BMI Foundation explained

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 by executives of Broadcast Music Incorporated for the purpose of "encouraging the creation, performance and study of music through awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions."^[1] Additionally, the Foundation makes grants annually to other not-for-profit musical organizations. The organization is currently headed by Deirdre Chadwick who serves as the President^[2] and an elected Board of Directors.

Awards programs include:

• BMI Student Composer Awards for Classical Compositions^[3]
• Peermusic Latin Scholarships^[4]
• Carlos Surinach Awards and Commissions^[5]
• Woody Guthrie Fellowships^[6]
• Women's Music Commission^[7]
• John Lennon Scholarships^[8]
• Milton Adolphus award^[9]
• Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize^[10]
• Jerry Harrington Musical Theater Award^[11]
• Jerry Bock Musical Theater Award^[12]
• Robert B. Sherman Scholarship^[13]
• David N. Baker Jazz Composition Scholarship, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music^[14]

Notes and References

1. http://bmifoundation.org/ BMI Foundation, Inc.
2. Web site: BMI Foundation, Inc. BMI Foundation. 23 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516085202/http://bmifoundation.org/. 16 May 2008. dead.
3. Web site: BMI Foundation.
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13. Web site: BMI Foundation. 2008-01-29. 2016-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306074939/http://bmifoundation.org/pages/rsherman.asp. dead.
14. Web site: David N. Baker Jazz Composition Scholarship . BMI Foundation . June 29, 2018.