Application Guidelines
General Funding Information
Letters of Inquiry
Submission of Full Proposals
• General Funding Information
Funding from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation is currently available to support direct costs for catalogues and other publications accompanying contemporary art exhibitions and projects, especially those supporting emerging and under-recognized artists and produced by smaller organizations outside the nation’s cultural centers. Limited funds are also available for publications related to the grantee organization and its programs or collections.
The Foundation does not provide grants for individuals, general operating expenses, capital campaigns, endowment funds, or projects supporting the work of deceased artists, and prefers one-time special projects that are originated by the applying organization. Requests for projects that take place within one year of the request will be given priority consideration. Grant amounts typically range from $5,000 to $20,000. Proposals for funding are reviewed by the Trustees semi-annually, in the Spring and Fall.
• Letters of Inquiry
Letters of inquiry are required before submission of a full proposal. They are accepted throughout the year for preliminary review by the grants committee but must be postmarked by March 15 for the Spring funding cycle and by August 15 for the Fall funding cycle. Letters of inquiry will not be accepted via fax or email. If the request is recommended for further consideration, the applicant will be invited to submit a full proposal.
Letters of inquiry should be no more than one page and include:
• a brief description of the project
• the dates during which the project will take place
• a project budget amount
• the specific grant amount requested
• the name of the contact person
• the official name of the applicant organization
• confirmation of the organization’s current tax-exempt status with the IRS
Please do not include any other support materials.
Letters of Inquiry should be mailed via USPS First Class or Priority Mail only to:
Ray A, Graham, III
President
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
One Wind NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
• Submission of Full Proposals
Full proposals requested by the grants committee are reviewed by the Trustees semi-annually, and must be postmarked by April 15 for the spring funding cycle and by September 15 for the fall funding cycle. Notification will be by mail within 60 days of the deadline.
Emailed proposals should include:
•PDF's of the following:
•Completed application form
•One page budget that includes other sources of funding and their status (confirmed and pending)
•Confirmation of the organization's tax-exempt status with the IRS
•And up to 20 jpeg or similar images
sent to: info@efgfoundation.com
•Alternately, proposals may be sent via USPS First Class or Priority mail only, and should include:
•One original completed application Form (faxed copies are not accepted)
•One page of slides, no more than ten (10) 8 1/2 x 11 pages with printed images, or a CD with 10-20 images representing
the art that will be the focus of the project
•A one-page project budget that includes other sources of funding and their status (confirmed and pending)
•Confirmation of the organization's tax-exempt status with the IRS
mailed to:
Ray A. Graham, III
President
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
One Wind NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Do not send publications, posters, or any other additional materials unless requested by the Foundation. Please do not include irreplaceable documents or materials; the Foundation cannot return any application materials.
Questions regarding your proposal may be directed to: info @EFGFoundation.com
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