Grants to Organizations

Organizations with activities in dance, music/sound, performance art/theater, poetry, and the visual arts that provide opportunities for artists to present their work or offer artists professional services may apply for FCA assistance. Grants are awarded on an annual basis and are generally in the amount of $1,000. Grants are made for a specific project or for general operating support. Applications are only available by download from this website; please do not call the FCA for an application.

The 2007 Grants to Organizations were supported in part by Agnes Gund.

View past Organization Grant Recipients.

General Information for Applying Organizations
The FCA provides grants to organizations that support or present professional artists making work of a contemporary or experimental nature. The FCA does NOT award grants to:

  • For-profit organizations
  • Organizations outside of the United States
  • Organizations that provide education and training activities, or performing activities for/by students
  • Artists collectives or performing groups
  • The FCA does not grant general operating support to galleries or museums affiliated with colleges or universities. A request for funds from such an organization is eligible only when it relates to a special exhibition, performance or program which is compellingly tied to the FCA's own mission and when costs are unusual and unavailable from the home institution.
  • It is with rare exception that the FCA supports organizations with annual operating budgets larger than $3 million.

Grants to organizations are made once a year, with an application deadline of June 1. Notification is made in August. Applications must be post-marked by June 1 to be considered and should not be submitted before April 1.

Guidelines and Application Checklist (revised 8/07)
Please follow the guidelines listed below. Downloaded application forms should be filled out on the provided PDF document and sent by mail. A cover letter is not necessary.  We are unable to consider applications that do not adhere to this format:

  • Applications must be completed in 12 point, Ariel or Times fonts, single spaced.  All pages must be single-sided.
  • Please provide the following documents:
    • ____The downloaded application form (1 signed original and 1 copy)
    • ____Organization’s IRS determination letter (1 copy only)
    • ____Current year annual operating budget for your organization (2 copies)
  • Please do NOT include: Videotapes, DVDs, CDs, or binders. These materials will not be viewed or returned.

Applications should be mailed to:

Foundation for Contemporary Arts
820 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10014

The Foundation does not accept applications via email.