Bartol Arts Education Grant

Note: To be considered for an Arts Education grant, you must meet the eligibility guidelines and complete an in-person site visit before applying.
About Bartol
Bartol Foundation funds accessible, culturally relevant, and inclusive arts education that is community-rooted; centering joy, connection, and creative expression.
Through grants, training, and advocacy, we invest in artists, organizations, and practices that reflect the creativity and diversity of our city.
Bartol Foundation funds small Philadelphia arts organizations that are actively advancing racial, gender and disability justice through community-led arts education. We support programs that provide equitable access to inclusive, culturally connected art-making and creative skill building led by teaching artists in deep relationship with the communities they serve.
We support small arts organizations with grants that:

• Provide ongoing, in-depth, hands-on creative learning opportunities in any art discipline in Philadelphia
• Create healing-centered, supportive spaces that advance equitable access to education for participants of any age
• Build intentional, long-term relationships with the communities you serve
• Engage board members, staff, and teaching artists whose lived experiences aligns with your community
• Reflect and respect the cultures and identities of participants in your approach to learning
• Have an average annual budget of $500,000 or under

Small organizations with average annual revenue marginally over $500,000 may still be invited to apply if they meet all our other criteria regarding arts education programming.

Eligibility

You must meet all of the following:
Be a small nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status OR have a fiscal sponsorOperate a community-based arts education program in PhiladelphiaOffer programming that is ongoing and in-depth—not a one-time eventEngage board, staff, and artists whose lived experiences aligns with the community you serve

Ineligibility

You are NOT eligible if you:
Primarily present programs outside the City of PhiladelphiaAre a school (unless a cultural org applying for an in-school program)Do not pay your teaching artistsHave received Bartol funding four years in a row (you must take one year off)Are requesting funding for capital costs, summer programs only, or as an individual artistSeeking funds for a fundraising event or one-time event, short-term exhibitions, performances, or presentations