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Foundations/Grants/Agencies

General Grant Resources
Grant Resources for Individuals
Grant Resources for Organizations and Communities

General Grant Resources:

THE FOUNDATION CENTER at http://fdncenter.org/learn/
The Foundation Center's Learning Lab has free online tutorials on grantseeking, an online librarian, an online bookshelf and user aids for artists, film makers, musicians and writers. Its funding directory "Grants for Arts, Culture and the Humanities" and other grant guides are available from this website's marketplace.

FOUNDATION CENTER COOPERATING COLLECTIONS
Information about the Foundation Center Cooperating Collections at Montana libraries. http://www.lib.umt.edu/research/guide/fun_books.htm#core

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ART AGENCIES
NASAA, National Assembly of State Art Agencies is made up of state arts agencies. http://www.nasaa-arts.org

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS at http://arts.endow.gov
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a grantmaking agency supporting America's visual, literary, design, performing arts and community arts.

PHILANTHROPIC CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES at
http://www.humaninteract.org/reports/pcbrdatabase.asp
The online database offers searchable online descriptions of 188 foundation programs, and is the first national resource for quickly identifying philanthropy focused on nonprofit capacity building.

Grant Resources for Individuals:

CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND at http://craftemergency.org
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund gives direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance.

CREATIVE CAPITAL FOUNDATION at http://www.creative-capital.org
Creative Capital Foundation supports artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the arts.

FIRST NATIONS COMPOSER INITIATIVE
The First Nations Composer Initiative offers its Common Ground grant award program in support of activities which boost Indigenous creative musicians. http://fnci.org/Opportunities/tabid/56/Default.aspx

FIRST PEOPLES FUND at http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/
Founded in 1995, First Peoples Fund's mission is to honor and support the creative community-centered First Peoples artists. http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/

FUND FOR WOMEN ARTISTS
The Fund for Women Artists offers financial and other resources to women in theatre, film, and video. http://www.womenarts.org/fund/fundlists.html

GETTY EDUCATION INSTITUTION FOR THE ARTS
The Getty Education Institute for the Arts provides grants for arts education. http://www.getty.edu/grants/

GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION at http://www.gottliebfoundation.org/
Offers grants to individual visual artists through two programs: an annual Individual Support Grant and a separate program to assist visual artists in cases of catastrophic events through an Emergency Grant program.

HUMANITIES MONTANA
Humanities Montana provides grants, public conferences, lectures, workshops, exhibits, a statewide speaker's bureau, reading/discussion groups, and makes available an extensive media collection, and a variety of publications. http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/

INSTITUTE OF OUTDOOR DRAMA
The Institute of Outdoor Drama is a public service agency of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of outdoor dramas in the U.S. http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/

JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MacARTHUR FOUNDATION
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. http://www.macfdn.org

LONGHOUSE EDUCATION AND CULTURAL CENTER AT EVERGREEN at http://www.evergreen.edu/longhouse/grantprograms.htm
The primary public service work of the Longhouse at Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA., is to promote indigenous arts and culture.Their website provides information on grant programs and other resources for native artists.

MUSICIANS FOUNDATION, INC. at http://www.musiciansfoundation.org
The Foundation provides financial assistance to musicians who need help in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES at http://www.neh.gov/
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports learning in history, literature, philosophy. Provides grants in research, education, museum exhibitions, documentaries, and preservation.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS
NFAA the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, identifies emerging artists and assists them at critical junctures in their educational and professional developments.

NATIVE ARTIST EXCHANGE - NATIONAL TRAVEL FUND at http://www.nefa.org/grantprog/nativearts/nativeartistexchange.html
The Native Artist Exchange, a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), provides support for Native artists residing in any of the 50 United States to travel to different regions of the country so that they may exchange artistic knowledge and skills.

NATIVE ARTS & CULTURES FOUNDATION at http://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/
The Foundation will not only support Native arts and cultures but will also stimulate tribal and Native philanthropic investment in the field by distributing direct grants to artists and organizations and leveraging resources through a broad range of philanthropic partnerships.

PEN AMERICAN CENTER at http://pen.org/page.php/prmID/1470
A directory of national and regional emergency grants available to writers in acute financial crisis.

POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION at http://www.pkf.org
The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers.

PUFFIN FOUNDATION at www.puffinfoundation.org/
The Puffin Foundation provides grants to artists who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy, in the fields of fine arts, film and video, music, photography, theater, and public interest. The Foundation particularly supports creative and innovative initiatives that will advance progressive social change.

MARIE WALSH SHARPE FOUNDATION
Provides financial assistance to the very gifted in the visual arts. http://www.sharpeartfdn.org/index.htm

USARTISTS INTERNATIONAL Through USArtists International, grants are available to American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States. http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/us_artists/index.html

WESTAF at http://westaf.org/
The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) provides programs & support services to artists & arts organizations in AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, & WY.

Grant Resources for Organizations and Communities:

ARTOGRAPHY at http://artsinachangingamerica.net/
Arts in a Changing America supports exemplary arts organizations that are leading a deeper understanding of the impact that changing populations, cultures, and aesthetics in the United States are having on the future of art making.

BILLINGS CULTURAL PARTNERS
A partnership through which arts, cultural and historic organizations address cooperation and funding opportunities. http://www.billingsevents.com/viewpartner.php?id=1

CHARLOTTE MARTIN FOUNDATION at http://www.charlottemartin.org/
The Charlotte Martin Foundation is dedicated to enriching the lives of youth in the areas of athletics, culture, and education and also to preserving and protecting wildlife and habitat.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAM at http://shop.costco.com/About/Charitable-Giving.aspx
This program supports nonprofit organizations in company-operating communities. Grants and product donations are provided to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that address children's issues, education, and health and human services. Donation and grant eligibility guidelines are available on Costco’s website.

