Arts and Culture Regranting Programs
Mellon extends the reach of our financial support through grants to service organizations that, in turn, issue funds to a wide variety of arts organizations across a range of categories.
Creation and Production
Arts Midwest | We the Many: Seeking to expand the understanding of what it means to be a Midwesterner through the creative exchange of voices, cultures, and ideas
Alternate Roots | Partners in Action: Supports collaboration between artists and non-arts partners to create work that furthers social justice
American Composers Orchestra, Inc. (ACO) | Emerging Composers Initiatives: Support for programs cultivating relationships between emerging composers and orchestras
Chamber Music America | Classical Commissioning Program: Support for commissions of new chamber works for small ensembles
Dance/NYC | Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program: Support for affordable, high-quality rehearsal space for dance makers
First Peoples Fund | Creation and development support for First Peoples artists and culture bearers
MAP Fund | Creation and production support for experimental and cross-cultural work
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | Fund for the Arts: Creation and development support for Latino artists and art organizations
National Performance Network | Creation and Development Fund: Support for creation and development of new work through national co-commissioning partnerships
Network of Ensemble Theaters | Travel and Exchange Network: Support for an artist-to-artist travel and exchange network
New England Foundation for the Arts | National Dance Project: Support for developing and touring dance projects
New England Foundation for the Arts | National Theater Project: Support for developing and touring devised theater projects
New Music USA | Next Jazz Legacy: Apprenticeship program for women and non-binary jazz musicians.
Opera America | Co-Production Loan Fund: No-interest, no-fee loans to professional company members to facilitate co-production partnerships with other companies
Western Arts Alliance | Advancing Indigenous Performance Program: Support for indigenous performing artists and touring networks
Travel and Cultural Exchange
Opera America | New Works Exploration Grants: Travel support to attend performances or workshops of new American work
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation | USArtists International: Travel subsidy for US artists invited to perform at international events
Professional Development
Alternate Roots | Artistic Assistance: Professional and project development support for Southern artists
ArtEquity | Supports facilitator training to build meaningful discourse on issues of inclusion, equity, and the role of art makers
First Peoples Fund | Professional development support for First Peoples artists and culture bearers
League of American Orchestras | Regranting program for diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancies for American orchestras: Look out for additional information on this recently supported program
Mid-America Arts Alliance | Interchange: To continue support for regional artists engaged in interdisciplinary social practice
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures | Intercultural Leadership Institute: A year-long intensive leadership program for artists, culture bearers, and other arts professionals
Pangea World Theater | National Institute for Directing and Ensemble Creation: Training for the next generation of directors and ensemble leaders in an environment emphasizing non-Western techniques and social justice
Sphinx | National Alliance for Audition Support: Support for under-represented musicians to develop their audition skills
South Arts | Jazz Road: Support for touring and creative residencies for Jazz artists across Southern US states.
Other Funding Opportunities
Academy of American Poets | Support for City and State Poets Laureate: Look out for additional information on this recently supported program
Artists at Work | A workforce resilience and social impact program for artists across five US regions
National Trust for Historic Preservation | African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund: Support for the preservation of historic sites, museums, and landscape projects representing African American cultural heritage
New York Community Trust | Mosaic Network and Fund: Multi-year flexible grants alongside other strategies to support the organizational capacity of African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) arts groups in New York City
US Latinx Art Forum | Latinx Artist Fellowship: Annual awards of $50,000 to 15 Latinx visual artists each year
