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Celebrating

100 YEARS

Reading Musical Foundation

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Child playing the piano.

For 100 years, RMF has done one thing with extraordinary consistency—it has invested in the musical life of Berks County.

Founded in 1926 to support the Reading Symphony Orchestra and the Reading Choral Society, RMF has grown into the region’s essential community investment engine for music—funding scholarships, sustaining professional, performing organizations, placing instruments in the hands of children who need them, and regularly delivering live music performance and instruction into local schools.

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50+

Music in the Schools programs presented.

18,500+

Students reached through Music in the Schools.

150+

Instruments placed via Operation Replay.

85+

Music campers assisted each summer. 

RMF's Annual Reach

Our numbers speak for themselves

Two boys sitting playing guitar behind a music stand.

RMF's Three-Year Program Impact (2023-2025)

A Foundation That Invests, Not Just Gives

$1,161,750 

$829,981

grants to local music organizations

total scholarship dollars

1,434

74

students supported

total scholarship funds in 2026 

Jazz musicians playing at RMF's Berks Shines
Large choir in a church sanctuary
Student playing the marimba

Be a part of the 
Next Century Fund

The Next Century Fund is more than a milestone celebration--it is a deliberate investment in what Berks County will sound like 100 years from now. 

Student singing at RMF Berks Shines event
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Group picture of RMF scholarship recipients at Artists of Tomorrow concert
Speaker at a podium in front of a group of students
Student musician playing the French Horn
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