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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
Louvin Brothers tribute boots to be raffled May 13
Tickets come in “$20 packages” (for 10 chances to win) or “$100 packages” (for 60 chances to win)Drawing: May 13, 2023, noon Eastern Time, live streamed at facebook.com/bluegrassfoundation/ For the first time, the IBMA Foundation is offering a choice of two prizes for...
Cleveland students create banjo rap video
Teen students in Cleveland, Ohio area recently created and produced “Banjo Sway,” a banjo rap song video that pays tribute to Black musicians like Arnold Shultz, DeFord Bailey, Charlie Pride, and Darius Rucker. Here’s the back story from banjo player/guest speaker...
IBMA Foundation to raffle vintage Martin guitar and custom cowboy boots, Deadline to buy raffle tickets May 12
TIckets come in “$20 packages” (for 10 chances to win) or “$100 packages” (for 60 chances to win)Drawing: May 13, 2023, noon Eastern Time, live streamed at facebook.com/bluegrassfoundation/ The IBMA Foundation’s 3rd annual Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle will...
June 1 deadline to apply for college scholarships
The IBMA Foundation offers five different college scholarships. Students interested in applying for the fall 2023 semester are invited to fill out an application at this link and email it to info@bluegrassfoundation.org or mail it to 1183...
June 30 deadline to apply for Rosenberg Scholar Award
The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award, sponsored in 2023 by Trisha Tubbs and Jon Weisberger, annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing academic scholars eligible for this...
Brian Murphy wins Pisgah Banjo Raffle
Congratulations to Brian Murphy from Greer, S.C., who won the custom-made banjo in last month’s raffle conducted by the Pisgah Banjo Company! A total of $29,590 was raised in support of the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund, which encourages participation by people...
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