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Want to use your platform to help kids build a healthy life in electronic music?
Now Seeking Artists, Venues, and Promoters to Align for 2025 Fiscal Year.
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Be part of revolutionizing immersive music education.

Zelle, ACH, Checks, Crypto Welcome

Venmo: @boredom-fighters
Cash App: $boredomfighters


See below for proposal:



 
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Also accepting donations here:
HELP KIDS MAKE BEATS
Next Stage Champions
Impact Partnership Program



 

Hi, we're the Boredomfighters. The nonprofit bringing studios, producers and musical experiences to schools and underserved neighborhoods. This introduces them to the possibilities of producing their own music, filling the gap in music education with electronic music and hip-hop modalities. We then provide the youth who stand out with ongoing mentorship and opportunities to enter the music space by opening for artists they look up to, sending them to week long immersive studio camps, and helping them release their music.  

OVERVIEW


BOREDOMFIGHTERS IS A NONPROFIT WITH A

UNIQUE INTERACTIVE MUSIC WORKSHOP AND

MUSIC STUDIO INSTALLATION THAT HAS INTRODUCED ELECTRONIC AND HIP HOP MUSIC

PRODUCTION MODALITIES TO

OVER 10,000 YOUTH IN 121 SCHOOLS 

WE ARE SEEKING MISSION ALIGNED PLATFORMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF

OUR PROGRAMS AND STABILIZE OUR OPERATION WITH CREATIVE CROWDFUNDING

 

Key Achievements to Date (2017 - 2024)

10,285 youth empowered in a studio experience.

716 creators hired to lead workshops and programs.

6 chapters established with ongoing curriculum in major cities.

149 young producers sent to Dubstep Camp with financial support

Installations at Detroit Pistons, Shaq Red Rocks, Mission Ballroom & 15 Major Festivals

 

Now demand is high, and our team is still small and lacking the resources we need to truly meet the demand and sustain programming.
 

Here’s your chance to make a difference;

Please use your platform to become a Champion for
Boredomfighters “Next Stage” Initiative. 🙏
Use your platform to keep our initiative alive as we move into the next phase of impact;


Low Effort / High Impact Ways to Support:

1. Contribute: donate $2 per ticket sold on an upcoming hard ticket show

  • Marketing boost: Collab with us to help your ticket buyers feel more impactful in their spending

  • Tax cut: Receive a tax-deductible donation receipt

  • Philanthropy: Build trust in your community by using your platform for good

2. Empower: allow patrons to donate an extra $1, $5, or “Other:” at checkout

  • Low friction: Create an easy process for fans to contribute

  • Raise awareness: Spread the word about our cause

  • Community care: Show fans you care about the future of music education

  • No impact on your bottom line

3. Involve: bring our immersive studio experience to your event “The Instrument Garden Studio”  (short video about that here)

  • Raise awareness on site about our collaboration

  • Provide an epic experience for your patrons to produce an EP on site

  • Nurture musical relationships amongst your community

  • Provide learning experiences and workshops from our curated space

 

 

 

 

Spreading The Word About Your Support

See how we shine light on our other champions;

The Black Box on our Denver News Interview for 3M+ viewers. - Mesophonic (Camp Alumni) Plays Dubstep on Live TV

 



• Press on on Cervantes Pledge in 4 publications and 1 podcast interview including;
303 Magazine, Rooster, River Beats, MP3 Mag, (1.5M+ Monthly Readers)
and The Music Production Podcast (200k+ Listeners)
 

 

 

 

 

THE NEXT STAGE

What if young people could truly hear themselves?
What if they could choose a path in modern music making AND be supported by their local music industry?

 

 

SUSTAINED LEARNING

Now, we’re rolling out teams nationwide with a 10-week curriculum that teaches students how to make beats, play melodies, & record vocals in Ableton.

This year, we're offering the program to seven schools, completely free to the students in Detroit, Denver, Grand Rapids, Fort Collins, and Crestone.

 

 

REAL LIFE CAREER SKILLS

At the end of the programs, we co-produce a family-friendly event with a local promoter where students will open for a touring act and learn firsthand what it takes to put on a show.

 


 


 

By just making it fun and easy for your fans to donate, we can sustain and grow these programs to where they need to be for thousands of youth to learn about what’s possible in music and have a better life from it.

Will you be our Champion?
 

 


 

FAQ


What is the target raise?
Establish enough pledges to guarantee a $100K yearly operating budget.

How much have we raised so far?
3 Full 1 Month Champions @ $8,333 Each = $24,999
25% of Goal Met

What kind of pledges are there?
Champions: Pledge to raise at least $8,333 in a year to cover one month of our expenses.
Boosters: Pledge to raise any amount you’d like based on an event or drop you are planning.

How is the funding used?
1) Paying educators & coordinators to propose, schedule, and execute workshops or mentorships for underserved youth.
2) Buying gear and necessary software to support the logistics of the operation.

