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NameStatusStatus Notes$ RequestProgram Contact(s) Application Process DeadlineWebsiteAppSimilar GranteesTypical Grant SizeMore Information on Programs / MissionNotes
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MJ Murdock Charitable TrustApproved on 5/27Proposal Submitted. 3/30 update submitted. Final decision 5/27$147,000To fund a full-time AAP manager over 3 years Lorin Dunlop Program Officer "Virtual Site Visit" on 2/23. Board convenes for decision on 5/27 May 27https://murdocktrust.org/https://murdocktrust.org/grant-application-process/Haven't funded orgs like WESTAF before$140K
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Mackenzie Scott and Dan JewettFirst Report Due 6/4. Approved and Funded on 6/3Reached out to all of the RAOs with interest from anonymous donor. CG had a good Zoom meeting with them on 4/30. More to follow in 3-6 months.$8,000,000One-time and unrestricted Alex McCue, Consultant No process, just due diligence for a prospective donor3-6 monthshttps://www.bridgespan.org/about-us/about-bridgespanNo application
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Hewlett FoundationFull Funding Received 11/23
Convresations continue for further funding. David remains in dialogue with the Performing Arts team at the Hewlett Foundation about a potential collaborative project, and WESTAF has been invited to submit a proposal for a cultural policy and arts advocacy program in the Bay Area.
$170,000Proposal for a cultural policy and arts advocacy program in Bay Area Adam Fong, Program Officer, Performing Arts Adam in touch directly with David
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Kenneth Rainin FoundationRequest sent 5/11; Funding receievedDavid submtted expression of interest document for Further Support of Bay Area Seminar and Civic Imaginination Convening$50,000
The Bay Area Arts Policy and Leadership Seminar, aims to help ensure arts and culture leaders in Bay Area communities are equipped with sufficient information and relationships to serve as effective advocates for bold, long-term investments that reflect their communities’ cultural interests. The project’s design builds on existing WESTAF program offerings: (i) the Executive Director seminar, a professional development experience and knowledge sharing roundtable of Western state arts agency executive directors; (ii) the Western Arts Advocacy Network, a coalition of state arts advocacy organizations and state arts advocates in the West; and (iii) the Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar, a leadership development and federal arts advocacy experience for arts advocates in the West and beyond. While building on the experience and knowledge base associated with these programs, the program is being iteratively designed and tailored to the needs, aspirations, and realities of Bay Area constituents.
Ted Russell, Director, Arts Strategy and VenturesUnderwayOngoing
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Hewlett Foundation Civic Imagination Funding Received Roberto Bedoya spoke to Emiko Ono; WESTAF served as fiscal agent for the funding $20,000 Civic Imagination Emiko Ono, Program Director, Performing Arts
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Hewlett Foundation EnhancementFunding ReceivedDavid submitted application for additional funding$22,000Bay Area Arts Policy and Leadership Seminar Adam Fong, Program Officer, Performing Arts Adam in touch directly with David
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Packard Foundation Funding Received David submitted application for funding $50,000 Agency work in California Irene Wong, Program DIrector, Local
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Hewlett FoundationFunding ReceivedDavid submitted application for funding $399,357Bay Area Coalition Work 2023-2025 Adam Fong, Program Officer, Performing Arts
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Wallace FoundationGrant Approved on 11/10Still working on the "last mile" aspect of the "Lessons In Thriving" program with Wallace and all RAOs. Going slower than origiinally expected, but we still expect Year 1 funding to occur within this fiscal year, with around $00-$600K in admin fees. Kickoff meeting between all RAOs and Wallace on 12/10.Anika Kwinana and Christian Gaines met with the Wallace Foundation to explore a potential grant and research program in support of small- to medium-sized arts organizations of color. In addition to the national work that Wallace is doing to understand community resilience and relevance among large arts organizations of color, Wallace has reached out to all of the regional arts organizations (RAOs) for individual conversations about a potential multi-year, multi-million dollar grant and research program. WESTAF would have autonomy in the design of the program, including the types of organizations that could be funded. Wallace anticipates that the smaller organizations would be a part of the larger study but that research questions would emerge from the work that organizations would propose to accomplish through the grant. Wallace meets with its board this month for final approvals for the program. On 9/9, Bahia Ramos, Director, Arts at the Wallace Foundation contacted us and other RAOs and want to discuss how we can help them faciliate a recently launched equity program. Christian has a meeting with Bahia on 10/6. Grant was approved on 11/10. Kickoff meeting between all RAOs and Wallace on 12/10.Anika Kwinana and Christian Gaines met with the Wallace Foundation to explore a potential grant and research program in support of small- to medium-sized arts organizations of color. In addition to the national work that Wallace is doing to understand community resilience and relevance among large arts organizations of color, Wallace has reached out to all of the regional arts organizations (RAOs) for individual conversations about a potential multi-year, multi-million dollar grant and research program. WESTAF would have autonomy in the design of the program, including the types of organizations that could be funded. Wallace anticipates that the smaller organizations would be a part of the larger study but that research questions would emerge from the work that organizations would propose to accomplish through the grant. Wallace meets with its board this month for final approvals for the program. On 9/9, Bahia Ramos, Director, Arts at the Wallace Foundation contacted us and other RAOs and want to discuss how we can help them faciliate a recently launched equity program. Christian has a meeting with Bahia on 10/6. $6 Million/3 yrs. Supporting BIPOC organizations w budgets <$500K Bahia Ramos In most cases, we identify and evaluate prospective grantees through the issuance of requests for proposals or other careful screening processes. While we believe this approach strengthens the effectiveness of our investments, it also means that unsolicited proposals are rarely funded. https://www.wallacefoundation.org/https://www.wallacefoundation.org/about-wallace/pages/funding-guidelines.aspxAFTA funder. Supported several state arts agencies years ago.Under 'Building Audiences for Sustainability ' program: $300K over 2 years​​​​​​The mission of The Wallace Foundation is to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and the vitality of the arts for everyone. ​​​Wallace currently has initiatives in six areas: afterschool, arts education, building audiences for the arts, expanded learning, school leadership and summer learning.

