December 2008

12/1    Shubert Foundation Theater awards (6 pm RECEIPT deadline) - funding for theatre producing organizations; audited financial statements required by 6 pm February 2.

12/1    NAMM Foundation Program Grants (RECEIPT DEADLINE) - Grants are available to non-profit public service organizations for innovative music education and hands-on music-making programs that reach and serve new audiences with new protocols. Award notification: May 2009.

12/1    San Francisco Foundation Intent to Apply form - funds programs that nurture creativity, offer arts education, and increase cultural participation in order to enrich, develop, and celebrate communities.

12/1    Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Visual Arts Contest - a juried visual arts contest. Artwork must fall into one of the following categories: oil, acrylic, and mixed media. All subjects and styles are eligible. Cash awards will total up to $5,000. Artists will have their work exhibited and offered for sale at Madison Avenue's Hollis Taggert Galleries. Entry requires a non-refundable application fee of $25. Visit the foundation's Web site for complete entry guidelines and information on the foundation's other programs.

12/1    Preserve America Community Designation - Community leaders across the United States are invited to apply for the Preserve America community designation, which recognizes a community's efforts to care for and share its cultural and natural heritage. The designation also makes the community eligible for special federal funding.

12/3    Creative Work Fund Letters of Inquiry (RECEIPT DEADLINE 5pm) must be received by 5 Only eligible artists, organizations, and projects will be considered. Organizations will receive notification to submit full proposal by 3/2. Full proposals due 6/3. Check website for eligibility information and guidelines.

11/15-12/15    Morris Stulsaft Foundation (RECEIPT DEADLINE - in office by noon) - dedicated to the well-being of children and youth (ages 0 to 22) through financial support of nonprofit organizations providing social services; education, including arts education; and physical and mental health; provides funding for organizations in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. NOTE: this submission window is for educational enrichment: arts and culture, and career training; decision expected in late March 2008.

12/15    Pacific Pioneer Fund Documentary Film Program - provides funding for organizations to support emerging documentary filmmakers or videographers who live and work in California, Oregon, and Washington. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000 (also 5/1 and in September).

12/15    Stocker Foundation LOI (RECEIPT deadline by 5pm) - The Foundation will narrow its grantmaking to focus solely on programs/services that positively affect children, youth, and families. The Board has identified services for public school students in Kindergarten through 5th grade as its primary funding interest. For the next 3-5 years, the Board will issue RFPs (request for proposals) for direct services addressing the following: Literacy; Afterschool & Summer Programs; Supplemental Enrichment; and Wraparound Services. If your organization's mission and/or program offerings do not align with the Foundation's new funding focus AND your organization has received more than one grant from The Stocker Foundation in the past five years, your organization may be eligible to apply for a "transition" grant. Please call Foundation staff to receive further information and to schedule a pre-submission interview. Confirming your organization's eligibility with Foundation staff is a required first step in the process of applying for a "transition" grant.

12/30    Puffin Foundation - makes grants that encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired. The Foundation does not have the means to fund large film/documentary proposals, grants for travel, continuing education, or the writing or publishing of books. Grants can only be awarded to permanent residents and citizens of the United States. U.S. citizens whose projects encompass work in other countries are still eligible to apply. Average grants are: $1,000 - $2,500. The Foundation will be accepting applications for the 2008 cycle Puffin Foundation Grant Awards starting in September through December 30, 2008, postmarked by midnight. Applications postmarked after this date will not be reviewed. To receive an application packet, please send a SASE (#10 self-addressed stamped envelope) to: Puffin Foundation Ltd., 20 Puffin Way (formerly East Oakdene Ave.), Teaneck, NJ 07666-4111.

ALSO    VSA arts and MetLife Foundation Announce Arts Connect All Grant Opportunity - funding to create or enhance inclusive educational programs through partnerships with local public schools. A maximum of ten grants of up to $15,000 each will be awarded through the program. VSA arts and the MetLife Foundation invite proposals from arts institutions whose programs incorporate the following: inclusive teaching practices; access to students with all types of disabilities; development of social, cognitive, and artistic skills; involving people with disabilities in planning and implementation; building staff, teacher, and/or artist knowledge and skill of inclusive practices; and collaboration with public schools that engages students, parents, and school administrators. Nonprofit performing and exhibiting arts institutions, including museums, theaters, and multidisciplinary arts presenters, who are creating or have established educational programs are encouraged to apply. Arts organizations in the following cities are eligible: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa, and Tulsa. 2007 application due 12/7; check website for more information.

ALSO    Chamber Music America's Residency Partnership Program - supports non-traditional partnerships among ensembles, presenters, and community-based organizations, with the goal of bringing live ensemble music to urban, rural, and suburban audiences across the United States. Short-term residency projects (a minimum of three days with a minimum of three residency activities) will receive grants ranging from $2,500 to $6,000 each. Extended residency projects (a minimum of ten activities over a period of one month to a year) will receive grants of from $5,000 to $12,000 each. Multi-year residency projects (up to three years with a minimum of 12 activities annually) will receive up to $15,000 each per residency year. To be eligible, applicants and program participants (organizing and performing partners) must be organization members of Chamber Music America at the time of application, and be based in the United States. CMA membership is not required for community partners. Projects must take place in the United States. 2007 deadline was 12/7; check website for more information.

ALSO    PageTurner Awards - for people, companies, schools, and other institutions who find original and effective ways to spread the joy and excitement of books and reading. The awards are open to individuals who are residents of U.S. or Canada. There is $250,000 in annual cash prizes. 2007 nomination deadline as 12/9; check website for updates.

ALSO    The Women's Film Preservation Fund - funding for the preservation or restoration of American films, from any era, in which women have held significant creative positions, including, but not limited to, writer, director, producer, editor, and performer. 2007 deadline was 12/15; check website for more information.

ALSO    United States Institute for Theatre Technology -- a membership organization that works to promote the advancement of the knowledge and skills of those involved in the design, management, and technical areas of the performing arts and entertainment industry. As part of its mission, the USITT grant program supports specific projects in design and/or technology. To be eligible for a grant, members must be in good standing for the twelve months prior to the application date. Individual, Professional, Senior, and Student members may apply for project support grants. Organizational, Sustaining, and Contributing members and groups of members may also apply for project support grants. Grants are made in amounts of up to $10,000 each. Each year's application deadline is on or about January 10. For further information, examples of previously funded projects, restrictions, and an application form, see the USITT Web site.

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