Equity in Arts Learning for Colorado Youth (EAL) seeks to increase access to arts education for historically marginalized youth.
Donor Name: Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grants are available to support projects that bring professional artists and culture bearers into educational settings to lead programming with youth ages 4-21. Projects supported by EAL will exemplify the value of arts education, encouraging ongoing community support.
The goal of the initiative is to dismantle the systemic barriers that have long prevented marginalized youth from experiencing the life-altering benefits of arts learning. Through this fund, partners hope to strengthen regional efforts to improve sustained access to arts education for historically marginalized and minoritized youth; provide opportunities for youth to work with professional artists and culture bearers; and heighten awareness of the impact of arts education, so that resources both financial and curricular increase state-wide, leading to more equitable access to arts education for youth.
Projects may involve any arts & culture discipline or genre, such as theater, dance, music, visual arts, media arts, literary arts, folk and traditional arts, or interdisciplinary art forms. Arts integration projects (connecting an art form with another subject area) are encouraged.
This newly launched annual collaborative grantmaking initiative is funded by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, Denver Arts & Venues, Gates Family Foundation and The Denver Foundation, and is administered by Think 360 Arts for Learning.
Grant Information
Grants of $10,000-$25,000 are available.
Project Period
Projects Take Place: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a Colorado-based nonprofit organization, or a PK-12 school.
- School applicants must engage an artist or arts organization as a partner.
- Organizational applicants must:
- Be engaged with a school partner or have a strong history of working with youth
- Be registered with Colorado Secretary of State with an address in Colorado
- Have a Colorado-based staff person who will be actively engaged in the project
- Funded projects may take place at schools (during the school day or after school), community centers, libraries, nonprofit arts sites, and other locations that are highly accessible to youth.
For more information, visit Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.
