Hot Funding Tips Stop by our library during regular office hours for more information about these and other funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations. The Christensen Fund makes grants to support visual arts and natural science initiatives in various institutions including K-12 schools, higher education and museums. The fund prefers to support programs in the visual arts and natural sciences that are urgently needed, under-funded and likely to make a significant difference in their fields. In addition to supporting a range on nonprofit visual arts programs, such as conservation, curation, scholarship and exhibition, the fund maintains, develops and loans art collections to museums, universities and other educational institutions. Christensen Fund officials stress that initial contacts should be brief.
Lengthy submissions can damage an applicant s chances of getting funded.
Applicants should submit a one-page abstract of their proposals. If interested, the fund will invite a full proposal. May 30 of each year. Allows six to nine months for foundation review. Mini-grant applications will be accepted throughout the year.