Daily 3 Foundations - 9/7/25
9/7/2025
Here are today’s daily 3 foundations.
The Windgate Foundation
Mission and Purpose: The foundation supports contemporary craft and visual arts in the United States, and also provides funding for education, health, and community initiatives.
Broad Funding Guidelines: The foundation does not accept or review unsolicited grant inquiries. Its funding priorities include contemporary craft programming, scholarships, and museum acquisitions of contemporary craft. It also supports visual arts in K-12 schools, higher education scholarships, and programs addressing food and housing insecurity.
Featured Opportunity: The Windgate-Lamar Fellowship is an unrestricted $15,000 grant for 10 emerging craft artists who are U.S. citizens. The application requires an artist statement, a plan for how the funds will be used, and a timeline.
Website: windgatefoundation.org
The El Pomar Foundation
Mission and Purpose: El Pomar Foundation's mission is to enhance the lives of people in Colorado. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations in a wide range of areas, including arts and culture, civic and community initiatives, education, health, and human services.
Broad Funding Guidelines: The foundation provides grants to 501(c)(3) organizations and government agencies whose activities take place within Colorado. Most grants are awarded through a competitive process with no specific deadlines.
Website: elpomar.org
The Flinn Foundation
Mission and Purpose: The mission of the Flinn Foundation is to improve the quality of life in Arizona for future generations. It achieves this by advancing the state’s bioscience sector, enhancing undergraduate education, and strengthening civic life and arts and culture organizations.
Broad Funding Guidelines: The foundation primarily supports collaborative efforts involving research teams at Arizona's public universities and nonprofit research institutions. It also supports arts and culture through its Initiative for Financial and Creative Health and a scholarship program for Arizona high school students.
Website: flinn.org
