Funds raised support music education for children. And since we're entirely volunteer, with no office, salaries, or paid staff, administrative costs are less than 1% of revenues!

The Phish Companion, 2nd Edition

The Phish Companion is the category-leading, best-selling book about the band Phish, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and accurate reference available to Phish fans, produced on an entirely volunteer basis, with all of net proceeds supporting music education for children - 175 grants so far! At over 900 pages (and 4.20 pounds), TPC2 explores Phish's entire history - 1426 shows and 650 songs, over 21 years - researched with the support of official Phish sources including band archivist Kevin Shapiro, lyricist Tom Marshall, bassist Mike Gordon, and others. Best of all, it comes from the fans: Over 1500 named volunteers contributed to the First Edition, and hundreds more helped improve the second edition. Order the Second Edition - the definitive book on the band - from Amazon.com (30% off) or Phish Dry Goods, while supplies last!

Tribute Album: Sharin' in the Groove!

"You really should get that Phish tribute album." - Trey Anastasio The Foundation's two-disc Phish tribute album features nearly two hours of music from 23 acts including... The Wailers -- Dave Matthews -- Jimmy Buffett -- John Scofield -- DJ Logic -- the Boredoms -- Son Seals -- Merl Saunders -- Arlo Guthrie -- Stanford Marching Band -- Phish lyricist Tom Marshall -- members of the Trey Anastasio Band, Jefferson Airplane, Talking Heads, Pavement, and Los Lobos -- many more! Order the entire album from Amazon or CDBaby. Or get any individual tracks from more than fifty (50!) digital download services, including... iTunes, MSN, Napster, Rhapsody, Liquid, MusicNet, MusicNow, MIH, GIM, Bitmunk, PassAlong, PayPlay, Tradebit, and Muze. Every purchase helps support fabulous programs providing music education for children, and it couldnt be easier - just click the album cover at left! You can make a difference - and we can't help anyone without your support!

LivePhish.com Proceeds to Mockingbird!

Phish donates a portion of their profits (100% in 2004!) LivePhish.Com, which offers high-quality, unedited soundboard recordings of select Phish concerts in MP3 and CD-quality FLAC files via a state-of-the-art delivery system. These proceeds have dramatically increased the number of organizations that the Foundation is able to fund. Guitarist Trey Anastasio said of the announcement: "Playing live music has always been a source of indescribable joy for me, and every day I count my blessings that I'm able to make my living doing something that I so deeply love. It's exciting then to think that a person can come to a Phish concert, and know that ... profits from the subsequent downloads of our music will go directly into children's music programs. The fact that the Mockingbird Foundation was created by Phish fans makes it all the more inspirational to us." (Read coverage in Billboard Magazine.)

Music Funding: Over $500K in Grants - Donate Today!

The Mockingbird Foundation distributes more than 99% of its revenue from volunteer projects to worthy charitable groups in music education for children. We've raised over $700,000, and have already distributed over $600,000, in more than 195 grants, to recipients in 40 states. Donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible, and your contribution will go directly toward our next round of grants to charities and schools working hard to further music education for children. Donate today - every small amount helps, and various donation premium packages are available.

Guide to the web site:

About the Foundation: the organization, our mission statement, our Board of Directors, contact information, as well as a variety of promotional graphics and banners. Book Project: order information for The Phish Companion, the book and its various sections, staff members (including contact information), and submissions instructions. Tribute Album: all about Sharin' in the Groove, our two-disc Phish tribute album. Charitable Funding: learn about the disbursement of Foundation funds towards music education for children, including application guidelines, past beneficiaries. Donations: learn how you can make a tax-deductible donation to the Mockingbird Foundation, see names of past contributors, and get information on special memorial donation programs and donation premiums. Press Room: press releases, and archives of media coverage of the Foundation. also, old tour flyers! Setlists: the most complete and accurate compilation of Phish setlists anywhere, straight from the first edition of The Phish Companion, is online for all fans to browse! Other Features: a miscellany of Mockingbird diversions for Phish fans. fun!

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6/2/09 - Summer Tour Grants
We've mailed unsolicited $1,000 checks to a music program in each city on Phish's summer tour. Press: Citizen-Times & IndyStar; Map

5/1/09 - The Kids are Real!
The several dozen photos you see throughout mbird.org are not stock imagery, or actors. Those are real kids, who've directly benefitted from your generosity, playing instruments purchased with Mockingbird grant money. Please consider helping us help them!

