A nonprofit founded and run by Phish fans on an entirely volunteer basis has announced eighteen (18) new grants to support music education, totaling $153,870. This is the 30th round of competitive grants from the Mockingbird Foundation, which has now disbursed more than 400 competitive grants, and more than 750 total grants, for an aggregate of more than $2.75M - all with no staff, no salaries, and no office.

Mockingbird’s newest round of competitive grants support a wide array of programs, including two serving children with vision impairment, two serving Native American youth, programs serving ages from kindergarten to college, and programs in schools, community centers, and non-profit organizations, in rural, suburban, and urban settings, in 16 states across every region of the country: CA, DC, FL, IL, MD, MO, MS, NE, NH, NM, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, & WA.

Half of the amounts for five of the grants were made possible through the generous support of the Kristy Anastasio Manning Memorial Fund (KAMMF), created to honor and memorialize Trey Anastasio's sister. Additionally, the Mockingbird board elected to double two of the requested amounts. Learn more about these and other grants here, and please consider donating to support this summer's coming Tour Grants.