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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
Roots Revival: A Black Stringband Symposium to be Presented at IBMA Business Conference
The Banjo Gathering, in collaboration with Elderly Instruments and IBMA, will host a new two-day program at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass business conference, “Roots Revival: A Black Stringband Symposium.” The September 26-27 symposium at the Raleigh Convention Center in...
Project grant report from Ireland
The Universities Symposium at the Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, held June 7-9, 2024, was one of the recipients of the IBMA Foundation’s 2024 project grants. The unique event was a partnership and collaboration of three...
In memory of Gerry Higbie
By Yvonne Tatar Sadly, on June 26, 2024, Gerry Higbie, head of the Summergrass Kids Camp in San Diego, California for many years, passed away. Gerry, his wife, Sheila, and their son, Will, have been stalwart supporters of Summergrass, making sure Kids Camp...
More than $22,000 raised to create endowment for Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship
T-Shirts still available for those who donate $100+ The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce the Gloria Belle Memorial Bluegrass Education Endowment Fund was established at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) on July 31, 2024. More than $22,000 has...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant report from Missouri
In April an Arnold Shultz Fund grant was awarded to Miranda Dozier of St. Louis, Missouri, to be used to enroll her in a luthier school where she could learn to build ceremonial banjos for her performances and her community. Dozier is an African American banjo player...
Bluegrass College Band Showcase schedule announced
Make plans now to attend the IBMA Foundation’s Bluegrass College Band Showcase, which will take place during IBMA’s Bluegrass LIVE! Festival Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, in downtown Raleigh, from 6:30 -11 p.m.Friday night, September 27:6:30-7 pm - Warren...
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