OVERVIEW: The Akron Community Foundation supports arts and culture, education, health and human services and civic affairs in the Akron region of Ohio. IP TAKE: The Akron Community Foundation is the Summit County “community’s champion and … [Read more...] about Akron Community Foundation
Grants for Dance
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation is a broad, nationally oriented funder that awards relatively modest grants to a large and varied group of nonprofits. Its interests include arts and culture, education, health and human services, … [Read more...] about Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
OVERVIEW: he Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation is a specialized but relatively straightforward prospect for organizations working in the humanities, research libraries and Venetian studies. IP TAKE: Eligible organizations can apply directly … [Read more...] about Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Ford Foundation
Prudential Foundation and Corporate Giving
OVERVIEW: The Prudential Foundation and Prudential’s corporate giving program support work and economic opportunity, disaster relief and arts and culture. This funder works with both large national organizations and small outfits in areas near its … [Read more...] about Prudential Foundation and Corporate Giving
Ameriprise Financial
OVERVIEW: Ameriprise Financial commits to grantmaking that creates “positive change” in communities across the U.S. This includes not only meeting “basic needs” but also supporting “community vitality.” IP TAKE: Ameriprise is formally accessible … [Read more...] about Ameriprise Financial
New York Foundation for the Arts
OVERVIEW: The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) provides artists and art organizations with cash grants, fiscal sponsorship, online resources and training. IP TAKE: The New York Foundation for the Arts is an unusually accessible arts funder, … [Read more...] about New York Foundation for the Arts
Puffin Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Puffin Foundation makes small grants to artists and arts organizations “who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities.” It also funds annual awards for human rights activism and “creative citizenship” and provides ongoing support … [Read more...] about Puffin Foundation
Princess Grace Foundation USA
OVERVIEW: Princess Grace Awards support emerging U.S.-based artists in theater, dance and film. IP TAKE: The Princess Grace Foundation recently streamlined its awards program and now runs a single application for artists from the fields of … [Read more...] about Princess Grace Foundation USA
McIntosh Foundation
OVERVIEW: The McIntosh Foundation makes grants primarily for Catholic and other educational institutions, religious causes and the arts, particularly ballet. Its giving is centered in Chicago and Illinois, although longstanding grantees are located … [Read more...] about McIntosh Foundation
United States Artists
OVERVIEW: United States Artists provides unrestricted grants and professional support to artists and cultural practitioners across the United States and its island jurisdictions. Its flagship fellowship supports 10 creative disciplines, while … [Read more...] about United States Artists
Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
OVERVIEW: The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awards grants exclusively to organizations and individuals in the five-county Philadelphia area. IP TAKE: Described by its Executive Director as an organization with a “dual identity as both a … [Read more...] about Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
MAP Fund
OVERVIEW: MAP Fund supports risk-taking artists across disciplines with coaching, peer support and selected partner-funded grant opportunities. IP TAKE: MAP Fund has changed significantly. For decades, it was one of the country's longest-running … [Read more...] about MAP Fund
Arts Midwest
OVERVIEW: Arts Midwest’s grant, fellowship and residency programs support a broad range of artistic and cultural programs and events in the Midwest. IP TAKE: Arts Midwest is a significant arts funder and intermediary with a broad reach, but … [Read more...] about Arts Midwest
Creative West
OVERVIEW: Creative West supports artists, culture-bearers, arts organizations and arts-sector infrastructure across 13 western states and three Pacific jurisdictions. Its funding spans performing arts touring, folk and traditional arts, individual … [Read more...] about Creative West
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation is a Denver-based private foundation supporting arts, culture and leadership. Its grantmaking is strongly place-based, with most core arts funding concentrated in the city of Denver, although several programs … [Read more...] about Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
American Association of University Women
OVERVIEW: This funder supports women undergraduate and graduate higher education, as well as those pursuing careers in academia. Women from underrepresented backgrounds are a priority. IP TAKE: AAUW offers more grantseeker access than many … [Read more...] about American Association of University Women
Association of Performing Arts Professionals
OVERVIEW: The Association of Performing Arts Professionals supports individuals and organizations through its signature programs and resources. IP TAKE: APAP is best understood as a national performing arts membership and service organization that … [Read more...] about Association of Performing Arts Professionals
Shubert Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Shubert Foundation is the nation’s largest funder dedicated to unrestricted support for nonprofit theater and dance companies. It also supports a smaller group of arts-related organizations and graduate theater-training programs and is … [Read more...] about Shubert Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Nordson Corporation Foundation broadly supports community development, early childhood development and education, human welfare, the arts and community enrichment in regions of the United States where it has a corporate presence. IP … [Read more...] about Nordson Corporation Foundation
Hearst Foundations
OVERVIEW: The Hearst Foundations’ mission is to “build healthy, productive, and inspiring lives.” The foundations seek to achieve this by supporting well-established nonprofit organizations that operate in the areas of culture, education, health and … [Read more...] about Hearst Foundations
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation supports arts organizations and individual artists in all disciplines throughout the United States. It also supports arts education, the environment, humanitarian causes, community development, and … [Read more...] about Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Arizona Commission on the Arts
OVERVIEW: The Arizona Commission on the Arts supports nonprofit arts organizations, schools, community groups, festivals and individual artists throughout Arizona. Its grants fund organizational operations, arts learning, festivals, youth creativity … [Read more...] about Arizona Commission on the Arts
Ruth Foundation for the Arts
OVERVIEW: The Ruth Foundation for the Arts supports arts and culture organizations broadly, including visual arts, music, dance, theater, film, writing, and arts education. Financially, this is now one of the country’s largest dedicated arts … [Read more...] about Ruth Foundation for the Arts
Jerome Robbins Foundation
OVERVIEW: The foundation supports dance and theater work across the U.S. Grantmaking was paused in 2021. IP TAKE: Within the worlds of dance and theater, the Jerome Robbins Foundation has worked broadly to support a broad range of creative … [Read more...] about Jerome Robbins Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Mertz Gilmore Foundation supports efforts for democracy and civic engagement nationally. It also awards grants for dance in New York City. IP TAKE: The Mertz Gilmore Foundation backs grassroots power-building nationwide and New … [Read more...] about Mertz Gilmore Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
OVERVIEW: The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation runs a highly competitive fellowship program for artists, scholars and researchers. IP TAKE: The Guggenheim Foundation is not a conventional nonprofit grantmaker. Its signature program is an annual … [Read more...] about John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Arnhold Foundation
New England Foundation for the Arts
OVERVIEW: New England Foundation for the Arts supports artists, presenting organizations and communities engaging in theater, dance, music and the visual arts in New England. IP TAKE: The New England Foundation for the Arts is accessible, but only … [Read more...] about New England Foundation for the Arts
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
OVERVIEW: The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund supports arts and health, cultural access, youth sports and mental health, Jewish life and civic engagement. Grantmaking is centered on New York City, although its Play to Thrive initiative also … [Read more...] about The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
