Our Donors
Thanks to these kind donors during the past year: January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025Benefactor
(lifetime gifts of $100,000+)
Anonymous estate gift
The Pisgah Banjo Company (Arnold Shultz Fund)
The Richard Barnhart Estate
Angel
($10,000+)
- Cindy Baucom (Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant)
- Katy Daley & Bill Brown (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship, Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship, IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- The Faraway Foundation
- Benjamin Gilmore estate (Fletcher Bright grants, Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Jim & Kathy Kortge (Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship)
- The Relgalf Foundation (George Matthews)
- Mark Schuster (includes Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant, IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, and Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians)
Multi-Platinum
($5,000-$9,999)
- Timothy P. Connell (Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grant sponsor
- Eppes-Jefferson Foundation (Emcee Masterclass webinar – 2024)
- John & Trisha Tubbs (in honor of Fred Bartenstein, including IBMA Foundation, Arnold Shultz Fund, and Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar sponsor 2023)
Platinum
($1,000-$4,999)
- Fred & Joy Bartenstein (includes Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Jerry Barush
- Town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia and Blue HIghway (guitar raffle at Blue Highway Fest)
- Sam Blumenthal
- Dr. Richard Brown (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Nancy Cardwell (In honor of Fred Bartenstein and IBMA Foundation board members 2024, Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant, Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship, Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians, J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship, Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineering Scholarship, Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship, IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- David and Laura Cole, The Marguerite Cole Foundation
- Paolo Dettwiler (Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award – 2025 sponsor)
- Mary Tyler Doub
- Dan Dorschel
- Malcolm Edwards
- Robert Forrester (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship
- Elizabeth (Lizzer) and Scott Graham (Fletcher Bright grants)
- Laurie Greenberg (In honor of Fred Bartenstein, including Gloria Belle Scholarship, Fletcher Bright Grant for Young Musicians, IBMA)
- Tom and Barb Laing
- John Marchi (in-kind instrument donation fir 2025 Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle)
- Doug & Pat Miller (Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship)
- Austin and Jane Musselman (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- The PayPal Giving Fund
- Peter Salovey & Marta Elisa Moret (in honor of Fred Bartenstein)
- Richard Spratt
- Peter Thompson (includes Arnols Shultz Fund, Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship, Katy Daley Broadcasting/Sound Engineering Scholarship, Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation
- Wendy and Tom Tyner (in honor of Fred Bartenstein)
- John Young (includes Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund, in honor of Fred Bartenstein)
Gold
($750-$999)
Silver
($500-$749)
- Darin and Brooke Aldridge (Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant, in memory of Joe Ackerman)
- Kissy Black (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Bluegrass for the Next Generation (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Richard Bowden (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Leila Finn (banjo donation)
- Bill Foster (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Charles Gerhman (in honor of Peter Salovey)
- Lucy B. Griffin (Fletcher Bright grants)
- Bob Jeannin
- Ruth McLain
- Neil Rosenberg (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Maureen & Dave Staples (Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Janelle Whitefield
- Dwight Worden (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- John Young
Patron
($100-$499)
- M. Alson (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Ann G. Beach, in memory of George H. Wilson), IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Anni Beach (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Robert Beggs
- Lee Bidgood
- Dan Boner
- Laura Boosinger
- Gloria Boyd
- James Brittain
- Phyllis Bryant
- Karin Calvert
- Kyle Cantrell, BanjoRadio.com
- Cynthia Clark (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Darwin Davidson
- Garnet Davis (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Lee Michael Demsey (in memory of Laurie Demsey)
- Barbara Eldridge, in memory of Ben Eldridge (Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineer Scholarship)
- Claudia Ferguson (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Kathleen Fjermedal (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Elizabeth Grzanka (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Priscilla Guild
- Marie Harrington
- Jane B. Harris (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, in memory of George H. Wilson)
- William Helm (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- William Herrington (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- James Hurster
- Bill Knowlton (Arnold Shultz Fund, in memory of Bill Vernon)
- Gwen Koelemeyer (in memory of Dave Shattuck)
- Marianne Kovatch (in honor of Fred Bartenstein)
- Margaret LeDuff (in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Mary Jo Leet (Gloria Belle Scholarship)
- Maurice Lesses (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Jeff Long (in memory of Ben Eldridge)
- David Macemon
- Tom & Gail McGowen (in honor of Nancy Cardwell)
- Thomas Metkus, Metkus Family Giving
- Celia Millington-Wyckoff
- Mark Nash
- Jennifer Preston (Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship)
- Elizabeth Rendon (Youth bluegrass education, in memory of Gerry Higbie)
- Leah Ross (in honor of Nancy Cardwell)
- Mona Salyer
- Randy Secrist
- Mike & Yvonne Tatar
- Hulit Taylor (Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- William Veilette
- Peter Wernick
- Werter Willis
- The Wood Street Bloodhounds
- Bob Wright
- Lee Zapis (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Plus many more donors in the $1-99 “Supporters” range. We appreciate you all!
Legacy Society
Our gratitute is also extended to the following members of our Legacy Society, who have included the Foundation in their estate planning and wills:
- Anonymous (2)
- The late Richard Barnhart
- Fred Bartenstein
- The late Harry Edwards
- Leuk Friglink
- The late Benjamin T. Gilmore
- Laurie Greenberg
- The late John Kaparakis
- Tom Kopp
- Penny Parsons
- Joyce Shelleman
- The late Barbara Bremmer Taylor
- Tom Thorpe
- Alan Tompkins
- Trisha and John Tubbs
- Bob Webster and Nancy Cardwell Webster
If we have accidentally left your name off the list or listed you in the wrong level, please email info@bluegrassfoundation.org and let us know.
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