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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
Welcome to new board members Daley, Newberry, and Royles
The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce that Katy Daley, Susan Newberry, and Matthew Royles will begin three-year terms on the board effective July 1, 2025. All three bring a wealth of professional experience, leadership skills, and passion for bluegrass music....
A message from Nancy Cardwell
It’s almost the fourth of July here in the U.S. as we pause at the Ferris wheel top of summer heat—a time to enjoy homegrown tomatoes and the height of the bluegrass festival season. July 1 is also the beginning of a new fiscal year for the IBMA Foundation. This issue...
Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grant report from West Virginia
From the teacher— Greetings, I am writing to you about a Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-Grant that I received in March to bring an educational bluegrass presentation to students at Summersville Middle School. Due to some scheduling conflicts, we had to push the...
IBMA Foundation Bluegrass College Band Showcases & more at World of Bluegrass
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 19-20 at the Youth Stage in Chattanooga Tennessee during IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week. Set...
IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: Mark Schuster
Mark Schuster, a board member and faithful supporter of the IBMA Foundation, is a fifth-generation resident of Washington state and a life-long community activist and environmentalist. He founded The Schuster Group in 1989, a multi-faceted real estate company involved...
IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: George Matthews
George Matthews, great-grandson of Standard Oil magnate and Florida hotel and railroad developer, Henry Morrison Flagler, has produced Bluegrass at the Pavilion for the past 20 years. The annual event takes place in April on the grounds of the Flagler Museum in Palm...
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