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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
Donor profile: Vickie Vaughn
Our featured supporter this month is bass player and singer Vickie Vaughn, of Nashville, Tennessee.Q. How did you get interested in bluegrass music, and how are you involved now?A. I got involved in bluegrass much like the way other folks get involved. When I was 13,...
Infamous Stringdusters’ new Bill Monroe tribute to benefit IBMA Foundation
Grammy award-winning bluegrass quintet the Infamous Stringdusters are pleased to announce the second single from their forthcoming album, A Tribute to Bill Monroe, is out now on the Americana Vibes label. A percentage of proceeds from the sale of the recording will be...
Deadline to apply for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award is June 30
The 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 are defined as graduate students in MA or PhD programs...
IBMA Foundation to Raffle Last Available Z Mandolin
Only 5,000 tickets to be sold at $20 each or 6 for $100!Drawing: May 14, 2021, Facebook Livestream facebook.com/bluegrassfoundation/ The IBMA Foundation announces its first ever “Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle.” Tickets go on sale April 1, 2021. The prize is a...
“American Roots Music—Bluegrass in the Classroom” teacher workshop April 17 in Bell Buckle, TN: a few spots still open! Register now.
College scholarship application process is open, deadline June 1
Applications for the IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, the Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship, and the Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship for the fall 2021 semester must be submitted by June 1, 2021. One recipient will be chosen for each of the three...
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