The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through its programs, the foundation promotes artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

The foundation invites applications for its annual Transformation Award program, which provides unrestricted grants of $15,000 annually to women, trans, and gender-nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. The award is open to individual artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and nontraditional and multimedia and experimental forms.

The Leeway Foundation is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense to encompass transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

To be eligible, candidates must be a woman, trans, and/or gender-nonconforming artist who has lived for the past two years or more in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties.

Applying for the award is a two-stage process. Stage one applications are due May 15, 2025, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a stage two application.

For compete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

Deadline: May 15, 2025 (Stage One)

The Philadelphia-based Leeway Foundation supports women and trans artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through grantmaking and other programs, the foundation promotes artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

The foundation invites applications for the Media Artist + Activist Residency, which provides grants of $25,000 to women, trans, and gender-nonconforming media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document, reframe, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization.

The residency aims to reveal and extend how artists and artistic processes can work within cultural and social justice organizations to achieve social change. Artists and organizations apply collaboratively with proposals for a project that embeds the artist in the organization’s work for one year. Five residencies will be awarded, with each residency providing a $15,000 grant to the artist and a $10,000 grant to the organization.

As a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, the foundation uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

Media artists and collaborating organizations will apply collaboratively for one central project; however, each party will need to fill out respective sections of this application.

Eligible artist applicants include media artists who live in the Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia; are at least 18 years old; and identify as a woman, trans, and/or gender-nonconforming person. Eligible organizational applicants include social justice/cultural organizations with a 501(c)(3) status and/or fiscal sponsorship; located in the Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia; and working with an operating budget less than $1.5 million.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

Deadline: June 24, 2024

The Leeway Foundation supports women and trans artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through its programs, the foundation promotes artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

The foundation invites applications for its annual Transformation Award program, which provides unrestricted grants of $15,000 annually to women, trans, and gender-nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a commitment to art for social change work. The award is open to individual artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and nontraditional and multimedia and experimental forms.

The Leeway Foundation is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense to encompass transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

To be eligible, candidates must be a woman, trans, and/or gender-nonconforming artist who has lived for the past two years or more in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia county.

Applying for the award is a two-stage process. Stage one applications are due May 15, 2024, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a stage two application.

For compete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

Deadline: May 15, 2024 (Stage One)

The Leeway Foundation supports women and trans artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through its programs, the foundation promotes artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

To that end, the foundation invites applications for its annual Transformation Award program, which provides unrestricted grants of $15,000 annually to women, trans, and gender-nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in the Philadelphia area who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a commitment to art for social change work. The award is open to individual artists and cultural producers creating art for social change in any medium, including traditional and nontraditional and multimedia and experimental forms.

The Leeway Foundation is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense to encompass transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

To be eligible, candidates must be a woman, trans, and/or gender-nonconforming artist who has lived for the past two years or more in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia county.

Applying for the award is a two-stage process. Stage one applications are due May 15, 2023, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a stage two application.

For compete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

Deadline: May 15, 2023 (Stage one applications)

The Leeway Foundation supports women and trans artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through its grantmaking and other programs, the foundation promotes artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

To that end, the foundation invites applications for its annual Transformation Award program, which provides unrestricted grants of $15,000 annually to women, trans, and gender-nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a commitment to art for social change work. The Transformation Award is open to individual artists and cultural producers creating art for social change in any medium, including traditional and nontraditional and multimedia and experimental forms.

The Leeway Foundation is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination. It uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense to encompass transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

To be eligible, candidates must be a woman and/or trans person who is at least 18 years of age and has lived for the past two years or more in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County.

Applying for the award is a two-stage process. Stage one applications are due May 15, 2022, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a stage two application.

For compete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

Deadline: May 15, 2022 (Stage One)

Please note: The position is based at Leeway’s office in Philadelphia but due to the current demands of the COVID-19 pandemic we are working remotely until further notice. We hope to return to time in the office in 2022 pending health and safety measures related to the pandemic.

Learn more and apply.

Accepting applicants through Sunday, October 24, 2021.

