Grants For Creators

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Grants For Nonprofits

The latest funding for nonprofits!

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Danielle Desir Corbett and Cielo Diaz
Nov 17, 2022
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We’re back with another highly requested playlist specifically for nonprofit organizations.

We understand creators operate in many different spaces, and if you just so happen to run or support a nonprofit, we’ve curated this playlist just for you.

There are currently (48) awards.

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We will continue to update this playlist with new funding opportunities for nonprofits, so please bookmark this page for future reference. Good luck, and thank you for supporting this newsletter.


1. Black Community Commitment

Nonprofit organizations working to improve outcomes for the Black community are invited to apply. Any US-based 501(c)(3) organization that has been established since 2019 or prior and has an annual operating budget between $100,000 and $3 million.

Note: Funding amount not disclosed.

Deadline: N/A

Apply to this opportunity.


2. Strategic Investment Grants

Strategic Investment Grants (SIG) provide up to $1,000 to cover expenses related to professional development, market expansion, and art events.  SIG enables artists and teachers to advance their professional careers and supports nonprofit organizations in advancing arts-related programs.

Deadline: Monthly on the 15th

Apply to this opportunity.


3. [NEW] The Community Arts Program - For Bay Area Individual Artists & Nonprofits

This program ensures that vibrant work is created, new voices are celebrated, and artists and audiences, including the Bay Area’s diverse communities and cultures, have opportunities to thrive. It supports the creation of work by Bay Area artists and access to the arts for Bay Area communities. They celebrate the region’s rich diversity by awarding grants to emerging artists and small- to mid-sized arts and culture organizations that engage their communities with meaning and purpose. Applicants must be located in or serving communities in Alameda, Contra Costa, or San Francisco Counties. Grants will be awarded in amounts of $5,000, $10,000, and $15,000.

Deadline: July 13, 2026

Apply to this opportunity.


4. [NEW] TCA Arts Respond Project - For Texas Nonprofits

This competitive grant program provides short-term project assistance grants and may include administrative costs directly related to the project. Projects must address one of the following priority areas: Education, Health & Human Services, Economic Development, Public Safety & Criminal Justice, and Natural Resources & Agriculture. $1,000 will be awarded, and there is a dollar-for-dollar (1:1) match requirement.

Deadline: July 15, 2026

Apply to this opportunity.


5. [NEW] The Arts and Culture Enrichment Program (ACE) - For Georgia Nonprofits

This opportunity is intended to integrate arts, culture, heritage, design, and other creative disciplines as strategies that strengthen the City of Savannah’s economic, physical, and social vitality. Arts and Culture are important contributors to the vibrancy of Savannah’s neighborhoods, and the City of Savannah supports opportunities for art and culture to enhance and enrich the quality of life for Savannah residents and guests.

The City seeks proposals that position arts, cultural, and creative programs as catalysts to realize the City’s goals of increasing economic growth through skill-building, employment, and entrepreneurship; improving the aesthetics of built environments; building and reinforcing a strong sense of community; engaging, developing and inspiring young people through imaginative approaches; and to increase access to art and culture in close proximity to where residents live. Funding ranges from $7,000 to $100,000.

Deadline: July 23, 2026

Apply to this opportunity.


6. [NEW] The Arts and Culture General Operating Support Grant - For Philadelphia Nonprofits

This opportunity aims to provide three years of unrestricted operating support to artistically exceptional arts and culture organizations that offer opportunities for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, and positively impact the residents of the Philadelphia region.

Constituents of these organizations have meaningful opportunities to fully participate in, contribute to, and see themselves reflected in arts and cultural experiences that align with the organizations’ missions. They prioritize arts and culture organizations that focus on, or authentically consider, the experiences of historically marginalized communities across all aspects of their work and intentionally contribute to the development of vibrant, inclusive communities. The maximum total grant amount requested cannot exceed $675,000.

Deadline: July 30, 2026

Apply to this opportunity.


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