Fleishhacker Foundation

SMALL GRANTS IN THE ARTS
Overview

The majority of the Foundation’s arts grantmaking takes place through this program. Organizations residing and offering programming in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and with budgets between $100,000 and $750,000, are eligible. Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 are made to support a range of artistic efforts within the following disciplines: dance, film/video and media arts, interdisciplinary arts, music, theater; and visual arts. Grants may be for: artists’ fees for creative time, production costs for performances or films, exhibition/installation costs for visual, media, or interdisciplinary arts, and projects which aid the organization’s overall artistic development. Organizations may not apply more than once a year.

Deadlines for grant proposals are January 15 deadline for May decisions, and July 15 for November decisions. These are postmark deadlines. Separate guidelines should be requested before submitting a proposal.

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EUREKA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Overview

The Foundation offers an unrestricted fellowship in the visual arts. Artists must be nominated by a local nonprofit arts organization to qualify. Awards of $25,000 per artist are determined by a panel of non-Bay Area arts experts. The current cycle of fellowships for 2008– 2010 have been selected. General applications are not accepted.

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SPECIAL ARTS GRANTS
Overview

Periodically grants which exceed the scope of the Small Grants Program are made to groups with budgets greater than $750,000. The project must clearly demonstrate potential for broad and long-term impact on the local community and the art form involved. This might involve: facility access or use, community-wide program initiatives, or exceptional artistic projects. Not eligible are capital campaigns over $1 million and endowment campaigns. Grants normally do not exceed $25,000. To apply, contact the Foundation’s Executive Director well in advance of the two annual application deadlines -- January 15 and July 15 – to approve submission of a grant proposal.

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GRANTS IN EDUCATION

The Fleishhacker Foundation restricts its Education Grants to precollegiate (K-12) education in the greater Bay Area. Eligible are: independent schools, nonprofit organizations that offer school-based services to public schools, and other special projects which fall under the program categories listed below. Ineligible are: deficit fund campaigns, annual funds, endowment campaigns, capital campaigns over $10 million, youth who have dropped out of school, adult education, fundraising events, and travel. Organizations may not apply more than once a year.

Education Grants are made in these programs:

- Professional Development for Teachers – to help teachers, particularly those new to the profession, become more effective through professional growth and renewal activities.

- Improving Students’ Learning Skills - programs that take place at school sites that may include innovative curricula, academic support for core subjects, enrichment programs, and school-based support for education with parent or community involvement programs.

- Facilities - primarily designed for independent schools improving their facilities, or for special classroom equipment needs (campaigns under $10 million total).

- Arts in Education – grants supporting arts in the schools are made only to programs that serve an entire region (or county) in multiple sites. The Foundation invites proposals from these regional programs, and does not accept general arts education applications. Currently the Foundation supports arts in K-8 public schools through the San Francisco Arts Education Funders Collaborative.

Education Grants normally range from $5,000 to $10,000. Occasionally larger amounts are awarded. Separate application guidelines should be requested before submitting a proposal. Deadlines are January 15 postmark for late June decisions, and July 15 for November decisons.

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