Daily Featured Foundation - 2/6/26

2/6/2026

Here is today’s featured foundation.

The Jerome Foundation

Website: https://www.jeromefdn.org/

Mission & Purpose: To support the creation, development, and production of new works by early career artists. The foundation is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of creative talent in specific geographic areas.

Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is strictly limited to the state of Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City. They fund Arts Organizations that support early career artists, and they also offer fellowships directly to artists. They focus on New Work—not revivals of old plays or museum retrospectives. They support all disciplines: Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts.

Featured Opportunity: The "Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships" are prestigious. They provide unrestricted funding ($60,000 over two years) directly to individual artists to support their creative growth. For organizations, they offer production grants to commission and premiere new work by emerging artists.

Recommendation: A small theater, dance company, or film collective in Minneapolis or NYC that focuses exclusively on commissioning and presenting world premieres by emerging, experimental artists.