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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
New criteria for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A PAPER: JUNE 30, 2025 The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Beginning in 2025, the criteria has been expanded to include...
A message from Nancy Cardwell: scholarship update
The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce that 150 applications have been received from 43 students headed to college or technical training in the fall. The deadline to apply was June 1, and review committees will begin working soon in order to make recipient...
What it means to create a bluegrass legacy
By Sue Hafkemeyer and Nancy Cardwell When you consider your personal legacy, do you think about the people and causes that have shaped your life, the community that has supported you, the organizations that have made a difference, and the values you want to...
Arnold Shultz Fund grant report from Kenya
The Elephant Grass Musical Chairs Bluegrass Band, pictured here during intermission at a program for the Muthaiga Club in Nairobi, Kenya, is a recent recipient of an Arnold Shultz Fund grant. Specifically, a grant will support the expense of fiddle lessons from a...
June 30 deadline to apply for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award
The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Developing academic scholars eligible for this award include graduate students in MA or PhD programs and...
June 1 deadline to apply for college scholarships
The IBMA Foundation offers seven different college scholarships. Students interested in applying for the 2025-2026 school year are invited to fill out and submit their applications at the following links: Click HERE to apply for the Rick Lang Music Songwriter...
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