GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE: VISUAL ARTS

3M Company Contributions Program
Notification Date: December
Geographic Limitations: National
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Film, Literary, Family services, youth development, building/renovation, internship funds, program development, seed money
Grant Guidelines: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/CommunityAffairs/CommunityGiving/US/Apply/
Grant Application: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/CommunityAffairs/CommunityGiving/US/NonProfit
Mail letter of inquiry to: 1420 Perimeter Rd., Greenville, SC 29605
Website for more Information: http://www.3m.com

Albany International Corp. Contributions Program
Deadline for Applications: None
Notification Date: 2-3 months
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Community development, building/renovation, Museums
Grant Application: No application form. Mail written proposals to: 1373 Broadway, Albany, NY 12204 Contact: Kenneth C. Pulver, V.P., Corp. Comms.
Website for more Information: http://www.albint.com

American Express Philanthropy
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Dance, Visual Arts, Cultural Heritage
Grant Guidelines: http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/gb/howto.asp
Grant Application: http://home3.americanexpress.com/corp/gb/submit.asp
Website for more Information: https://home.americanexpress.com

Annenberg Foundation

Deadline for Applications: None

Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Culture and humanities, civic and community life, health and human services, animal services, environment

Grant Guidelines: http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/grants/grants_show.htm?doc_id=210575

Grant Application: http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/grants/grants_show.htm?doc_id=210575

Website for more information: http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/

Atlantic Services of Charleston Charitable Trust
Grant Amount Range: $100 - $10,000
Geographic Limitations: South Carolina
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Arts and culture, conservation, education, museums
Grant Application: No application form. Mail written proposals to:P.O. Box 62948, Charleston, SC 29419 Contact: David Maybank, Jr., Tr.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Grant Amount Range: Up to $1,685,416
Geographic Limitations: National
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Arts & Culture, Local Heroes award, $200,000 grants to programs designed to create vibrant neighborhoods, $500 grants to nonprofits, community development
Grant Guidelines: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_localgrants
Grant Application: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_grantapp
Website for more Information: http://www.bankofamerica.com

Budweiser of Columbia, Andersen, and Greenville Foundation, Inc.

Artistic disciplines funded: Arts and culture, education, and health services

Geographic limitations: Columbia, Charleston, Greenbury, Newberry, S.C.

Website for more information: http://69.63.144.31/topics/fundingguide/documents/dec_2005/SouthCarolina.pdf

C. R. Bard, Inc. Corporate Giving Program
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Arts and culture, education, services
Website for more Information: http://www.crbard.com/about/com_relations/foundations/index.cfm

Callie and John Rainey Foundation

Grant amount range: $100-67,500

Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, arts education, film, literary

Geographic limitations: South Carolina, some out of state

Website for more information: http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/docs/grant/foundation2006s.pdf

Campbell Soup Foundation
Geographic Limitations: National
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Arts and culture, educational, youth, community out reach
Grant Guidelines: http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/CampbellSoupFoundation.pdf
Grant Application: http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/CampbellSoupFoundation.pdf
Website for more Information: http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/CampbellSoupFoundation.pdf

Colonial Supplemental Insurance Corporate Giving Program
Notification Date: 4 to 6 weeks
Geographic Limitations: South Carolina
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Arts and culture, education, youth, health services
Website for more Information: www.coloniallife.com

Cummins Foundation
Geographic Limitations: Charleston
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Arts, Visual Arts
Grant Guidelines: http://www.techfoundation.org/index.cfm?objectid=1043FD65-B24F-B07B-831739CC6D1A45C6

Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation
Grant amount: $5,000,000
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, arts education, film, literacy

The Eaton Charitable Foundation
Artistic disciplines funded: Visual arts
Grant guidelines: http://www.eaton-fund.co.uk/grants-eligibility.asp
Grant application: http://www.eaton-fund.co.uk/grants-application.asp
Website for more information: http://www.eaton-fund.co.uk/grants-eligibility.asp

Emerson Charitable Trust
Grant Amount Range: $150,000
Geographic Limitations: U.S.
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Health and Human services, Civic, education
Website for more Information: http://www.emerson.com/en-US/about_emerson/company_overview/Pages/Our_Approach_to_Corporate_Philanthropy.aspx

Federated Department Stores Foundation
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, arts education, film, literacy, arts and culture, women’s issues
Grant application: http://www.macysinc.com/community/applicationprocess.aspx
Website for more information: www.macysinc.com

First Citizens Foundation Inc.
Grant Amount Range: $12,000
Geographic Limitations: North Carolina, South Carolina
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Education, arts/culture
Grant Application: http://www.firstcitizensnb.com/NAboutUs/documents/CFProcedures.pdf

