With funding from the Levitt Foundation - national social impact funder at the intersection of music, public space, and community building that supports the largest free outdoor concert series in America— Historic Onancock School hopes to qualify as a finalist to receive a Levitt Music Series Grant. We urge you to support Historic Onancock School’s proposal by participating in the public voting process, via online or text to vote, taking place from September 5-15, 2025, at levitt.org/vote.

Levitt Music Series Grants are an exciting, multi-year matching grant created by the Levitt Foundation to bring the joy of free outdoor concerts to towns and cities across the country. For the 2026–2028 grant cycle, the Levitt Foundation will award U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits up to $120,000 over three years (up to $40,000 per year), to produce their own Levitt Music Series—7-10 free outdoor concerts annually featuring a diverse lineup of music genres with professional musicians, activating an underused public space, creating a vibrant, inclusive community destination for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Voting runs September 5, (1pm) - September 15, (8pm)

The Friends of Onancock School submitted the proposal for Onancock to present the free music series at Historic Onancock School’s newly built Pavilion. Their proposal is now posted on the Levitt Foundation website, where the public can vote and learn more about the proposals from across the country that have advanced to the voting phase. An individual may submit one vote for up to five proposals of their choosing.

Again, there are 2 ways to vote:

1. Vote online at levitt.org/vote

2. Text the word ONANCOCK to (877) 409-5525.

Reflecting the Levitt Foundation’s mission that all Levitt projects are community driven, the public voting phase of the Levitt Music Series Grants selection process is an important way to measure community support. The number of online and text votes received for Historic Onancock School will be one of the key factors used when the Levitt Foundation determines the grant recipients this November.

Online public voting opens September 5, at 1:00 p.m. and ends September 15, at 8:00 p.m.

The 50 finalists will be selected through the online and text-to-vote public voting phase. The Levitt Foundation will then review the top proposals to select the Levitt Music Series Grants recipients, which will be announced on November 18, 2025.

If you would like to add your name to the rapidly growing list of future Pavilion performers, please contact us: (757) 302-1331 or info@historiconancockschool.org