How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Eleanor Savage
550 Vandalia Street Suite 109
Saint Paul, MN 55114
(651) 925-5613
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Applications are submitted via Jerome Foundation's online application platform through Submittable. Applications must be submitted online in accordance with published deadlines, guidelines, and staff instructions. Application forms for publicly announced grant programs are accessible at www.jeromefdn.org. Invite-only applications forms are provided by links shared with applicants by staff. Applications typically require answers to narrative questions, financial information about program costs/ organizational budgets or individual budgets, alignment with review criteria (which are clearly stated and explained in the grant guidelines and include information about the program or project, the feasibility of the proposed activity(ies), and the impact that the applicant's work will have on the artist(s), their community(ies) and/or their art form(s)). Organization applicants must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status or apply via with a fiscal sponsor that has 501(c)(3) status.
- Deadlines
- Guidelines and application deadlines vary by grant program and are available on the website above.
- Restrictions
- Jerome Foundation support is limited to artists and arts organizations based in Minnesota and New York City. The Foundation is focused on support to early career generative artists and serves multiple artistic fields. All organization and individual grant programs, excepting the Jerome@Camargo program, solicit applications through an open call as described in guidelines published for each program. Jerome@Camargo program applications are by invitation only and are limited to artists who have received prior direct support from the Jerome Foundation during the previous five years. A small additional number of grants support national arts service and philanthropic organizations for special convenings or one-time conferences, research, field-building initiatives, and ongoing services and/or activities that will be conducted in New York City or MN, that will serve, engage and impact artists, organizations and/or arts grantmakers in New York or Minnesota.
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2025
$5,494,685
- Grants listed
- 157
- Assets, end of year
- $128,853,928
-
Tax year 2024
$5,318,510
- Grants listed
- 168
- Assets, end of year
- $114,729,527
-
Tax year 2023
$5,505,607
- Grants listed
- 184
- Assets, end of year
- $113,178,200
-
Tax year 2022
$5,313,352
- Grants listed
- 158
- Assets, end of year
- $108,766,911
-
Tax year 2021
$4,964,548
- Grants listed
- 181
- Assets, end of year
- $114,397,999
-
Tax year 2020
$5,302,994
- Grants listed
- 231
- Assets, end of year
- $128,740,399
-
Tax year 2019
$3,580,340
- Grants listed
- 164
- Assets, end of year
- $99,916,373
-
Tax year 2018
$4,507,594
- Grants listed
- 137
- Assets, end of year
- $105,605,424
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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The MAP FundNew York, NY
Support for professional development for early career artists.
$375,000 -
Literary Arts Fund (fiscal sponsor National Center for Civic Innovation)New York, NY
Support for literary arts organizations.
$200,000 -
Minnesota Museum of American ArtSaint Paul, MN
Support for capital stabilization.
$200,000 -
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$105,000 -
Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY
Support for literary arts organizations.
$100,000 -
American Composers ForumSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in music.
$92,500 -
Pillsbury House Theatre (Pillsbury United Communities)Minneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$92,500 -
Playwrights CenterSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$92,500 -
The Loft Literary CenterMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$92,500 -
Queens MuseumFlushing, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$92,000 -
Roulette IntermediumBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$70,000 -
Movement Research IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$56,000 -
Individual
Apartment fees related to Jerome@[individual] residencies.
$54,000 -
Brooklyn Arts ExchangeBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$53,000 -
Arts Midwest IncorporatedMinneapolis, MN
Support for emergency funding for arts organizations.
$50,000 -
Asian American Writers' WorkshopNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$50,000 -
Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$50,000 -
The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$50,000 -
Firelight MediaNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$48,500 -
Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$45,000 -
More Than a Single StorySaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$45,000 -
National Black TheatreNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$45,000 -
Franklin Furnace Archive IncLong Is City, NY
Support for early career performance artists.
$44,000 -
Henry Street SettlementAbrons Arts CenterNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$44,000 -
PEPATIAN Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD)Bronx, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$44,000 -
Rattlestick Productions IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$44,000 -
Native American Community Development InstituteAll My Relations ArtsMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$41,000 -
Foundation for Contemporary Arts IncNew York, NY
Support for emergency funding for early career artists.
