We’ve built something extraordinary.
Now help secure it for the younger generation.
Rock and Roll Academy Aspen needs the financial infrastructure to sustain this work responsibly. RRAA’s long-term goal is a stable annual operating budget of approximately $200,000. The immediate priority is to raise $130,000 by September 30, 2026, funding the people, systems, leadership, and program support needed to keep the Academy strong across a growing two-location model.
This is not an expansion campaign.
It is a sustainability campaign.
RRAA has already proven its value.
The students are showing up.
Families believe in the program.
The community benefits from the performances.
The need continues to grow.
Now RRAA needs the financial infrastructure to sustain the work responsibly.
The $130,000 Sustainability Campaign funds the people, systems, and support needed to keep the program strong across a growing two-location model.
The program works.
Now the structure needs to catch up.
Since 2010, Rock and Roll Academy Aspen has given young people a place to build confidence, friendship, belonging, and purpose through music.
Students choose songs. They learn instruments. They rehearse as bands. They perform for their community.
Shy kids come alive. Lonely kids find their people. Young people discover their voice and realize they matter.
The program is working.
But passion alone cannot sustain an organization.
RRAA has grown beyond what one person can responsibly carry. Today, one staff member is effectively handling the responsibilities of three positions while the organization continues to serve students, families, performances, partnerships, and community demand.
This campaign is about protecting what has already been built and making sure it is still here for the younger generation.
Would you consider a leadership gift
for the younger generation?
A Gift is not the only way to help.
If know someone who may care about protecting this program for the younger generation, we would be grateful for their support.
Kriss Harmony Harrison kriss@rockandrollacademyaspen.org
A local 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving students across the Valley.
Rock and Roll Academy Aspen is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Legal Name: Rock and Roll Academy Aspen
EIN: 46-4944547
501(c)(3) exemption effective: February 21, 2014
Public charity status: 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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No. This is a sustainability campaign for a proven program. RRAA has already built the student base, community trust, and program model. The campaign funds the staffing and infrastructure needed to sustain it.
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The $130,000 campaign goal supports the people and infrastructure needed to stabilize the organization, including leadership, development, community engagement, program facilitation, and future leadership support through 2026. There is a 200,000 costs 2027 forward.
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RRAA serves students from Aspen to Parachute, with programming built around modern music, band-format rehearsals, student choice, collaboration, and public performance.
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No. Students do not need prior experience, and instruments are provided.
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Yes. Rock and Roll Academy Aspen is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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Yes. Introductions matter. If you know someone who believes in music, youth, education, mental health, creativity, or community, you can help by connecting them to RRAA.
Campaign Sponsorship Overview
Rock and Roll Academy Aspen is seeking campaign sponsors to help secure the future of a proven youth music program for the next generation.
Campaign sponsorships supports the Sustainability Fund, supporting the people and infrastructure behind the program: leadership, fundraising, community engagement, program facilitation, intern support, and future leadership.
Sponsorship is designed for businesses, musicians, venues, foundations, and community partners who want to visibly support youth music, creativity, confidence, and belonging across the Valley.
