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The Mockingbird Foundation

@mbird.org
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Run entirely by volunteers, Mbird.org raises funds for music education programs for children and young adults. The Foundation has issued more than $2.2 million in grants since its founding in October 1996.

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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 29/09/2026
The Mockingbird Foundation is honored to announce that we have endowed a fund with the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC) to provide an annual scholarship to a student studying music or music education at a college in Vermont.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 09/09/2026
The second selection in the "Mockingbird (read the) Book Club" will be Walter (@waxbanks.bsky.social) Holland's Phish's A Live One. Part of Bloomsbury Publishing's fabulous 33 1/3 series, this is a 160-page retrospective twenty years after Phish's first live release,
Our second book club zoom is coming up later this month.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 26/08/2026
With great excitement we are announcing our 4th annual Back to School fund drive. Schools across the country are gearing up for a busy school year and many can use our support to help close funding gaps for their music programs.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 24/08/2026
🎻Grantee Highlight🎻 Young Women’s Preparatory Network in El Paso, TX In 2025 this deserving organization was the recipient of a $10,000 competitive grant - used to broaden access to music education across two schools, grades 6-12.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 10/08/2026
Join us (and @zzyzx.bsky.social!) this Wednesday at 8 pm EST us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 06/08/2026
Join us August 12th at 8 pm EST for our first (Read The) Book Club discussion featuring @zzyzx.bsky.social's This Has All Been Wonderful us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
(Read The) Book ClubDavid's book
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 31/07/2026
If you’re in Boston this weekend, come support The Mockingbird Foundation and a ton of other incredible independent Phish artists at Phan Art! Our new Summer Tour poster by Kory McGeehan is available for purchase along side all your other phishy faves.
Our summer tour poster!Stop by PhanArt in Boston this weekend.Stop by PhanArt in Boston this weekend.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 29/07/2026
We’re excited to announce nine new tour grants today, totaling $18,000 - one in each city in which Phish is performing during its summer tour. Grants will help fund new instruments, pay teaching artists, subsidize lesson tuition, purchase uniforms, and much more.
Our 2026 Summer Tour Grants!Our grant recipients
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 17/07/2026
Come grab a hot dog and support Mockingbird! We’ll be singing and grilling in the MPP lot on Saturday, pre-show. This is a free event, but donations will be graciously accepted. 🌭
Join us tomorrow!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 01/07/2026
You've probably seen clips from the elementary students in Nederland, Colorado who recently performed a Phish-filled theatrical production. You might not know that music teacher Kirk Kubicek leads his students in a major rock musical at the end of each year.
Students in the musical The Helping Friendly Book
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 26/06/2026
Join fellow fans for thoughtful discussions about books connected to Phish, music, creativity, and community. Share the stories that bring us together, at a casual, leisurely pace. Vote for the first selection starting July 1: phish.net/news/1781729... #phish #bookclub #phishbooks #phishbookclub
Read the books!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 25/06/2026
Hope to see you in Denver again for the 11th Annual Runaway Open, September 5th! mbird.org/2026/02/runa...
Recent Runaway Opens
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 16/06/2026
With the announcement of our Round 31 competitive grants, Mockingbird has officially shared over $3 Million dollars to nearly 800 incredibly deserving youth music education organizations across the US!
Round 31 GrantsRound 31 grants
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 07/05/2026
In celebration of Phish’s three-weekend residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, we are thrilled to announce that Mockingbird Foundation was able to send an unsolicited $6,000 Tour Grant to Opportunity Village.
A check to Opportunity VillageA check to Opportunity Village
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 26/03/2026
Thank you @shapsio.bsky.social @phish.com!
Tweet by Phish’s archivist Kevin Shapiro that wishes Mbird.org a happy 29th anniversary, and that notes that fans volunteering for Mbird have raised and donated over $2.75M to music education programs for children in all 50 states and that includes an image of the sticker MY OTHER VEHICLE IS A MOCKINGBIRD
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 06/03/2026
The Runaway Open is BACK! Registration is now open for our annual charity golf tournament! Join us in Denver Sept 5 back at Willis Case, by popular demand. This will be our largest year with room for 132 golfers. We’ll have on-course contests, coffee, lunch, limited-edition swag,
The Runaway Open is back!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 28/12/2025
Huge congratulations to the New Year's Run Tour Grant recipient - Opportunity Music Project! The New York City organization will receive $2,000 to help cover costs of new instruments and sheet music for low-income orchestra students,
Congratulations to our tour grant recipient!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 01/10/2025
We're proud to announce the latest group of Tour Grants in honor of the recent Late Summer Tour: Each of the following music programs received an unsolicited $2,000, for a total of $8,000:
New tour grants!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 29/08/2025
If you’re missing Dick’s this weekend, we’ve got something that may help: Our 2024 Phish Studies Conference Video Archive is now available on YouTube! 19 videos. 50+ speakers. Stupendous scholarship on Phish. From musicology to philosophy to cultural studies and SO much more, we’ve got you covered.
Videos Now Available!A speaker from the conference Speakers from the conference
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 27/08/2025
Our grants in action. 😍
Students with new drum heads, sticks, and mallets
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 10/06/2025
Mockingbird is absolutely thrilled to announce our 30th round of competitive grants — 18 new grants totaling $153,870.
Round 30 GrantsRound 30 GrantsRound 30 Grants
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 28/04/2025
In celebration of Phish’s West Coast run, we are thrilled to announce our unsolicited Tour Grants to a music program in each of the four cities in which the band performed. The Mockingbird Foundation provided $2,000 each to the following organizations:
Our spring tour grants
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 26/04/2025
The Mockingbird Foundation is proud to support the Los Angeles Unified School District Repair Shop with a Helping Friendly Grant. The LAUSD Repair Shop is one of the last of its kind within a public school district
We are proud to support the LAUSD Instrument Repair Shop
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 18/04/2025
New Merch Drop to commemorate Spring Tour! We’re thrilled to be able to offer this stunning hand drawn piece by fan fave Ryan Kerrigan. An easy to frame 24x36” digital print on shimmery foil stock.
A posterA foil posterA blanket
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 17/04/2025
🐦Announcing the 2025 Finch Funds🐦
This is the third year Mockingbird has offered these Finch Funds, identifying an array of smaller requests that could make a big difference, and funding them quickly. These newest grants support the following programs at schools, community centers, and non-profit organizations in 12 states.