$40,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$40,000 -
La MaMa Experimental Theatre ClubNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$40,000 -
Public FunctionaryMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$40,000 -
The Bronx Museum of the ArtsBronx, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$40,000 -
The Studio Museum in Harlem IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$38,000 -
American Composers OrchestraNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$37,500 -
Ananya Dance TheatreSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$37,500 -
Danspace ProjectNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$37,500 -
Indigenous RootsSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$37,500 -
MOVO Space (fiscal sponsor Springboard for the Arts)Saint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$37,500 -
Musical Theatre FactoryNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$37,500 -
Red Eye CollaborationMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$37,500 -
Rosy Simas DanseMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$37,500 -
Soho Repertory Theatre IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$37,500 -
St Paul Neighborhood NetworkSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in film.
$37,500 -
Eyebeam Atelier IncBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in technology centered arts.
$36,000 -
Forecast Public ArtSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$35,000 -
Harlem StageNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$35,000 -
Pangea World TheaterMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$35,000 -
The Jazz GalleryNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$35,000 -
The Poetry ProjectNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$35,000 -
Minnesota Center for Book ArtsMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$34,000 -
Smack Mellon StudiosBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$32,500 -
Threads Dance ProjectMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$32,500 -
Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies IncRed Wing, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$32,000 -
Art of the RuralWinona, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$30,000 -
Department of Public TransformationGranite Falls, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$30,000 -
Exposed Brick TheatreMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$30,000 -
Feminist PressNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$30,000 -
Mam PapayaMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in film.
$30,000 -
Minnesota Prison Writing WorkshopMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$30,000 -
Open Channels NY Inc dba Dixon PlaceNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film [individual] program.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC [individual] Production program.
$30,000 -
Individual
Support via the MN Film Production program.
$29,960 -
Highpoint Center for PrintmakingMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$29,000 -
International Contemporary EnsembleBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$29,000 -
Lanesboro Arts CenterLanesboro, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$29,000 -
Monkeybears Harmolodic WorkshopMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$29,000 -
ZeitgeistRed Wing, MN
Support for early career artists in music.
$29,000 -
Angela's Pulse (fiscal sponsor Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance)Bronx, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$27,500 -
APIA MN Film Collective (fiscal sponsor Springboard for the Arts)Saint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
AXS LabLong Island City, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
Black Public MediaNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
Camera News Inc dba Third World NewsreelNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
Culture PushNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$27,500 -
Haiti Cultural ExchangeBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$27,500 -
In ProgressSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
JACK ArtsBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$27,500 -
Jamaica Center for Arts and LearningJamaica, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$27,500 -
New York Live Arts IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$27,500 -
PregonesPuerto Rico Traveling Theater IncThe Bronx, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$27,500 -
Soomaal House of ArtMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$27,500 -
Sundance InstitutePark City, UT
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
Women Make MoviesNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$27,500 -
Voice of CultureMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$27,000 -
BoardSourceWashington, DC
Support for capacity building for Jerome Foundation arts organization grantees.
$25,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship ([individual])
$25,000 -
MoMA PS1Long Is City, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$25,000 -
The Center for Cultural PowerOakland, CA
Support for the arts leadership convening.
$25,000 -
The New Museum of Contemporary ArtNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in technology centered arts.
$25,000 -
Open Eye TheatreMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$21,500 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Technology Centered Art)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Technology Centered Art)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Literature)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Film)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Technology Centered Art)
$20,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$20,000 -
Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$17,500 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Dance)
$16,667 -
Individual
Support via the NYC Film Production program.
$15,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Technology Centered Art)
$12,500 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Theater & Performance)
$10,000 -
Individual
Support via the MN Filmmaker Mentorship program.
$10,000 -
Individual
Support for residency through the Jerome@Camargo program.
$9,000 -
Individual
Support via the MN Film Production program.
$9,000 -
Individual
Support for residency through the Jerome@Camargo program.
$9,000 -
Individual
Support for residency through the Jerome@Camargo program.
$9,000 -
Individual
Support for Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship (Music)
$8,558 -
Individual
Support for residency through the Jerome@Camargo program.
