The foundation continued its support in 2007 and 2008 for symphonic and chamber music by making grants to selected orchestras, chamber groups and instrumental instructional programs in California.

The foundation awarded a multiyear grant to the Community Music Center to continue a program to provide music instruction to inner-city youth The foundation also continued its support for the Young Musicians Program. The Adorno Ensemble, Left Coast Ensemble, New Century Chamber Orchestra, Del Sol Quartet, the Ives Quartet and the San Diego Symphony were among the ensembles that received artistic initiative grants to assist in the presentation of outstanding programming.

With the help of the foundation, the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music established a re-granting program for small and emerging chamber ensembles and other music projects. The foundation renewed its support for the Association of California Symphony Orchestras to provide consultants to orchestras and ensembles for organizational planning activities aimed at improving their ability to raise funds.

Grants in music were also awarded to the Allen Temple Baptist Church, the Chamber Music Partnership, Crossroads School, Education Through Music - Los Angeles, Idyllwild Arts, LA’s BEST, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Marin Symphony, Music Academy of the West, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, New Century Chamber Orchestra, Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Young Musicians Foundation.