History 
The Harp Guitar Foundation came into being as a natural outgrowth of Harpguitars.net and the Harp Guitar Gathering®, founded by Gregg Miner and Stephen Bennett, respectively. Initial funding came from the balance of the cumulative five years of voluntary subscriptions to the Harpguitars.net web site. With the pledge of additional annual funding from key harp guitar proponent Nancy Conescu and the volunteer legal expertise of law professor and harp guitar player John Thomas, the Foundation achieved nonprofit status in mid-2009.

In January, 2020, Stephen and others retired from The Harp Guitar Foundation to create a new, separate nonprofit entity exclusively for the Harp Guitar Gathering®. The Harp Guitar Foundation continues all other activities and efforts to archive and promote the harp guitar.

 Mission Statement 

Serve the world's harp guitar community, including its players, fans, researchers, collectors, restorers and builders

Document and preserve the harp guitar's history

Take the instrument into the future via new players, new music, new instruments and new fans

Specifically, The Harp Guitar Foundation supports:

The continuing research, archival activities, information dissemination and web presence of Harpguitars.net