Instrument Donations

Our public schools need musical instruments desperately. Because new instruments are so expensive, their purchase and repair are major stumbling blocks to starting or maintaining school music programs.

Music in Schools Today recognized the instrument need and created the original, year-round Adopt an Instrument program in 1990. The program is simple. It recycles donated musical instruments to public schools -- people give their used musical instruments to us, and we distribute them to schools and community centers year-round. We currently place about 200 instruments per year, valued at $100,000.

Please consider donating any instruments that you may have and are not using, or sponsoring a new instrument for a school!

Instrument Donors

If you have an instrument that you would like to donate, it's easy! Just call us at (415) 392-9010 or fill out the online form here and we will contact you.

Music Educators

Receiving donated instruments or starting a music program at your school is simple. First, fill out the online form here. Next, download the spreadsheet here, fill it out, and email it to Sophie Huet at sophie@mustcreate.org.

Drop Off Locations

MUST accepts donations at the following locations:

San Francisco

Music in Schools Today Office

582 Market Street, Suite 213

Please call us at (415) 392-9010 to schedule a time before coming by, to be sure we're in. Once you're here, we can meet you at one of the loading zones marked in red on the above map:

1. From Market St. eastbound ~ park in front of McDonald's between New Montgomery St. and Second St.
2. From 2nd St. northbound ~ park behind the motorcycle parking between Mission St. and Market St., just past Stevenson Alley
3. From Market St. westbound ~ park in front of the 7-11 between Sansome St. and Montgomery St.