The Latest Funding Opportunities

Written By Ariel Shelton

At CultureWorks, we are dedicated to providing you with access to information about the latest funding opportunities.

Do you have an opportunity to share? Reach out to Ariel at ashelton@cultureworksphila.org.

William Penn Foundation
Deadline:  April 25, 2025 (Arts, Education, Environment)
The next round of quarterly RFPs for William Penn Foundation include: Arts & Culture Programming, Caregiver Supports, Early Childhood Education, Improvement of Public Spaces, Reduce Environmental Burdens, and Reduce Sewage Overflows. Please see the WPF website for details about each RFP, and be sure to review the Info Sheet about how to apply as a fiscally sponsored project. 

The Lawrence Foundation
Deadline: April 30, 2025 (Environment, Human Services, and Disaster Relief)
Funds organizations that address the environment, human services, and disaster relief.  

The Bartol Foundation
Deadline: May 1, 2025 and site visit needs to be scheduled by April 3, 2025 (Arts Education)
The Bartol Foundation makes grants to Philadelphia arts organizations and/or projects that focus on arts education programs by and for the communities they serve through

Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Deadline: May 1, 2025  (Project-Based)
Provides project-based grants in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Sparkplug Foundation
Deadline: LOI - May 2, 2025  (Education, Community Organizing, Music)
Funds start-up organizations and new projects of established non-profits in the following areas: education, community organizing, and music.

The Philadelphia Foundation
Deadline:  May 7, 2025  (Visual Fine Art)
Edna W. Andrade Grants support local or national museums or nonprofit art organizations to benefit visual fine artists from Greater Philadelphia. Grants in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will be awarded.

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Deadline: May 10, 2025 (Arts, Culture, Youth, Seniors, Environment)
The Foundation will consider requests to support museums, cultural and performing arts programs; schools and hospitals; educational, skills-training and other programs for youth, seniors, and persons with disabilities; environmental and wildlife protection activities; and other community-based organizations and programs. 

Leeway Foundation
Deadline:  May 15, 2025  (Art for Social Change)
The Transformation Award (LTA) provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Deadline: LOI is due May 15, 2025 and new applicants (or organizations that have not applied since 2019) must meet with Center staff by May 9, 2025.  (Performing Arts, Exhibitions)
Creative Project Grants support artistically and programmatically excellent, distinctive, and substantive performances, exhibitions, and interpretation projects designed for diverse publics.  Have a minimum annual budget of $150,000 (as of FY24, at least, and continuing into FY25).

America250PA
Deadline:  May 15, 2025  (Project-based)
Semiquin grants can be put toward expenses for programming, projects or events that connect to America250PA's Themes and Platforms. The four themes are Education; Preservation; Innovation; and Celebration.

Via Art Fund
Deadline:  Letter of Intent due May 15, 2025  (Artistic Production)
Artistic Production grant program funds U.S.-based and international artists, curators, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, art production platforms, biennials and/or festivals.

The Philadelphia Foundation
Deadline:  May 19, 2025  (Youth, Arts Education)
Forman Family Fund Grants fund Greater Philadelphia nonprofits serving young people aged 11 to 18 offering in-school or out-of-school-time programs that address one of the following areas: Photography, Architectural Drawing and Architecture, and Written Arts.

The Philadelphia Foundation
Deadline:  May 19, 2025  (Youth, Elderly)
Henrietta Tower Wurts Grants provide funding for Programs or General Operating Support for organizations serving disadvantaged children and youth and/or the elderly.

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Deadline:  May 23, 2025  (Creative Business)
Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program provides creative entrepreneurs with small business consulting and $2,000 in critical financial resources to grow businesses and revenue.

The Seybert Foundation
Deadline:  May 30, 2025  (Youth)
The foundation supports organizations working to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children and youth in the City of Philadelphia and provides general operating support.

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