The two areas related to arts: arts education and building audiences for the arts, don't seem like strong enough fits for WESTAF. But one of their previous funding areas, State Arts Policy, funded several arts agencies years ago. David is going to reach out and find out more.
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Fidelity FoundationGood Initial Meeting on 5/9Very promising initial meeting between Fidelity Foundation and all RAOs. A single narrative is being developed by NEFA. $500,000/i yr.Capactiy Building and Planning. Fidelity (which likes to be anonymous) does not fund programmatic work. How can we think holistically about our growth? They love that the RAOs have been successful as a collective, and want to know how we we can smartly evaluate and manage this growth.Maura Marx, President, Fidelity FoundationAlready been socialized with trustees, who are expecting an application.Rolling deadlinehttps://www.fidelityfoundation.org/NEFA has previously been supported by them.$3 million for all 6 RAOsThe Fidelity Foundation is a private, nonoperating foundation committed to building capacity in nonprofit organizations. Foundation grants are designed to encourage the highest standards of management and long-term self-reliance in nonprofit organizations. Taking an investment approach to grantmaking, we fund organizations where we feel we can add lasting, measurable value. We seek to support major initiatives that nonprofits undertake to reach new levels of achievement, and the Foundation’s founding operating principles still guide our decisions and grantmaking today.
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Margaret A. Cargill PhilanthropiesMeeting Scheduled on 5/31Encouraging email exchange with arts and culture program officer. In part "I apologize for the belated response. It is wonderful to hear from you and make the connection. Truthfully I feel a little bad for not having reached out to you, and so I’m grateful that you took the time to email. I have great admiration for the work of all of the Regionals- you collectively and individually provide such essential support to our country’s arts and cultural infrastructure and activities. I have the sense that what you’ve shared here regarding this specific project is not likely to be a fit with what we are working on in our Arts & Cultures domain. I think there are some aspects of the model which diverge somewhat from how we typically focus our work and what we support. Additionally, we work only on a by-invitation basis and have established portfolios based on our strategic focus. That said, if you are willing I would be interested in an opportunity to connect in order to meet you, learn more about WESTAF and your work, and answer any questions you might have about MACP and our Arts & Cultures work. I know your time is very valuable so please know that I would understand perfectly if you decline. I am simply aware that our approach and focus can be somewhat obscure to those we don’t work with directly so always want to at least offer up any opportunity to directly provide information about our focus. And I’m always interested in what others in the field are up to."TBDTBD Nina Clark, Program Officer, Arts and Cultures Does not accept unsolicited proposalsDepends on grant opportunityhttp://www.macphilanthropies.org/domains/https://www.macphilanthropies.org/about/philosophy-of-grantmakingM-AAA$25-50KMACP develops and implements integrated grantmaking strategies across seven programmatic areas we call domains: Arts & Cultures, Disaster Relief & Recovery, Environment, Animal Welfare, Quality of Life, Teachers, and Legacy & Opportunity.

