The William Penn Foundation is requesting proposals for 1-3-year projects to connect young people in the greater Philadelphia region with out-of school arts education opportunities within their communities.
Donor Name: William Penn Foundation
State: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
City: Philadelphia and Camden
County: Bucks County (PA), Chester County (PA), Delaware County (PA), Montgomery County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The arts education opportunities should be driven by the young people’s own creativity and interests and support their personal development and growth. These programs will primarily connect to youth outside of school time and offer opportunities to pursue arts learning at any point during the year, including the summer. It is not required that the youth will participate year-round, but that the opportunity to engage with arts learning outside of school partnership is available to them year-round. After reviewing proposals, WPF will conduct site visits and gather additional information from a limited number of organizations.
WPF has a total of $3 million available to advance this objective at this time. There is no minimum or maximum that organizations may request, however, the most competitive inquiries will have total grant requests under $600,000. The grant amount requested should be proportionate with the contribution that the project will make to the overall objective.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)3 public charities or operate under a public charity fiduciary. Applicants must have a history of offering at least 2 consecutive years of arts education programs in the Philadelphia region. Eligible organizations include:
- Arts education organizations: community art schools, community youth arts organizations, creative youth development organizations, and arts and education collaboratives that work to make high-quality arts education accessible for Philadelphia youth.
- Arts and culture organizations: arts and culture organizations with dedicated high-quality arts education program committed to advancing arts access for Philadelphia youth.
The majority of the funding will be awarded to projects in the City of Philadelphia. However, projects in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, and the City of Camden, NJ will also be considered.
For more information, visit WPF.
