The following grant list will be updated regularly with current funding opportunities. If there are grants that you are aware of which are not listed, please use our contact form to let us know.
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Grants
| Name/Type | Source | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest for Students | Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs | 06/09/25 |
| Amber Grant | Amber Grants for Women | Ongoing |
| The American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship | The de Groot Foundation | 04/01/25 |
| Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency | The Adirondack Center for Writing | 05/19/25 |
| Annenberg Community Beach House Choreographer Residency | City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs | TBA |
| Annenberg Community Beach House Fall and Spring Writer Residency for Writers | City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs | TBA |
| Annual Grants Program for Nonprofits & Artists | City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division | 05/12/25 |
| Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants | New York Foundation for the Arts | 04/15/25 |
| Artist Residencies | The Sitka Center | 03/17/25 |
| Artist Residency | Surel's Place | 09/01/25; 03/01/26 (annually) |
| Artist Residency | Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | 09/01/25; 03/01/26 (annually) |
| Artist Residency | The Hambidge Center | 04/15/25; 09/15/25; 01/15/26 (annually) |
| Artist-in-Residence Program | Breck Create | Ongoing |
| Artist-In-Residence Program for Dancers | Movement Research | 03/18/25 |
| Arts Project Grant | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| Arts, Culture, and Humanities Grant | F.M. Kirby Foundation | Ongoing |
| Aurand Harris Theatre Grant | Childrens Theatre Foundation of America | 03/31/25 |
| Aurand Harris Theatre Grants & Individual Fellowships | Children's Theatre Foundation | 03/31/25 |
| Autistic People of Color Fund | Fund for Community Reparations | Ongoing |
| Bayard Rustin Residency for Artivists | Penington Friends House | 03/15/25 |
| BIPOC Artist Fund | Creative West | (TBA) |
| BIPOC Business Micro-Grants | Annuity Payment Freedom | Ongoing |
| Bridge Grants | Dramatists Guild Foundation | Ongoing |
| Camera Obscura Art Lab: Artist in Residence | City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs | 03/28/25 |
| Capital Campaign Support for Nonprofits | The Ahmanson Foundation | Ongoing |
| Community Arts Grant for Nonprofits | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| Community Possible Grant Program | U.S. Bank | Ongoing |
| Consortia Professional Development Grant Program | Creative West | 7/31/2025 |
| Corporate Giving Program | The Standard | Ongoing |
| Creative Capital Award for Artists | Creative Capital | 04/03/25 |
| Creative Capital x Skoll Foundation Fund | Kickstarter, Creative Capital, & Skoll Foundation | Ongoing |
| Creative Residency Program | Martin House | Applications Open 04/14/25 |
| Cultural Grant to Nonprofits & Artists | American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation | 05/31/25 |
| Cultural Sustainability | Creative West | (TBA) |
| Daily Micro Grant Program | The Pollination Project | Ongoing |
| The Democracy Cycle Grant to Artists for New Work | PAC NYC & Civis Foundation | 04/01/25 |
| Discounted Rehearsal Space Program (NYC) | The Clemente | Ongoing |
| Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence | Oak Spring Garden Foundation | 05/31/25 |
| Emergency Assistance Fund | Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC) Foundation | Ongoing |
| Emergency Financial Assistance | Entertainment Community Fund | Ongoing |
| Emergency Grants | Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation | Ongoing |
| Emergency Grants | Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Ongoing |
| Emergency Grants for Writers | Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) | Ongoing |
| Emergent Fund Rapid Response Grants | Women Donors Network, Solidaire Network, Threshold Foundation, and the Democracy Alliance | Ongoing |
| Emerging Writer’s Contest | Ploughshares at Emerson College | 05/15/25 |
| Equal Access to Arts and Culture Grant | Exelon Foundation | Ongoing |
| Event Sponsorships | Best Buy Foundation | Ongoing |
| Foundation Grant | The Hansen Family Foundation | Ongoing |
| The Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art | Franklin Furnace | 04/01/25 |
| General Support for Nonprofits | The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation | Ongoing |
| Google Ad Grant | Ongoing | |
| Grant for Entertainment Technology Professionals | Behind the Scenes | Ongoing |
| Grant for Nonprofits | NBA Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grant for Organizations | Sony USA Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grant for Organizations | The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation | 05/10/25; 11/10/25 (annual) |
| Grant for Writers | Authors League Fund | Ongoing |
| Grant for Writers | Carnegie Fund for Authors | Ongoing |
| Grant for Writers & Playwrights (by nomination only) | The M. Elizabeth Osborn Award | Ongoing (annual) |
| Grant to CA Nonprofits | Visionary Women | 05/01/25 |
| Grants for All Artists (by nomination only) | Foundation for Contemporary Arts | Ongoing |
