The Mockingbird Foundation
@mbird.org
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.
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:
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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:
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.
19 videos. 50+ speakers. Stupendous scholarship on Phish. From musicology to philosophy to cultural studies and SO much more, we’ve got you covered.
August 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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.
19 videos. 50+ speakers. Stupendous scholarship on Phish. From musicology to philosophy to cultural studies and SO much more, we’ve got you covered.
Our grants in action. 😍
August 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our grants in action. 😍
Mockingbird is absolutely thrilled to announce our 30th round of competitive grants — 18 new grants totaling $153,870.
June 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mockingbird is absolutely thrilled to announce our 30th round of competitive grants — 18 new grants totaling $153,870.
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:
The Mockingbird Foundation provided $2,000 each to the following organizations:
April 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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:
The Mockingbird Foundation provided $2,000 each to the following organizations:
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
April 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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
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.
April 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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.
🐦Announcing the 2025 Finch Funds🐦
April 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🐦Announcing the 2025 Finch Funds🐦
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.
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March 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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.
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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!
December 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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!
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and this year at The Mockingbird Foundation, we look forward to giving back to you. 🧵
December 2, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and this year at The Mockingbird Foundation, we look forward to giving back to you. 🧵
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.
March 9, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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.
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/
March 4, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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/
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.
January 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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.
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).
November 21, 2023 at 11:42 PM
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).
Our Chicago tour grants for this weekend! Chicago Heights Middle School will use their funds to support equipment for the band.
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October 14, 2023 at 3:30 AM
Our Chicago tour grants for this weekend! Chicago Heights Middle School will use their funds to support equipment for the band.
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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!
October 10, 2023 at 7:51 PM
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!
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.
October 6, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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.