To that end, the foundation is accepting applications for its Art and Change Grant program, which will award grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans artists in the greater Philadelphia area in support of art for social change projects. Creating social change must be integral to the ideas, beliefs, and goals woven throughout the applicants’ art and process of creating and sharing art.

The foundation is encouraging applications from those with art for social change projects or opportunities that affect a large group, audience, or community and that have a financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources. The Art and Change Grant is open to individual artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and nontraditional as well as multimedia and experimental forms.

Learn more and apply.

Deadline to apply: August 1, 2021

To advance this mission, the foundation welcomes applications for its Art and Change Grant program. Through the program, grants of up to $2,500 will be award to women and trans artists in the greater Philadelphia area in support of art for social change projects.

Eligible applicants must live in the greater Philadelphia area (i.e., Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties).

Deadline: August 1, 2020

Learn more and apply: http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps/rfp11396-leeway-foundation-invites-applications-for-art-and-change-grants?utm_medium=email&utm_source=PND%20RFP%20-%20All%20Subscribers&utm_campaign=rfp20200710

The Leeway Foundation believes that art is a vital tool for community building, self-expression, and individual and collective transformation and can bridge difference, center those who have been on the margins, and challenge and connect communities and individuals to live in peaceful coexistence. To that end, the foundation works to promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

To advance this mission, the foundation is currently accepting applications for its annual Transformation Award program, which provides unrestricted annual grants of $15,000 to women and trans artists and cultural producers living in the greater Philadelphia area who create art for social change and over the last five years or more have demonstrated a commitment to social change work.

Applying for the award is a two-stage process, with stage-one applications due May 15, 2020. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a stage-two application.

As noted by the foundation, Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense to encompass transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

To be eligible, candidates must be a woman and/or trans person who is at least 18 years of age and has lived for the past two years or more in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County.

See the Leeway Foundation website for compete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: May 15, 2020 (Stage-One Applications)

Learn more and apply: https://www.leeway.org/grants/leeway_transformation_award/

The Leeway Foundation is a Philadelphia-based independent foundation that supports women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through the Foundation’s grantmaking and other programs, we promote expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for change.

JOB DESCRIPTION

A Leeway internship is an excellent opportunity to learn about grantmaking at the intersection of art and social change. This internship is designed to expose interns to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector and provide them with rich learning experiences. This internship is an excellent opportunity to learn about the foundation’s communications, public relations, as well as social media strategy and administration. The intern will assist the Communications Director and the Community Outreach and Communication Assistant to advance Leeway programs, mission and, community through communications.

Apply by February 28, 2020.  More information and to apply: https://www.leeway.org/about/opportunities/internship/

The Leeway Foundation is a Philadelphia-based independent foundation that supports women, trans, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through the Foundation’s grantmaking and other programs, we promote expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for change.

JOB DESCRIPTION
A Leeway internship is an excellent opportunity to learn about grantmaking at the intersection of art and social change. This internship is designed to expose interns to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector and provide them with rich learning experiences. The Grants Program Intern will work together with the Program Director to support the administrative and outreach elements of our grant programs.

Apply by February 28, 2020.

Learn more and apply: https://www.leeway.org/about/opportunities/internship/

The Leeway Foundation believes that art is a vital tool for community building, self-expression, and individual and collective transformation and can bridge difference, center those who have been on the margins, and challenge and connect communities and individuals to live in peaceful coexistence. To that end, the foundation works to promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice. To advance its mission, the foundation is inviting applications for its Art and Change Grant program.

The foundation encourages those with an art-for-social-change project or opportunity that impacts a larger group, audience, or community and a financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources to apply. Recognizing that most art and social change work happens through relationships with other people or organizations, the foundation encourages projects that are supported by and/or in collaboration with a change partner, defined as a person, organization, or business that is part of an applicant’s project in some way and/or is a member of the community in which the project takes place. Eligible change partners may include mentors, editors, art spaces, theaters, nonprofit organizations, dance studios, radio stations, and production companies.

As noted by the foundation, Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

Eligible applicants must live in the greater Philadelphia region, which includes Philadelphia and the counties of Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery.

