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IBMA Foundation 2023-2024 Year End Report
We’ve had a strong year at the IBMA Foundation. More than 600 supporters shared in our work, with contributions totaling over $162,000. We distributed more than $81,000 in grants, scholarships, and programs. Since the beginning of the IBMA Foundation (formerly the Foundation for Bluegrass Music) in 2008, over $456,000 has been awarded! We are more grateful than ever for those who choose to help us build a brighter future for bluegrass.
Latest Info
Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grant report from West Virginia
From the teacher— Greetings, I am writing to you about a Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-Grant that I received in March to bring an educational bluegrass presentation to students at Summersville Middle School. Due to some scheduling conflicts, we had to push the...
IBMA Foundation Bluegrass College Band Showcases & more at World of Bluegrass
The following twelve bands from nine states have been invited to showcase at the annual IBMA Foundation Bluegrass College Band Showcase Friday and Saturday evenings, September 19-20 at the Youth Stage in Chattanooga Tennessee during IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week. Set...
IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: Mark Schuster
Mark Schuster, a board member and faithful supporter of the IBMA Foundation, is a fifth-generation resident of Washington state and a life-long community activist and environmentalist. He founded The Schuster Group in 1989, a multi-faceted real estate company involved...
IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: George Matthews
George Matthews, great-grandson of Standard Oil magnate and Florida hotel and railroad developer, Henry Morrison Flagler, has produced Bluegrass at the Pavilion for the past 20 years. The annual event takes place in April on the grounds of the Flagler Museum in Palm...
New criteria for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A PAPER: JUNE 30, 2025 The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Beginning in 2025, the criteria has been expanded to include...
A message from Nancy Cardwell: scholarship update
The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce that 150 applications have been received from 43 students headed to college or technical training in the fall. The deadline to apply was June 1, and review committees will begin working soon in order to make recipient...

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