NPN Creation & Development Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
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
Program Type: Artist funding for creation and development projects
Overview:
The Creation & Development Fund is an NPN program that supports artists in creating and developing new work. The fund has supported multiple prominent artists whose work has received recognition from major national funders.
Notable Past Recipients:
Multiple recipients have gone on to receive prestigious awards including:
- Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowships
- USA Fellowships
- Creative Capital Awards
Examples of Supported Artists:
- Nora Chipaumire (FY15, FY12)
- Paul Flores (FY11, FY07, FY05)
- Linda Parris-Bailey/Carpetbag Theatre (FY11, FY07)
- Mildred Ruiz and Steven Sapp/Universes (FY10)
- Doug Varone (FY10)
- Zoe Scofield (FY15, FY11, FY07)
- Rosy Simas (FY15)
- Jonah Boaker (FY08)
- jumatatu m. poe (2018)
Disciplines Supported:
- Dance/choreography
- Theater and performance
- Interdisciplinary work
- Film and media
- Traditional arts
- Visual art and performance
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from National Performance Network Inc's IRS filings)
Denver, CO · 2025
$29K
Atlanta, GA · 2025
$27K
New York City, NY · 2025
$26K
La Factoria
Long Island City, NY · 2025
$23K
Los Angeles, CA · 2025
$22K
81 grants in National Performance Network Inc's 2022–2025 filings reference “NPN Creation & Development Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What National Performance Network Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 52
- Total given
- $753K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $6,000–$30K
- By dollars: New York 19%, Florida 12%, California 10%. Top recipient cities: Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 42% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts · Portland, OR
Artist engagement, initiatives and development fund
$30K
Redline · Denver, CO
Artist engagement, development and creation fund
$29K
7 Stages · Atlanta, GA
Creation fund
$27K
A Todo Dar Productions · New York City, NY
Creation fund
$26K
ART2ACTION Inc · Tamoa, FL
Artist engagement, initiatives and development fund
$26K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Performing arts
- Arts
- Dance
- Theater
Categories
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