Gibson Gives has capped off 2025 with the most impactful year in its history, delivering record levels of instruments, funding, and support to music education and wellness programs around the world. The philanthropic arm of Gibson confirmed that 2,445 guitars were donated during the year, alongside more than $5.3 million enabled for global music education initiatives, reinforcing the company’s long-standing belief that access to music can be transformative.
Founded to formalise Gibson’s charitable efforts, Gibson Gives has steadily expanded its reach since inception. In 2025, that growth accelerated significantly. The guitars donated this year pushed the foundation’s lifetime total beyond 16,000 instruments, many placed directly into schools, hospitals, community programs, and hands-on learning environments where access to music education would otherwise be limited.
Alongside instrument donations, Gibson Gives reported a retail value of $2,489,541 in products gifted during the year, complemented by more than $401,000 in direct cash grants. In total, 301 organisations across multiple countries benefited from Gibson Gives programs in 2025, spanning music education, disaster relief, health, and youth empowerment.
Scholarships were another key focus. Gibson Gives awarded 27 scholarships during the year, totalling $139,000. These scholarships are designed to support emerging musicians and music industry professionals, ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent talent from developing. Scholarship recipients included students partnered through universities and specialist music foundations, continuing Gibson’s tradition of investing in the next generation of creators.
Disaster relief also played a significant role in 2025. Gibson Gives contributed more than $1 million towards Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts, working in partnership with Music Rising, MusiCares, and the Guitar Center Music Foundation. The initiative combined immediate humanitarian assistance with long-term recovery support, including the replacement of instruments lost by musicians and schools affected by the fires.
Beyond direct funding, Gibson Gives expanded its visibility and fundraising through strategic partnerships and live events. Its presence across all Vans Warped Tour dates during the year generated more than $10,000 in donations and connected the foundation with younger audiences through artist-led engagement. Participating artists included mgk, Mayday Parade, The All-American Rejects, Mod Sun, Hawthorne Heights, and Rise Against, each helping amplify the foundation’s message through on-site activations and custom guitar initiatives.
Hospital and health-based programs continued to grow, with Gibson Gives delivering instruments to children’s hospitals and wellness centres. These programs recognise the therapeutic value of music, particularly in paediatric care and mental health support. Partnerships with organisations such as the Ryan Seacrest Foundation and Guitars for Vets highlighted how music can assist patients, veterans, and families dealing with trauma, PTSD, and long-term recovery.
Educational institutions also benefited throughout the year. Schools such as Margaret Allen Middle School in Nashville received instruments including pianos, while university-level grants supported music and research programs. These efforts align with Gibson’s broader history as a company that has shaped modern music since its founding in 1894, with instruments that have defined countless genres and generations.
Since its inception, Gibson Gives has now raised more than $5.6 million directly and enabled $57.8 million in total funding for music education and wellness initiatives worldwide. Notably, the foundation operates on a model where 100 percent of donations go directly to giving the gift of music, a point Gibson continues to emphasise as central to its mission.
As Gibson enters its next chapter, the 2025 results position Gibson Gives as one of the most active and far-reaching philanthropic programs in the global music instrument sector. The scale of donations, partnerships, and measurable outcomes underscores how a legacy brand can translate cultural influence into tangible social impact, using music as a tool for education, healing, and long-term community change.
Gibson Gives delivers instruments to students at Margaret Allen Middle School in Nashville as part of its record-breaking 2025 global donation program supporting music education.
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