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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
Emcee Masterclass part 2 planned for World of Bluegrass
The IBMA Foundation, sponsored by the Eppes-Jefferson Foundation, is presenting Part 2 of the Emcee Masterclass seminar at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at the Raleigh Convention Center during IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh, North Carolina. The...
Join us in supporting the Arnold Shultz Fund this month!
If you have supported the Arnold Shultz Fund in the past, we are asking for your continued support. If you are hearing about the Shultz Fund for the first time, we invite you to join everyone that has supported this important initiative. Just four short years ago...
IBMA Foundation awards five scholarships
The IBMA Foundation is proud to announce the following recipients of college scholarships for the 2024-25 school year. The recipient of the Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship is Hallie Adams from Flemingsburg, Kentucky, a senior at Morehead State...
New board members and officers announced
L-R: Trisha Tubbs, Mona Salyer, Mark Schuster, John Young The IBMA Foundation board of directors is proud to announce Trisha Tubbs will serve as president and board chair for the 2024 - 2025 fiscal year, following Fred Bartenstein’s retirement from the board at the...
Save on taxes when you donate
People give to charities for a variety of reasons—some completely from the heart, some to gain tax advantage, and some for both. Whatever your motivation is, here are a few strategies available to lower your tax bill. Qualified Charitable Distributions (“QCD”): For...
Make Plans to attend Bluegrass College Band Showcase
Make plans now to attend the IBMA Foundation’s Bluegrass College Band Showcase, which will take place during IBMA’s Bluegrass LIVE! Festival September 27-28 in downtown Raleigh, from 6-11 p.m. In the next issue of The Cornerstone we will have set times...
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