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The Colorado Music Hall of Fame celebrates and preserves the state’s rich music heritage while also supporting the local music community through programs that promote wellness and connection. Their Keep The Beat initiative provides financial assistance to eligible Colorado musicians, industry professionals, and gig workers to help cover mental health and addiction counseling costs.

Home Street Music is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals who have experienced homelessness, and provides job opportunities to working musicians.

Elsewhere provides confidential, on-call clinical support, crisis intervention, and case management for artists, crew, and staff navigating substance use, mental health, and the unique pressures of touring and live event work.

NIVF seeks to partner and fundraise through individual, corporate, and foundation donations in order to build and maintain initiatives in support of the mission, such as the Emergency Relief Fund, and provide sector support through Workforce Development programming and resource. The Foundation learns from existing best practices and training programs undertaken by independent venues, festivals, and promoters, and expand upon them to provide education and community programming, employee training and support, and economic development initiatives to further develop diversity, equity, and inclusion. Future programming will also support entrepreneurship, management training and minority business funding.