In celebration of Pride Month, an all-volunteer nonprofit founded and run entirely by Phish fans has announced an unsolicited $1,500 grant to the Los Angeles LGBT Center‘s Youth Services. The Mockingbird Foundation grant will support musical arts programming for...
We are honored to help celebrate and memorialize the life of John Fitzgerald, who passed away unexpectedly in January 2020. “Fitz” played keys in Runaway Gin – a Tribute to Phish, and in Buddhist Prodigies before that. Fellow band...
The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit founded and run entirely by Phish fans, has now made more than five hundred (500) grants in music education. This morning, the Foundation announced fifteen (15) new grants totaling $113,600. Mockingbird’s 26th round...
We are honored to help celebrate and memorialize the life of William Robert (“Bill”) Massey, who recently passed. Bill was beloved member of both the Oceans of Osyrus (formerly known as theRhombus.com) and more general Phish fan communities for...
We’ve put all 493 Mockingbird Foundation grants (so far) into an interactive map. Find one (or more) grants near you, supporting music education and funded by Phish fans. To explore, visit mbird.org/grantsmap – or start with this intro tour:
The all-volunteer Mockingbird Foundation is proud to commemorate 25 years of providing music education to America’s young people by presenting The Mockingbird Sessions, a three-day celebration of music, education, and community. This free event – livestreaming on Fans.live June 4, 5,...
The Mockingbird Foundation is proud to announce the continuation of the DeLucia Awards, recognizing outstanding examples in music education. Established in 2004, and previously awarded in 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2019, the DeLucia Awards honor Mockingbird founder Craig DeLucia,...
The Mockingbird Foundation is excited to announce the election of seven new members to its Board of Directors, and of two previous directors to its Executive Committee. The new directors are each an important addition to the Foundation’s team,...
A group of Phish fans mailed an unsolicited check for $1,500 to Directions for Youth & Families. The money is intended to assist in recovery from flooding last year that caused significant damage to its Ohio Avenue Youth Center,...
In honor of Black History Month, the Mockingbird Foundation is making a $1,000 donation to The National Museum of African American Music. Housed in a 56,000-square-foot facility which opened in Nashville on January 18, 2021, NMAAM offers more than...