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Iredell Statesville Community Enrichment Corporation (ISCEC) and the partnership collaborative has been awarded a multi-year grant of $120,000 in matching funds to present a free outdoor music series at the David J. Meachem Cultural, Arts, Sports & Technology Campus.
Funded by the Levitt Foundation—a national social impact funder supporting the largest free outdoor concert series in America—Levitt Music Series Grants are an exciting, multi-year matching grant program bringing the joy of free, live music to towns and cities across the country.
Each Levitt Music Series location presents 7-10 free outdoor concerts per year, injecting new life into underused public spaces and creating joyous, welcoming community destinations.
Reflecting the Levitt Foundation’s commitment that all Levitt projects be community-driven, the 2026–2028 grant recipients—including ISCEC—were selected following a public voting period and comprehensive review process. Levitt Music Series Grants encompass several grant opportunities, including the Levitt AMP program that ISCEC will be presenting as the Levitt AMP Statesville Music Series.
Levitt AMP grants support free, live music in towns and cities with a population of up to 250,000. Levitt AMP concert series reflect the three goals of the Levitt AMP program: Amplify community pride and a city’s unique character; enrich lives through the power of free, live Music; and illustrate the importance of inclusive and vibrant public places.
“Since the Levitt AMP Music Series began ten years ago in 2015, we’ve seen dynamic social and economic impact as nonprofits across the nation activate public spaces through the power and joy of free, live music,” said Sharon Yazowski, president & CEO of the Levitt Foundation. “Levitt concert series are community destinations, brought to life when friends, families, and neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together for a shared experience. The Levitt Foundation is excited to welcome ISCEC as a new grantee and watch as the Levitt AMP Statesville Music Series plays a meaningful role in strengthening the social fabric, creating economic vitality, and adding to the cultural vibrancy of your community.”
“The Levitt AMP Statesville Music Series will fuel the exciting momentum transforming a former manufacturing site into a welcoming destination where free, live music spotlights the city’s cultural vibrancy and brings people together,” said Yazowski. “By activating the CAST campus with free concerts, Iredell Statesville Community Enrichment Corporation will realize an inspiring vision to create shared experiences for everyone to enjoy—building community through music.”
About Iredell Statesville Community Enrichment Corporation
ISCEC is a 501(c) (3) organization formed as an instrumentality of the Statesville Housing Authority (SHA) to further the mission of empowerment in the community through housing, economic and social development. Receiving this grant would enhance the CAST campus in bringing a lifestyle component to the greater community in providing art through music experiences for a holistic wellbeing approach to building a resilient balance for the workforce and community in an ever changing and disruptive world and economy.