Hungry For Music is a grassroots volunteer-driven 501 (c)(3) charity organization with a nationwide and international outreach. Hungry for Music’s mission is to inspire underprivileged children (and others) by bringing positive musical and creative experiences into their lives. Since becoming a non-profit in 1994, Hungry for Music has brought the healing quality of music to thousands of people through its musical instrument donations, concerts, and workshops. We support our programs through memberships, benefit concerts and events, raffles, and the sale of Hungry for Music produced compact discs.

“Hungry for Music’s purpose is to embrace the positive qualities of music: its ability to create community, to express a talent, to unify various races, and most importantly to heal.”
Jeff Campbell, Executive Director

The History Of Hungry For Music
Hungry for Music (HFM) began April 15, 1992 as an annual benefit concert to help the homeless. The concerts were organized by Hungry For Music founder Jeff Campbell, with the help of Washington, D.C. area musicians and music organizations. The contrast of street musicians and homeless street people led to the initial concept of Hungry for Music – to assemble D.C.’s best street musicians and other local musicians for a concert to benefit the homeless and underprivileged. The concert had a dual purpose – to raise money and collect food for the National Coalition for the Homeless and to give street musicians some well deserved attention and exposure.
Realizing the healing qualities of music and a desire to help underprivileged children, Campbell changed the direction of his organization and incorporated Hungry for Music as a non-profit in March 1994 with the mission to inspire underprivileged children (and others) through positive musical and creative experiences.

Since 1994, Hungry for Music has brought the healing quality of music to thousands of people through it’s musical instrument donations, concerts, and workshops.