The Blues Foundation

Your support of The Blues Foundation helps us fulfill our mission to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of this uniquely American art form.

Restricted funds may be reallocated to support other Blues Foundation programs if not utilized for the designated purpose within a reasonable period of time.


HART Fund

Your support of The HART Fund helps us provide direct support to blues musicians for acute, chronic, preventative medical care, and dignified funerals.


Blues Emergency Relief Fund

Your support of the Blues Musician Emergency Relief Fund will help us provide direct support to blues musicians whose livelihoods have been impacted by non medical related emergencies. Resources will help protect blues musicians from loss of housing, and utilities.


Generation Blues

Your support of Generation Blues helps us send aspiring young blues musicians to blues camps and workshops each summer.


Bricks for the Blues Walkway

The Bricks for the Blues Walkway is installed at the entrance to The Blues Foundation and Blues Hall of Fame Museum. Your lasting gift becomes part of blues music history, education, and its future.

The Blues Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization. Your donation may be tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

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