Deadlines Calendar l Metro Area Arts, Culture & Humanities Funders | June-August 2015 — Page 1
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6/1 — Boss Foundation — visual arts, performing
arts, historical preservation
6/1 — Butler Family Foundation, Patrick & Aimee
— Special Opportunity Grants
6/1 — History Channel’s Save Our History —
Grants for school programs and partnerships
6/1 — McNeely Foundation — Musical groups and
youth arts education on St. Paul’s Eastside
6/1 —National Trust Preservation Funds — Historically significant sites
6/1 — Prince Grace Foundation USA — Film Scholarships
6/1 — Securian Foundation — Priority given to
major arts and cultural organizations
6/1 — VH1 Save the Music Foundation — Strategic
partnerships with school districts
6/3 — Corporation for National and Community
Service MLK Jr Day of Service Grants
6/10 — National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) – Bridging Cultures through Film
6/12 RBC Foundation USA — New applicants in
Twin Cities Metro Area
6/13 — Minnesota State Arts Board — Arts Initiative grants: Literary arts; poetry and prose
6/15 — Hugh J. Andersen Foundation — Arts, Culture, and Humanities, especially performing arts in
East Metro/St. Croix Valley area
6/15 — Frey Foundation — Occasional performing
arts and arts supports grants, especially in the East
Metro, but not exclusively
6/15 — PEN America — Writers Emergency Fund
6/17 — Beim Foundation — “Elevate” Grants
6/17 — National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s Access to Historical Records —
Archival repositories in preserving and processing
primary source materials
6/17 — National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s Publishing Historical Records
in Documentary Editions — Publish documentary
editions of historical records
6/23 — Young Musicians Foundation — John Audino Memorial Scholarship
6/25 — National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) – Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants
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Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
June-August Grants
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7/13 — Arts Activities Support — Round 1. Arts
activities in any discipline
8/31 — Capital Grants — capital improvements
8/31 — Organizational Development — Organizational Support and Management Grants
Management Consulting, Management Training
and Emergency Accessibility — Available yearround with appropriate lead time
Link: http://bit.ly/11y5hTZ
Minnesota State Arts Board
June-August Grants
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6/13 — Arts Initiative: Literary arts; poetry & prose
6/26 — Arts Initiative: Folk & Traditional Arts
7/17 — Arts & Arts Access — Arts Tour MN grants
Link: http://bit.ly/1FbrrJM
About the Metro Area Arts, Culture, Humanities and History Deadlines Calendar
This calendar accompanies the database and profiles of
grantmakers which support the arts in the Seven County
Twin Cities Metro Area. The database and calendar are
sponsored by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
(MRAC), but both are created, published and maintained
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The calendar and database are available for free on the
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6/26 — Minnesota State Arts Board — Arts Initiative grants: Folk and Traditional Arts
6/26 — RBC Foundation USA — Returning Twin
Cities Metro Area applicants
6/29 — Minneapolis Foundation — LOIs due
6/30 — Native Arts & Culture Foundation — NACF
Fellowship (Midwest only)
6/30 — Barbara Deming Memorial Fund — Women
Writers — Nonfiction and Poetry
6/30 — Classics for Kids Foundation Instrument
Grants for school programs
6/30 — Elizabeth Quinlan Foundation — Performing arts, media, historical preservation (LOI deadline, full proposal in September)
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Featured Grant
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Minnesota Historical Society
History and Cultural Heritage Grants
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Part of the Minnesota Legacy Grants system
 Grants at three tiers of giving
 Online application system
 History Projects & Preservation
 Nine pre-formatted application areas
 Applicants aren’t required to be historykeeping organizations. The project does.
