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Art & Culture

Grants are essential for art and culture nonprofits, enabling organizations to expand their reach, inspire creativity, foster cultural appreciation, and enrich communities. Here’s how grants can support: 

  • Program Development and Delivery: Grants provide funding to create and implement arts programs, performances, workshops, and exhibitions that inspire and educate audiences.

  • Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Nonprofits can use grants to conserve and restore historical artifacts, artwork, and landmarks, ensuring cultural heritage is preserved for future generations.

  • Community Outreach and Accessibility: Grants allow nonprofits to offer free or subsidized art classes, performances, or museum access, making art and culture more accessible to underserved communities.

  • Support for Artists and Creatives: Funding can be allocated to support emerging or underrepresented artists through residencies, fellowships, or commissions, fostering creativity and innovation.

  • Infrastructure and Technology: Grants can fund renovations of performance spaces, galleries, or studios, as well as investments in technology, such as digital platforms or interactive exhibits, to modernize offerings.

  • Education and Engagement: Many art and culture nonprofits rely on grants to run educational programs for schools, host community events, or offer training and professional development for educators and artists.

  • Research and Documentation: Grants can support the documentation of local cultural traditions, research into historical art forms, or the development of publications and multimedia resources to share knowledge.

  • Equity and Inclusion Initiatives: Funding can be directed toward programs that amplify diverse voices, celebrate underrepresented cultures, or address systemic barriers in the arts.

  • Partnerships and Collaborations: Funding can foster collaborations with schools, other nonprofits, or cultural institutions, increasing the scope and impact of their work.

  • Coalition Building and Partnerships: Grants facilitate collaborations between nonprofits, government agencies, and private organizations to amplify their impact and reach broader audiences.

January 20, 2025

National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life - $50,000

Lilly Endowment Inc.: The aim of the initiative is to unlock and tellcompelling stories that portray the vibrancy and hope of Christian faith and life to inspire and help people from a wide variety of backgrounds to come to know and love God.

January 22, 2025

Leaders for a New Chicago - $50,000: Chicago Metro

The Field Foundation of Illinois - This unique initiative provides a $25,000 no-strings-attached award for individual leaders and, if eligible, a $25,000 general operating grant for their affiliated not-for-profit organizations.

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