See the Leeway Foundation website (https://www.leeway.org/) for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Link to complete RFP: https://www.leeway.org/grants/art_and_change_grants/

The Philadelphia-based Leeway Foundation believes that art is a vital tool for community building, self-expression, and individual and collective transformation and can bridge difference, center those who have been on the margins, and challenge and connect communities and individuals to live in peaceful coexistence. To that end, the foundation works to promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

The foundation currently is inviting applications for its Art and Change Grant program. Through the program, grants of up to $2,500 will be award to women and trans artists in the greater Philadelphia are in support of art-for-social-change projects.

The foundation encourages proposals from artists whose project or opportunity will impact a larger group, audience, or community and who have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources. Recognizing that most art and social change work happens through relationships with other people and/or organizations, the foundation is particularly interested in projects that are supported by and/or executed in collaboration with a change partner (defined by the foundation as a person, organization, or business that is part of an applicant’s project in some way and/or is a member of the community in which the project takes place), which may include mentors, editors, art spaces, theaters, nonprofit organizations, dance studios, radio stations, and production companies.

Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense as encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

Applicants must live and work in the greater Philadelphia area, which includes Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

See the Leeway Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: August 1, 2019

Read more and apply: https://www.leeway.org/grants/art_and_change_grants/

The Leeway Foundation believes that art is a vital tool for community building, self-expression, and individual and collective transformation and can bridge difference, center those who have been on the margins, and challenge and connect communities and individuals to live in peaceful coexistence. The foundation works to promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice.

In support of this mission, the foundation is accepting applications for its annual Transformation Award. The award provides unrestricted grants of $15,000 to women and trans artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have a long-term commitment to social change work as demonstrated by commitment to this type of work for the past five years or more.

Awards are made through a two-stage application process. Stage 1 is open to all eligible applicants, with applications due May 15. A panel of community-based artists will review Stage 1 applications and make decisions to invite applicants to submit work samples for Stage 2.

As noted by the foundation, Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination and uses the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.

To be eligible, candidates must be a woman and/or trans person at least 18 years of age and have lived for the past two years or more in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia county.

See the Leeway Foundation website for compete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: May 15, 2019

Learn more and apply: https://www.leeway.org/grants/leeway_transformation_award/

The Philadelphia-based Leeway Foundation supports artists involved in art for social change that positively affects and respectfully engages communities and audiences.

To that end, the foundation’s Art and Change Grant provides project-based grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans artists in the Delaware Valley region in support of social change arts projects. Creating social change must be integral to the ideas, beliefs, and goals of the funded project.

The program is open to individual artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and non-traditional, as well as multimedia and experimental forms. The grant may be used for any project-related expenses (e.g., documentation, artist stipends, or the purchase of equipment or materials).

Applicants must be a woman or trans artist with an art for social change project or opportunity that will impact a larger group, audience, or community; have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; have a project supported by or in collaboration with a change partner (a person, organization, or business that is part of the project in some way); and live in the Delaware Valley area, including Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties.

See the Leeway Foundation website for program and change partner details, application details, and helpful application hints.

Deadline: March 1, 2019

http://www.leeway.org/grants/art_and_change_grants/

The Leeway Foundation is accepting applications for its 2018 Transformation Award, an annual award program that provides unrestricted awards of $15,000 to women and trans artists living in the Delaware Valley region who create art for social change and have been doing so for the past five years or more.

The award is unrestricted (not project-based) and open to women and trans* people working in any art form, traditional or nontraditional. (The foundation uses the term “trans as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and more generally anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.)

The foundation encourages applications from women or trans artists who create art for social change that impacts a larger group, audience, or community; have been creating art for social change for the past five years or more and have demonstrated a long-term commitment to this work; have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; and have lived for the past two or more years in the Delaware Valley region (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties).

Applying for an award is a two-stage process.

Stage 1: Open to all eligible participants, applications are due no later than May 15, 2018. A panel of community-based artists will review applications and make decisions to invite applicants to submit work samples for Stage 2.

