Marketing Communications Grant

Deadline: December 9, 2011

The Allegra FootPRINT Fund is a grant awarding $10,000 in marketing and print services to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and associations seeking to improve their marketing communications. The FootPRINT Fund was created to provide a means of helping local organizations receive assistance for marketing and communication initiatives. For more information, call 480.941.4842 or e-mail Eileen Rogers at erogers@AllegraAz.com. 

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Art-Centered Community Development Projects

Deadline: November 15, 2011 (Letters of Inquiry)

ArtPlace will periodically awards grants to organizations doing groundbreaking work in creative placemaking in communities across the United States. Each project supported by ArtPlace will be selected for developing a new model of helping communities thrive by strategically integrating artists and arts organizations into key local efforts in transportation, housing, community development, job creation, and other areas. Award amounts are decided on a case-by-case basis. In the grant program's first year, grants ranged from $63,100 to $1 million. The average grant was $349,784.

Emerging U.S. Artists Supported 

Deadline: December 1, 2011 (to request grant applications)

The Puffin Foundation seeks to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to art organizations and artists throughout the country who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their gender or social philosophy. For the 2012 grant cycle, the Foundation will provide Artist Grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 to encourage emerging artists in the fields of theater, photography, and music. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting innovative initiatives that will advance progressive social change. Prospective applicants must request funding guidelines and forms by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Foundation's office by December 1, 2011. Completed application packets will be accepted from November 1 through December 30, 2011. 

Documentary Film Proposals

Deadline: December 2, 2011

MacArthur Foundation will provide grants ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 to nonprofit organizations for the production and distribution of social-issue documentary films intended for a broad audience.

Building Grants for Arts & Culture Organizations

Deadline: March 1, 2012 (Preliminary Applications)

The Kresge Foundation's Arts and Culture program has announced the final call for preliminary grant applications for its Facility Investments and Building Reserves program. Eligible organizations may apply for both facility investment and building reserve grants, or building reserve grants only. Facility investment grants will prioritize renovation and repair projects. In general, multiyear institutional capitalization grants will not exceed $1 million and/or a period of three years from the time of the grant award.

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STEM Grant Opportunity

Deadline: December 15, 2011 

Intel's community grants primarily focus on education, with an emphasis on K-12 and higher education. We support schools and community programs that deliver the kind of educational opportunities that all students will need to prepare for success in the 21st century. Intel vigorously supports education through donations and grants� for programs that advance science, math, and technology education, particularly for women and underserved populations. Recent grants made to organizations in Arizona have ranged from $1,000 to $100,000.  

Assisting Disadvantaged Individuals

Deadline: December 15, 2011

The Sundt Foundation provides grants to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and adults. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000. Please see their website for a list of recently made grants in 2011.

Disadvantaged and Homeless Women 

Deadline: December 21, 2011 (Preapplications)

The J. Jill Compassion Fund is accepting pre-applications from community-based organizations that support underprivileged and homeless women in the United States. Funding priority is given to nonprofit programs and organizations that provide job training, education, and transitional and/or affordable housing to disadvantaged and homeless women. The fund provides support for general operating expenses and program support for expansion or enhancement of existing programs, rather than to fund new programs.

Class Project Awards for K-12 Educators 

Deadline: April 30, 2012

Educators are invited to submit grant applications to the

ING Unsung Heroes program describing class projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each year, one hundred educators are selected to receive $2,000 each to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those individuals will be chosen to receive awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000. All awards must be used to further the projects within the school or school system.

Education Grants

The IBM Foundation supports organizations involved education and underrepresented people, among other areas of interest.

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