CCAR Grants Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Cross-border (Canada-US)
Focus Areas: Arts and cultural organizations
The Council for Canadian American Relations operates a granting program that directly benefits more than 250 cross-border arts and cultural organizations. The program provides financial assistance in the form of:
- Grants
- Annual funding
- Capital campaign support
- Endowments
Purpose: To support arts and cultural organizations, many of which may not otherwise receive funding from donors across their borders.
Contact Information:
- Phone: 646-524-7272
- Email: info@ccar-nyc.org
What The Council for Canadian American Relations Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 28
- Total given
- $1.63M
- Median grant
- $21K
- Range
- $5,007–$340K
- By dollars: New York 41%, Florida 25%, District of Columbia 21%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Naples, FL; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Tate Americas Foundation · New York, NY
Art education
$340K
Hirshhorn Museum · Washington, DC
Art education
$300K
Vero Beach Museum of Art · Vero Beach, FL
Art education
$228K
Artis-Naples · Naples, FL
Art education
$155K
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL
Art education
$135K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
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