The LWL-Kulturstiftung gGmbH supports supra-local, cross-disciplinary cultural projects in Westphalia-Lippe, with a clear emphasis on strengthening regional cultural networks rather than funding isolated local activities. Its grants reach museums, theaters, music and film initiatives, literature, archives, monument preservation, and experimental arts organizations, and it also launches themed calls such as its 2028 focus on "KI & Kultur" exploring the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in cultural practice. Nonprofits with collaborative, public-facing projects that connect multiple art forms or address a timely cultural topic are the best fit.
Competitive project grants for organizations working in Westphalia-Lippe, with two regular application deadlines per year (February 28 and August 31) plus occasional thematic calls. Funding appears to be project-based rather than general operating support, and the foundation favors collaborative, supra-local initiatives across cultural sectors.
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Apply through the foundation’s project funding process by the stated deadlines; plan for February 28 and August 31 submission dates, and watch for separate thematic calls like "KI & Kultur" with their own deadlines. Proposals should clearly show supra-local reach, interdisciplinary collaboration, and relevance to Westphalia-Lippe, with a strong public or educational benefit.
Current and upcoming funding from Kulturstiftung Westfalen-Lippe gGmbH that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Same general eligibility rules as the LWL-Kulturstiftung project funding apply. Applicants must be legal entities with nonprofit status or public law entities; the program is open to projects with or without a KI & culture thematic connection at the listed deadlines.
Deadline: 31 August 2026 and 28 February 2027.
Who can apply: Projects must be in and for Westphalia-Lippe, be time-limited, have a clear regional relevance, and be submitted by legal entities with nonprofit status or public law entities. Commercially oriented projects, private individuals, institutional support, scholarships, acquisitions, construction/renovation, and purely publication projects are not funded.
Deadline: 28 February (29 February in leap years) and 31 August, both by 23:59.
Who can apply: Projekte aller Kulturbereiche mit inhaltlicher Ausrichtung auf KI & Kultur; regionaler Bezug zu Westfalen-Lippe; voraussichtlich gleiche formalen Anforderungen wie bei der allgemeinen Projektförderung (Antragsformular, Kosten- und Finanzierungsplan, Gemeinnützigkeitsnachweis).
Deadline: Erste Antragsfrist für den Förderschwerpunkt: 31. August 2026; weitere Frist genannt: 28. Februar 2027.
Who can apply: Juristische Personen mit Sitz in Westfalen-Lippe oder Projekte in/für Westfalen-Lippe; Nachweis der Gemeinnützigkeit (oder Nachweis, dass das Projekt nicht als Betrieb gewerblicher Art durchgeführt wird) erforderlich; keine Privatpersonen; keine investiven Maßnahmen/Bau/Sanierung; keine reinen Publikationen; grundsätzlich keine institutionelle Förderung; keine Stipendien.
Deadline: Zwei Fristen pro Jahr: 28. Februar (29. Februar in Schaltjahren) und 31. August jeweils bis 23:59 Uhr. Nächste angegebene Frist: 31. August 2026, 23:59 Uhr.
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