Sheila Fortune Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- We provide grants to programs, not to individuals
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- The Foundation will limit its activities to a few select programs and only within the States of Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, but may consider programs in other states with the board's approval
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Long time SFF grantee recipients (10-plus years), are respectfully requested to take a two-year sabbatical from applying for funding from the Sheila Fortune Foundation beginning in 2019
Overview
_NOTE: The Sheila Fortune Foundation (SFF) is currently re-evaluating how we fund organizations. As a result,_ _WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM NEW ORGANIZATIONS IN 2023._ _We apologize for any inconvenience. If you are a Current Grantee or a Sabbatical Grantee we will consider your application._
The Sheila Fortune Foundation was formed in 1998 by Sheila Fortune to promote the interests of at-risk youths by providing them the opportunity to experience and participate in educational activities through the arts.
* The Foundation will identify organizations which are familiar with at-risk youths and provide the youths with a stabilized setting, and the Foundation will grant support in order to enable these organizations to develop and administer programs promoting the interests and abilities of these youths in the arts.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
* Nonprofit charitable organizations that are exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c) (3) of the IRS Revenue Code can apply for grant.
* We provide grants to programs, not to individuals.
* The Foundation will limit its activities to a few select programs and only within the States of Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, but may consider programs in other states with the board's approval.
Ineligibility
* 5\. Long time SFF grantee recipients (10-plus years), are respectfully requested to take a two-year sabbatical from applying for funding from the Sheila Fortune Foundation beginning in 2019.
What Sheila Fortune Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 37
- Total given
- $739K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $8,000–$336K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 64%, Colorado 18%, New Mexico 9%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 11% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
St Francis in the Fields Episocopal Church · Malvern, PA
Program support
$336K
Barnstone Art for Kids · Phoenixville, PA
Program support
$15K
Beyond the Bars · Philadelphia, PA
Program support
$15K
El Sistema Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN
Program support
$15K
Arts Council of Southern Indiana · New Albany, IN
Program support
$12K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Youth programs
- Nonprofits
Categories
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