Iguana Music Fund

Application Window Currently ClosedThe 2025 application window has closed. All applicants will be notified of their status in mid-December.
The Iguana Music Fund is an annual grant program predominantly funded by generous anonymous donors, plus the help of Passim, sponsorships, and community donations. Each year the Iguana Music Fund gives approximately $40,000 in grants to individual artists in amounts from $500 to $2,000 each. Grants are used for projects and expenses to aid in artists' career growth, and range from recording projects to community programs to specialized equipment or instruments. The Iguana Music Fund was established in 2008 after a generous anonymous donation was given with the intention of helping artists pursue their musical goals. Artists often have the talent and ideas to create incredible music, but they do not always have the financial capacity to do so. To help musicians overcome financial limitations, the Iguana Music Fund awards annual grants to artists with a residential or tour-based affiliation to New England. Since 2008, over $630,000 in grants has funded more than 320 projects.

The 2024 Iguana Music Fund recipients have been announced!  See below for info on all 23 artists and groups that received grants this year.

For the past 17 years, the Iguana Fund has financed hundreds of projects to the benefit of our music community including Della Mae, Oompa, and Lake Street Dive.  Being a musician in the last few years has led to more uncertainty than ever before.  What remains clear is that art helps us understand ourselves, connects us, and makes life worth living.  There is funding available for projects that you might be working on now: recording & streaming equipment, a new instrument that will take your playing to the next level, an online program that teaches important traditions, publicity for your debut EP.

On Monday, May 12th at 7pm, we hosted a showcase of the 2024 grant recipients at Club Passim.  The evening featured special appearances from Iguana recipients Adam Hendey, Mercedes Escobar, Indë, High Tea, & Kenya Hall.

2024 RecipientsRead the Press Release

Support the Iguana Music FundTo contribute to the Iguana Music Fund, you may make your donation by phone (617.492.5300) or by check (to Passim, with memo Iguana Music Fund,) or donate online!Donate to the Iguana Music FundQuestions about applying?Email your questions to the Fund at grants@passim.org.Contact

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