MACP limits the number of issues it chooses to address, sets clear goals for the difference it wishes to make on each one, and allocate its resources accordingly. It pays special attention to underserved or low-attention areas and causes, and we favor community-based, on-the-ground programs rather than policy initiatives or endowments.

Under Arts & Cultures Program:
Our grantmaking helps ensure that Native arts and cultures of the Upper Midwest, Montana, Idaho, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest are more deeply understood, more widely practiced, and more broadly recognized. We strengthen networks of Native artists, supporting their livelihoods and helping communities of practice throughout these regions to thrive sustainably.
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Ford FoundationMeeting Scheduled on 5/18 Through the DeVos Institute for the Partnership for Cutlural Equity and Reslience in the Rural West program TBD Partnership for Cutlural Equity and Reslience in the Rural West program Margaret Morton, Ford Foundation UnderwayRolling deadlinehttps://www.fordfoundation.org/https://www.fordfound.org/work/challenging-inequality/creativity-and-free-expression/strategy/Multi-year, $100K+ to GIA$200K to arts granteesInequality in the creative and cultural spheres shapes inequality in society. The gatekeepers who decide which creative works get funded and whose voices and perspectives are amplified define, in many ways, who is valued by society—and who is invisible or seen as “other.”

Best fit in the Creativity and Expression program: We support national arts and cultural organizations and networks to advance art and stories created by, told by, and grounded in communities of color and disability.

Goal: Strong, diverse networks and organizations
Arts, film, and media networks led by—and working on behalf of—people of color, women, and disabled people are well-resourced and have the operational support and capacity to train and mentor emerging storytellers.
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MJ Murdock Charitable Trust - #2Good Initial Meeting on 4/29
Brett Egan also has a good relatonships with Murdock Trust, so we pitched them to see if hey would fund the Partnership for Cutlural Equity and Reslience in the Rural West program. CG wasn't available, but David, Anika and Brett had a good meeting to pitch the project.
TBD Partnership for Cutlural Equity and Reslience in the Rural West program Lorin Dunlop Program Officer https://murdocktrust.org/https://murdocktrust.org/grant-application-process/Haven't funded orgs like WESTAF before$140K
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AWS Imagine GrantApplication due June 1Paul, Lori and Christian are working on revamping the PAA value proposition for this grant. We had several other grant subject possibilities. but we're excited about this one in particular and there have been sufficent updates in the last year that a writing update would much improve it.$150,000Capture, index and inventory every piece of public art in the US and eventually the world and make it free and universally accessible to all.Underway
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Andrew W. Mellon FoundationSent Inquiry on 5/2David submitted Partnership for Cutlural Equity and Reslience in the Rural West programWe shall see if there is a response!Susan FederRAOs will submit to Susan before end of MayNo formal deadlinehttps://mellon.org
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Thoma FoundationReconnected 4/26 David reconnected with Sarah Rovang -- interested in arts and rural work TBD Potentially Partnership for Cutlural Equity and Reslience in the Rural West program Sarah Rovang https://thomafoundation.org/
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Vulcan FoundationJust keeping an eye on thishttps://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/convening-grants/
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Doris Duke Charitable FoundationIn CueFund other RAOs - NEA to approach re: PAD, Also Surdna to make introSAAPAD, TourWest and Performing Arts Discovery (thru NEA) (212) 974-7000 Although unsolicited proposals are not being considered at this time, inquiries about future support for projects that fall within the Arts Program’s funding priorities can be submitted through a letter of inquiry.Rolling deadlinehttps://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/performing-arts/goal-and-strategies/support-for-organizations/?id=43https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/Multi-Year grants to GIA; South Arts; $2mill+ to New England Foundation for the Arts in 2019-20For their Arts Regranting grantees, average grant is $250K over 2 yearsThe Arts Program administers relatively few programs itself but more often awards large initiative grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations, which in turn distribute grants to individual artists and arts organizations through competitive, peer-reviewed selection processes.

