How much funding does Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Grant provide?

Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Grant provides US $10,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Grant

Humboldt Area Foundation

Foundation Grants for Visual Artists Grants for Arts

Funding Amount

US $10,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

This year, all visual artists and craftspeople of Humboldt County are eligible to apply.

Overview

The Victor Thomas Jacoby Award, established by the Humboldt Area Foundation, supports visual artists and craftspeople in Humboldt County. This grant encourages creativity through exploration of new ideas and materials, offering up to four awards of $10,000 each. Artists are invited to submit their artistic projects along with samples of their work. The foundation aims to foster a thriving arts community while promoting racial equity and environmental sustainability.

The application will ask artists to discuss their artistic medium, describe their project, and explain how funding would be utilized. The fund supports up to 4 awards of $10,000 each.

Eligibility

This year, all visual artists and craftspeople of Humboldt County are eligible to apply.

What Humboldt Area Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 203
Total given: $11.53M
Median grant: $18K
Range: $5,375–$3.71M

By dollars: California 92%, Oregon 5%, District of Columbia 1%. Top recipient cities: Eureka, CA; Arcata, CA; McKinleyville, CA.
34% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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$314K
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$312K
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