Ten tips for year-end giving

You may already be thinking about year-end giving and granting. This season provides an opportunity to reflect on what we have and how we can make a difference in our communities, and for many of us (including the staff and board of directors at the IBMA Foundation),...
Farewell to Travis Stimeling

Farewell to Travis Stimeling

Dr. Travis Stimeling headed up the review committee for the Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar academic award for a number of years and was also a faithful supporter of the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund since its inception in 2020. We will miss Travis greatly and are...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant reports from Alaska and Kenya

Arnold Shultz Fund grant reports from Alaska and Kenya

Alaska – Thanks for your support of Dancing with the Spirit!  We are gearing up for a major fundraising campaign for full-time staff and an endowment fund. I found a young Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who is coming with us to Arctic Village to make a three-to...
Project grant report from Tennessee/Virginia

Project grant report from Tennessee/Virginia

Grant funding from the IBMA Foundation was awarded to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum (BCMM) and was used to support additional costs of the I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music exhibit production, including design and fabrication costs. The special exhibit...
Project grant report from Pennsylvania

Project grant report from Pennsylvania

The Appalachian Fiddle and Bluegrass Association (AFBA) received a project grant in 2023 for the Historic Mural Preservation and Exhibition project. The mural was restored by artists Amanda Schwartz and Kathy Bestwick. Local television station WMZ-69 News did a...