ETHEL LOUISE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION at http://www.ela.org/
The mission of the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation is to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the areas of arts and advocacy. The Foundation funds nonprofit programs that are led by, or which support, adults (over 22 years old) with disabilities.

FUNDSNET ONLINE SERVICES at http://www.fundsnetservices.com/
A comprehensive website dedicated to providing nonprofit organizations, colleges, and universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet. Includes an extensive list of arts funders.

GETTY EDUCATION INSTITUTION FOR THE ARTS at http://www.getty.edu/grants/
The Getty Education Institute for the Arts provides grants for arts education.

GRANTS.GOV at http://grants.gov/
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.

HUMANITIES MONTANA at http://www.humanitiesmontana.org
Humanities Montana provides grants, public conferences, lectures, workshops, exhibits, a statewide speaker's bureau, reading/discussion groups, and makes available an extensive media collection, and a variety of publications.

INSTITUTE OF OUTDOOR DRAMA at http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/
The Institute of Outdoor Drama is a public service agency of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of outdoor dramas in the U.S.

LANNAN FOUNDATION at http://www.lannan.org/
Dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers, as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities, the Foundation offers support to long-term special projects in the areas of contemporary visual art, literature, indigenous communities, and issues of cultural freedom.

LOCAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN MONTANA
A summary spreadsheet containing information about community foundations around the state. Compiled by the Montana Community Foundation in June 2008.

JERRY METCALF FOUNDATION at http://www.jerrymetcalffoundation.org/
The Jerry Metcalf Foundation awards grants in the areas of the arts, historical research and preservation, and education, to individuals and groups who are working to enhance Montana's diverse communities.

JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MacARTHUR FOUNDATION at http://www.macfdn.org
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition.

MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION at http://www.mtcf.org
The Montana Community Foundation is a resource to many non-profit Montana art organizations.

NATIONAL ARTS & HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARDS
Formerly Coming Up Taller, these annual awards focus national attention on outstanding programs across the country that are promote the creativity of America's young people, providing them learning opportunities and the chance to contribute to their communities. http://www.pcah.gov/national-arts-humanities-youth-program-awards

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME at http://www.niost.org
A model program that works to create systemic community-based change to improve the quality and availability of programming for children and youth in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle during non-school hours.

PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS at http://www.pgafoundations.com/TemplateProgramArea.aspx?contentId=14
The Arts and Culture Program fosters creativity and promotes critical thinking by helping strong arts organizations become sustainable and supporting projects that feature innovative and diverse artistic forms.

PPL MONTANA COMMUNITY FUND at http://www.pplmontana.com/community/our+community/community+fund/
A philanthropic community fund awarding grants to Montana organizations in the areas of education, environment and economic development.

PRESERVE AMERICA at http://www.preserveamerica.gov/
Communities interested in qualifying as Preserve America communities and becoming eligible for the grants can get information here.

PUFFIN FOUNDATION at www.puffinfoundation.org/
The Puffin Foundation provides grants to art organizations in the fields of fine arts, film and video, music, photography, theater, and public interest, particularly creative and innovative initiatives that will advance progressive social change.

RINGING ROCKS FOUNDATION at www.ringingrocks.org/
Ringing Rocks Foundation understands the importance of grassroots initiatives in the struggle for indigenous people to maintain their cultural identity. The foundation makes grants for projects intended to conserve indigenous healing practices or cultural traditions.

SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIAN DEVELOPMENT at http://www.7genfund.org/grant_making_guidelines.php
Seventh Generation Fund supports Native communities whose goals and objectives closely match the program areas of Arts and Cultural Expression, Environmental Health and Justice, Human Rights, Intergenerational Leadership, Sacred Earth, Sustainable Communities, and Women’s Leadership

SPARKPLUG at sparkplugfoundation.org
The Sparkplug Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that are proposing start-up projects in the fields of music, education, and grassroots organizing. In the Music category, the Foundation supports emerging professional musicians or music-development programs. In Education and Teaching, the Foundation funds projects that deal with "the whole student" and with learning as a community activity.

TOURISM CARES at www.tourismcares.org
A nonprofit charity supported by the tourist industry, administers the Worldwide Grant Program to support worthy tourism-related nonprofit organizations working to preserve, conserve, and restore the world's natural, cultural, and historic treasures.

ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS at http://www.warholfoundation.org/
Grants are made on a project basis to curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations and other cultural institutions to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts.

State of Montana

STATE OF MONTANA HOME PAGE

MONTANA STANDARDS FOR ARTS
You can download the Content Standards for the Arts from the Office of Public Instruction's website. http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/standards/ContStds-Arts.pdf

MONTANA TOURISM AND RECREATION STRATEGIC PLAN 2003-2007
You can view the final draft of the plan on Travel Montana's Intranet site.
http://travelmontana.state.mt.us/newsandupdates/strategic.htm

TRAVEL MONTANA
Explore Montana's official travel & recreation site containing listings for more than 8,000 attractions, lodging facilities, and tourism businesses throughout our state.

"TREASURED" MONTANA ARTIST EXHIBIT
Secretary of State Linda McCulloch is providing Montana artists the opportunity to display their work in the lobby of the Secretary of State’s office in the historic Capitol building in Helena. http://sos.mt.gov/Gallery/index.asp

Montana Arts Council