Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation is a private operating organization based in Bowling Green, KY. It was established in 2011, officially becoming a 501(c)3 on December 14th, 2016, to create public programs that raise Cultural & Ethnic awareness of Black Traditional Music, Traditional Art, Folklore, Oral Histories, and The Black Experiences in America. Standing on the foundation of the blues people's legacy, we work to celebrate and conserve blues music by highlighting the events in American history that cultivated our communities and expressions.
The foundation's mission as a platform is to be a focal point for research, archiving, and raising awareness of African American Traditional Music and the Black experience, as well as philanthropists whose donations fund lessons for the community to preserve their culture and heritage through many mediums and expressions. We aim to conserve Black American Traditional Music, Folklore, Folklife, Folk Art, and Foodways.