4/20/09 - MOCK SHOW Tickets On-Sale
The upcoming Denver poster convention features dozens of artists, plus a special event t-shirt and poster from Jim Pollock that will support music education for children.

4/1/09 - Codename benefit concert for Mockingbird
A special show to benefit the Mockingbird Foundation will be held on April 11th at the Santa Fe Cafe in College Park, MD. The show is sponsored by headliners Codename, and features special guests Telepath and Jimkata. More information is in the event flier or at JamBase.

4/1/09 - Mbird @ Fast180
Executive Director Ellis Godard was interviewed (~35minutes) for the Fast180 Podcast, now available streamed or as an MP3 download.

3/24/09 - Everett Artwork Auction!
Original artwork of a Phish Hampton poster by famed artist Michael Everett, from which no reproductions or copies were ever made, is being auctioned via EBay and 100% of the proceeds support music education for children through the Mockingbird Foundation!

3/2/09 - Win Clifford DVDs!
Take a 52-question quiz, and you may win the Clifford Ball DVDs.

3/1/09 - What have YOU done?
Tell folks what you've been doing since Coventry, and 5% of your purchase supports music education!

2/28/09 - PhanArt Photos!
Check out 34 glossies of some selections from the recently released Phanart, benefitting the Mockingbird Foundation!

1/26/09 - McLovins for Mbird!
The McLovins - who are opening for The Flow at the Feb 7th Phanart release party - have put together a video about the event, their support of Mockingbird and music education, the auction (see below), and their new t-shirts.

1/25/09 - McLovins Auction
An autographed test panel for the first-run of the McLovins T shirts, by Steve Klinger, is auctioned on Ebay with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the Mockingbird Foundation. The 15"x17" panel is framed, is autographed with Jeff's, Jason's & Jake's original signatures, and includes haiku by the band as well as the dye test fingerprints. These guys rock.

12/7/08 - Phanart is on!
Pre-orders are now being taken for a 420-page book featuring 1600 pieces of fan-created, Phish-related art - and all net proceeds are being donated to the Mockingbird Foundation.

10/28/08 - Gregory Callaghan, RIP
We join family, friends, and colleagues in mourning the loss of Greg.

10/24/08 - Merl Saunders, RIP
Merl passed away this morning. We express our condolences to his family and friends, and give thanks for his many contributions to the community and to improvisational rock music. He was a brilliant musician and a loving soul. Hopefully he's jamming again with Jerry Garcia and Martin Fierro!

10/25/08 - TPC Spotted
The Phish Companion appears about 18 seconds into Atmosphere's video for "You", as shown in this blurry screenshot. :)

10/13/08 - Mbird on Facebook
If you're on Facebook, join the Mockingbird group. If you aren't on Facebook now, you will be soon, so bookmark it.

10/5/08 - Phan Looks @ 40
See board member Chris Bertolet's essay, "A Phish Head Looks at 40".

10/1/08 - $10K for 2 Hamptons!

10/1/08 - Reunion Fund Grant!
Phish is coming back, and we're announcing a special grant later today, funded entirely by the Reunion Fund!

9/15/08 - Do you eat sphaghetti?
If you're a sloth in need of an 8-quart cooker, 10% goes to Mockingbird. If you sell anything through Ebay, designate Mockingbird through the Mission Fish program - music education needs the support of your buyer(s)!

7/18/08 - Madden Runs for Mbird!
David Madden will help fund music education for children by running the ING New York City Marathon this November.

7/15/08 - Reunion Rerun!
Foundation Board Member Charlie Dirksen will be running to support Mockingbird again, raising additional contributions to the Phish Reunion Fund.

5/6/08 - Bid for Mbird!
Need a light system or ball valve for your pool, or a solar controller or transfer switch for your trailer? Bid on these items, and 10% is donated to the Foundation!

1/31/08 - Run Run Run
Board member and marathon maven Charlie Dirksen will sprint twice more in coming weeks to help raise funds for the Foundation. Anyone else run run running??

1/28/08 - Phix at Cypress!
Phix will reunite at Big Cypress for the Langerado Festival, starting (just as Phish did) at 11:55 p.m.

1/17/08 - Birthday & Transparency
As the Foundation's 10th birthday approaches, its By Laws and Articles of Incorporation are now available online.

12/31/07 - $26K More in Grants!
We've announced seven new grants, just in time to celebrate NYE, and look forward to announcing more in '08!

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