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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
Register now for bluegrass music in the classroom workshop
Bell Buckle, TN – April 17, 2021 Classroom and music teachers K-12, parents who home school, and group leaders in after-school programs, Scouting, 4-H, and other adults who work with youth are welcome to sign up for a free workshop planned for Saturday, April 17,...
Welcome to the March 2021 issue of The Cornerstone
Between ice storms and cold sheets of rain coming down here in North Carolina, spring appears to be timidly making it onto the horizon. Violets planted in November are sprouting in lawns, and folks are wistfully perusing seed catalogs. IBMA’s World of Bluegrass...
Donor spotlight: Tom Brown
Donor Spotlight: Tom Brown This month we visit with IBMA Foundation supporter Tom Brown. From Dalton, Georgia, Tom is a retired teacher who worked with visually impaired students for many years and more recently served as the part-time director of a local health...
Register now for bluegrass music in the classroom workshop in Bell Buckle, TN – April 17, 2021
Classroom and music teachers K-12, parents who home school, and group leaders in after-school programs, Scouting, 4-H, and other adults who work with youth are welcome to sign up for a free workshop planned for Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Bell Buckle, TN. “Using...
IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: Katy Daley and Bill Brown
This month we hear from Katy Daley, and her husband, Bill Brown, in Washington, D.C. Katy Daley was the 2009 and 2011 IBMA Broadcaster of the Year, and she received IBMA's Distinguished Achievement Award in 2019. Q. How did you get involved with bluegrass music, and...
Pisgah Banjos to raffle historically significant custom banjo to benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund
Pisgah Banjos is excited to announce a chance to win a very unique and historically significant custom banjo! Raffle tickets are $20 each and all proceeds will benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund, a grant and scholarship initiative dedicated to people of color pursuing...
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