Two Phish-related charities have once again joined forces to support music education. Unsolicited checks (“miracle grants”) from the fan-managed Mockingbird Foundation are being matched by the Vermont band’s own WaterWheel Foundation, for a total of $7,000 granted to organizations in...
A group of Phish fans mailed an unsolicited check for $1,000 to the Loma Prieta Community Foundation. These funds are intended to assist in recovery from an unfortunate fire incident on Sunday, August 30th, which caused significant damage to...
The Mockingbird Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 DeLucia Awards, recognizing innovators in music education, including the recipient of this year’s $1,000 DeLucia Prize: David Birrow (2015 DeLucia Prize Winner) teaches at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis,...
Mrs. Folsom’s Music Web Site posted this story on April 6, 2015: Yay! I won a grant for our school. Take a look below at the press release, written by Jen Todd from the Tennessean: “Dan Mills Elementary students will soon...
Natalie Sara posted this story on April 1, 2015: I’m honored to announce that The SONG Project has received a grant from The Mockingbird Foundation for songwriting groups with inner-city girls in Philadelphia, PA! Please feel free to read...
The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit founded and run entirely by Phish fans, has announced twelve new grants totaling $42,900 in support of music education for children. The grants come from the Mockingbird’s 18th round of competitive grant-making, and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 2, 2014 The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit founded and run entirely by Phish fans, has announced fourteen (14) new grants totaling $57,612 in support of music education for children. The grants come from...
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.
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 five schools at which music programs were destroyed or...
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. The grants come from the Mockingbird Foundation’s 16th round...