Grants
- Advocacy
- Grants
- Accreditation
- Americans for the Arts
- Americans for the Arts “is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.” It offers an Online Resource Center for arts education in the public schools.
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Arts Midwest Website – GIG Fund
- Candid
- Candid
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- It’s Cooperating Collections are “free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.” Cooperating Collections in Ohio identifies locations within the state that provides access to the Foundation Center online directory.
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Entertainment Community Fund formerly The Actors Fund
- National Arts Education Association
- The National Arts Education Association is a service organization for the visual arts.
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- National Education Association
- The National Education Association (NEA) is a public school advocacy organization.
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- National Endowments for the Arts
- The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) “is an independent agency of the federal government dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Funding Opportunities for Dance “assists all forms of professional concert dance by funding dance companies and presenters, and projects of all sizes.”
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- Ohio Arts Council
- The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) “is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.” OAC’s Grants and Programs page offers access to funding and application information.
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Local Funders
- Akron Community Foundation
- ArtsWave The Regional Artist Relief grant application form is available on ArtsWave’s website.
- Columbus Foundation
- Cleveland Foundation
- Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) funds artists and arts organizations and provides marketing services that support artists and organizations through the ColumbusMakesArt.com event calendar. GCAC produces the annual Columbus Arts Festival, the city’s welcome to summer event that takes place each June.https://www.gcac.org
- Gund Foundation
- The Dayton Foundation
- Toledo Community Foundation