Best fit seems like:
"Core Support for National Arts Service Organizations"
*Applications are by invitation only.
DDCF provides core support to select national arts organizations whose work is critical for the health of the contemporary dance, jazz, presenting and/or theater fields. These organizations contribute to the strength and vitality of the nation’s performing arts sector by building and disseminating knowledge, conducting research, providing thought leadership, and convening constituents. Yet, because of insufficient funding, organizations’ energy and resources dedicated to these long-term activities are often diverted to basic, day-to-day operations. DDCF aims to address this obstacle by underwriting the costs of organizations’ more immediate, short-term needs, thereby supporting their long-term security, stability and ability to support their respective field.
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Kresge FoundationIn CueELC Regina R. Smith, Managing Director,
Arts & Culture 		Subscribe to their newsletter to hear about grant opportunities https://kresge.org/subscribe TBD https://kresge.org/ https://kresge.org/programs/arts-culture National Arts Strategies, Alexandria, VA, $1.3 million, Awarded: 2019

National Art Strategies (NAS) develops programs and tools that educate and support cultural leaders and increasingly community leaders. They work to create curricula that combines proven frameworks with an expert knowledge of the cultural sector, challenging leaders to push beyond safe answers to address the bigger issues facing their communities. The health of a community can be greatly influenced by the vitality of its cultural leaders. NAS' work with these leaders creates ripples that are seen in thousands of communities around the world. Its programs bring together a diverse set of leaders -- from different disciplines, geographies and backgrounds -- and equips them with the frameworks and tools to create change in organizations and in communities. 		UnknownArts & Culture brochure is here: https://kresge.org/sites/default/files/library/ac1004-ac-bro-20.pdf

In the "Strengthen the Equitable Creative Placemaking Field" focus area, we address specific near and long-term needs to build the field of equitable Creative Placemaking and realize its transformative potential.

