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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
Fletcher Bright Grant reports from North Carolina
Following are two letters we recently received from Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant recipients from North Carolina. Dear Ms. Cardwell and the scholarship committee: Thank you so much for selecting me to receive the Fletcher Bright Memorial grant for young...
Project grant report from Ashokan Bluegrass Camp
By Sara Trapani, The Ashokan Center, Inc.We are grateful for the grant provided by the IBMA Foundation that enabled the Ashokan Center to expand access to bluegrass traditions to an economically diverse community. Hosted by IBMA Mentor of the Year, Kimber Ludiker, the...
New landing page for the Foundation at CFMT.org
New landing page for the Foundation at CFMT.org Our friends at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (“CFMT”) have designed a special landing page at https://cfmt.org/ibmafoundation/ for all nine of the IBMA Foundation endowment funds that CFMT hosts and...
College bands to showcase Sept. 27-28
One of the highlights of World of Bluegrass week is the College Bluegrass Band Showcase on Friday and Saturday night. Don’t miss these sets, as well as the Bluegrass College Info Session on Saturday afternoon. The showcase takes place on the Martin Street/J.A.M. stage...
A World of Bluegrass message from Nancy Cardwell
I hope to see many of you at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass (“WOB”) week in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 24-28. If you haven’t checked out all the details announced so far, stop now and go to https://worldofbluegrass.org/ and take a look. As a member of IBMA since...
Is an unrestricted gift right for you?
When making a charitable gift, donors often face a choice: an unrestricted gift supporting the nonprofit’s overall mission or give to a specific program, scholarship, or grant. When donors make an unrestricted gift to support the operation of the whole...
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