History of Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation

In 1963, the sixtieth anniversary year of Mu Phi Epsilon, the Mu Phi Epsilon Memorial Foundation was registered in the state of Nebraska as a nonprofit corporation, authorized and established by the Fraternity for charitable and educational purposes. In 1993, the word "Memorial" was deleted, and the said Foundation was then known as the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation. The Foundation is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, for the promotion and advancement of music throughout the world, and for the benefit of philanthropic projects consistent with the philosophy of the Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity.

The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that receives contributions and administers the scholarships and philanthropic activities of Mu Phi Epsilon. The Foundation is administered by a volunteer board of directors, who determine the type and level of giving and perform administrative functions. More than fifty-five scholarships and grants are offered by the Foundation each year for purposes including doctoral grants, international study, and research, composition, theory, conducting, sacred music, global musics, chamber music, music business, music education, music technology, music therapy, and applied study for singers and instrumentalists.

Every three years, coinciding with the Fraternity's convention, the Foundation sponsors the Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition. Created in 1964 as the Sterling Staff Competition, the Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition offers the winner the opportunity to be presented in concerts and recitals by chapters of Mu Phi Epsilon for a period of two years.

A copy of the MPE Foundation's financial report is available upon request.