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I need to get funding for a Los Angeles based arts education program for youth. What are the top 10 organizations that could fund this kind of work?
Thank you for choosing Wonder for your inquiry about the top 10 funding programs for a Los Angeles based arts education program for youth.
Despite our research we found that there is no ranking system for the top organizations that fund youth arts programs in the Los Angeles area, nor is there any type of reviewing system in place for entities or institutions that offer funding and grants.
However, we located ten entities/organizations that offer grants and funding for arts and art education. Each website offers details on the application process for applying for grants and funding. Not all the organizations listed state they offer grants for youth art programs specifically, but they offer funding and grants for art programs, and those CAN include programs for youth. Below you will find a deep dive of my findings.
County Arts For All supports funding for art programs for youth. To join the pooled fund, contact Tom McKenzie, tmckenzie@arts.lacounty.gov.
Further, there is a search engine tool on the page that allows one to look up all the types of funding offered.
California Council for the Arts offers grants for various artistic endeavors, from music, to visual arts, to theater, or literature. One can apply for grants right on their website, and they can be sorted by discipline, deadline, and region.
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission provides funding support through a variety of grant programs, ensuring cultural services and opportunities are accessible to LA County residents of all ages, including a community impact arts grant.
The Ahmanson Foundation is a longtime Southern California-based funder. The foundation regularly awards grants for arts & culture, education, health care, homelessness, and human services in Los Angeles.
Annenberg serves the five-county region of Greater Los Angeles with grants in these areas: arts, culture & humanities. Grants range from $10,000 to a maximum of $100,000 per year.
The California Community Foundation is a major funder in the LA region, and it has given out around $2 billion in grants. Today, the foundation manages around $1.5 billion in assets within 1,600 charitable funds.
The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation focuses on providing grants and funding for philanthropy, education, and the arts.
The Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation provides grant funding to organizations in the LA area that focus on the arts, research, education, and social justice.
9) THE EISNER FOUNDATION
The Eisner Foundation offers numerous grants related to the arts and youth. Letters of inquiry can be submitted directly on their website.
According to their website, here are some recently funded program statistics:
826 LA, Los Angeles, CA $200,000/ 2 years
Bet Tzedek, Los Angeles, CA $125,000
Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor San Pedro, CA $200,00/2 years
The Dwight Stuart Youth Fund is providing grants to projects or programs that provide direct services to underserved children and youth in the Los Angeles County, including the area of arts and culture.
Since 2010, DSYF has been a grantmaking arm of the Stuart Foundation. The Foundation is a programmatic funder of public and private organizations whose goal is "the improvement of life outcomes for young people in the K-12 education systems in California and Washington State."
CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, despite there being no official ranking mechanism available, there is hopefully enough information provided to help you qualify the different funding resources at your disposal.
Thanks again for using Wonder, and please do not hesitate to ask any follow up questions.