Arts & Culture Trust Fund - Arts Education Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $17,500
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Geography
- Based in Jersey City
Other requirements
- Programs serving youth and community members
Overview
Funder: Jersey City Arts Council / City of Jersey City Department of Cultural Affairs
Geographic Scope: Jersey City, New Jersey
Background:
Part of Jersey City's Arts and Culture Trust Fund initiative. The first round included 8 arts education grant awards from approximately $900,000 in total funding.
Focus Areas:
- Arts education programming
- Community educational initiatives
- Family literacy and arts education
- Youth and community programming
- Supporting access to arts education for underserved communities
Eligibility:
- Arts education organizations and programs based in Jersey City
- Programs serving youth and community members
Previous Award Recipients:
Include The Educational Arts Team, which uses the funds to serve low-income communities and expand family literacy and arts education programming
Contact Information:
- Address: 201 Montgomery St. 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302
What Jersey City Arts Council Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 13
- Total given
- $93K
- Median grant
- $7,450
- Range
- $5,250–$9,000
- By dollars: New Jersey 91%, New York 9%. Top recipient cities: Jersey City, NJ; Bayonne, NJ; New York, NY.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Nimbus Dance Works Inc · Jersey City, NJ
Financial support to arts orgs in jersey city, nj to be used toward general operations…
$9,000
Art House Productions · Jersey City, NJ
Financial support to arts orgs in jersey city, nj to be used toward general operations…
$8,400
Educational Arts Team Inc · Jersey City, NJ
Financial support to arts orgs in jersey city, nj to be used toward general operations…
$8,400
Monira Foundation · New York, NY
Financial support to arts orgs in jersey city, nj to be used toward general operations…
$8,400
Riverviewjazzorg · Bayonne, NJ
Financial support to arts orgs in jersey city, nj to be used toward general operations…
$7,800
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Music education
- Education
- Nonprofits
- Small grants
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