About Creative Capital Foundation
Creative Capital is a national nonprofit organization that champions artistic freedom by providing unrestricted project grants, professional development, and community-building services to individual artists creating new work across disciplines.
Focus Areas
Visual artsPerforming artsFilmLiteratureTechnologyMultidisciplinary artSocially-engaged artArtist professional development
Funding Style
project support (restricted/project-specific grants)initial/seed fundinginfrastructure/capital supportfollow-up/renewal supportsmall/consolation grants
About Creative Capital Foundation
Creative Capital Foundation backs individual artists with unrestricted project support and professional development, and its recent grants show that approach across visual arts, performing arts, film, literature, technology, and socially engaged work. The foundation also supports arts writing through an administered grant program for contemporary visual art criticism and books. Its recent grant list includes repeated support for organizations such as Viver Brasil Dance Company and The Tank Ltd, alongside one-time project grants to documentary, theater, dance, and artist-run institutions. That mix points to a funder that works with both artists and the organizations around them, especially when new work needs project money and early infrastructure. Recent awards also include funding for institutions such as The Museum of Human Achievement, Southern Documentary Fund, and Uniondocs, indicating interest in the production and presentation side of artistic practice. Across the sample provided, grants range from small project awards to larger commitments, with several recipients appearing in more than one year and in different grant types.
What Creative Capital Foundation Funds
In project support, Creative Capital Foundation gave $35,000 to Sbdny Inc for project support and $30,000 to Documentary Educational Resources Inc for project support. The same pattern appears in documentary and media work, where The Center for Independent Documentary received $20,000 for project support. For organizations building capacity around artistic production, the foundation awarded $25,000 to Southern Documentary Fund for initial & infrastructure funding and later gave it $20,000 for project support. In dance and performance, Viver Brasil Dance Company received $25,000 for initial & infrastructure funding and $20,000 for project support, while Pickup Performance Co received both project and infrastructure-related grants in consecutive years. The foundation also supports community-based art spaces; Scapegoat Garden Inc received awards in 2024 and 2025 under project support and initial & infrastructure funding.
How Creative Capital Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters tightly around $15,000 to $20,000, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $20,000. The recent list shows repeat support for several recipients across multiple years, including organizations that received both project support and initial or infrastructure funding. Creative Capital Foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund or a program-related investment vehicle. It accepts unsolicited applications in its active grant programs, including the Creative Capital Award and the State of the Art Prize.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$175K
Total Assets
$11.9M
Total Revenue
$6.7M
Total Expenses
$7.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LESLIE SINGER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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