 Fundraising matches are often required
Small Grant applications — July 10
 Less than $10,000
 More application opportunities
 Lots of education and program grants
 Four application cycles per year
Medium Grant applications — 7/31
 Medium Grants from $10,000 to $50,000
 Medium Grants typically fund projects that
can be completed within 6-18 months
 Often for special exhibits, education programs or tourism promotion
 Once per year grant cycle
Large Grant applications
 Large Grants are for $50,000+
 Projects that can be completed 1-2 years
 Often for capital needs (HVAC systems,
roofs, storage spaces
 Once per year grant cycle
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7/1 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka The Oscars) — Film
7/1 — Carlson Family Foundation — Youth and
the Arts -- Museums, Performing, Visual
7/1 — CH Robinson Worldwide Foundation —
General Arts, Performing Arts
7/1 — Independent Television Service (ITVS) —
Digital Open Call — R&D and Pilots
7/1 — Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) — Museum Assessment Grants
7/1 — Land O’Lakes Foundation — General Arts,
Media, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
7/1 — Linsmayer Foundation Trust, James B —
General Arts, Performing Arts
7/1 — Nash Foundation — General Arts, Arts Education, Museums, Performing Arts
7/8 — Otto Bremer Foundation — Basic Needs
and Economic Sustainability
7/8 — Theatre Communications Group Leadership
U[niversity] grants
7/10 — Minnesota Historical Society — History
Legacy Grants (Small grants <$10,001)
7/15 — Andersen Foundation, Fred C. and Katherine B. — Performing arts
7/15 — Gannett Foundation — General Arts, Arts
Education, Performing Arts
7/15 — Grotto Foundation — Native Language
Revitalization
7/17 — ASCAP Foundation — George Duke Commissioning Prize
7/17 — Minnesota State Arts Board — Arts Tour
Minnesota grants
7/21 — National Endowment for the Humanities:
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
7/23 — NEA Art Works for individuals, communities and professionals
7/27 — Chisago Lakes Community Foundation
7/31 — A Room of Her Own Foundation Orlando
Prize for unpublished works
7/31 — Carpenter Foundation, E. Rhodes & Leona
— Performing Arts & Art Supports
7/31 — Minnesota Historical Society — History
Legacy Grants (Medium & Large >$10,000)
7/31 — North Dakota Community Foundation —
Limited giving in Minnesota
7/31 — Piper Jaffray & Company Contributions
Program — General, Visual and Performing Arts
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National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
August
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8/1 — Best Buy Foundation — Youth, Arts and
Technology (e.g., filmmaking, graphic design)
8/1 — Carolyn Foundation — Environmental and
New Haven grants
8/1 — FR Bigelow Foundation — General Arts, Museums, Performing Arts (see St. Paul Foundation)
8/1 — Mardag Foundation — General Arts (see St.
Paul Foundation)
8/1 — Saint Paul Foundation — General Arts, Arts
Education (see Bigelow and Mardag)
8/1 — Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation (as part of
their international work)
8/6 — Bush Foundation — Sponsorship Program
8/7 — Bank of America Charitable Foundation —
General Arts, Literature, Arts Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
8/7 — Independent Television Service (ITVS) —
Open Call — Completion funds for single nonfiction
public television programs
8/14 — Union Pacific Foundation — General Arts,
Museums, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
8/12 -- National Endowment for the Humanities
— Museums, Libraries, and Other Cultural Institutions and Media Projects
8/15 — American Composers Forum — Commissions, Awards, Grants & Fellowships
8/15 — Andersen Foundation, Hugh J. — General
Arts, Humanities, Performing Arts
8/15 — Replogle Foundation, Luther I. — General
Arts, Arts Education
8/15 — Thorpe Foundation, James R. — Funding
for Elderly (including recreation/vital living)
8/29 — City of St. Paul Cultural STAR Program —
(2014 deadline)
8/31 — HB Fuller Company Foundation — Museums, Performing Arts, General Arts
8/31 — Metropolitan Regional Arts Council — Capital Grants
8/31 — Metropolitan Regional Arts Council — Organizational Development — Organizational Support and Management Grants
8/31 — Mockingbird Foundation — General Arts,
Arts Education, Performing Arts
June-August Grants
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6/10 —National Endowment for the Humanities —
Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics.
Films that examine international themes and subjects
in the humanities.
6/10 — National Endowment for the Humanities —
Digital Projects for the Public — supports projects
such as websites, mobile applications, games, and
virtual environments that significantly contribute to
the public’s engagement with humanities ideas.
6/10 — National Endowment for the Humanities —
Humanities Open Book Program —Make outstanding
out-of-print humanities books available to a wide audience
6/25 — National Endowment for the Humanities —
Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and
Tribal Colleges
6/25 — National Endowment for the Humanities —
Preservation and Access Research and Development
— Projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and
resources
7/21 — National Endowment for the Humanities —
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
7/23 — National Endowment for the Arts — Grants in
Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional
Arts, Literature, Local Arts Agencies, Media, Museums, Music, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary
Works, Theater & Musical Theatre and Visual Arts
8/12 -- National Endowment for the Humanities —
Museums, Libraries, and Other Cultural Institutions
and Media
8/31 — National Endowment for the Humanities —
Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
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