These Musicians Are Giving Back In Surprising Ways

Dave Matthews Band Gives Back In Numerous Ways

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Dave Matthews Band was started in 1991, and are known for the hours-long sets with each show varying every time they play. When they aren’t constantly touring, the band has made some pretty significant philanthropic efforts. In 2010, the band’s own charity (the BAMA Works Fund) donated $8.5 million to wide variety organizations. The charity was formed in 1999 to help with disadvantaged youth, disabled individuals, the environment, and arts and humanities in the Charlottesville, Virginia region. They have also helped outside of the area by building a “Village Recovery Fund” for those affected in the tsunami in Sri Lanka, and have also been known to play benefit shows such as Farm Aid and Neil Young’s Bridge School benefits.