Although some of its programmes have been in place for decades, it wasn’t until 1996 that the SAMRO Endowment was officially established. At first, SENA’s main activities included oversight of the Artistic Committee, which commissions new works, and running the Overseas Scholarships programme. Eventually, SENA began to fund music schools in addition to its flagship scholarships and bursaries, and since then, funding has expanded to include local music organizations, concert grants, and sponsorship of bridging courses at local universities. The archive was originally managed separately as Serious Music, but came under SENA’s umbrella in 2006, when it was renamed the SAMRO Music Archive. When SAMRO moved offices in 2009, the archive was transferred to a made-for-purpose space that will allow better maintenance and growth of the collection. Although music industry support had existed on an ad-hoc basis for many years through support of cultural organizations and development of new activities (such as the Moshito Music Conference), it was consolidated in 2011 into the Stakeholder Hub. These exciting developments have made SENA more adaptable to the growing arts industry in South Africa.