How much funding does Ellsworth Kelly Award provide?

Ellsworth Kelly Award provides $45,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Ellsworth Kelly Award?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Ellsworth Kelly Award offered?

Ellsworth Kelly Award runs on an annual cycle.

Who has received Ellsworth Kelly Award funding?

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc's IRS filings list 6 awards under this program (2020–2023). Recent recipients include Site Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM), $45,000 in 2023; Frist Art Museum (Nashville, TN), $45,000 in 2022; Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), $40,000 in 2021.

Ellsworth Kelly Award

Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc

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Funding Amount

$45,000

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.

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Dance
Music/Sound
Performance Art/Theater
Poetry

Overview

Named award supporting contemporary artists across disciplines.

Award Details

Award Amount: $45,000
Total Distributed (2025): $45,000

Eligible Disciplines

Dance
Music/Sound
Performance Art/Theater
Poetry
Visual Arts

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc's IRS filings)

Site Santa Fe

Santa Fe, NM · 2023

$45K
Frist Art Museum

Nashville, TN · 2022

$45K
Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · 2021

$40K
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA · 2020

$40K
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts

Winstonsalem, NC · 2020

$10K

6 grants in Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc's 2020–2023 filings reference “Ellsworth Kelly Award” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 2
Total given: $90K
Median grant: $45K

By dollars: Michigan 50%, New York 50%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; New York, NY.

Example grants

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI

Support for solo exhibition of a contemporary visual artist

$45K
Immediate Medium Inc · New York, NY

Support for experimental performance/exhibition project

$45K