Our Donors
Thanks to these kind donors during the past year: August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022Benefactor
(lifetime gifts of $100,000+)
Anonymous estate gift
The Richard Barnhart Estate
Angel
($10,000+)
- The Fletcher Bright Family (Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians)
- Katy Daley & Bill Brown (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship, Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship, IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Arthur Hancock III (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Rick and Wendy Lang (includes Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship)
- Pisgah Banjo Company (Arnold Shultz Fund)
Multi-Platinum
($5,000-$9,999)
- Fred & Joy Bartenstein (includes Arnold Shultz Fund, IBMA Bluegrass Scholarship, raffle prize instrument donation for 2023)
- George Bright (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Eppes-Jefferson Foundation (Bluegrass Stagecraft 101)
- Arthur Hancock IV, family & friends (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship fundraiser)
Platinum
($1,000-$4,999)
- Frank Bright (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Megan Brugger (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Timothy P. Connell (Bluegrass in the Schools mini-grant sponsor for 2021-22)
- Crandall Creek Band (Crandall Creek Scholarship)
- Mike & Susan Ford Charitable Fund
- Robert Forrester (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Lizzer Bright Graham (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- The John Hartford Family (Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award)
- Lucy Bright Ingram (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Tom & Barb Laing
- Peter Salovey & Marta Elisa Moret
- Paul Schiminger (grant to IBMA)
- Randy Secrist
- Richard Spratt (includes 2022 Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle prize)
- Barbara Martin Stephens (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Werter Willis (includes instrument donation)
- Lee & Ageleke Zapis, Z Mandolins (Arnold Shultz Fund)
Gold
($750-$999)
- John Hartford Music Festival (in memory of John Hartford & John Hotze)
Silver
($500-$749)
- Kissy Black (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Emory & Linda Buller
- Regina Derzon (in memory of Bob Altschuler, Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Arthur Hancock IV; Wolfpen Branch
- Bob Jeannin
- Lorraine Jordan, Jordan Entertainment (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- George Matthews
- Ruth McLain
- Maureen Staples (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/ Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Wendy Tyner (in honor of Nancy Cardwell)
Patron
($100-$499)
- Ralph Affinito
- Jean Barnes
- Lisa Lynne Barnett (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/ Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Jerry Barush
- Anni Beach
- The Break Room – Lexington, KY
- Jim & Jan Brittain
- Alison Brown (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Nancy Cardwell (includes Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Steven Carpenter
- Lee Michael Demsey (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Stuart & Dieta Duncan, in memory of Roland White
- Brian Flinn
- Bill Foster (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Fred Geiger (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- James Hanusa
- Leigh Hill
- Luanne & Mark Howard, in memory of Roland White
- James Hurster
- Brad Kolodner (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Jeffrey Koontz
- Brian Kruman (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Kitsy Kuykendall (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- David Macemon (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Terry Mandell (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Susie Monick, in memory of Roland White
- Paul Mueller
- Joe Osborne
- Akira Otsuka (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Howard Parker (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Teresa Pennington (Sally Ann Forrester scholarship, in honor of Murphy Henry)
- Stephan Roman (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Leah Ross (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Susan Scheufele
- Denise Sheehan-Stiff (includes memorial to Roland White)
- Travis Stimeling (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Peter Thompson
- Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation
- Wayne Tuckson (includes Arnold Shultz Fund & memorial to Kris Preston of Coaltown Dixie)
- Matt Velkev
- William Veilette
- Ian Watkins (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Bob Wright…PLUS many more donors in the $1-99 “Friends” 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
- Laurie Greenberg
- The late John Kaparakis
- Tom Kopp
- The late Barbara Bremmer Taylor
- Tom Thorpe
- Alan Tompkins
- 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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