CCI Investing in Artists: Tools & Equipment
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Next expected
- June 23, 2027
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: June 23 · August 28
From the program guidelines: “2025 application period: June 23 – August 28 (closed).”
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- California
Overview
Center for Cultural Innovation (CA) runs Investing in Artists: Tools & Equipment (up to $5,000) for craft artists nationally. Recurring annual; 2025 cycle closed.
How to Apply
Investing in Artists: Tools & Equipment provides up to $5,000 in project-support grants to individual craft artists in the U.S. and Territories to purchase artistic tools, materials, or equipment that support their ability to make object-based work. 2025 application period: June 23 – August 28 (closed).
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Center for Cultural Innovation's IRS filings)
Artist Magnet Justice Alliance
Oakland, CA · 2025
$9,000
San Francisco, CA · 2025
$9,000
School of Arts and Culture at MHP
San Jose, CA · 2023
$8,250
San Francisco, CA · 2022
$8,250
Theatrefirst
Berkeley, CA · 2022
$8,250
7 grants in Center for Cultural Innovation's 2021–2025 filings reference “CCI Investing in Artists” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Center for Cultural Innovation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 30
- Total given
- $2.34M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $6,000–$500K
- 26% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 26%, Oregon 21%, Alabama 13%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Beloved Economies LLC · Beaverton, OR
Ambitious program
$500K
Ekvnv Yefolecvlke · Weogufka, AL
Ambitious program
$300K
East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Inc · Oakland, CA
Ambitious program
$250K
Historic Clayborn Temple · Memphis, TN
Ambitious program
$150K
Boston Ujima Project Inc · Boston, MA
Ambitious program
$125K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Visual artists
Project Locations
- CA
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