About the Foundation

The Delta Omicron Foundation, Inc. was founded in 1958 and chartered in the State of Ohio as a non-profit corporation. The  Foundation, Inc. is supported by tax-deductible donations and gifts of Delta Omicron members and friends. It finances scholarships, grants-in-aid and awards. 

Activities and Projects

The Delta Omicron Foundation, Inc. promotes the cause of music through:

• Scholarships, grants and awards for graduate or undergraduate music study in the United States
• Awarding the Thor Johnson Memorial Commission
• Maintenance of Delta Omicron Studio and Petzold-Collyer Piano, at MacDowell in Peterborough, N.H.
• Roy Underwood Educational Grants in Music Therapy
• Contributing to the Delta Omicron Composition Competition, open to composers the world over​
• Seat Endowments at Metropolitan Opera House and Lincoln Center in New York
• Supporting American music and American composers through premiere performances
• Past contributions to Building Funds at the National Federation of Music Clubs, Indianapolis, Indiana; the Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina; and the National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan.