Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Location/School: Countywide.
  • Requirements: Possess the talent, temperament, passion, and focus necessary to pursue a career as a professional artist, designer, or teacher

Other requirements

  • Financial Need: Yes
  • Special Requirements: Examples of artwork in one’s chosen course of study

Overview

The Visual Arts Scholarship Fund, established by Holly Brackmann and Thomas Liden, supports high school and college students pursuing studies in visual arts. This fund aims to help talented individuals achieve their educational aspirations in various fields, including fine art, photography, and design. Administered by the Community Foundation of Mendocino County, the scholarship is available to students countywide and emphasizes the importance of artistic talent and financial need.

Community Foundation of Mendocino County
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County is a county-wide nonprofit organization that administers permanent charitable funds established through gifts and bequests from individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations.
Scholarships
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County Scholarship program provides scholarship opportunities for local students to help pursue their educational goals and achieve their higher education dreams.
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County provides scholarships for all seven regions of the county, as well as for specific academic and professional goals.
Created by Holly Brackmann and Thomas Liden to support high school and college students who intend to study the visual arts. Examples of fields of study include fine art, art history, curatorial studies, photography, design, fine woodworking, ceramics, textile and fiber arts, etc.

Eligibility

Location/School: CountywideFinancial Need: Yes
Requirements: Possess the talent, temperament, passion, and focus necessary to pursue a career as a professional artist, designer, or teacher
Special Requirements: Examples of artwork in one’s chosen course of study

What Community Foundation of Mendocino County actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
120
Total given
$1.82M
Median grant
$7,800
Range
$5,300–$175K
  • By dollars: California 89%, North Carolina 10%, Illinois <1%. Top recipient cities: Fort Bragg, CA; Ukiah, CA; Mendocino, CA.
  • 42% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Don't Ever Give up Inc · Cary, NC

    Program support

    $175K

  • Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County · Redwood Valley, CA

    General operating support

    $110K

  • Ukiah Senior Center · Ukiah, CA

    General operating support

    $76K

  • Mendocino Coast Humane Society · Fort Bragg, CA

    General operating support

    $71K

  • Mendocino Presbyterian Church · Mendocino, CA

    General operating support

    $67K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Arts
  • Visual artists

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