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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
January 31 deadline to apply for Shultz Fund grants
Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2024. Click here to download the application. The Fund awarded a total of almost $29,000 in grants in 2023 for activities that increase participation in bluegrass music by people of color. People of...
IBMA launches joint year-end fundraising campaign
As 2023 draws to a close, the sister organizations of IBMA, the IBMA Foundation, and the IBMA Trust Fund are grateful for the year’s experiences and opportunities that have helped to strengthen the bluegrass music family. Help us carry forward that spirit of...
A special giving opportunity if you are 70 1/2 or older
You can give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as the IBMA Foundation without having to pay income taxes on the money. Gifts of any value ($100,000 or less) are eligible for this benefit, and you can...
Bluegrass in the Schools grant report from California
The Virtual Strangers would like to send a “thank you” for your generous funding of our Vista Library presentation in Vista, California, last August 2, 2023. Your support has helped us share with many thers the value of bluegrass music as a part of our shared American...
Blue Highway raises $4,700 for the Foundation with raffle
Congratulations to Jason Penland (pictured above on the left), who won the Rufus Thames (pictured on the right) custom guitar October 14 at Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Jason, from Burnsville, North Carolina, celebrated his 50th birthday that same...
Black Banjo Reclamation Project, Nashville Banjo Build Update
by Hannah MayreeGreetings Everyone! We are hoping this message find you all in a good place. We have good news to share today about the our most recent project! The weekend of October 14 – 16 was a historic moment for the Black Banjo Reclamation Project as we rallied...
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