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AT&T Foundation - Arts and Culture Grants Program [30250]
Synopsis: Support is provided for arts and cultural projects to enhance the quality of life in communities.
Objectives: Funding is provided in the following areas: community life enrichment through support of exhibitions, performances and other cultural activities that enhance the quality of life; and initiatives that integrate technology into the arts experience.

Lannan Foundation [59271]
Snyopsis: Support is provided for programs in the contemporary visual arts and literary arts.
Objectives: Funding is provided in the following categories:
Contemporary Visual Art: Areas of interest in Contemporary Visual Art include funding nonprofit organizations to commission the creation of new work by contemporary artists, scholarly publications that foster serious discussion of contemporary art and organizations that bring new and sometimes experimental works of art to a wide audience.
Literary Arts: This program supports the creation of exceptional English-language literature and seeks to develop a wider audience for contemporary poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Areas of interest include funding organizations that support diverse writers through publication, presentation and distribution.

Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation - Practice of Art History and Conservation Grants [62892]
Synopsis: Funding is provided to improve and refine the practice of art history and conservation, the sponsor offers grants that develop and utilize the skills and experience of trained professionals.
Objectives: Emphasis is placed on two program areas:
ESSENTIAL RESOURCES: Grants that support the means by which specialized knowledge is created and disseminated, including publications, archives, photography, documentation, databases, catalogues, technical and scientific studies and other materials that relate to art historical research and art conservation.
SHARING EXPERTISE: Grants for activities that permit art historians and conservators to share their expertise through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, and other structured events.  

Spencer (W.L.S.) Foundation [68570]
Synopsis: The sponsor's mission is to fund activities, anywhere in the world, which foster new ideas and innovative ideas in education.
Objectives: ARTS: the sponsor funds educational activities, publications and outreach associated with innovative Asian art and/or contemporary art exhibitions. We are interested in projects that encourage knowledge about art and culture, foster international understanding, and are supported by academic scholarship. 

Entergy Corporation - Open Grants Program [74314]
Synopsis: The sponsor provides funding for programs designed to improve communities as a whole, in the areas of arts and culture, community improvement/enrichment, and healthy families.
Objectives: Arts and Culture: the sponsor supports a diversity of locally based visual arts, theatre, dance and music institutions. The long-term goal is to increase the access to contemporary art for a wider public, including children and the financially disadvantaged.

Experimental Television Center, Ltd. - Presentation Funds [83237]
Synopsis: The sponsor offers partial support to non-profit organizations in New York State for in-person presentations of electronic media and film by independent artists. Presentation Funds can help organizations to feature dialogues between artists and audiences, to enrich on-going series by bringing artists to local communities and to take advantage of unique touring opportunities or other resources. Events should emphasize New York State's independent film and media artists.
Objectives: The sponsor's mission is to: encourage opportunities for personal interactions between artists and audiences, support creative programming of independent media-makers, and help increase appreciation for electronic media and film art by people throughout New York State.

 Last Updated: 7/1/08