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...
A Bluegrass in the Schools report from Missouri

A Bluegrass in the Schools report from Missouri

Dear IBMA Foundation: I am writing to express our gratitude for the Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grant. With the $250 grant, our school was able to host a bluegrass concert assembly with a local band called Number 9 Coal. The concert took place November 6, 2023....
January 31 deadline to apply for Shultz Fund grants

January 31 deadline to apply for Shultz Fund grants

Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2024. Click here to download the application. The Fund awarded a total of almost $29,000 in grants in 2023 for activities that increase participation in bluegrass music by people of color. People of...
IBMA launches joint year-end fundraising campaign

IBMA launches joint year-end fundraising campaign

As 2023 draws to a close, the sister organizations of IBMA, the IBMA Foundation, and the IBMA Trust Fund are grateful for the year’s experiences and opportunities that have helped to strengthen the bluegrass music family.   Help us carry forward that spirit of...