New this year: Delores Barr Weaver expands grant opportunities for Black-led arts organizations
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Small and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations in Northeast Florida can now apply for $10,000 Art Ventures grants. Applications are due online by 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.
The purpose of the Art Ventures grants is to strengthen small and mid-sized arts organizations through capacity building and program development. Organizations will have the option of seeking funding for already identified needs or assistance with perceived needs during an 18-month grant period. This opportunity is exclusively for organizations; Art Ventures grants for individual artists are next available in 2025 through a separate application process.
Additionally, the Delores Barr Weaver Black Arts Organization Fund is providing expanded funding this year, which will enable additional grants for up to five Black-led arts organizations. The Art Ventures Initiative has always supported Black-led and Black-focused nonprofits, but this new funding will provide additional support above and beyond past years.
“The Community Foundation has supported arts organizations for nearly 35 years thanks to donors who have established funds dedicated to the arts,” said Amy Crane, Vice President of Programs. “This year, we’re pleased to expand this support thanks to the generosity of Delores Barr Weaver.”
More information, including a full description of the eligibility criteria and the application, is available at jaxcf.org/grants/small-arts-organizations. Prospective applicants can also find a sign-up form for an informational webinar on Wednesday, August 28, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
About Art Ventures
Art Ventures began in 1990 as a commitment to invest in local individual artists as well as small arts organizations — and has granted more than $1.4 million to more than 240 artists and 150 small arts organizations. Funding for 2024 Art Ventures Small Arts Organizations comes from the Art Ventures Endowment; the J. Shepard, Jr. & Mary Ann Bryan Arts Endowment; the Anne and Sallyn Pajcic Art Ventures Endowment; and the Delores Barr Weaver Black Arts Organization Fund.
About The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida (www.jaxcf.org), Florida’s oldest and one of its largest community foundations, works to stimulate philanthropy to build a better community. The Foundation helps donors invest their philanthropic gifts wisely, helps nonprofits serve the region effectively, and helps people come together to make the community a better place. Now in its 60th year, the Foundation manages more than $650 million in assets as of 12/31/2023 and has made more than $750 million in grants since inception.
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Contact: Stephanie Garry Garfunkel
VP, Strategic Communications
904-356-4483 | sgarfunkel@jaxcf.org