Thriving Cultures Grants Descriptions

Urban Word NYC

New York, NY | $225,000 (36 months)

To support advanced artistic and professional development for Urban Word's Youth Leadership Board and its National Youth Poet Laureate program.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation

Philadelphia, PA | $35,000

To support workshops for writers of color.

Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

San Francisco, CA | $225,000 (36 months)

To support four engagement initiatives that together transform Yerba Buena Center for the Arts into a place of reciprocity and a hub for public intellectuals, thriving artists, and engaged community members who become content providers and curators.

Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change

Young Chicago Authors

Chicago, IL | $75,000

Support for programs that engage students in creative writing, community building and critical thinking. Programs include weekly creative writing classes and a youth poetry symposium.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Young Nation

Detroit, MI | $40,000 (18 months)

To support core arts and cultural initiatives that focus on youth and community and to support the organization's strategic planning efforts.

Category: Artists Engaging in Social Change

Youth Speaks

San Francisco, CA | $750,000 (36 months)

To support the Brave New Voices Network Building Initiative to develop the field of literary arts training for young people around the country.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement

Zaccho Dance Theatre

San Francisco, CA | $240,000 (36 months)

To enhance the organization's capacity and provide intensive training in aerial dance, composition and performance for local teens.

Category: Teens' Artistic & Cultural Advancement