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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
Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant report
From Bayla Davis, age 14, recipient of a 2022 Fletcher Bright Memorial Grant for Young Musicians: I loved the camp! I really enjoyed Kristin Scott Benson’s class because she taught me a whole lot about the three-finger style. I could only play...
Project grant reports from N Carolina and Tennessee
From Joni Ray, executive director of the Ashe County Arts Council, the recipient of a 2022 IBMA Foundation project grant: The 2022 Ola Belle Songwriters Retreat was held April 8 – 10, 2022 at the Ashe Civic Center and Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson, NC....
Bluegrass college bands to showcase Sept. 30 – Oct. 1
Be sure to join us Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Youth Stage in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, for the IBMA Foundation’s annual Bluegrass College Band Showcase. We are honored to spotlight emerging bluegrass talent from a diverse group of colleges...
Apply for project and Shultz Fund grants Dec. 1, Jan 31
Applications for project grants awarded by the IBMA Foundation are due December 1, 2022. The Foundation awards around $20,000 in project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools...
A World of Bluegrass message from Nancy Cardwell
It’s September. In my part of the world, the weather begins to be tolerable again and I start whistling fiddle tunes and Christmas carols. For the worldwide bluegrass community, this month brings World of Bluegrass (link to worldofbluegrass.org) week, hosted Sept. 27...
Consider a gift of life insurance
Help the IBMA Foundation thrive with a gift of life insurance. If you have a life insurance policy that has outlasted its original purpose, consider making a gift of your insurance policy to the Foundation. You will not only support a cause you care about, but also...
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