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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
Grant reports from Arizona and North Carolina
By Anni Beach (Chandler, AZ) Gieselle Tambe-Ebot won a seat at the table with 25 other folks from around the world to attend Leadership Bluegrass 2023, the three-day intensive training in bluegrass music. The Jam Pak Blues ‘N’ Bluegrass Neighborhood Band sponsored her...
The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown Bluegrass in the Schools Story
By Carol Calkin and JJ Hirt Since 1997 the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown has sent national, regional, and local bluegrass artists into local K-12 schools to perform and give a presentation on traditional bluegrass music and instruments. The objective of our music...
Carl Pagter remembered
By Michael Hall, reprinted with permission from the Northern California Bluegrass Society Carl Pagter, the co-founder of the California Bluegrass Association known as “Member No. 1,” an old-time banjo player and attorney, died January 3. He was 89 years old....
Grant reports from Alaska and California
Dancing with the Spirit by Belle Mickelson Our project connects Alaskan youth and elders through school music camps as a way to bring joy, happiness and hope to villages; encourage healthy living; and prevent suicide, alcoholism and drug abuse. We teach guitar,...
Call for bluegrass college scholarship applications: June 30
The IBMA Foundation now 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 or mail it to 1183...
Arnold Shultz Fund grants announced
The IBMA Foundation has awarded a total of $20,050 in Arnold Shultz Fund project grants to programs and individuals in Alaska, Arizona, California, India, Kentucky, Kenya, Louisiana, Virginia and Texas. The Arnold Shultz Fund was established in 2020 by the IBMA...
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