The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit founded and run entirely by Phish fans, has announced twenty (20) new grants totaling $141,263 in support of music education for children. This is Mockingbird’s 24th round of competitive grants, and the largest...
The Mockingbird Foundation is now accepting inquiries for its 25th Round of competitive grants in music education for children. Inquiry submission will close August 1st at 11:59 p.m. PDT, successful inquiries will be invited to submit full proposals in...
In celebration of Phish’s four-show New Year’s run at Madison Square Garden, the Mockingbird Foundation is announcing four unsolicited Tour Grants supporting music programs in and around New York City. As with previous Tour Grants, each $1,000 grant has...
In celebration of Phish’s eight-show Fall Tour, the Mockingbird Foundation will announce six 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....
A group of Phish fans has sent $1,500 to the East Ridge High School Band Parents Association in Clement, FL, to help instrument replacement following a devastating fire September 5th. Supporters in the community and beyond fully funded a...
Midnight on August 1, 2019, was the deadline for letters of inquiry for the 24th round of competitive grants from the Mockingbird Foundation. Typical of past rounds, more than 1,100 inquiries were submitted, evidence of the widespread need for...
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....
The Mockingbird Foundation got what may be its first TV mention, during a story on ABC-6/WLNE about the recent partnership with the Newport Festival Foundation. Here’s a clip:
NewportRI.com ran a story about Trey’s directing the Newport Festival Foundation to give its artist-related grant to Mockingbird, citing the press release. “The benefits of music education in the lives of young people are countless, and yet music programs...
This year Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF) is partnering with festival artists to donate on their behalf to a music education cause of the artist’s choosing. It was just announced that this year Trey Anastasio will be performing at the...