Every name on this page represents a real person changing real lives — moving real money to real nonprofits. Musicians, nonprofits, and fans sharing exactly how OMG Music turned their effort into measurable impact.
OMG Music is built for three roles, and every story you'll read below shows what that looks like in practice.
Upload songs, dedicate them to a verified nonprofit. Every $1 download sends 40¢ to the cause. Marcus Lee Band went from zero downloads to feeding 147 people in one month.
Read Marcus Lee's story →Refer other 501(c)(3)s — earn $100 for each one we verify. Sarah Green funded an entire Q1 email campaign in 4 months from 12 referrals at one networking event.
Read Clean Oceans' story →Buy songs, share them, earn 10% commission on every referred sale. One fan made $142 in 30 days posting TikToks about songs they already loved.
Read the Fan story →How an indie band turned one song into measurable ocean cleanup funding — and a real revenue stream.
Marcus Lee Band had built a small but loyal local following in Detroit, but their music wasn't generating real revenue — let alone funding the causes they cared about. They believed music could do more than entertain. They wanted to turn their songs into measurable impact for ocean cleanup.
The problem: traditional streaming pays fractions of a cent per play. Their previous attempts to raise money for causes through tip jars at gigs felt awkward and disconnected from the music itself.
Marcus Lee Band uploaded "Rise Up" to OMG Music in January 2025, dedicating all proceeds to Clean Oceans Initiative. Within the first month, the song had 147 downloads, raising $147 for ocean cleanup efforts.
The band used the Musician Starter Kit ($49.99) which included social media graphics, email templates, and promotional posters. They shared the song across Instagram, Facebook, and at local concerts.
147 downloads in 30 days. $147 directly to ocean cleanup. 1,200+ social shares amplifying both the music AND the cause. The band reports their fanbase grew by 23% during the campaign — fans who came for the cause stayed for the music.
Most importantly: the band finally has a model where every song release doubles as a fundraising campaign. They've now released 4 more songs through OMG Music.
How Sarah Green turned routine professional connections into a fully-funded Q1 email marketing campaign.
Clean Oceans Initiative needed to fund their Q1 email marketing campaign — about $1,200 in tools and content — but their grants for the year were already allocated. Sarah Green, the Executive Director, didn't want to launch yet another GoFundMe or hit up the same donors twice in three months.
She needed unrestricted funds, fast, without going back to the same well.
Sarah Green, Executive Director of Clean Oceans Initiative, leveraged OMG Music's referral program to fund her organization's Q1 email marketing campaign.
She attended a nonprofit networking event — the kind she normally goes to for general relationship-building — and shared her OMG Music referral link with 20 organizations. The pitch was simple: "If you're a 501(c)(3) and you sign up + get verified, my org gets $100. You get all the platform's tools too. Win-win."
The referral earnings were paid out after admin verification, typically within 48 hours of each nonprofit completing their 501(c)(3) documentation. 12 verified out of 20 referred — a 60% conversion rate that's nearly unheard of in nonprofit fundraising.
The Q1 email campaign went out fully funded. Sarah's now built a referral-sharing habit into every conference and networking event she attends.
How a fan turned songs they already loved into a part-time income stream — while supporting causes they cared about.
An OMG Music fan (who requested anonymity) was already actively sharing music they loved on TikTok and Instagram — racking up views and engagement, but earning nothing from any of it. Music tastemakers don't get paid by Spotify or Apple Music for the discovery work they do every day.
They wanted to monetize what they were already doing — without becoming an "influencer" or shilling products they didn't believe in.
A fan affiliate (who requested anonymity) earned $142 in commission by sharing benefit songs on TikTok and Instagram throughout February 2025.
The fan used the Fan Starter Kit ($29.99) which included promotional materials, buttons, and a custom affiliate webpage to track clicks and conversions in real-time.
1,420 sales driven through their affiliate link in 30 days. $142 in personal commission. And — equally important — over $568 went to verified nonprofits through the 40¢-per-download cause split. Their TikTok content didn't change. The compensation did.
They've since referred 4 friends as fan affiliates, growing their micro-network of music tastemakers funding causes.
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