instruments for band or orchestra.

For more information about the Education Fund, or to inquire about donating your instrument, please contact Tanja Greaves at 919-556-5178. Arrangements for pickup will be made on a case-by-case basis.