Organization: NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION INC
Mission: TO MAINTAIN THE NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL AND NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL.
Activities: IN THE FACE OF AN UNPRECEDENTED CANCELLATION OF NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION PRESENTED TWO WEEKENDS OF VIRTUAL EVENTS. VIRTUAL EVENTS INCLUDED NEWPORT FOLK REVIVAL RADIO, WHICH FEATURED ARCHIVES FROM THE FESTIVALS DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 1950'S. NEWPORT FOLK REVIVAL RADIO WAS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO LISTENERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BROADCASTED THROUGH RADIO PARTNERS WBGO, WEXT, WMVY.
IN THE FACE OF AN UNPRECEDENTED CANCELLATION OF NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION PRESENTED TWO WEEKENDS OF VIRTUAL EVENTS. VIRTUAL EVENTS INCLUDED NEWPORT JAZZ REVIVAL RADIO, WHICH FEATURED ARCHIVES FROM THE FESTIVALS DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 1950'S. NEWPORT JAZZ REVIVAL RADIO WAS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO LISTENERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BROADCASTED THROUGH RADIO PARTNERS WBGO, WEXT, WMVY.
IN 2020, NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE NEWPORT FESTIVALS MUSICIAN RELIEF FUND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO MUSICIANS IN THEIR FOLK AND JAZZ COMMUNITIES WHO EXPERIENCED LOSS OF INCOME AS A RESULT OF COVID-19. NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER 400 GRANTS RANGING FROM $300 TO $3,000. SOME OF THE MUSICIANS WORKED WITH NEWPORT FESTIVALS FOUNDATION TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, WHICH WAS SENT FREE OF CHARGE TO MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Human Services