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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
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Shultz Fund & Project Grant reports from China
By Eric Shi This video is part of China’s Bluegrass Journey, a project that I started in mid-March. This video we shot at the beautiful Zhijiang Campus of Zhejiang University. Through China’s Bluegrass Journey, I traveled from Shanghai to different cities,...
Shultz Fund Grant report from Uganda
From: Michael Stein, a 2025 recipient of the Arnold Shultz Fund for his work in the “Finger Grass from the Serengeti to Kentucky” bluegrass education program benefiting the community of Mbale District, Uganda “With this message please find videos of the program that,...
Fletcher Bright & Terry Baucom education grant reports from Idaho
From Rachel Beck “At the 2025 Idaho Bluegrass Camp in Weiser, my siblings Andrew, Eliza, and I, had an unforgettable experience,” Rachel Beck said. “We got to meet one of our musical heroes: Becky Buller. She was so kind and down-to-earth. We ended up jamming together...
Make plans to attend the 2025 Bluegrass College Band Showcase September 19-20
Make plans now to attend the IBMA Foundation Bluegrass College Band Showcase! The following twelve bands from nine states have been invited to showcase at the annual IBMA Foundation Bluegrass College Band Showcase Friday and Saturday evenings, September 19 and 20,...
Scholarships and Rosenberg Award recipients to be announced August 1
IBMA Foundation-hosted college scholarship and Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award recipients will be announced in the August 1 issue of The Cornerstone, as well as on the home page of our website here at bluegrassfoundation.org. The current slate of bluegrass...
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