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Unrestricted Funds is a grant database for cultural producers and organizations.
Grant Database
This is a growing grants database with fundraising opportunities focusing on awards averaging $1,000+, prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ grant seekers, and unrestricted funding.
Grant | Category | Type | Award | Location | 501(c)(3)? | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerbode Special Awards in the Arts | Artists,
Organizations | Dance + Movement | $2,500 to $100,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.gerbode.org/arts |
Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant | Unrestricted, Mature Artists | Arts + Culture | $25,000 | United States | Individuals | https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/individual-support-grant-1 |
Graham Foundation | Artists | Arts + Culture | $20,000 | United States | Individuals | http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=individual |
Graham Foundation | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $30,000 | United States | 501(c)(3) | http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=organization |
Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) Awards | BIPOC, Unrestricted | Arts + Culture | $1,500 | Washington State | Individuals | https://artisttrust.org/grants/grants-for-artists-progress/ |
Harpo Foundation | Artists | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | United States | Individuals | http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/grants-for-visual-artists/ |
Horizons Foundation Community Issues Grant | LGBTQIA+ | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-programs/community-issues-funding-program/ |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation NEW Program | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://krfoundation.org/arts/grants/new-experimental-works-new-program/ |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Open Spaces | Organizations | Arts + Culture | $10,000-$100,000 | Bay Area, CA | 501(c)(3) or Fiscally Sponsored | https://krfoundation.org/arts/grants/open-spaces/ |
LAMBDA Literary Awards for LGBTQ Writers | BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Students | Writing | $1,000-$5,000 | Bay Area, CA | Individuals | https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammys-submissions/ |
LGBTQIAP+ Photography Grant | LGBTQIA+ | Photography | $3,000 | Washington, DC | Individuals | https://www.apadc.com/grant |
LIFT Early Career Support for Native Artists | BIPOC | Arts + Culture | $10,000 | United States | Be an enrolled member or citizen of a federally-recognized or state-recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native corporation, or of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Applicants will be asked to provide documentation of their Native citizenship or ancestry | https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/lift-eligibility |
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