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R.O.S.E. Fund http://www.rosefund.org/ The R.O.S.E. (Regaining One's Self-Esteem) Fund is committed to helping women victims of violence by supporting educational and awareness programs and assisting individual women survivors of violence to rebuild their lives and regain their self-esteem. The Fund offers awards, continuing education grants, scholarships and survivor grants. (Last checked 06/20/07)

Raise the Nation http://www.raisethenation.org/ Raise The Nation celebrates independence through education by awarding grants and scholarships to single parent women and their children. The majority of single parent women work full time, while 45.5% work multiple jobs just to meet basic needs. Childcare costs are often 1/3 of a woman’s weekly pay and if she has two children the cost nearly doubles. In spite of these difficulties many single parent women return to school while working full time. The greatest hardship for these very determined women is finding the extra money for tuition, books, and childcare. In addition, student loan repayment is difficult, often amounting to the equivalent of a monthly new car or mortgage payment. Raise The Nation provides money directly to the Colleges, Universities and student loan providers for the purpose of helping these women complete and pay for their education. We also offer assistance for childcare, books and other basic needs. Scholarships ...

Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties Phone: (803) 799-3115 Fax 252-2787 Origin: Columbia, South Carolina Regional Deadline: Quarterly Recurring August 15; November 15; February 15; and May 15 - This grant is designed to support specific arts activities that promote individual artist projects, professional development, or career advancement. While applicants must reside in Richland or Lexington county, projects are not required to take place in the two-county area. 1. Be a practicing artist in dance, literature, media, music, theatre or visual arts; 2. Be a legal resident of the US and with a permanent residence in Richland or Lexington county for 6 months prior to the application date and throughout the grant period; 3. Not be a degree-seeking, full-time student during the grant period; 4. Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.

Sweet Relief 4150 Riverside Drive Burbank, CA 91505 Sweet Relief provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. ----- musicians Foundation 875 Sixth Avenue, Room 2303 New York, NY 10001 Performers only, no composers.

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Phone: (305) 377-1140 Origin: Miami, Florida $200 Music and dance only

http://www.openmeadows.org/special.htm "In addition to our general fund, Open Meadows has six special funds that are targeted to specific groups and/or for specific activities. Each fund is described below. Please e-mail Open Meadows if you have questions about these funds. The Jeanne Meurer Indigenous Women's Fund grants projects related to issues concerning indigenous women. The Ellen Dougherty Activist Fund for Young Women grants to young women 19 and under who propose to develop and lead projects that are focused on activism and social change. The Edie Windsor Fund for Old Lesbians supports projects developed by lesbians age 60 and older. The India Fund supports projects in India developed and administered principally by women. The Fund focuses upon projects concerned with the rights of women, and their health, education, and economic development. The PatsyLu Fund for Women's Music Projects considers women in music projects from women who are composers, music educators...

Regional Deadline: Annual Recurring - The Lilla Jewel Award is an annual award to an Oregon woman artist. The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation recognizes that women artists have traditionally been underfunded. MRG particularly encourages artists to apply who have been further marginalized due to race, sexual orientation, or gender identity. While the Lilla Jewel Award is not based on financial need, the intent is to support a woman artist who lacks traditional access to funding. The award recipient is chosen by a panel of peers. All panelists are women with a background in the arts, and the majority are women of color and/or lesbian/bi/trans. The award categories rotate, with one category cycle each year. A majority of the panelists have expertise in the specific category under consideration. Categories: 2005: Literary Arts & Music (two separate awards) 2006: Performing Arts 2007: Media Arts Award Size: The maximum award size is $4,000, which the panel will choose either to awar...

Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Director, Wanda Bubriski 20 River Terrace, Suite 7M New York, NY 10282 Telephone: 212 577-1200

Regional Deadline: Annual Recurring March 1 - The primary goal of the Art Meets Activism program is to support feminist artists and organizations in the development and implementation of art activities that are directly focused on social change in Kentucky. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their commitment to feminism and their understanding of the relationship between art and social change. Applicants may request funds for a range of artistic activities including: arts education programs focused on women or girls, community participation in the creation of new art forms, artist-centered projects involving non-traditional venues or new partnerships between artists and activists, and artist-centered projects with social change themes or contents. Each year, KFW awards a total of $100,000 in grants, typically between $1000 to $5000 each. Contact for current application: Kentucky Foundation for women 1215 Heyburn Building 332 West Broadway Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: (502) 562-004...

Regional Deadline: Annual Recurring April, August - This is an annual, unrestricted (not project-based) award of $15,000 for women and trans artists in the Delaware Valley who create art for social change and have done so for at least five years, as well as demonstrating continued growth and commitment to this work. The Award application is a two-stage process: Stage 1: Open to all eligible women artists. After a review of applications (basic eligibility and five questions about their art and change work), all applicants will receive notification and selected artists will receive invitations to apply to Stage 2. Stage 2: By invitation. All invited applicants will receive a $150 application stipend to cover the costs of preparing work samples. Invited artists will receive notification and announcement of final awardees in December. Download complete details and application, or contact: Leeway Foundation 123 S. Broad St., Suite 2040 Philadelphia, PA 19109 Tel. 215.545.4078 About: The Lee...