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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 video grant report from Peter Trakimowicz, at the Blue Ridge Banjo Camp in Brevard, NC
Here’s a video report from Peter Trakimowicz, who attended the Blue Ridge Banjo Camp in Brevard, North Carolina, with help from the Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians and the Bill Breen Bluegrass Education Fund. “I had a great time and learned so...
Baucom grant report from Midwest Banjo Camper, Wyatt Tennant
Wyatt Tennant, age 17, received a Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant to help with tuition for the Midwest Banjo Camp in Lansing, Michigan, June 5-8, 2025. “I went to this camp without any friends,” Wyatt said, “which proved to be a beneficial circumstance,”...
Grant report from ETSU Bluegrass Camper, Hollace Oakes
Hollace Oakes, age 14, received a Terry Baucom Bluegrass Education Grant from the IBMA Foundation last spring to attend the ETSU Bluegrass Camp in July. “I had an amazing time at the ETSU bluegrass camp!” Hollace said. “Aynsley [Porchak] was an amazing fiddle...
Project grant from Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University
By Tiffany Isselhardt The “Bowling Green in Song” exhibit at the Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University focuses on songs with the words, “Bowling Green” in the title or lyrics and introduces genres, musicians, and topics that will be examined in greater detail...
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Job Posting Executive Director – The IBMA Foundation About the Foundation – The mission of the IBMA Foundation is to build a brighter future for bluegrass music. The Foundation accomplishes this through fundraising, grantmaking, awarding college scholarships, and...
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