We pulled all requests for $2K or less from our Round 30 grant inquiries - ushered them through an expedited due diligence review, and are now announcing 13 grants totaling $17,800, in advance of Round 30 grants, which will be announced June 15th.🐤 C&C Kids/ Pacific Northwest Discovery Academy in Port Angeles, WA
🐤Cottrell Elementary School Music in Dahlonega, GA
🐤Holy Cross Lutheran School in Cary, IL
🐤Joseph Avenue Arts And Culture Alliance in Rochester, NY
🐤Just Between Friends Of The William F. Laman Public Library in North Little Rock, AR
🐤Lake Drive School For The Deaf in Riverdale, NJ
🐤Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy in Hampton, GA
🐤Midland High School Orchestra Boosters in Midland, TX
🐤Round Valley High Music Department in Springerville, AZ
🐤Seven Locks Elementary School in Bethesda, MD
🐤SPARK, Children’s Museum Of Rochester Inc. in Rochester, MN
🐤St Patrick School in Anamosa, IA
🐤The Skola in Whitefish, MT
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 02/03/2025
Registration has started for the 10th Annual Runaway Open charity golf tournament for Phish fans! Join us April 27th at the woodsy DeBell Golf Course in Burbank, less than 9 miles from the Hollywood Bowl. Early-bird pricing ends March 15th. mbird.org/2025/03/10th...
10th annual Runaway Open
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 30/12/2024
We're excited to round out 2024 with our New Year's Run tour grants: 4 $1,000 donations to well deserving schools in the New York City area!
Image with list of grantsLavelle School for the Blind in The Bronx will be able to purchase new ukuleles and keyboards. 

EBC High School for Public Service in Bushwick will be able to repair a few well loved tubas, clarinets and flutes. 

PS 958 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn will be able to fund spring semester music instruction for students in 3K, Pre-K, and those with Special Needs. 

Curtis High School in Staten Island will be able to repair roughly 20 instruments!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 02/12/2024
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and this year at The Mockingbird Foundation, we look forward to giving back to you. 🧵
Mockingbird Foundation 2024 NYE run poster
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 09/03/2024
Happy belated Phishiversary to Perry E (3/6/09).Thanks for supporting Mockingbird! Please know we're thinking about you as you mourn Kyle (far left), who passed away unexpectedly just over a year ago. Show friends are the best friends and we know the happy memories will last a lifetime.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 04/03/2024
March is “Music in our Schools” month! Please help us raise awareness of the importance of music education! Making a donation to The Mockingbird Foundation will help us distribute vital funds to worthy organizations across the United States mbird.org/donations/
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 11/01/2024
In celebration of the life of James Casey, the Mockingbird Foundation has made a $2,500 contribution to the music programs at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, AZ, where James first developed his skills, talent, and passion.
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 21/11/2023
This Thanksgiving, please don’t forget to acknowledge the important things—including the power of music education to change lives. Please consider asking even your most Phish-skeptical family member(s) to donate to www.Mbird.org, a 501(c)(3).
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 14/10/2023
Our Chicago tour grants for this weekend! Chicago Heights Middle School will use their funds to support equipment for the band. 1/2
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 10/10/2023
Our Dayton Tour Grant goes to the Dayton Public Schools Foundation. With help from our grant, the high school marching bands will get a new tuba and clarinet!
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The Mockingbird Foundation @mbird.org · 06/10/2023
Fall tour kicks off in Music City, and so does our next round of Mockingbird Tour Grants! We're awarding a grant to the Nashville Public Education Foundations to support instrument purchases and repairs throughout the district.
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