Fund Information

DONALD AND ROSE MARIE WONG ENDOWMENT FUND

Keeping music alive in Solano County classrooms

The Donald and Rose Marie Wong Endowment Fund was created to ensure that every child in Solano County has the chance to experience the joy of making music. Through mini-grants for music teachers, the Fund provides resources for instruments, sheet music, and uniforms—helping students learn, perform, and thrive.

Rose Marie and Donald Wong, lifelong music lovers, believed that strong music programs enrich schools and communities. Their legacy lives on through this fund, which supports Solano County music teachers in perpetuity.

A Legacy of Music and Community

In 2011, Donald and Rose Marie Wong of Vacaville established this permanent endowment fund with the Solano Community Foundation to support music teachers and their students for generations to come.

“We are most interested in helping music teachers and their students. We want them to have the equipment and materials to do their best.” – Rose Marie Wong

Rose Marie passed away in 2016, but her vision lives on through the Fund.

Looking Ahead: A Community Music Lending Library

With your support, the Fund can grow to sponsor a lending library of instruments, sheet music, and band uniforms—so no student is left out because of cost.

Please join us with a donation towards keeping music alive throughout the County!

                        

Mini-Grants for Music Teachers

Small grants of up to $1,000 are awarded in memory of Rose Marie Wong to support music programs for students in Solano County.

Who May Apply:

• Music teachers in Solano County public or private schools
• One request per teacher per cycle (teachers supporting multiple schools may be reviewed case by case)
• More than one teacher from the same school may apply if each request addresses a unique need

Who is ineligible:

• Nonprofits, booster clubs, parent organizations, and businesses (applications must come directly from teachers)

Eligible Expenses:

• Musical instruments and repairs
• Sheet music
• Uniforms and performance accessories
• Other program costs directly related to music practice and performance

Ineligible Expenses:

• Travel, meals, or lodging
• Chaperone stipends or fundraising expenses
• Admission to concerts, trips, or events
• Any expense that provides a personal benefit to an individual teacher or student

Application Timing:
The Wong Fund grant cycle typically opens in the Fall and closes the following Spring. Dates may shift depending on the school year calendar.

Reporting Requirement
As a condition of award, all recipients must submit a short Music Grantee Report with:

• Responses to five program-related questions
• At least two program photos (with SCF Media Release forms if students are shown)

updated August 2025