Mission and History

Harmony Foundation International, Inc. has for 50 years dedicated itself to supporting the Barbershop Harmony Society in ways that were appropriate at the time. The Society is the world’s largest male a cappella singing organization with approximately 26,000 members in the US and Canada plus affiliates in nine other countries. They sing barbershop style music for recreation, performance and in competitions.

Harmony Foundation believes that singing improves lives. The Foundation’s mission is to support and share the gift of singing as an extraordinary means of making lives more enjoyable, satisfying and meaningful. This is done through funding music education for students in High School and College in order to develop and advance their love and ability for singing. The Foundation fosters a culture of philanthropy in society to carry out comprehensive development programs, and to secure its future through endowment.

Today, following a period of reinventing itself, the Foundation is about to embark on the most ambitious fundraising program in its history. As part of it’s relocation to Nashville, the Foundation is building a new team of professionals.