The Beat Stops Here: Emergency Appeal to Save Music for Minnesota's Kids
Every Child Deserves a Song. We Need Your Help to Keep the Music Playing.
At Chops Inc, we bring the vibrant sound of free steel drum (Pan Outreach) and drumline residencies directly into Minnesota's most underserved schools. We have seen firsthand how music changes a child’s life, transforming fear into confidence and silence into joy.
But today, the music is threatened.
We are facing an urgent $85,000 funding gap—a shortfall that, if not immediately recouped, will force us to cut current programs by 15% in 2026. This means fewer instruments, fewer expert teachers, and silence in hallways where music was just beginning to bloom.
The Heartbreaking Demand:
A 3-Year Wait
We have served 15,000 students, but the demand is heartbreaking.
Our free Pan Outreach program is so popular, schools are booking residencies three years in advance. Hundreds of children are standing in line, waiting years for the chance to hold a drum and learn to play.
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We cannot afford to leave them waiting.
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We cannot afford to go backward.
Your donation is an urgent investment to recoup our $85,000 loss and launch the expansion we desperately need.
Your Gift is a Rescue Mission
It takes just $70,000 to hire and equip a second full-time Pan Outreach team—a team that will immediately cut the three-year waiting list and bring music to hundreds more students who are currently being turned away.
Act Now—Multiply Your Impact!
Join our mission during Give to the Max! Every donation enters Chops Inc for a chance to win a “Golden Ticket” bonus from GiveMN. Your gift could mean an extra $500, $1,000, or more for our students—at no added cost to you!
Be the hero who turns a waiting list into a symphony. Help us save the arts and give every child the chance to shine today.
⭐ DONATE NOW & Rescue the Music!
“Chops brought music back to our hallways. Our students light up when they play—and so do our teachers!” — Ms. Peterson, Elementary School Principal
Chops Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.