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Funding Resources - Grants
for Literary Artists
GRANTS
TO INDIVIDUAL WRITERS
Gift
of Freedom Awards
Fellowships of $50,000 designed to bridge the often fatal gap between a woman's economic reality and her artistic creation. One fellowship awarded biennially.
A
Room Of Her Own Foundation
P. O. Box 778
Placitas , NM 87043
Phone: (505) 867-5373
Email: Info@ARoomOfHerOwnFoundation.org
Website: www.aroomofherownfoundation.org
Money
for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc.
Grants of up to $1,500 to poets, fiction and nonfiction writers, visual artists, and for a mixed-genre category (illustration and text) to feminist women in the arts. Application fee is $20. Two application deadlines each year: December 31 (art and fiction) and June 30 (nonfiction and poetry). Fund does not maintain email, phone, or website. To request application materials, write to the postal address and be sure to include a SASE.
Susan Pliner, Executive Director
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 309
Wilton, NH 03086
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation (LVF) provides one-time grants to individuals working in the fine arts (excluding photography, film, and video) and in the literary arts, including playwriting. Also supports certain unaffiliated scholarly and/or research projects. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 are awarded on the criteria of merit and need; the foundation is especially concerned with those who have no other source of funding. Send email or SASE to request current guidelines (email is preferable and quick).
Diana Braunschweig, Executive Director
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation
4001 Inglewood Ave., Suite 101-309
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Email: lvf@earthlink.net
No phone calls
Biennial Grants for Mature Women
Biennial grant of $1,000 to a woman poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, playwright, or TV script writer. Write for guidelines.
National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
1300 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 785-1997
Email: info@nlapw.org
Website: www.nlapw.org
National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS): Through this national program, 17 and 18 year-old artists may apply for college scholarships.
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
800 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 500
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: (305) 377-1140
Fax: (305) 377-1149
Email: info@nfaa.org
Website: www.ARTSawards.org
McKnight
Artist Fellowships for Writers
Fellowships provide Minnesota writers of demonstrated ability with an opportunity to work on their writing for a concentrated period of time. Four $25,000 fellowships are offered in alternating years to writers of creative prose and poetry.
The
Loft Literary Center
Suite
200, Open Book
1011
Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis
, MN 55415
Phone:
(612) 215-2575
Fax:
(612) 215-2576
Website: www.loft.org
The
Bush Foundation
Provides artists with significant financial support that enables them to advance their work and further their contributions to the communities. Fellowship candidates must be at least twenty-five years old and residents of MN, ND, SD, or 26 counties in western WI.
The Bush Foundation
E-900
First National Bank Bldg.
332
Minnesota Street
St.
Paul, MN 55101
Phone:
(651) 227-0891
Fax:
(651) 297-6485
Email: info@bushfound.org
Website: www.bushfoundation.org
The
Leeway Foundation
Grants to support women and transgender artists in the Philadelphia area (including Camden, NJ), who create art for social change. Art and Change Grant provides up to $2,500 for project-based work and the Leeway Transformation Award gives $15,000 in unrestricted funds to artists with at least five years experience.
The Leeway Foundation
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut St., Ste. 832
Philadelphia
, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 545-4078
Fax: (215) 545-4021
Email: info@leeway.org
Website: www.leeway.org
Kentucky
Foundation for Women, Inc.
Grants to feminist writers and playwrights in Kentucky only.
Kentucky Foundation for Women
1215
Heyburn Bldg.
332
W. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 562-0045
Fax: (502) 561-0420
Email: kfw@kfw.org
Website: www.kfw.org
Constance
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
Grants of $5,000 to visual and literary artists in western New York State, especially in the Finger Lakes Region. Disciplines rotate.
