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Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge to benefit IBMA Foundation
Plan to join us at Lorraine Jordan’s Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge festival April 10-12, 2025, at the Meadowview Conference Resort and Hotel in Kingsport, Tennessee! Attendees will be invited to donate an extra dollar (or two) at the gate for the IBMA Foundation, and...
IBMA Foundation announces 2025 project grant recipients
The IBMA Foundation recently awarded $25,000 in project grants to 15 bluegrass programs in eight states plus Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and China. The number of applications was up this year at 37, compared to 21 in 2024. “A diverse list of recipients for...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant recipient report from Virginia
In 2022, the Montgomery Museum of Art & History in Christiansburg, Virginia, which serves the entire New River Valley and Virginia’s Appalachia region, presented a highly successful concert at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. That concert, “50 Years...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant recipient report from Missouri: Miranda Dozier
I am so excited to show you how our lovely banjo came out. My banjo’s name is Ho’okini and she was created with mahogany wood, has a curly maple tone ring, and an African black wood fingerboard with mother of pearl inlays. The headstock is ebony wood, and she has a...
WoodSongs Old Time Radio and ReString Appalachia distribute free instruments to Helene victims
With your help, our friends at WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour are organizing an instrument drive to collect and deliver over 1,000 free instruments to bluegrass and old-time musicians who have lost everything during Hurricane Helene. If you own a playable instrument in...
Blue Highway Fest raises funds for IBMA Foundation
Our hearty thanks is extended to the members of Blue Highway, luthier Rufus Thames; the staff of Blue Highway Fest; the city of Big Stone Gap, Virginia; and raffle ticket purchasers for a donation of $2,007 to the IBMA Foundation raised by a guitar raffle at the...
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IBMA Foundation 2023-2024 Year End Report
We’ve had a strong year at the IBMA Foundation. More than 900 supporters shared in our work, with contributions totaling over $100,000. We distributed more than $90,000 in grants, scholarships, and programs. Since the beginning of the IBMA Foundation (formerly the Foundation for Bluegrass Music) in 2008, over $375,000 has been awarded! We are more grateful than ever for those who choose to help us build a brighter future for bluegrass.
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