Match Week

Double your impact between June 8th and June 15th! A generous donor is matching all donations up to $5000.

Take your gift twice as far here!

Explore our Three-Year Sustainability Campaign, Tuning Into Change

Music to Life connects socially conscious musicians with the mentors, resources and training needed to realize their bold visions for community change.

Founded in 2018 by Noel Paul Stookey (of the 60s folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary) and his daughter, Liz, we carry the spirit of musical activism into a new era, one that values artists’ ingenuity and embraces fresh ideas across diverse genres and socioeconomic backgrounds. By empowering artists as social entrepreneurs and providing them pathways to financial sustainability, we ensure that communities affected by injustices have access to creative solutions led by representative and culturally-rooted musician-changemakers.

Meet the Musician Changemakers
Meet the Musician Changemakers
We work with talented, community-minded musicians across genres, generations, and social issues of concern.
Meet the Artists!
Musician Changemaker Accelerator
Musician Changemaker Accelerator
Our MCA Academy and Workshops empower artists to make a living while making change in their communities.
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Donate Today!
Donate Today!
Your monthly donation helps Music to Life build music-driven change across the country.
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Music to Life co-founder, Noel Paul Stookey

“Music opens the heart so the mind can learn.”

Watch Musician Changemakers in Action

From a mobile recording studio that connects youth across gang-defined boundaries, to songwriting circles for those transitioning out of homelessness, our artists are collaborating with their communities to address the big issues.
Racial Justice
Youth Empowerment
Poverty
Environmental Justice
Health
and more...

Mondo Innovator Award for Entrepreneurship

Co-founder Liz Stookey Sunde: Winner of inaugural Mondo Innovator Award for Entrepreneurship

Music Cities Award

Musician Changemaker Accelerator: Nominee for 2025 Music Cities Award for Best Initiative to Support Diversity & Inclusion in Music

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Stories, Events, Updates & More

Double Your Impact During Match Week: June 8th – June 15th
The year is winding down, but we're picking up speed here at Music to Life. A generous donor has offered to match ALL DONATIONS up to $5,000 THIS WEEK ONLY! When you support Music to Life...
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The Gig-Ready Social Change Musician: Workshop with Carla Gover
As part of our Spring Appeal, Music to Life is hosting an online workshop, The Gig-Ready Social Change Musician - coming up on July 21 at 12pm ET. Our own Carla Gover - a brilliant folk arti...
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Call for Summer Interns!
Music to Life is is seeking motivated college-level interns for its Summer 2026 Internship Program. This virtual, 8–10 week experience (5–10 hours/week) offers a $500 stipend and the opportu...
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Top 70 Songs For LGBTQIA+ Rights

Soundtracks for Social Change

Curious about the songs behind democracy and voting, mental health, disability rights or police misconduct? Check out our YouTube playlists.

Driving to work, getting a coffee, lifting some weights - life needs a soundtrack. Our 25 social justice playlists are specially curated for all of the issues you’re passionate about and updated regularly with songs that will inspire you, from artists that inspire us.

Thank you to our Allies & Supporters!!

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