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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
Project grant report from the Savannah Music Festival
The IBMA Foundation e-mailbox has been full during the two months with reports from across the country and around the world. Georgia--Dr. Jenny Woodruff reports their IBMA Foundation project grant helped to fund one of the most impactful Artist in Residence programs...
Project grant from Chicot Elementary, Little Rock, AR
The IBMA Foundation e-mailbox has been full in the past two months with reports from across the country and around the world. Arkansas---The Chicot Chetah Stringband in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the direction of Aaron Farris was a recipient of an Arnold Shultz...
Arnold Shultz Fund grants due Jan. 31, 2026
Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2026. The Shultz Fund was established in 2020 by the IBMA Foundation and funded by donors to encourage participation in bluegrass music by people of color. People with racial/ethnic backgrounds that are...
Project grant applications due December 1
Applications for project grants awarded by the IBMA Foundation are due December 1, 2025. The Foundation awards project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools and...
A thank-you letter to our donors
We’re nearing the season of Thanksgiving in the U.S., and the IBMA Foundation has a lot to be thankful for! More than 500 supporters pitched in to help during the past fiscal year, with contributions totaling over $198,000. We awarded more than $74,400 in grants,...
Appalachia to Arizona (and back)
by Brett Morris and Nancy Cardwell A year ago last September, the bluegrass music community (and the world) was just beginning to think about how to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Many folks had lost musical instruments in the flood, along with the...
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