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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
Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award application deadline: June 30
The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annual submission deadline is June 30. An annual award is presented to the developing academic scholar who presents the best paper accepted by a juried academic conference on an aspect of bluegrass music. The recipient will...
Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship deadline to apply July 1
The deadline to apply for the Rick Lang Music College Scholarship is July 1 each year. IBMA members may apply for the $2,000 scholarship, which will be awarded for the upcoming fall semester. The scholarship may be used to help with college tuition or related...
IBMA Foundation announces Arnold Shultz Fund
The Foundation for Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Foundation has announced the establishment of an Arnold Shultz Fund to support activities increasing participation of people of color in bluegrass music. Arnold Shultz (1886–1931) was an African American musician...
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