In this focus area we work to:
- Support the stewardship of the equitable Creative Placemaking field;
- Invest in the next generation of Creative Placemaking leaders of color;
- Promote the development of credible evidence and a dissemination strategy that elevates the field’s impact on equitable outcomes.
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Telluray FoundationJust keeping an eye on thisChristian had a good courtesy call with program officerPotentially Rural WestMolly Chafetz
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The Ford Family FoundationAnn Hudner recommendRural West initiativeYear-Roundhttps://www.tfff.org/
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USBankLetter of Inquiry In DraftChristian needs to complete this! WESTAF's bank. Good relationship with regional manager.UnspecifiedCurrently unspecified.Online Formhttps://www.cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrants/ao_login.login?x_gm_id=6020&x_style_id=&x_proposal_type_id=70844Rollinghttps://www.cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrants/ao_login.login?x_gm_id=6020&x_style_id=&x_proposal_type_id=70844https://www.cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrants/ao_login.login?x_gm_id=6020&x_style_id=&x_proposal_type_id=70844
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Bloomberg FoundationFirst meeting Accomplished!Lori Goldstein has connected with David Andersson and will have a meeting in late October Unspecified To build capacity and accelerate PAA David Andersson https://associates.bloomberg.org/team/david-andersson/
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Patrick McGovern FoundationFirst Meeting Accomplished!On 8/20, Tamara and Christian had a great Zoom call with Patrick McGovern jr. Very cordial and he left the door open for follow-up, but nothing specific. Two recently merged foundations focused on nonprofit data/AIUnspecifiedArt and Technology, particularly CaFE/ZAPP data deployment Claudia Juech, VP of Data and Society No process at all -- trying to figure out how to reach Claudian/ahttps://www.mcgovern.org/grants/?exposed_grant_approval_date_sort=date_desc&exposed_mf_searchNo application on their site at all$200K+Accelerator partnerships to equip organizations with tools and expertise to extract actionable insights from datasets. Multi-year partnerships with nonprofits that focus on holistic development of data maturity. Public workshops, convenings, and thought leadership for the civil sector
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Windgate FoundationPassed For NowInquiry submitted 1/29. Auto-decline received 2/7 ELC Robyn Horn, Chair

501.868.6330
contact@windgatefoundation.org		 Submit inquiry; if invited to move ahead submit grant by one of three annual deadlines. Board decides in April, August, and November, and informs within 2 weeks. Submit inquiry by Sept 1, Feb 1, or June 1 each year (will hear back regardless within 2 weeks)

Grant deadlines are March 1, July 1 and October 1		https://www.windgatefoundation.org/https://www.windgatefoundation.org/what-we-fund.html- M-AAA receives $100-500K
- Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation (Snowmass, CO)		$40-150KOne of their four areas of support is "significant educational programs in contemporary craft and visual arts", under which there are several categories:
​​- Craft school programming and scholarships
- Craft museum or craft/visual arts organization educational outreach and programming
- Craft or visual arts-related internships, fellowships or residencies
- Programs providing support for visual arts/craft artists
- Craft or visual arts organization materials, tools or equipment

The Board prefers projects of its own initiative, rather than funding unsolicited grants. Matching or challenge fund requests are considered favorably.
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Surdna FoundationBuild Relationship Over TimeTA and DH had good call with Javier on 4/1. ELC; Advocacy Javier Torres-Campos
Director, Thriving Cultures
212-557-0010 		Grants are made by invitation only. We are not accepting unsolicited inquiries or letters of intent at this time. Unclearhttps://surdna.org/https://surdna.org/programs/thriving-cultures/$50-99K to GIA$200KSeveral of their sub-programs are great fits:
- We support nonprofit and for-profit immersive technology platforms and related work led by people of color.
- We fund nonprofit arts organizations and intermediaries that have the capacity to make direct, sizable grants to individual artists, artist collectives, and small arts organizations of color for community-based collaborative projects that imagine and practice the racially just systems and structures of the future.
- We fund organizations that convene artists, researchers, and cultural critics of color together with public policy and social movement leaders to advance shared racial justice outcomes.
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Thoma FoundationRevisit at Later DateDH/MS Initial mtg. AZ focus. 3/2 email from Sarah Rovang, who's leaving on maternity leave end of April.ELC
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The Nathan Cummings FoundationNot accepting new LOIsNot accepting new LOIs at this time, but on our radar Unspecified Likely National ELC program Online Form https://ncfapps.force.com/grants/apex/FGM_Portal__CommunityApplication?id=7011H000000ubS2QAIRolling, 3 times a yearhttps://nathancummings.org/https://nathancummings.org/
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation -- 1Passed For Now"Being Considered" Fluxx Notification on 5/6. Feb LOI submitted through Fluxx. Zoom mtg. w Susan Feder on 3/16. Email follow up 3/16 upon Susan's invitation to share with other Mellon colleagues.$500,000To build capacity and accelerate PAAMonuments ProjectDirect grant proposal inquiries to monumentsproject@mellon.orgRollinghttps://mellon.orghttps://mellon.org/topics/monuments/faq/WESTAF is a strong potential grantee for the Monuments Project given its history with Mellon and connection to the other RAOs, all of which have received Mellon funding over the years. WESTAF’s PAA program presents the strongest potential for funding through this opportunity given that it combines the organization’s strength as a tech leader with the now-essential trend of recognizing art installations and artists online. Highlighting WESTAF’s history of social responsibility and inclusion will be key for moving forward with this funder.

