In celebration of Phish’s 27-show Summer Tour, the Mockingbird Foundation has announced 13 unsolicited Tour Grants supporting music programs across the country. Each $1,500 grant has been awarded to a music program near a venue Phish plays this summer.
This $19,500 in grants is part of a long-standing Mockingbird effort to help bring music from the Phish community to the local community, and is one of many ways fans contribute to the areas in which the band performs. Mockingbird has now made $161,000 in tour grants, 11% of all disbursements made.
The 13 recipients include a range of settings, genres, and populations served:
- Mt. Pleasant High School of Providence, RI ()
- Music For Lifelong Achievement of St. Louis, MO (near Chaifetz Arena, June 11th and 12th) – blog post
- Westwood Middle School Music Program of Manchester, TN (near Bonnarroo, June 14th and 16th) – blog post
- Instrumental Music Program of Cuyahoga Falls, OH (near Blossom Music Center, June 19th) – blog post
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Foundation of Charlotte, NC (near PNC Music Pavilion, June 21st) – blog post
- Atholton Music Boosters of Columbia, MD (near Merriweather Park Pavilion, June 22nd and 23rd) – blog post
- Bangor Public Schools Music Dept. of Bangor, ME (near Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, June 25th and 26th) – blog post
- Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy of Camden, NJ (near BB&T Pavilion, June 28th, 29th, and 30th) – blog post
- Saratoga Springs High School Band Program of Saratoga Springs, NY (near SPAC, July 2nd and 3rd) – blog post
- Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs of Boston, MA (near Fenway Park, July 5th and 6ht) – blog post
- Leonard J. Tyl MS Band (Montville) of Oakdale, CT (near Mohegan Sun, July 9th and 10th) – blog post
- The Mohegan Community of Uncasville, CT (near Mohegan Sun, July 9th and 10th) – blog post
- East Troy MS/HS Choir Program of East Troy, WI (near Alpine Vally, July 12th and 13th) – blog post
- Adams City High School Choral Program of Commerce City, CO (near Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, August 30th and 31st and September 1st) – blog post
The Mockingbird Foundation is an all-volunteer, fan-founded and -managed 501c3 supporting music education for children. It is the leading provider of historical information about Phish and its music, having cultivated intellectual property through phish.net since 1994. A leading grantmaker in music education for children, the Foundation has now made 413 grants in all 50 states, totaling more than $1.4M. Funds for grants are generated through donations from a loyal base of fans, as well as through books, recordings, artwork, merchandise, and special events. The Foundation has been operated entirely by volunteer fans of the band, without any salaries or paid staff, since its inception in 1996.