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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 Jam Pak in Arizona
A January 2025 IBMA Foundation project grant went to the Jam Pak Blues ‘N’ Bluegrass program in Chandler, Arizona. Specifically, the grant funded instruction in instrument repair and maintenance for older youth members of Jam Pak interested in learning more about...
Fletcher Bright & Bill Breen grant report from Pennsylvania
From Izaak Schwartz Thank you sincerely for awarding me the grant funded by the Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians and the Bill Breen Bluegrass Youth Education Fund. It completely funded my attendance at the Ashokan Banjo Camp November 7-9, and I...
Project grant report from Europe
From Angelika Hernmarck I’m pleased to share with you the report from the European Bluegrass Summit 2025, which took place February 28 – March 2, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic. Thank you for your generous project grant, which made it possible for us to bring so many...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant applications due January 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, an underrepresented group. People...
Celebrating the spirit of giving
By Nancy Cardwell As a child when all my friends were so excited about toys and Christmas gifts Santa might bring, my mother taught me that the real meaning of the holiday season was the joy found in “the spirit of giving” – the simple fact that it is often more...
What comes after Black Friday and Cyber Monday? IBMA Foundation Tuesday!
Have you survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but you’re still looking for the perfect gift for your friend or family member with a passion for bluegrass music? Please consider a donation to one of the following IBMA Foundation grants or scholarships as a gift in...
Nancy Cardwell, IBMA Foundation Executive Director
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