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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
Bluegrass Stagecraft 101 One-on-One Mentorships available
The Bluegrass Stagecraft 101 program created by the IBMA Foundation offers Mentor Grants for individuals wishing to be paired with a professional in one of the following four areas for a weekend of observation, shadowing, and advice: Stage management, Emceeing a...
Steven Ware wins Deering Banjo in Strings for Dreams raffle
Congratulations to Steven Ware, of Waco, Texas, the lucky winner of a 2011 Golden Era Deering Banjo valued at $4,000, in the 4th annual Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle. The drawing was live streamed from the IBMA Foundation’s...
Fletcher Bright grant recipient Bayla Davis featured on National Public Radio
Congratulations to Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians recipient Bayla Davis, 15, who used grants in 2022 and 23 to go to the Bela Fleck Banjo Camp in Brevard, North Carolina. Davis was chosen to participate in the From the Top National Public Radio...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant report from Kenya
By Thomas Wolf The third bluegrass presentation by the Elephant Grass Musical Chairs bluegrass band at schools in Nairobi, Kenya, took place at the Juja Preparatory School March 15, 2024. The school is located about 15 miles outside Nairobi, and we presented both the...
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...
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