Launched in October 2020, the Monuments Project, a five-year, quarter-billion-dollar commitment by the Mellon Foundation, will support efforts to recalibrate the assumed center of our national narratives to include those who have often been denied historical recognition. This work has taken on greater urgency at a moment of national reckoning with the power and influence of memorials and commemorative spaces.

Grants made under the Monuments Project will fall under the following areas of activity:

- Fund new monuments, memorials, or historic storytelling spaces
- Contextualize existing monuments or memorials through installations, research, and education
- Relocate existing monuments or memorials
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John S and James L Knight FoundationFirst Meeting Accomplished!On 9/10, Christian had lunch with Jayne Butler, who lives in Denver and managers Knight's technology portfolio. Christian Tamara has been in touch with Jayne Butler -- invitation from Jayne to "stayin the loop with...WESTAF" in 6/28 email. Unspecified All/Any Technology PlatformsJayne Butler Officer/ArtsSubmit a letter of inquiry online at any time at https://knightfoundation.org/apply/Rollinghttps://knightfoundation.orghttps://knightfoundation.org/programs/arts/Clinic for Open Sources Arts in Denver: https://knightfoundation.org/press/releases/new-arts-technology-projects-will-foster-a-strong-future-for-digital-art-making-with-funding-from-knight-foundation/ In 2020, average grant was $250KJust over a year ago, Knight put out a call for proposals at the intersection of art & technology: https://knightfoundation.org/articles/a-call-for-ideas-immersive-technology-in-the-arts/. There is nothing on their website to indicate they might do this funding again, but it's worth signing up for their emails to find out. Judging by their blog, they have seemed to be the most active in the Journalism sphere this year (one of their funding areas). Boulder is one of their target communities, and the Boulder Community Foundation is the local foundation they partner with to disperse funds.

Arts grants focus on:
Authenticity and Inclusion: We fund to accelerate trends and activity naturally occurring in each community and support artists and organizations that reflect the diversity of the communities where we work. For example, our goal in Miami is to make art general, and in Detroit, to enable artists and arts organizations to help write the city’s new narrative.

Development of Talent and Organizations: We seek to increase the capacity of artists and the sustainability of arts organizations.

Transformation: We invest in the use of technology to create new ways to explore and make art, to express culture, and to reach, expand and engage diverse audiences.
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AWS (Amazon) Imagine GrantPassed For Now. Letter of Inquiry Submitted 6/29. Passed on 7/30 Applying for PAA $150,000 plus in-kind WESTAF technology story Online Form https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/2021-2022%20AWS%20Imagine%20Grant%20Proposal%20Guidelines_Amazon%20Confidential.pdfJune 30, 2021https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/2021-2022%20AWS%20Imagine%20Grant%20Proposal%20Guidelines_Amazon%20Confidential.pdfhttps://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-TZM-766/images/2021-2022%20AWS%20Imagine%20Grant%20Proposal%20Guidelines_Amazon%20Confidential.pdf$150K + $100K cloud services
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American ExpressSlow/No ResponseLOI went from Torrie and CG went to Richard Brown on 3/1. No response, so followed up again on 4/29.UnspecifiedTo develop a national, RAO-led ELC program Richard Brown Richard.Brown@aexp.com https://about.americanexpress.com/corporate-responsibility/philanthropy/grant-applications-and-reports/default.aspxRollinghttps://about.americanexpress.com/corporate-responsibility/philanthropy/grant-applications-and-reports/default.aspx
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Alfred P. Sloan FoundationFinal Follow-Up in CueDecline letter on 10/29. Tamara will followed up directly with Doron Weber, program officer to program officer, on 10/8. LOI submitted to Doron Weber on 4/1. Followed up on 5/15 and then again on 7/29. Still waiting for a response.$500,000To build capacity and accelerate PAADoron Weber, Vice President & Program Director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. weber@sloan.org. Among other duties, Doron directs the Foundation's efforts to promote Universal Access to Knowledge through the Digital Information Technology program. https://sloan.org/about/staff/doron-weber
Can submit an LOI at any time: https://sloan.org/grants/apply#tab-the-grant-application-processRollinghttps://sloan.org/https://sloan.org/programs/digital-technology/universal-access-to-knowledgeDigital Public Library of America, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, received $215,633 in 2019)
to develop infrastructure for the ingestion of data from national aggregators into Wikimedia Commons using content from the Digital Public Library of America in a pilot effort.		Since 2018, the funding in the "Technology - Univeral Access to Knowledge" funding area has averaged $550K to each organization.The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation makes grants primarily to support original research and education related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics.

