Donate Musical Instruments

Putting No Longer Used Musical Instruments to Use

Check your closets, under the bed, in the attic, or any other hiding place where you might have stored yours or your child’s old musical instrument so YOU can help another student play a musical instrument.

In 2014, the Foundation learned that each year some students could not enroll in a band or orchestra class because the loaner instrument pool was not large enough to meet the number of students seeking an instrument.

From this conversation, the DDEF Musical Instrument Campaign began. This year-round campaign is truly worthwhile! It gives students the opportunity to take a band or orchestra class who otherwise would not be able to participate. To date, up to 320 additional students each year may participate in these classes. Thanks to generous donations, the following instruments are now available to David Douglas students:

Banjo, Bugle, Baritone Horn, Cellos, Clarinets, Concertina, Coronet, Cymbals, Didgeridoo, Drums (African, Bongo, Djembe, Kalimba, Kpanlogo, Snare, Wood Tongue), Dulcimers, Ehru, Electronic Keyboards, Flugelhorn, Flutes, French Horn, Guitars, Lap harp, Mandolin, Mbira (African thumb piano, Oboe, Piccolo, Recorder, Saxophones, Saz, Synthesizers (1 Keytar, 1 Full), Tambourines, Trombones, Trumpets, Ukelele, Viola, Violins, and Xylophone.

Thank you!

July update: During the 2025-2026 school year, 68 musical instruments were donated! It amazes me that we still receive instruments that we’ve never received before - in 2025-2026, these included:

• Gato drum,

• 2 Dulcimers,

• Baritone horn,

• Lap harp,

• Oboe,

• Shekere (African gourd with shells),

• Mbira (African thumb piano).

Since our Musical Instrument Campaign began in 2014, our supporters have donated a grand total of 320 instruments!

With your donations, we hope that no child will be turned away from enrolling in a band or orchestra class. See “How to Donate a Musical Instrument”  for donation instructions.

Note: Your donations have been so generous, we have enough guitars for now and temporarily can no longer accept guitars (electric and acoustical).

Thank you for your support!