$7,000 -
M3 Musicians Inc dba Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M3)New York, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$5,000 -
Minnesota Museum of American ArtSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$5,000 -
Pioneers Go East Collective IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$5,000 -
The Cedar Cultural CenterMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in music.
$5,000
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2025 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.
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Literary Arts Fund (fiscal sponsor National Center for Civic Innovation)New York, NY
Support for literary arts organizations.
$300,000 -
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$210,000 -
Pillsbury House TheatrePillsbury United CommunitiesMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$185,000 -
Playwrights CenterSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$185,000 -
The Loft Literary CenterMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$185,000 -
Queens Museum of ArtFlushing, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$184,000 -
Roulette IntermediumBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$140,000 -
Movement Research IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$112,000 -
Brooklyn Arts ExchangeBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$106,000 -
Asian American Writers' WorkshopNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$100,000 -
Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$100,000 -
The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$100,000 -
Firelight MediaNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$97,000 -
Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NY
Support for early career artists in film.
$90,000 -
More Than a Single StorySaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$90,000 -
National Black TheatreNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$90,000 -
The Cedar Cultural CenterMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in music.
$90,000 -
Franklin Furnace Archive IncLong Is City, NY
Support for early career performance artists.
$88,000 -
Henry Street SettlementAbrons Arts CenterNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$88,000 -
PEPATIANBronx Academy of Arts and DanceBronx, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$88,000 -
Native American Community Development InstituteAll My Relations ArtsMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$82,000 -
La MaMa Experimental Theatre ClubNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$80,000 -
Public FunctionaryMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$80,000 -
The Bronx Museum of the ArtsBronx, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$80,000 -
The Studio Museum in Harlem IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$76,000 -
American Composers OrchestraNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$75,000 -
Ananya Dance TheatreSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$75,000 -
Danspace ProjectNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in dance.
$75,000 -
Indigenous RootsSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$75,000 -
MOVO Space (fiscal sponsor Springboard for the Arts)Saint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$75,000 -
Musical Theatre FactoryNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$75,000 -
Red Eye CollaborationMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$75,000 -
Rosy Simas DanseMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$75,000 -
Soho Repertory Theatre IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in theater.
$75,000 -
St Paul Neighborhood NetworkSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in film.
$75,000 -
Processing Foundation IncNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in technology centered arts.
$72,000 -
Forecast Public ArtSaint Paul, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$70,000 -
Harlem StageNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$70,000 -
The Jazz GalleryNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in music.
$70,000 -
The Poetry ProjectNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in literature.
$70,000 -
Minnesota Center for Book ArtsMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$68,000 -
Smack Mellon StudiosBrooklyn, NY
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$65,000 -
Threads Dance ProjectMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in dance.
$65,000 -
Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies IncRed Wing, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$64,000 -
Art of the RuralWinona, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$60,000 -
Department of Public TransformationGranite Falls, MN
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$60,000 -
Exposed Brick TheatreMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in theater.
$60,000 -
Minnesota Prison Writing WorkshopMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in literature.
$60,000 -
Open Channels NY Inc dba Dixon PlaceNew York, NY
Support for early career artists in multiple artistic fields.
$60,000 -
Highpoint Center for PrintmakingMinneapolis, MN
Support for early career artists in visual arts.
$58,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture56 grants $2,635,00086% of the total
- Education4 grants $287,0009% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $48,5002% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $36,0001% of the total
- Human services1 grant $27,500<1% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York48 grants $2,343,500
- Minnesota38 grants $1,669,000
- Utah1 grant $27,500
- California1 grant $25,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Eleanor SavagePresident & CEO Hours 50Pay $337,170
- Lori PourierCo-Chair Hours 3.5Pay $0
- Sanjit SethiCo-Chair Hours 3.5Pay $0
- Daniel Alexander JonesVice Chair Hours 2Pay $0
- Kate BarrSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
- Rick ScottTreasurer Hours 3.5Pay $0
- Salome AsegaDirector Hours 1Pay $0
- Dr Kate BeaneDirector Hours 1Pay $0
- Sarah BellamyDirector Hours 1Pay $0
- Helga DavisDirector Hours 2Pay $0
- Janet WongDirector Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Minnesota
- Foundations that fund education in Minnesota
- Foundations that fund civil rights in Minnesota
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