Editing Mockingbird Foundation (section)

{{Short description|Nonprofit organization associated with Phish}}
'''The Mockingbird Foundation''' is a charitable organization founded by fans of the [[jam band]] [[Phish]] in 1996 (legally incorporated the following year) to support [[music education]] for children. Unconventional in structure, it exists almost entirely online, allowing a higher percentage of income to be distributed directly to deserving organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mbird.org/2000/11/all-volunteer/ |title=Mockingbird Entirely Volunteer|website=Mbird.org|date=28 November 2000 |access-date= 2011-02-03}}</ref> Projects include the publication of ''[[The Phish Companion]]'' and the production of the Phish tribute album ''[[Sharin' in the Groove]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/about/#mission |title=Mission Statement|website=Mockingbirdfoundation.org|access-date= 2006-05-13}}</ref> As of May 22, 2024, the foundation had provided over 675 disbursements (through grants and other awards) totalling over $2,396,000;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mbird.org/grants/recipients/|title=Grant Recipients|website=Mbird.org|access-date= 2024-05-22}}</ref> sold over 70,000 copies of ''The Phish Companion''; and sold over 25,000 copies of ''Sharin' in the Groove''.<ref name="multiple">{{cite web|url=http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org |title= The Mockingbird Foundation Homepage|website=Mockingbirdfoundation.org|access-date= 2006-11-13}}</ref> The organization was recognized officially by Phish when, in 2004, the band donated all proceeds from their Livephish download service to the Mockingbird Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mbird.org/2003/12/livephish-to-benefit-mockingbird/ |title=LivePhish to Benefit Mockingbird|website=Mbird.org|date=22 December 2003 |access-date=2011-02-03}}</ref>