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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION WHENEVER YOU ARE READY. WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU ASAP.

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Awesome Foundation Rochester gives away money to local creators to help make Rochester more awesome!

Our theme is “Awesome Arts Rochester”

We are eager to partner with local creators as often as possible and in as many ways as possible. We want to help bring maximum awesomeness to our community by funding cool projects that spread joy, inspire wonder and enrich lives.

Our granting process is super-simple! No reports. No strings. No lengthy proposals.

Take a look at the checklist below to see if your project fits. If your project looks like a fit, then please click on this FAQ link for full details before you apply.

What we want to fund

  • Arts projects initiated, rooted and presented in Monroe County, New York with a special interest in under-represented creators or underserved communities;
  • Creative individuals in all media & formats. You do NOT have to be a practicing/professional artist to apply;
  • Grants are available from $250 to $2,000;
  • Projects that include AT LEAST ONE in-person experience of the work/performance that’s open to the public and FREE of charge

    • What we don’t want to fund

  • Personal uses like rent, loan payments, food, repairs, bills, etc.
  • Organizations. To be honest, we might consider a project associated with an organization but we’re really looking to support creative individuals directly.
  • Vague ideas. Please bring us a specific project you are ready to produce ASAP

    • Deadlines

  • Rolling application deadlines are November 1st, January 1st, March 1st, May 1st, July 1st, and September 1st with results announced before the end of those months.
  • If your project is not chosen, you may re-apply

    • PLEASE READ THESE FAQS BEFORE STARTING YOUR APPLICATION

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    Awesome Foundation Rochester has supported eighteen community-based projects by supplying nearly $17,000 in private, no-strings-attached micro-grants since its inception.

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    rochester@awesomefoundation.org

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