About Map Fund
The MAP Fund invests in performing artists and their work as the critical foundation of imagining and co-creating a more equitable and vibrant society.
Focus Areas
performing artsartist developmentproject development grantscoaching and peer supportarts equity and inclusion
Funding Style
project-specific (restricted) fundingimplementation/program delivery supportshort-term/project-cycle grants
Topics
project implementationprogram deliverypilot/project-scale initiatives
About Map Fund
The Map Fund Inc. centers performing artists and the development of their work, with recent grants showing a consistent pattern of project support for theaters, dance groups, and artist-led organizations. In 2024, the largest recent award was $90,000 to The Tank LTD in New York for project support, followed by $60,000 grants to Fractured Atlas Inc in Hartsdale and Dancers' Group in San Francisco. These awards point to a funder that backs production, experimentation, and the infrastructure around live performance rather than individual artistic prizes. Recent grants also show attention to organizations working at different stages of the performance pipeline. Brooklyn Arts Exchange received $60,000 in 2025, while several groups across New York, California, Minnesota, and other states received $30,000 project support grants in 2024. The portfolio includes theater companies, dance organizations, music-related groups, and community-based arts groups, suggesting a broad but still performance-centered scope. Across the grants listed here, the funder appears to use project support as its main vehicle for helping artists and organizations carry work from concept into public presentation.
What Map Fund Funds
Project support is the main thread through the recent grants. The Map Fund Inc. gave $30,000 to Albany Park Theater Project in Chicago for project support, and another $30,000 to Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago for the same purpose. In Los Angeles, Cornerstone Theater Company Inc received $30,000 for project support, while Teada Productions also received $30,000 for project support. The funder also supports dance and movement-based work. Black Label Movement in Minneapolis received $30,000 for project support, and Ananya Dance Theatre in Minneapolis received the same amount. In California, Project Bandaloop in Oakland and inkBoat Inc in San Francisco each received $30,000 for project support. Music and mixed-discipline performance appear as well. Kamara Thomas Music Inc in Durham received $30,000 for project support, and Artis Contemporary Israeli Art Fund Inc in New York received $30,000 for project support.
How Map Fund Gives
The typical award size is tightly clustered at $30,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at that level. Larger project support grants appear less often, including $60,000 and $90,000 awards in the recent list. The funder is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals directly. The recent record shows repeated project support to arts organizations rather than one-off emergency aid. Its active programs also show a mix of invited and structured support models, including a retired national grant program, a microgrants model routed through grantees, and coaching-based artist support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$1.7M
Total Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $30K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 34% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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Accepts unsolicited proposals
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