Arnold Shultz Fund grant recipients announced for 2024

Arnold Shultz Fund grant recipients announced for 2024

The IBMA Foundation has awarded a total of $19,650 for 16 Arnold Shultz Fund grants to programs and individuals in 12 states, Kenya, and Nepal. The Arnold Shultz Fund was established in 2020 to encourage participation in bluegrass music by people of color. “We’re...

California program brings bluegrass to prisons

By Lani Way The California Bluegrass Association’s Bluegrass Bridge initiative began in the summer of 2021 as a way to expand delivery of CBA’s goal to reach more potential bluegrass fans. One such community is incarcerated individuals, and CBA was aware of other...
Project grant fund report from Virginia

Project grant fund report from Virginia

By Tom McNally, treasurer & Tim Gundlach, president,RVA Bluegrass Jam, Inc. The 2023 RVA Bluegrass Jam was a great success.  The funds received from the IBMA Foundation were vital, as our outdoor music event was faced with significant storms.  A few days...
Shultz Fund grant report from Alaska

Shultz Fund grant report from Alaska

By: Belle Mickelson Dancing with the Spirit connects Alaskan youth and elders through school music camps as a way to bring joy, happiness and hope to villages; encourage healthy living; and prevent suicide, alcoholism and drug abuse. We teach guitar, fiddle, mandolin,...