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Recent board and officer election
The IBMA Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of one new and four returning members for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2023: Laurie Greenberg, Michael Hall, Arthur Hancock IV, Peter Salovey, and Wendy Tyner. Our slate of officers will...
A message from Nancy Cardwell – July 2023
It’s time for Independence Day, the Ferris wheel top of summer heat, and the height of the bluegrass festival season. July 1 is the beginning of a new fiscal year for the IBMA Foundation, and this issue will introduce a new board member, look forward to World of...
Winners of the Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle announced
The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce that Jayson Clark from New York state has won the prize 1967 D-35 Martin guitar. Jayson wrote, “I am honored to have won this wonderful guitar from the 2023 Strings for Dreams raffle, but even more honored to support the IBMA...
June 30 deadline for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award submissions
The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award, sponsored in 2023 by Trisha & John Tubbs and Jon Weisberger, annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing academic scholars eligible...
Congratulations to mini-grant and Bright grant recipients!
Congratulations to the following recipients of Bluegrass in the Schools mini-grants and Fletcher Bright Memorial Grants for Young Musicians in April and May of 2023. BGIS mini-grants were made to Bel Canto Cedar Valley, for a presentation by Monroe Crossing in Cedar...
Call for participation: Bluegrass College Band Showcase Sept. 29-30
The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce the return of bluegrass college band performance opportunities on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 29-30. The showcases will be presented at the Youth Stage located at 420 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, North...
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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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