Fluor Foundation
Geographic Limitations: U.S.
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Education, arts/culture, human services, public/civil affairs
Website for more Information: http://www.fluor.com/sustainability/community/fluor_giving/Pages/applying_for_fluor_foundation_grants.aspx

General Mills Foundation
Geographic Limitations: U.S.
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Youth nutrition and fitness, arts/culture
Website for more Information: http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx

Johnson Controls Foundation
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, arts education, film, literacy, health & social service, arts & culture
Application guidelines: http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/publish/us/en/sustainability/social_responsibility/Foundation_Guidelines.html
Website for more information: http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/publish/us/en/sustainability/social_responsibility/Foundation_Guidelines/education___arts_matching.html

Kresge Foundation
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, arts education, film, literacy, arts and culture
Grant guidelines: http://www.kresge.org/content/displaycontent.aspx?CID=103
Grant application: http://www.kresge.org/index.aspx

Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grants Program
Deadline for Applications: Feb. 15, May 15, Aug. 15, Nov. 15 yearly
Notification Date: within two weeks of application deadline
Grant Amount Range: Up to $1,000
Geographic Limitations: Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester County residents and organizations
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film, Literary, Other
Website for more Information: http://www.CharlestonArts.sc/about-cultural-affairs-charleston/programs-and-services/lowcountry-quarterly-arts-grants-program

National Association of Latino Arts and Culture
Transnational Cultural Remittances
Application deadline: July 24, 2009
Grant amount range: $2,000- $20,000
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Literary, Arts Education, and Film
Grant guidelines: http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=186&Itemid=232  
Grant application: http://www.nalac.org/images/2009TCR/2009tcr_app_instructions.pdf
Website for more information: http://nalac.org/info

Nord Family Foundation
Application deadline: April 1, August 1, and December 1
Notification date: June, October, February
Artistic disciplines funded: Arts and culture, theatre, music, dance, visual arts
Geographic limitations: U.S.
Grant guidelines: http://www.nordff.org/PDF/Guidelines%20Updated%20Oct%202006.pdf
Grant application: http://www.grantrequest.com/SID%5F667/?SA=SNA&FID=35003
Website for more information: http://www.nordff.org/

Open Society Institute-Documentary Photography Distribution Grant
Deadline for Applications: 6/10/2009
Notification Date: late summer 2009
Grant Amount Range: $5,00-$30,000
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Photography, Visual Arts
Grant Guidelines: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/focus_areas/distribution/guidelines Website for more Information: http://www.soros.org/about

Owens Corning Foundation
Artistic disciplines funded: Arts & Culture, Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Arts Education, Film
Grant guidelines: http://www.owenscorning.com/sustainability/docs/oc_foundation_guidelines.pdf
Website for more information: http://www.owenscorning.com/sustainability/community/ocfoundation.asp

United States Artists
Application information: by nomination only
Grant amount: $50,000
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, literary
Geographic limitations: U.S.
Grant guidelines: http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public2/About/GrantsProgram/USAFellows/BecomingaUSAFellow/index.cfm
Grant application: http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public2/About/GrantsProgram/USAFellows/BecomingaUSAFellow/index.cfm
Website for more information: http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public2/Home/index.cfm

US Bancorp Foundation
Application deadline: ongoing
Grant amount range: $5,000 and up
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, visual arts, dance, arts education
Geographic limitations: U.S.
Grant guidelines: http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/about/community_relations/grant_guidelines.cfm
Grant application: http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/about/community_relations/grant_applic.cfm
Website for more information: http://www.usbank.com/

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, literary, arts education, arts and culture
Grant guidelines: http://www.pipertrust.org/grants-introduction/arts.aspx
Grant application: http://www.pipertrust.org/how-to-apply/howtoapply.aspx
Website for more information: http://www.pipertrust.org/default.aspx

VSA Arts & Volkswagon Group of America
Accelerate Competition for Young Artists with Disabilities
Application deadline: June 16, 2009
Notification date: August 7, 2009
Grant amount range: $2,000-$20,000 awards
Artistic disciplines funded: Visual Arts
Grant guidelines: http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/current  
Grant application: https://www.callforentry.org/index.php  
Website for information: http://www.vsarts.org/

Wachovia Foundation
Artistic disciplines funded: Theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, arts education, arts and culture
Grant guidelines: http://www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,139_414_430_434,00.html
Website for more information: http://www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,139_414_430,00.html

Woods Charitable Fund
Artistic Disciplines Funded: Visual Arts
Grant Guidelines: http://www.woodscharitable.org/apply/