Can I donate just one time instead of yearly?
Yes

Is there a minimum amount?
No

Where will the impact take place?
We currently have 6 teams throughout Colorado and Michigan each with leadership and teams;
CO: Denver, Longmont, Fort Collins, Crestone
MI: Grand Rapids, Detroit
We are expanding rapidly and have put opening new chapters on hold until receiving funding to support current initiatives. With your support we can take these on and bring workshops to your own hometown!

 

ACTION: Cover the cost of general operations to stabilize the business plan of our main product offering,
The Instrument Garden Workshop, and auxiliary revenue streams.


OUR OFFERINGS:
Workshops & Keynotes
Camps

Installations
Events


2025 Strategy:
> Secure $50k from private funder(s) (1 year @ 10% interest)
> Use it to seed $100k ops budget & pay back $55k at the end of the year

> Move into office in Detroit (this has already been donated) - Jan 15 2025 Move In
> Invest in 3 key part-time people to support operation + Full Time Executive Director
> Go into 2026 with no debt, $150k from revenue & funding pledges to cover 2026 

Note: We have recently onboarded a highly awarded grant writing team and meet weekly, having applied for $200k in funding within the first month.


2026 - 2030 Priority:

Stabilize Resources for Supporting Chapter Expansion & Build
The Instrument Garden Music Discovery Center in Michigan:
An Anchor for Our Camps, Workshops, Events, Trainings, and Immersive Music Learning in Nature

 

2025 Strategy and Use of Funds

The $50,000 investment will support the following key hires for 2 days in office, 3 days remote:

Operations Manager: $375/wk - 15 hours - 2 Days In Office/ 3 Days Remote
Marketing & Communications: $250/wk - 10 Hours
Outreach Lead: $200/wk + 10% Commission - 8 Hours Min

Alongside various spends associated with scaling our client base for
paid work, donors, grants, and collaborators.

Full Budget and Revenue Strategy Here

4 Year P/L Here


 

PRESS

 

Rooster: Young Beat Makers: A Colorado Non-Profit Fights Boredom Through the Joy of Music

303 Magazine: Boredom Fighters is Creating the Next Generation of Beat Makers

Westword: A Nonprofit Provides Music That Won't Get Your Kids Ass Kicked

Denver News: Interview about Camp & Getting Camp Alumni on Stage with Shaq

MP3 MAG: Cervantes & River Beats Partner With BoredomFighters to Bring Music Production to Colorado Schools

Detroit Fox News 2: Anchor raps over beatmaking workshop on live TV

 

PROOF OF IMPACT

 

 

 


 

 


 


 

Thank you,


Tyler Manning

Executive Director

 

tyler@boredomfighters.org

720-979-2175

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TESTIMONIALS
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Being a Boredomfighter changed my life and  showed me how I can build an impactful life in music."

- Luke (Camp Alumni & Youth Leadership)

- Antonio Molina, Boulder School District

SUPPORT TEACHERS, FAMILIES, & ENTIRE COMMUNITIES
WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION

RECENT IMPACT

OUR MODEL FOR IMPACT

Provide free music production workshops to communities by bringing gear and instructors directly to the kids who need it most.

• Host a yearly immersive camp that kids attend on scholarship to dive deeper into creating music with modern tools and sharing that with the world.

• Set up studio installations at events and festivals for multi-generational shared creation.

• Offer free gear and ongoing 1-on-1 mentorship to help underserved young people via Zoom to build up learners in hard to reach spaces

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BUILD LOCAL LEADERS, REINFORCE COMMUNITY CULTURE
We currently have Chapters in:
CO
DENVER • LONGMONT
FOCO • CRESTONE
MI
DETROIT
GRAND RAPIDS
CA
LONG BEACH
They focus on building educator bases and developing long term relationships with spaces who have access to underserved youth in rural and inner city areas. 
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Our programming is dedicated to music empowerment.

We believe that:
  • no sound is a bad sound
  • everything is an instrument
  • access to music making tools can help us find purpose, collaboration, community, and a vehicle for expressing/comprehending our feelings for sustained optimistic mental health

Thank you for supporting our mission.

Monthly or yearly pledges are always encouraged for us to have a sustained recurring income.

Legacy Artists and Brands: If you have a brand or are interested in being our champion, please join The Next Stage Fund!

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  1. a custom highlight on our social networks

  2. placement all year on this page

  3. an Instrument Garden Studio Session for your space, team, or family

  4. a song dedicated to you using sounds from your space or of your choice

  5. supported by: @you in all of our major social media posts and aftermovies

Next Stage Funders will receive:

Join 11 other brands and families that each sponsor one month of our overhead expenses ($8,333) so we can use all revenue and personal donations we generate to expand our reach.

The Next Stage Champions

NEXT STAGE CHAMPIONS

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All Donations Tax-Deductible!

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