Stage 2: By invitation only. All invited applicants from Stage 1 will receive an application stipend to help cover the costs of preparing work samples. In addition to the stipend, the foundation will offer each applicant support through in-person meetings and application feedback, as needed. The Stage 2 deadline will be announced to finalists only.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

Deadline: May 15, 2018

http://www.leeway.org/grants/leeway_transformation_award/

The Philadelphia-based Leeway Foundation supports artists involved in art for social change that positively affects and respectfully engages communities and audiences. Creating social change must be integral to the ideas, beliefs, and goals of funded artistic projects.

To that end, the foundation’s Art and Change Grant provides project-based grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans artists in the Delaware Valley region to fund art for social change projects.

The program is open to individual artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and non-traditional, as well as multimedia and experimental forms. The grant may be used for any project-related expenses (e.g., documentation, artist stipends, or the purchase of equipment or materials).

Applicants must be a women or trans artist with an art for social change project or opportunity that impacts a larger group, audience, or community; have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; have a project supported by or in collaboration with a “change partner” (a person, organization, or business that is a part of the project in some way); and live in the Delaware Valley area (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties).

See the Leeway Foundation website for a complete program description, application forms and instructions, and helpful hints for filling out the application.

http://www.leeway.org/grants/art_and_change_grants/

The Leeway Foundation is inviting applications for its new Window of Opportunity grant program, which is designed to provide financial assistance to previous Leeway grant and award recipients to help them take advantage of opportunities that can support their art for social change practice.

Deadlines for grants will be the fifteenth of every month, from February through July 2017, with awards to be announced within three to five weeks of each deadline. Grants of up to $1,500 will be awarded to support training, learning, and development opportunities involving workshops, conferences, and residencies; travel associated with opportunities to share and distribute one’s artwork and art practice (e.g., exhibitions, book tours, performances, panels, or screenings); rental of equipment, purchase of materials, or payment of services to complete an opportunity that has a plan for outreach or distribution; and/or costs associated with the documentation of an opportunity such as a performance, workshop, or installation

WOO grants do not support living expenses; the purchase, construction, or renovation of a property; medical, legal, or accounting fees; organizations, corporations, or fundraising activities; and/or opportunities already completed prior to the application deadline

To be eligible, applicants must be an individual artist who is a former Leeway Foundation grant recipient and a current resident of Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties. Full-time students in an arts degree program are not eligible.

See the Leeway Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2017

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The Leeway Foundation is accepting applications for its 2017 Transformation Award, an annual program that provides unrestricted awards of $15,000 to women and trans artists living in the Delaware Valley region who create art for social change and have done so for at least five years.

The award is unrestricted (not project-based) and open to women and trans people working in any art form, traditional or non-traditional. (The foundation uses the term “trans” as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and more generally anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is non-conforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.)

The foundation encourages applications from women or trans artists who create art for social change that impacts a larger group, audience, or community; have been creating art for social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to this work; have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; and have lived for the past two or more years in the Delaware Valley region of Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County.

The application involves a two-stage process.

Stage 1: Open to all eligible participants, applications are due no later than May 15, 2017. A panel of community-based artists will review applications and make decisions to invite applicants to submit work samples for Stage 2.

Stage 2: By invitation only. All invited applicants from Stage 1 will receive an application stipend to help cover the costs of preparing work samples. In addition to the stipend, the foundation will offer each applicant support through in-person meetings and application feedback, as needed. The Stage 2 deadline will be announced to finalists only.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Leeway Foundation website.

DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2017

http://www.leeway.org/grants/leeway_transformation_award/

The Philadelphia-based Leeway Foundation supports artists involved in producing art for social change that positively affects and respectfully engages communities and audiences.

To that end, the foundation’s Art and Change Grant program provides project-based grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans artists in the Delaware Valley region in support of art-driven social change projects.

The program is open to individual artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and non-traditional as well as multimedia and experimental forms. The grant may be used for any project-related expense (e.g., documentation, artist stipends, or the purchase of equipment or materials).

Applicants must be a woman or trans artist with an art for social change project/opportunity that impacts a larger group, audience, or community; have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; have a project supported by or in collaboration with a change partner (a person, organization, or business that is a part of the project in some way); and live in the Delaware Valley region (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties).

See the Leeway Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2017

http://www.leeway.org/grants/