Arts & Culture- Eureka Fellowship Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Artists are selected on a three-year cycle, with four fellowships annually.”
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Artists must be nominated by a Bay Area nonprofit visual arts organization to qualify
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: General applications are not accepted
Overview
Overview
Arts & Culture- Eureka Fellowship Program
Eureka Fellowship Program offers unrestricted support for visual artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nominations are invited every three years.
Founded in 1986, the Fleishhacker Foundation’s Eureka Fellowship Program offers unrestricted support for visual artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Artists are selected on a three-year cycle, with four fellowships annually.
Later this year, twelve more Bay Area visual artists will be selected to receive a Eureka Fellowship grant for the next three-year cycle. Four Eureka Fellows will receive their awards in 2026, four in 2027, and four in 2028. In recognition of the upcoming 40th anniversary of the program, the awards will be increased from $35,000 to $40,000 each.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
* Artists must be nominated by a Bay Area nonprofit visual arts organization to qualify.
Ineligibility
* General applications are not accepted.
What Fleishhacker Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 125
- Total given
- $893K
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Range
- $500–$25K
- By dollars: California 97%, New York 1%, Maryland <1%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; Berkeley, CA.
- 68% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Community Education Partnerships · Oakland, CA
To support literacy tutoring for unstably housed K-5 students in the San Francisco Bay…
$20K
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center · Oakland, CA
LGBTQ Youth Leadership Program
$18K
Side by Side · San Anselmo, CA
Our Space Program
$18K
Somos Familia · Oakland, CA
LOVE Campaign (Lifting Our Voices for Equity)
$18K
Heesoo Kwon · San Francisco, CA
Eureka Fellowship / Unrestricted Support
$18K
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