Funding Amount

$45,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

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.

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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)

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

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts
  • Visual artists
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Theater

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