Our Donors
Thanks to these kind donors during the past year: January 1 - December 31, 2022.Benefactor
(lifetime gifts of $100,000+)
Anonymous estate gift
The Richard Barnhart Estate
Angel
($10,000+)
- Anonymous
- 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)
- Pisgah Banjo Company (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Paul Schiminger (IBMA international grant)
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)
- Casey Henry (includes in-kind donation of instrument)
Platinum
($1,000-$4,999)
- Frank Bright (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Megan Brugger (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Marguerite Cole Foundation
- Timothy P. Connell (Bluegrass in the Schools mini-grant sponsor for 2021-22, 2022-23)
- Crandall Creek Band (Crandall Creek Scholarship)
- Robert Forrester (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Lizzer Bright Graham (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Laurie Greenberg (2022 Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award sponsor)
- Lucy Bright Ingram (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- Tom & Barb Laing
- Ruth McLain
- Austin & Jane Musselman (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Peter Salovey & Marta Elisa Moret
- Randy Secrist
- Richard Spratt (includes 2022 Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle prize)
- Barbara Martin Stephens (Fletcher Bright Memorial Fund for Young Musicians)
- John & Trisha Tubbs (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- 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)
- Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation
- Wendy Tyner (in honor of Nancy Cardwell)
Silver
($500-$749)
- Kissy Black (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Richard Brown and Margaret Gerteis
- Betsey Bulleit (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Emory & Linda Buller
- Regina Derzon (in memory of Bob Altschuler, Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Kimberly Handley
- Richard Hawkins
- Chandi Hefner (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Bob Jeannin
- Lorraine Jordan, Jordan Entertainment (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Billy Justice (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- George Matthews
- Charles Nichols (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Maureen Staples (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/ Sound Engineering Scholarship)
Patron
($100-$499)
- Ralph Affinito
- Jean Barnes
- Lisa Lynne Barnett (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/ Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Jerry Barush
- Amy Beach (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Anni Beach
- Brad Becker (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Robert Beggs
- Steve Bertram (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Charles Boden (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Mary Sihler Branch (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Jim & Jan Brittain
- Alison Brown (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Matthew Brown (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- William Buck (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Nancy Cardwell (includes Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Steven Carpenter
- James Caviness (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Beatrice Clay (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Kathy Coffey (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Roger Combs (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- James Crowe (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Ryan Crowley (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Ronald Day (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Lee Michael Demsey (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Stuart & Dieta Duncan, in memory of Roland White
- Curtis Ellison
- Adam Engelhardt
- Kenneth Finkel
- Brian Flinn
- Bill Foster (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Gloria Gaudreau (youth education)
- Fred Geiger (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Priscilla Guild
- Lucy Hamilton (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Arthur Hancock III (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Arthur Hancock IV (includes J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Lynn Hancock (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Waddell Hancock (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- James Hanusa
- Richard Hawkins
- Leigh Hill
- Luanne & Mark Howard, in memory of Roland White
- James Hurster
- Anna Kline (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Brad Kolodner (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Tom Kopp
- Brian Kruman (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Kitsy Kuykendall (Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- Maurice Lesses
- Chester Lott (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Karen Loewenthal (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship, in memory of Bob Loewenthal)
- Jeffrey Ludin (Katy Daley Broadcast Media & Sound Engineering Scholarship)
- David Macemon (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Terry Mandell (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Karine Marie Maynard (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Alicia McClurg (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Thomas Metkus
- Susie Monick, in memory of Roland White
- Mary Mueller
- Paula Mueller
- Maria Nadauld (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Julianna Orem (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- 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)
- David Priest (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Robert Puckett (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Stephen Rader (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Charlene Robertson (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- John Rodgers (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Lance Rogers (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Stephan Roman (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Neil Rosenberg (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Leah Ross (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- James Rubin (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Jerry Salley
- Susan Scheufele
- Bobby Shiflet (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Shane Stamper (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship
- Denise Sheehan-Stiff (includes memorial to Roland White)
- Travis Stimeling (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Mike and Yvonne Tatar
- Peter Thompson (Arnold Shultz Fund, Katy Daley Broadcaster/Engineering Scholarship)
- Thomas Thompson (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Tom Thorpe
- Mr. Turnball (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- William Veilette
- Matt Velkey
- Ambrose Waddell (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Ian Watkins (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Avery Welter
- Peter Wernick
- Philip Wilder (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Casey Willheim
- Werter Willis
- Carrie Wilson (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- Cara Worick (J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship)
- 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
- Penny Parsons
- Joye Shelleman
- 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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