Partners & funders

Our Partners

Teeny Violini grows through schools, foundations, donors and community organizations that believe children deserve consistent access to the arts. Their support helps bring Teaching Artists, instruments and the Colorful Violin Method directly into the places where children learn and grow.

Portia Dunkley receiving recognition from Arts Access Miami

20+

Partner sites

1,000+

Children reached each year

8

Years of programming

Visionary benefactors

The Foundations Fueling the Next Generation.

Arts and culture funder

Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation / Pérez CreARTE

Support through Pérez CreARTE helped expand Teeny Violini's early-learning programming in Miami-Dade — adding twice-weekly instruction at three schools and launching Teeny programming at two additional schools.

Early-learning program expansionVisit site ↗

Foundation

Marjorie & Rodney Fink Family Foundation

Dedicated philanthropic support expanding high-quality early violin instruction, family engagement, and accessible music experiences where they matter most.

Arts access program

Arts Access Miami

Arts Access Miami helps bring Teeny Violini programming into local schools, including classroom visits at Light Prep School with the Teeny team.

School program access

Community foundation

The Miami Foundation

A Momentum Grant from The Miami Foundation supported capacity-building work that strengthened the systems behind Teeny Violini's continued growth. The Miami Foundation also hosts Give Miami Day, an important source of community philanthropy for Teeny programs.

Capacity buildingVisit site ↗

Grant support

WLW Catalyst Grant

Catalyst investment driving organizational momentum, curriculum innovation, and sustainable classroom expansion across South Florida.

Community funder

Key Biscayne Women's Giving Circle

The Key Biscayne Women's Giving Circle has supported Teeny Violini's instrument access for two consecutive years, helping grow the lending library so more students can begin learning with the tools they need.

Instrument access
Teeny Violini students from Light Preparatory School with Portia Dunkley, Sammy Gonzalez Zeira, and Alan Valladares
Leadership in action: Founder Portia Dunkley (center) with Teeny Violini students from Light Preparatory School, joined by Arts Access Miami President & Young Musicians Unite CEO Sammy Gonzalez Zeira (right) and Arts Access Miami CEO Alan Valladares (left)—uniting community leadership to keep classroom music thriving.

In-kind partners

Space and resources

Where the music happens

Schools and program partners

Teeny Violini partners with schools, early learning centers and community organizations across Miami-Dade and Broward. These are the places that welcome Teeny programming.

ABCs of Learning and Growing

Early Learning Center · Broward

Agenoria S. Paschal / Olinda Elementary

Elementary

Currently Active

Avocado Elementary

Elementary

Currently Active

Barbara Hawkins Elementary

Elementary

Bethany Christian Preschool

Early Learning Center · Broward

Big Ideas Educational Services

Elementary · MDCPS

Broward County Library

Broward

Building Tools Learning Center

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Bunche Park Elementary

Elementary

Currently Active

CEA

Summer Programming

Celebrity Kids Childcare

Early Learning Center

Central Charter School

Summer Programming

Comstock Elementary

Elementary

Crestview Elementary

Elementary

Essential Learning

Broward

Excel Kids — Benjamin Franklin

Elementary

Currently Active

Excel Kids — Miami Gardens

Elementary

Currently Active

Genesis Hopeful Haven

Summer Programming

Guiding Hands

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Hampton House

Community Hub

Currently Active

Head Start Preschool 1

Early Learning Center · Broward

Head Start Preschool 5A

Early Learning Center · Broward

Immaculate Results

Early Learning Center

KC Kiddie

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Liberty City Elementary

Elementary

Currently Active

Little Starz Academy

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Miami Gardens Elementary

Elementary

Norland Elementary

Elementary

North Glade Elementary

Elementary

Rainbow Park Elementary

Elementary

Redondo Elementary

Elementary

Currently Active

Riverside Community Hub

Community Hub · Broward

Currently Active

Sanctuary of the Arts at St. Mary’s Church

Community Hub

Currently Active

SHEyes Learning Center

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Shining Light Childcare and Development Center

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Sparks Daycare and Kindergarten

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

The Carter Academy

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

The Carter Academy 2

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

The Light Prep

Early Learning Center

Currently Active

Touching Miami with Love

Summer Programming

Van E. Blanton Elementary

Elementary

Currently Active

Where Teeny lives

Our parent organization