“Japanese, Inupiat drum styles combined”

Hannah Heimbuch of The Artic Sounder (Anchorage) has written a very nice article about recent Mockingbird Foundation grantee Taiko Drummers at Point Hope. Check out Taiko on YouTube.  

Phish Fans Help w/ Sandy Restoration

A volunteer nonprofit run by Phish fans has contributed $5,000 towards restoration of music education programs impacted by Hurricane Sandy last October. The unsolicited grants provide $1,000 for each of … Continue Reading →

Mbird Announces $46K in Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 31, 2013 The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded by Phish fans, has announced ten new grants, totaling $46,200, supporting music education for children. … Continue Reading →

Mockingbird Opens Round 17

The Mockingbird Foundation, a music education funder run by Phish fans on an entirely volunteer basis, has opened the first steps in its 17th round of competitive grant applications. Over … Continue Reading →

15th Round of Grants Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 31, 2012 The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded by Phish fans, has announced ten new grants, totaling $40,751, supporting music education for children. … Continue Reading →

Phish Fans Secure $25,000 for Disaster-Impacted Music Programs

A nonprofit run by Phish fan volunteers has mailed $11,000 in unsolicited grants to help restore music education at schools affected by storm disasters in recent months. The grants are … Continue Reading →

14th Round of Grants Announced

The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded by Phish fans, has announced six new grants, totaling $26,300, supporting music education for children. The grants come from the Mockingbird Foundation’s … Continue Reading →

Celebrating New Years w/ $3K

The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded by Phish fans, has made unsolicited donations to four nonprofit music and arts programs in Worcester, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and … Continue Reading →

Phish [sic] Donates to music program

The Press of Atlantic City wrote an article about the Foundation’s recent tour grant to ACHS, though mis-attributed it to the band rather than our fan-managed effort: Rock group Phish … Continue Reading →

Phish Fans support Atlantic City Education

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (October 27, 2010) – Today, a group of Phish fans mailed an unsolicited check for $1,000 to the Atlantic City High School to support its music education … Continue Reading →