SONGWRITER'S
GRANTS AND FUNDING SOURCES
Songwriter's grants provided by foundations and
organizations mainly focusing on those
specifically for women can be found right here.
However, there are also general
songwriter's
grants and other sources to fund your projects listed below.
If you have other helpful links
to more grants for
songwriters or other funding sources
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The
Leeway Foundation
The Leeway Foundation offers grants to women who
address social change with their art. This grant is offered twice a
year in March and September. Applicants must reside in the Delaware
Valley, and cannot have received over $2,500 in funding within the last
year. Eligible applicants can receive $2,500 dollars and apply for an
additional $1500 in the next cycle.
Leeway Foundation
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 832
Philadelphia, PA 19109
215-545-4078
www.leeway.org
The
Kentucky Foundation for Women
The Kentucky Foundation for Women provides
$200,000 in grants annually. Grants are awarded to women fighting for
social change and promoting feminism with their art.
Individual awards vary according to project, but can be as high as
$6,000. Application deadlines are in March and September, and
are awarded in June and December respectively.
Kentucky Foundation for Women
1215 Heyburn Building
332 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202-2184
502-562-0045
www.kfw.org
Ellis
L. Phillips Foundation
The Ellis L. Phillips Foundation provides modest
grants to women in music or visual arts. If you are looking
to complete a project with your songwriting, apply by writing a one to
two page concept paper outlining what you want to achieve.
They do not accept uninvited proposals. Grant amounts depend
on the cost of your project, and are handled on an individual basis.
Ellis L. Phillips Foundation
233 Commonwealth Avenue
Suite 2
Boston, MA 02116
617-424-7607
www.ellislphillipsfndn.org
United
Arts Council
The Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG) Program
receives major funding from United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake
County and the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state
of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which
believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional support is
provided by the Franklin County Arts Council, Johnston County Arts
Council, Vance County Arts Council and Warren County Arts Council.
United Arts Council
110 S. Blount Street,
Raleigh NC 27601
919-839-1498
www.unitedarts.org
Kickstarter.com
Seven things to know about Kickstarter: 1. Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects. 2. Each project is independently created. 3. Together, creators and backers make projects happen. 4. Creators keep 100% ownership of their work. 5. Creative works were funded this way for centuries. 6. Backing a project is more than just giving someone money. 7. Our mission is to help bring creative projects to life. www.kickstarter.com/
Gofundme.com
GoFundMe
makes it super simple to fundraise online for the things that matter to
you most. From honeymoons to memorials and everything in between, it's
easy to invite family & friends to donate to your important life
events, projects & causes.
How to Fundraise: Simply sign
up, create your donation website, share your link with friends and
collect donations. You automatically receive each donation in
real-time.
Like what? GoFundMe allows you to raise money
online for just about any idea, event, project or cause your family,
friends & personal contacts might believe in. www.gofundme.com
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