In selecting projects for funding, the Foundation seeks proposals for original initiatives led by outstanding individuals or teams. We are interested in projects that have a high expected return to society, exhibit a high degree of methodological rigor, and for which funding from the private sector, government, or other foundations is not yet widely available.

WESTAF's CVSuite and PAA programs would best fit in the Foundation's "Technology - Univeral Access to Knowledge" funding area.

They are motivated by large-scale recognition for their funding.
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Satterberg FoundationFunding Proposal SubmittedIn early October, CC Gardner Glaser left the Satterberg Foundation, but Teniqua continues to be in touch with Rosa Peralta. On 8/16, Christian submitted four ideas for further consideration to CC. T,T, D and C had a very successful meeting with CC Gardner Glaser on 6/30 -- we are sympatico in our approached and aspirations. We were invited to submit some ideas for possible funding, particularly in their $10MM Reparative Action Fund UnspecifiedEquity programs, including LEC and/or LC Rosa Peralta No formal processRollinghttps://satterberg.org/about/mission-vision-and-values/
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John S and James L Knight FoundationFirst Meeting Accomplished!On 9/10, Christian had lunch with Jayne Butler, who lives in Denver and managers Knight's technology portfolio. Christian Tamara has been in touch with Jayne Butler -- invitation from Jayne to "stayin the loop with...WESTAF" in 6/28 email. Unspecified All/Any Technology PlatformsJayne Butler Officer/ArtsSubmit a letter of inquiry online at any time at https://knightfoundation.org/apply/Rollinghttps://knightfoundation.orghttps://knightfoundation.org/programs/arts/Clinic for Open Sources Arts in Denver: https://knightfoundation.org/press/releases/new-arts-technology-projects-will-foster-a-strong-future-for-digital-art-making-with-funding-from-knight-foundation/ In 2020, average grant was $250KJust over a year ago, Knight put out a call for proposals at the intersection of art & technology: https://knightfoundation.org/articles/a-call-for-ideas-immersive-technology-in-the-arts/. There is nothing on their website to indicate they might do this funding again, but it's worth signing up for their emails to find out. Judging by their blog, they have seemed to be the most active in the Journalism sphere this year (one of their funding areas). Boulder is one of their target communities, and the Boulder Community Foundation is the local foundation they partner with to disperse funds.

Arts grants focus on:
Authenticity and Inclusion: We fund to accelerate trends and activity naturally occurring in each community and support artists and organizations that reflect the diversity of the communities where we work. For example, our goal in Miami is to make art general, and in Detroit, to enable artists and arts organizations to help write the city’s new narrative.

Development of Talent and Organizations: We seek to increase the capacity of artists and the sustainability of arts organizations.

Transformation: We invest in the use of technology to create new ways to explore and make art, to express culture, and to reach, expand and engage diverse audiences.