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IBMA Foundation 2022-2023 Year End Report
We’ve had a strong year at the IBMA Foundation. More than 900 supporters shared in our work, with contributions totaling over $100,000. We distributed more than $90,000 in grants, scholarships, and programs. Since the beginning of the IBMA Foundation (formerly the Foundation for Bluegrass Music) in 2008, over $375,000 has been awarded! We are more grateful than ever for those who choose to help us build a brighter future for bluegrass.
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IBMA Foundation announces 2024 project grant recipients
The IBMA Foundation recently awarded $25,600 in project grants to 14 bluegrass programs in nine states plus the Czech Republic, Great Britain, and Ireland. This year’s total for the long-running, flagship program of the IBMA Foundation is up from $24,000 in 2023;...
A message from Nancy Cardwell
Here’s a February Valentine for you! Thanks so much for everything you do to create, support, and share bluegrass music with the world. A special thanks to those who have made recent donations to one of the many IBMA Foundation grant programs, scholarships, and other...
Shultz Fund grant report from China
Happy New Year! May you be healthy and joyful in 2024! Thanks to support of Arnold Shultz Fund, I made lots of fun bluegrass banjo videos from 2022 to 2023, which left me with much precious memory. Thank you for your support, and I will keep making bluegrass videos...
Bluegrass in the Schools grant report from Alabama
Our students enjoyed terrific performances and learned a great deal about bluegrass music on December 1, thanks to a grant from the IBMA Foundation. Here’s what I shared on the school social media page that day: “Our students enjoyed an assembly this afternoon...
Project grant report from Missouri
The Bluegrass Battles Hunger event in St. Joseph, Missouri was a huge success! We were fortunate to engage Ellie Grace for the vocal harmony workshop, made possible by the funds received from the IBMA Foundation for our Artist in Residency program. The workshop...
January 31 deadline for Shultz Fund grants
Applications for Arnold Shultz Fund grants are due January 31, 2024. Click here to download the application. Please check out the video here. The Fund awarded a total of almost $29,000 in grants in 2023 for activities that increase participation in bluegrass music by...
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