Support the Blacksmith Community

Your contribution can help support the blacksmithing community in many positive ways such as educational grants, event support for affiliate organizations, disaster relief, and more. Last year, we provided a variety of assistance to individuals and other organizations, such as:

Conference Funding

Funding provided to:

Northwest Blacksmith Association

Crossroads Forging Conference

Arizona Artist Blacksmith Assoc.

National Curriculum Training

Funding provided to:

Great Basin Blacksmith Guild

New England Blacksmiths

Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association

Disaster Relief

Funding Provided to:

A Disaster Relief Grant was provided to the Southeastern Kentucky Blacksmith Association after equipment losses in their shop due to regional flooding.

Educational Grants

Grants Provided for:

Short-term study via classes.

Long-term study of 3 weeks+.

Matching grant money from affiliates.

Your gift helps to further our mission of preserving and promoting the blacksmithing community.

We appreciate your support!

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Eve Oswald and Len selling Iron in the Hat tickets at the 2021 Iron to Art Festival in Johnstown, PA.

ABANA is a registered 501(c)(3) US nonprofit. Every dollar can help further our mission of promoting the art and craft of blacksmithing. With your help, we can accomplish great things.

Monetary gifts are the most direct and impactful way to help, but there are additional actions you can take to show your support!

  • Shop online with Amazon. (As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)
  • Like, comment, and share our posts on social media.
  • Send info about your local conferences and major events so we can promote them.
  • Submit an article, idea, or photos to The Anvil’s Ring or Hammer’s Blow.
  • Volunteer with your local affiliate group (and send us pictures, while you’re at it)!

We thank you for your generous support!

For  2024, we are proud to have earned the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency awarded by Guidestar. Guidestar powers philanthropy by ranking non-profit organizations based on financial data provided by the Internal Revenue Service and through both publicly available data and information supplied by the non-profit organization.