An Independent Marching
Arts Support Organization
Who We Are

About The 1934 Foundation

We are a group of alumni, staff, and friends that have formed an independent 501c3 organization to help future marching members afford their tuition/dues to any drum corps.

We feel the need to financially help young adults participate in a young person’s activity that develops the lifelong skills that we see we have gained through the marching arts.

Our independence as an organization is important to us.

Teamwork
Dedication
Pushing and expanding one’s limits to reach greater goals
Sportsmanship
Working through Adversity

There are many other skills that prepare people who participate in the marching arts for their adult lives and give them an advantage to compete in the job market and their chosen profession.

Our board will have two levels of participation.

  1. An executive board of 6 members. Their responsibilities will be the big picture items, voting when needed, and communicating with advisory board members and the public.
  2. Advisory Board Members – We will grow this to participation by decade you marched or (if not a former marching member) the year you think you best associate with. Meetings will be quarterly around our donation events. 

Board members will not be reimbursed from our general fund for any personal expenses

Mission Statement

Scholarship Info

We plan to give between 1 to 5 scholarships a year depending on our fundraising and the dollar amount will appear on the APPLY page yearly before we open the application submission window. We will also award a “runner-up” to each scholarship in case the main winner is not able to march that summer. 

The applicant must have previously marched and will be given precedent and favor until such time as there are no more students previously associated with our corps marching in the activity.

  1. They must be in good standing with the drum corps regarding past tuition/tour fees.
  2. They must be considered a “good member” and provide references.
  3. Scholarship requests will start on January 1 of each year, the window will close on Feb 1, then applicants will be researched and voted upon by the 1934 Foundation Board of Directors scholarship committee and those funds will be paid directly to the corps.
  4. Awardees will be announced no later than May 1.
  5. If for any reason the member does not march that summer, the 1934 Foundation will move their scholarship to the runner-up.
  6. Apply on the next page or click here.
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