The Cambridge Community Foundation’s Grassroots Arts & Belonging Grants recognize and celebrate organizations that are strengthening belonging and social cohesion in Cambridge through arts and culture.
Donor Name: Cambridge Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Grassroots Arts & Belonging Grants provide multi-year, general operating support to sustain and expand organizations that are making a significant impact through arts and culture.
They are particularly interested in supporting organizations that foster a sense of belonging, which they define as the ability to:
- Share power equitably and build community ownership
- Connect and include people identifying in many different ways
- Help communities come together to advance common goals
- Cultivate platforms for diverse forms of cultural practice
Through this opportunity, they aim to ensure the stability and growth of community-driven organizations that center historically excluded voices and experiences.
Funding Information
Up to $25,000 per year, multi-year general operating support grants for Cambridge-serving grassroots organizations doing arts and belonging work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits and fiscally sponsored entities with annual budgets of $250,000 or less
- Have been actively operating in Cambridge for at least one year
- Cultivate under-supported or emerging artistic and cultural talent
- Consistently serve a specific community or group through regular programming
- Build agency, self-determination, and power among historically excluded communities in Cambridge.
For more information, visit Cambridge Community Foundation.
