Resources for Grantmakers

Welcome! This is a resource for people who are invested in improving the lives of artists everywhere.

We have three pages for resources geared towards your work:

• Resources for Grantmakers
• Resources for Individual Artists
• Resources for Organizations Working With Artists

Advocacy and Casemaking

• Grantmakers in the Arts | Ten Years, Ten Lessons
• National Assembly of State Arts Organizations | Why Should Government Support the Arts?
• Grantmakers in the Arts | Supporting Individual Artists: A Toolbox
• Support for Individual Artists in the Folk and Traditional Arts
• Grantmakers in the Arts | Understanding Support for Individual Artists: Making a Case for National Standards
• CityLab | Why Cities Can’t Afford to Lose Their Artists
• Grantmakers in the Arts | Supporting Individual Artists – Preserving the Core of Humanity
• McKinsey | And the Winner is… Philanthropists and Governments Make Prizes Count
• Arts Professionals | Fair wage for artists should be ACE funding condition, Labour says

History of the Field

• Grantmakers in the Arts | Timeline of Support for Individual Artists

Networks

• Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
• Funders Network - Helps grantmakers across North America advance strategies to create fair, prosperous, and sustainable communities.
• Peak Grantmaking - Member-led organization by and for grantmakers.
• National Network of Fiscal Sponsors - Promotes the understanding and professional practice of fiscal sponsorship.
• Grantmakers for Effective Organizations - Community dedicated to effective philanthropy.

Legal

• IRS Grants to Individuals
• Streamlining Your Due Diligence
• Legal Issues for Grantmaking Professionals
• GrantCraft | Grants to Individuals
• IRS | Grants to Individuals
• IRS | Internal Revenue Code 4945: Grants to Individuals
• IRS | 4945 Guide Sheet for Advanced Approval of Individual Grant Procedures
• Exponent Philanthropy | Frequently Asked Questions about Grants to Individuals

Research Reports

• Essential Skills & Strategies for New Grantmakers
• Measuring What Matters in Nonprofits - On measuring success in nonprofits.
• And the Winner is… Philanthropists and Governments Make Prizes Count McKinsey & Company, 2009.
• Review of Scholarly Research on Artist Support - Surveys of the literature on individual artists’ sources of support and related topics.
• Supporting Individual Artists - Concise report about the choices grantmakers can consider when giving.
• CCIArts – Los Angeles: America’s Artist Super City
• Grantmakers in the Arts | Review of Scholarly Research on Artist Support
• NASAA Fact Sheet 2014
• 3Arts | Annual Impact Study – Illustrates program’s ripple effect across Chicago and beyond.
• 3Arts | Awardee Survey

Review and Selection

• GIA | Toolkit: Four Funder Models for Artist Selection
• Americans for the Arts | Artist Selection Resource Guide
• Call For Entry – Application and adjudication system for managing calls for entry.
• Fluid Review – Easy review processes for scholarships, grants, fellowships, awards, and more.
• Submittable – Accept, review, and make decisions on digital content using cloud-based submissions.
• Slideroom – Application tracking and management.

Other Resources

• National Center for Family Philanthropy - National non-profit dedicated to families who give and those who work with them.
• Grantmakers in the Arts | Artist Support Benchmarking Initiative
• Grantmakers in the Arts | Support Individual Artists

Books

• Splendid Legacy 2: Creating and Re-Creating Your Family Foundation - Professional handbook for managing family-run foundations.