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
435
Ellis Hollow Creek Road
Ithaca , NY 14850
Phone: (607) 539-3146
Fax: (607) 539-3147
To email, use the form at: www.saltonstall.org/contact/index.php
Website: www.saltonstall.org
GRANTS
TARGETED TO SPECIFIC KINDS OF WRITERS
Lesbian
Writers Fund
Grants to support the work of emerging lesbian writers and to acknowledge the contributions of established lesbian writers to the movement and culture. First place awardees and two runners-up in the poetry and fiction categories receive cash awards ($10,000 for awardee; $1,500 for runners-up).
Astraea
Lesbian Foundation for Justice
116
E. 16th Street , 7th Floor
New
York , NY 10003
Phone:
(212) 529-8021
Email: grants@astraeafoundation.org
Website: www.astraeafoundation.org
Hurston/Wright
LEGACY Award
Annual $10,000 first prize and two $5,000 finalist prizes for fiction and non-fiction published in award year, by writers of African descent.
The
Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation
6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 531
Hyattsville , MD 20782
Phone: (301) 683-2134
Fax: (301) 277-1262
Email: info@hurstonwright.org
Website: www.hurstonwright.org/hw_legacy.shtml
Cintas
Foundation, Inc.
Fellowships granted to talented individuals of Cuban citizenship or lineage for continuing work outside Cuba in the arts, including the fine arts, music, and literature, selected by a committee appointed by the Institute of International Education.
c/o Dewey Ballantine
Suite 2900
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY, 10019-6092
To email, use the form at: www.cintasfoundation.org/contact.htm
Website: www.cintasfoundation.org
American
Society of the French Legion of Honor, Inc.
Grants
to promote friendship between France and the U.S. through education and
literature.
American Society of the French Legion of Honor
22 E. 60th St .
New York , NY 10022
Phone: (212) 751-8537
FUNDING
FOR NON-PROFIT LITERARY ORGANIZATIONS
Open
Meadows Foundation
Grants up to $2,000 for projects which have limited financial access which reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of our society and promote the empowerment of women and girls; and projects for social change that have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.
Open Meadows Foundation
PO Box 150-607
Van
Brunt Station
Brooklyn
, NY 11215-0150
Phone: (718) 768-2249
Email: openmeadows@igc.org
Website: www.openmeadows.org
The
Puffin Foundation
Grants up to $2,500 that encourage emerging artists whose works, due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired.
The Puffin Foundation
20
East Oakdene Avenue
Teaneck
, NJ 07666-4198
Phone:
(201) 836-8923
Fax:
(201) 836-1734
Email: puffingrant@mindspring.com
Website: www.puffinfoundation.org
The
Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry
Makes grants through nonprofit organizations, particularly as seed money, in support of individual poets, poetry translation and the process of translation, developing poetry audiences, and the uses of poetry. Grants : $5,000 to $10,000
The Witter Bynner Foundation
PO
Box 10169
Santa
Fe , NM 87504-3251
Phone: (505) 988-3251
Fax:
(505) 986-8222
Email: info@bynnerfoundation.org
Website: www.bynnerfoundation.org
Lannan
Foundation
Supports the creation of exceptional English-language literature and seeks to develop a wider audience for contemporary poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Funds organizations that support diverse writers through publication, presentation, and distribution.
Lannan Foundation
313
Read Street
Santa
Fe , NM 87501
Phone: (888) 221-3133
Fax: (505) 986-8160
Email: info@lannan.org
Website: www.lannan.org
The Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund
Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 for arts and social change programs.
The Lucius & Eva Eastman Fund
Jennifer
Eastman, Attorney
at Law
P.O.
Box 470
Westwood
, MA 02090
Phone: (781) 329-2473
OR
5926
Fiddletown Pl.
San
Jose , CA 95120
Phone: (408) 268-2083
National
Home Library Foundation
Supports projects that distribute books to libraries and community groups with limited resources, which combat illiteracy and encourage an interest in reading and the literary arts.
National Home Library Foundation
1920
N Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington
, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 293-3860
Email: natlhomelibrary@yahoo.com
Website: http://csuold.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/nationalhomelibraryfoundation.html
GEOGRAPHICALLY
TARGETED FUNDERS
Paul
G. Allen Family Foundation
Supports projects and organizations that advance the literary arts; feature local, regional and national artists; and encourage public participation and the promotion of critical thinking. Funds in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington only.
