MAP Fund Microgrant Program
Funding Amount
Total of $93,000 distributed in artist-directed microgrants (2024 cycle)
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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Eligible organizations
- MAP Fund grantees who direct funding to other artists and projects
Overview
An artist-directed microgrant program that distributes funds to support artists' projects and initiatives.
Program Features
- Artist-directed: Funding is determined by artists/grantees
- 2024 cycle: Distributed $93,000 total to 2024 Micrograntees
- Eligibility: Open to MAP Fund grantees who direct funding to other artists and projects
Process
- MAP invites its grantees to participate in directing microgrant funding
- Creates peer-to-peer support and community within the grantee network
Recent Grantees
- 2024 Micrograntees announced October 8, 2024
- 2022 Micrograntees (historical)
What The Map Fund Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 58
- Total given
- $1.76M
- Median grant
- $30K
- Range
- $25K–$60K
- By dollars: New York 32%, California 22%, Massachusetts 10%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 83% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Brooklyn Arts Exchange · Brooklyn, NY
Project support
$60K
American Academy of Arts and Letters · New York, NY
Project support
$30K
Anikayaakhra Inc · Somerville, MA
Project support
$30K
Axis Dance Company · Berkeley, CA
Project support
$30K
Best Practices Policy Project Inc · Morristown, NJ
Project support
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
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