Resources

Funding Opportunities

Updated February 21, 2025

The Sarah Ralston Foundation provides general operating support for organizations serving vulnerable and underserved older adults residing in Philadelphia County. Organizations may be based outside of Philadelphia County.

🚨 DEADLINE: April 1, 2025

https://sarahralstonfoundation.org/apply/2025-general-operating-support-application-questions/

The Democracy Cycle will commission and develop 25 new performing arts works across the fields of theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performance. The commissioned works, to be selected over the course of three annual Rounds of Open Calls (2024, 2025, and 2026) will explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experience of democracy.

🚨 DEADLINE: April 1, 2025

https://pacnyc.org/the-democracy-cycle/

The Catalyst Fund supports early-stage, novel approaches that have the potential to result in durable, transformative and equitable change, particularly in under-resourced communities.

🚨 DEADLINE: Rolling

https://www.barrafoundation.org/grants/catalyst-fund/

The Media Artist + Activist Residency provides grants of $25,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming media artists working in close collaboration with social justice organizations to document, reframe, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization.

🚨 DEADLINE: April 14, 2025

https://www.leeway.org/grants/leeway_x_ipmf_media_artist_activist_residency