OUR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES: Youth Today’s grant listings are carefully curated for our subscribers working in youth-related industries. Subscribers will find local, regional, state and national grant opportunities.
THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Arts Education, Out-of-School Time, OST, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deadline: Oct. 22, 2026
“The Foundation seeks to support out-of-school arts education opportunities in community-based settings for young people across the Philadelphia region to participate in equitable, inclusive, and high-quality, hands-on arts education led by skilled teaching artists. In particular, we are most interested in prioritizing support for programs that are culturally relevant and make it possible for youth to engage as leaders and drivers of their own learning experiences. We seek to fund programs that are youth-informed or youth-centered, as developmentally appropriate.
- A program may focus on a single or multiple arts disciplines as long as it is hands-on arts learning led by skilled teaching artists and arts educators.
- Programs must exclusively serve children between ages 5 and 18.
- Programs are to be offered at little or no cost to the youth/families/caregivers, reaching primarily (75% or more) young people coming from low-income households.
We are requesting proposals for projects up to three years in duration to connect young people in the Greater Philadelphia region with out-of-school arts education opportunities in their communities. The arts education opportunities should be driven by the young people’s creativity and interests and support their personal development and growth. These programs will primarily engage youth outside of school time and offer opportunities to pursue arts learning at any point during the year, including the summer.”
Funder: William Penn Foundation
Eligibility: “Applicants must be recognized by the IRS as 501(c)3 public charities or operate under a public charity fiduciary (fiscal sponsor). Applicants must have a history of offering at least two consecutive years of successful arts education programs in the Philadelphia region. Eligible organizations include: (1) Arts education organizations: community art schools, community youth arts organizations, creative youth development organizations, and arts and education collaboratives that work to make high-quality arts education accessible for Philadelphia area youth. (2) Arts and culture organizations: arts and culture organizations with dedicated high-quality arts education programs committed to advancing arts access for Philadelphia area youth. The majority of our funding will be awarded to projects in the City of Philadelphia. However, projects in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, and the City of Camden, N.J. will also be considered.”
Amount: “There is no minimum or maximum amount of funding that organizations may request. The grant amount requested should be commensurate with the contribution that the project will make to the overall objective. However, grant requests under $450,000 (over 3 years) will be most competitive.”
Contact: Link →
