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IBMA Foundation 2022-2023 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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Shultz Fund grant report from Kentucky
Lamont Pearley, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, received an Arnold Shultz Fund grant in 2023 to help purchase a banjo and take five months of banjo lessons with regional banjo teacher, Jordan Riehms. “We covered multiple ways to play ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ added more tunes to...
June 30 deadline to apply for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award
The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing academic scholars eligible for this award include graduate students in MA or PhD programs and...
June 1 deadline to apply for college scholarships
The IBMA Foundation offers five different college scholarships. Students interested in applying for the 2024/25 school year are invited to fill out and submit their applications at the following links: Click HERE to apply for the Rick Lang Music Songwriter...
Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle #4 begins April 1
The IBMA Foundation’s 4th annual Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle will kick off April 1, 2024. The prize is a 2011 Golden Era Deering banjo with a hardshell case and other accessories, valued at $4,000. Longtime IBMA Foundation supporter Casey Henry donated the...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant recipients announced for 2024
The IBMA Foundation has awarded a total of $19,650 for 16 Arnold Shultz Fund grants to programs and individuals in 12 states, Kenya, and Nepal. The Arnold Shultz Fund was established in 2020 to encourage participation in bluegrass music by people of color. “We’re...
Kim Tilly wins Lisa Sorrell boot raffle
The winner of the Louvin Brothers-tribute cowboy boots designed by internationally renowned boot maker Lisa Sorrell of Guthrie, Oklahoma, was selected randomly by the RallyUp.com computer software program on March 1. The lucky recipient of this truly unique pair of...
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