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
505
5th Avenue South, Suite 900
Seattle , WA 98104
Phone: (206) 342-2030
Fax: (206) 342-3030
Email: info@pgafamilyfoundation.org
Website: www.pgafoundations.com
Jerome
Foundation
Supports emerging literary artists through publication, particularly small press publications and journals, writers-in-residence programs, mentor programs, fellowships, and readings. Giving limited to MN and New York, NY.
Jerome Foundation
125
Park Square Ct.
400
Sibley St .
St.
Paul , MN 55101-1928
Phone: (651) 224-9431
Toll free - MN and NY only: (800) 995-3766
Fax: (651) 224-3439
Email: info@jeromefdn.org
Website:www.jeromefdn.org
LEF
Foundation
Funds the creation and presentation of contemporary work, including literature. It is also interested in projects that further the understanding and preservation of our society's diverse cultures. Funds in California and New England only. Grants : $5,000 to $25,000
LEF Foundation
P.O.
Box 382866
Cambridge,
MA 02238-2866
Phone: (617) 492-5333
Fax:
(617) 868-5603
Email: kathryn@lef-foundation.org
Website: www.lef-foundation.org
Poets
& Writers
Supports matching fee payments up to $1,000 to writers for readings and workshops in California, New York State, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and Detroit only.
Poets & Writers
72
Spring Street
New
York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 226-3586
Fax:
(212) 226-3963
Email: denise@pw.org
Website: www.pw.org
Stockton
Rush Bartol Foundation
To promote an environment in which art and culture can flourish, and to support programs that bring the arts to all sectors of the populace. Philadelphia only.
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
The
Belgravia,
Ste. 301
1811
Chestnut St .
Philadelphia
, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 557-7225
Fax: (215) 557-7316
Email: info@bartol.org
Website:www.bartol.org
Turow
Arts Foundation
Chicago-area primarily.
Turow Arts Foundation
1001
Green Bay Rd., No. 318
Winnetka , IL 60093
Phone: (847) 786-4087
Charles
Westheimer Family Fund
Ohio only.
Charles Westheimer Family Fund
36
E. 4th St., Ste. 905
Cincinnati
, OH 45202-3810
Phone: (513) 651-1110
Fax: (513) 421-9343
Girls Write Now, Inc.
New York City.
Free mentoring programs for girls ages 13-20 from underserved neighborhoods. Matches girls with professional women writers for one-on-one mentoring, group workshops, and excursions to readings and other literary events.
Girls Write Now, Inc.
520 Eighth Ave., Suite 2020
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 691-6590 x212
Email: info@girlswritenow.org
Website: www.girlswritenow.org
OTHER
RESOURCES
Grants
and Awards Available to American Writers (Book)
2005-06 Edition available on-line and in print.
PEN
American Center
568
Broadway, New York , NY 10012-3225
Phone: (212)
334-1660
Fax: (212)
334-2181
pen@pen.org
www.pen.org
Poets
& Writers
Links to a wide array of resources for writers, including grants and awards.
Poets & Writers
72
Spring Street, Suite 301
New York , NY 10012
Phone: (212) 226-3586
Fax: (212) 226-3963
Website: www.pw.org/links_pages
Literary Magazines: The NewPages Complete List
Extensive database of print and online literary magazines with brief descriptions and links to magazine websites. Also contains lists of book publishers, writing contests, book contests, MFA programs, independent bookstores, and reviews of magazines.
Website: http://www.newpages.com/NPGUides/litmags.htm
The following can usually be found at a public or university library:
Foundation Grants to Individuals
The Foundation Center also provides the best web site for grants research, including an online grantwriting course. They publish numerous resources for grant seekers, including this guide to grants for individuals (2006, $65) and FC Search, a CD-ROM of foundations.
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003-3076
Phone: (212) 620-4230
Fax: (212) 691-1828
Website: www.foundationcenter.org
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