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IBMA Foundation 2024-2025 Year End Report
They say, “It’s all about the numbers,” and the IBMA Foundation numbers for the past fiscal year were pretty great! But more important are the names and faces, programs, stories, and wonderful bluegrass music behind each number. We’ll share some of both with you below.
Since the beginning of the Foundation in 2007, more than $530,000 has been awarded for grants, scholarships and programs.
This past year we awarded more than $74,400 in grants, scholarships, and program support.
More than 500 supporters shared in our mission to support the future of bluegrass music, with donations totaling $198,000.
We ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with $644,326 in net assets.
The Foundation’s agency endowment funds totaled $539,431
Latest Info
January 31 deadline to apply for Arnold Shultz Fund grants
Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2025. Please go to this link for the application form. Last year the IBMA Foundation awarded $19,650 for 16 Arnold Shultz Fund grants to programs and individuals in 12 states, Kenya, and Nepal. The Arnold...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to friends of the IBMA Foundation across the country and around the world! We couldn’t be happier to be kicking off 2025 with you. Our shared passion for bluegrass music and the positive effect it has on our lives inspire us to work even harder...
Celebrating the spirit of giving
By Nancy Cardwell As a child when all my friends were so excited about toys and Christmas gifts Santa might bring, my mother taught me that the real meaning of the holiday season was the joy found in “the spirit of giving” – the simple fact that it is often more...
What comes after Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Bluegrass Foundation Tuesday!
Have you survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but you’re still looking for the perfect gift for your friend or family member with a bluegrass heart? Please consider a donation to one of the following IBMA Foundation grants or scholarships as a gift in honor of the...
WoodSongs bluegrass instrument drive for Hurricane 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...
Arnold Shultz Foundation grant applications due January 31, 2025
Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2025. Please go to this link for the application form. The IBMA Foundation awarded $19,650 for 16 Arnold Shultz Fund grants to programs and individuals in 12 states, Kenya, and Nepal. The Arnold Shultz...
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