Creative Capital

A nonprofit, grantmaking organization with the mission to fund artists in the creation of groundbreaking new work, to amplify the impact of their work, and to foster sustainable artistic careers. Offers a database of grants, residencies, open calls, and career opportunities for artists working in all disciplines

Schering Stiftung

The Schering Stiftung promotes the life sciences, the contemporary arts, as well as scientific and cultural education, including an bi-annual (once every two years) prize for artists

S+T+ARTS

Supports innovative projects and artists at the nexus of science, technology and the arts that have what it takes to make a significant impact on economic and social innovation

Onassis Foundation

An artistic research, residency, and fellowship program that fosters artistic process and experimentation by bringing together creative practitioners from a variety of geographies and practices

KfW Foundation

A foundation with responsibility that creates a space for different ways of thinking and diversity in the economy, ecology, society and culture; also organizes residency opportunities

AM Qattan Foundation

A UK-based independent developmental organization dedicated to serving culture, education, and the arts in Palestine and the broader Arab world; focuses on children and youth, education & critical thinking, and supporting cultural arts through grantmaking, partnering with cultural institutions, and presenting events

Saastamoisen Foundation

Support artists and researchers on a long-term basis and promote their networks around the world through grant-making and more; a focus on visual art-related projects (including performance art and sound art); research projects (mainly through the University of Eastern Finland, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Aalto University); interdisciplinary projects between science and art; youth engagement

Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation

An international art and advocacy foundation that stewards the TBA21 Collection and its outreach activities, encompassing exhibitions, educational programs, and public engagement activities; includes an educational arm and residencies that seek a better understanding of the Ocean and wider ecologies by working as an incubator for transdisciplinary inquiry, artistic production, and environmental advocacy

Prize Ars Electronica

The world’s longest-running media art competition, offering an inspiring, current and forward-looking insight into the interface between art, technology and society; artists can submit projects in various categories for a monetary prize & an appearance in the Ars Electronica Festival

Graham Foundation

Fosters the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society, offering project-based grants to individuals and organizations and producing exhibitions, events, and publications

Forecast

An international mentorship program that offers artists and creative thinkers from anywhere in the world the chance to work with accomplished mentors toward bringing their projects to fruition. Transcends neatly defined disciplines and genres to provide insight into creative production processes, and carve out space for the questions on the minds of the next generation of trailblazers

Ffai

A private foundation supporting individuals and alternative forms of institutions active in visual art and culture, assisting organizations, projects, and research; focus is on art practices that have a broad societal impact, including the redefinition and use of archives, new practices for the commons, and the development of dynamic definitions of community, connectivity, and solidarity

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation

Supported more than $6.5 million to students, schools, music programs, musicologists and researchers from around the globe, through scholarships, mentorship programs, educational programs, and grants, including the Latin Music Research and Preservation Grant program

MacArthur Foundation

Supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world; typically does not fund unsolicited proposals but reads ones that fit the funding guidelines

SAF - Siddharta Arts Foundation

Promotes and develops Nepali arts and culture, hosting festivals and trienniales, and leading an education initiative training art managers, curators, and critics to build and support the growth of Nepali contemporary art practices

Allianz Foundation

Promotes and supports people and organizations who are risk-takers in the areas of civil society, environmental protection, and arts and culture – everyone who dares to test new societal models of living together beyond the beaten path

The Rising Artist Foundation

Educates and fosters creative and professional growth in the early stages of a musician’s career to nurture uncompromising artistic expression, offering industry education programs and holistic grant programs, including monetary grants and healthcare coverage, plus workshops and office hours

Delfina Foundation

An independent, non-profit foundation dedicated to facilitating artistic exchange and developing creative practice through residencies, partnerships and public programming

Huntington Arts

Enriches the quality of life of Long Islanders with programs and services that address the needs and interests of artists, cultural organizations and the community

Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

The City of Atlanta’s means of granting public funding to the arts

Ditrapano Foundation

Funds and hosts creative residencirs fostering communities of creativity through readings and other events