The Utah Arts Council is interested in promoting additional sources of funding for artists, educators and cultural organizations. The following grant opportunities are currently available:
Funding Source |
Description |
Deadline |
| 3M Corporation Giving & Foundation |
Arts and culture programming, especially those with strong education and outreach, to help build the quality of life in our communities |
Take eligibility quiz |
| Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles Program |
Focuses on contemporary music performances. Grants are available for general operating support and project support. Music org must have 501(c)(3) status |
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| Andy Warhol Foundation |
Grants extended to 501(c)(3) organizations for visual arts exhibitions, catalogues, creation of new work, scholarly research for visual art exhibition, |
Submit proposal |
| Annenberg Foundation |
Programs promoting education and youth development; arts & culture |
Varies by program |
| Bank of America |
Local grant making and national programs and partners |
Varies by program |
| Barnes and Noble |
Fundraising opportunities, donations and sponsorships to nonprofit organizations in the arts, literacy or youth education (Pre-K-12). Plan must actively involve local Barnes and Noble stores |
Varies by program |
| Aaron Copeland Fund for Music Performing Ensembles |
Support for performing ensembles that encourage public knowledge and apopreciateion of serious contemporary American music |
June 30 |
| Nathan Cummings Foundation |
Arts and culture grants which demonstrate concern for the poor, disadvantaged and underserved; respect for diversity; promotion of understanding across cultures; and empowerment of communities in need |
Letter of Inquiry |
| Fieldstone Foundation |
Nonprofit organizations serving the community; leadership development opportunities for nonprofit CEO's and executives |
January - May (inquiries only)
June 30 (deadline for invited organizations to apply) |
| Graham Foundation for the Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts |
Provides project-based grants to individuals and institutions working to address issues in architecture and the built environment |
January 1, July 15 |
| Green Foundation |
Supports the arts and arts education to nonprofit organizations. Priority is given to those promoting expansion of community arts programs and/or support youth and adult creativity in their regular schedules |
Varies by program |
| Guitar Center Music Foundation |
Funding nonprofit organizations that currently offer music instruction programs to participants of any age |
Apply online |
| Hamburger Helper's "My Hometown Helper" Program |
Arts and culture materials and programs |
Request information via web site |
| Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare |
Programs promoting arts and healing |
Letter of inquiry by September 19, 2007 |
| JPMorgan Chase |
Emphasis on literacy and and engaging youth in the arts and/or technololgy |
Use online questionnaire |
| Ambrose Monell Foundation |
Supports arts and arts education through general operating needs, projects, capital campaigns, equipment and research |
Letter of Inquiry |
| National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund |
Individual performing artist grant programs |
contact for further information |
| Nonprofit Finance Fund |
Build and renovate facilities, fund growth needs, expand and sustain operations over time. |
Ongoing |
| Mr. Holland's Opus Music Foundation |
Targets providing instruments; school music programs; community art schools; after school programs; youth orchestras. Programs must be at least 3 years old |
Varies by program |
| Pacificorp Foundation |
Educational and research institutions; cultural enrichment organizations dedicated to the performing arts, the visual arts, historic preservation and cross-cultural education |
March 15 (education/ literary)
September 15 (arts and cultural organizations) |
| Preserve America |
Protect and celebrate heritage; use historic assets for economic development & community revitalization; experience and appreciation local historic resources |
March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 |
| Theatre Communications Group |
Issues grants to individuals and organizations. |
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| The Tiffany & Co. |
Supports organizations that preserve the historic and cultural legacy of the arts
as well as exhibitions that focus on jewelry and silver |
Apply online. Grants are reviewed bi-annually |
| Tourism Cares for Tomorrow |
Projects designed to conserve, protect and restore sites of exceptional cultural, historic or natural significations and promote public awareness of and participation in those conservation activities |
Letter of Inquiry
February 1, May 30, October 1 |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund |
Supports nonprofit arts and culture organizations
that commit to the systemic creations of beauty, and invites discovery, stimulates reflection and generates self-knowledge, and that engagement with the arts promotes deeper understanding of human experience among diverse communities |
Letter of Inquiry via email |
| Save Our History National Grants |
Grants to historical organizations that partner with educators on projects that help students learn about and appreciate the history of their local communities |
June 6, 2008 |
| Society for Arts in Healthcare Consulting Grants |
To assist organizations in developing, re-imagining or sustaining their arts in healthcare programs |
September 15, 2007 for consultancy projects starting in January 2008 |
| Starbucks |
Supports community literacy programs which incorporate the arts, focusing on low-income communities, and underprivileged or at-risk youth |
Contact for more information |
| Surdna Foundation |
Environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts and the nonprofit sector |
Apply 4 months before February, May, and September grant cycles |
| Emily Hall Tremain Foundation |
Granting priorities: visual artists in the marketplace and contemporary culture projects; effective teaching and early childhood education as it relates to learning disabilities |
Varies by program |
| Union Pacific Foundation |
Promoting organizational effectiveness; creating wider participation and enjoyment in the arts; supporting museums (history, science, children's) |
August 15, 2007 and 2008 deadlines |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Building audiences - especially for the underserved, rural civic amenities, promote arts education |
SLC Office: March, June, September
St. George Office: April 6, September 7 |
| Vermont Studio Center |
Month-long residency fellowships for outstanding visual artists and/or writers living with physical disabilities |
Open application |
| Andy Warhol Foundation |
Advance the visual arts, foster innovative artistic expression, support artists and their work, encourage curatorial research on contemporary art and back experimental works. |
March 1 and September 1 |
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
Wells Fargo considers requests for financial support from organizations that enhance a community’s overall quality of life, including arts programs and cultural festivals, civic projects like playgrounds or ”smart growth,” assistance for umbrella groups that build capacity for nonprofits, and other activities that help provide opportunities for a community’s diverse residents. |
Proposals accepted January 1 through November 1 |
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