| Grants for Arts Organizations | The Charles Lafitte Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants for Arts Organizations | Bill Graham Memorial Foundation | 09/15/25 |
| Grants for Arts Projects | National Endowment for the Arts | 04/07/25 |
| Grants for Individuals, Groups & Organizations | The Awesome Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants for Nonprofits | Dermody Properties Foundation | 08/01/25 |
| Grants for Nonprofits in the Arts, Culture and Humanities | The Kettering Family Foundation | 07/31/25 |
| Grants for Organizations | Yip Harburg Lyrics Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants for Organizations | The Hearst Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants for Organizations | The Ahmanson Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants for Organizations | Reiman Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants for Organizations (by invitation only) | Surdna Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants Program for Nonprofits | The Arts in California Parks | 03/19/25 (LOI Deadline) |
| Grants to CA Nonprofits | McBeth Foundation | 06/01/25 |
| Grants to CA Nonprofits | Pasadena Arts League | 03/31/25 |
| Grants to Music Focused Nonprofits | Looking Out Foundation | 08/31/25 |
| Grants to Nonprofits | Crocker Catalyst Foundation | 04/01/25; 06/01/25; 09/01/25; 01/01/26 |
| Grants to Organizations for Arts, Education, and Community Programs | The Ronald W. Burkle Foundation | Ongoing |
| Grants to Organizations for Community Programs | The Amgen Foundation | Ongoing |
| Housing Assistance Grants | Dramatists Guild Foundation | Ongoing |
| Hunter’s Fund | Hunter Brooks Watson Memorial Fund | 06/15/25 |
| IDEA Opera Grants to BIPOC Composers & Librettists | Opera America | 03/20/25 (LOI Deadline) |
| Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship | Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy | 03/17/25 |
| Kurt Weill Foundation Grants Program | The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music | 11/01/2025 (annually) |
| The Manhattan Beach Artist Residency | Black Lives, Black Words | (TBA) |
| Microsoft Nonprofit Offers | Microsoft | Ongoing |
| National Heritage Fellowship Nomination | National Endowment for the Arts | 05/27/25 |
| National Theatre Company Grants | American Theatre Wing | (TBA) |
| Nonprofit Management Internship | Women's Studio Workshop | 03/31/25 |
| Nonprofit Management Internship | Women's Studio Workshop | 03/31/25 |
| The Older Writers Grant | Speculative Literature Foundation | 05/31/25 |
| one by one | 4imprint | Ongoing |
| Organizational Grant Program for Nonprofits | Los Angeles County: Department of Arts and Culture | Predicted Deadline: October 1, 2025 |
| Peyton Evans Artist Residency Program – Musical & Performing Arts Residency (including Playwrights) | The Studios of Key West | 05/15/25 |
| Public-Space Activation Fund | City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) | Ongoing |
| The Quick Grant Program for Artists | Center for Cultural Innovation | 03/15/25; 04/15/25 |
| Quick Grants | Humanities for All | Ongoing |
| Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants | New York Foundation for the Arts | 04/15/25 |
| The RBC Emerging Artists Project – Grant for Organizations | Royal Bank of Canada | Ongoing |
| Residency Program | Stochastic Labs | Ongoing |
| Residency Program | Virginia Center for the Creative Arts | 05/15/25; 09/15/25; 01/15/26 (annual) |
| The Sloan Initiative for Playwrights | Manhattan Theatre Club | Ongoing |
| Soaring Gardens Artists Retreat | The Ora Lerman Charitable Trust | 03/23/25 |
| Sponsorships & Fundraising Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations in the Arts | Barnes and Noble Booksellers | Ongoing |
| Sprout Fund | The Russell J. Efros Foundation | Ongoing |
| State of the Art Prize for Artists | Creative Capital | 04/03/25 |
| Steven Schwartzberg Grants for Mental Health & Wellness | Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) | Ongoing |
| Teacher Enrichment Grant | MTNA Foundation Fund | 05/01/25 |
| Theater/Performance Proposals | The Studios of Key West | 06/12/25 |
| Tour West Grant | Creative West | (TBA) |
| Transgender, Gender Diverse, Intersex + Arts Grant for Artists & Nonprofits | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| Transgender, Gender Diverse, Intersex + Arts Grant for Organizations, Artists, and Groups | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| U.S. Writers Aid Initiative | PEN America | 05/02/25; 07/01/25; 10/01/25 |
| Venable Foundation Grant | Venable Foundation | 6/1/25; 9/1/25; 2/1/26 (annually) |
| Venturous Capital Grants | TIDES Foundation – Venturous Theater Fund | 06/02/25; 12/01/25; 06/01/26 (annual, check dates) |
| Web Design Grant | LIMIT8 Design | Ongoing |
| WeHo Artist Grant | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| WeHo Artist Grant | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| WeHo Arts Project Grant for Organizations | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| WeHo Community Arts Grant for Organizations | City of West Hollywood | 07/01/25 |
| Wild Culture Program | Wild Culture | Ongoing |
| Writers Emergency Fund | American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) | Ongoing |