Northstar Toolkit helps arts and cultural organizations find aligned funders, showcase audience impact data, and write grant applications that resonate with arts funders.
Grant writing in arts & culture comes with unique obstacles. Northstar Toolkit is built to solve them.
Arts funders increasingly demand measurable outcomes — attendance data, community engagement metrics, educational impact — not just program descriptions.
Arts funding comes from foundations, NEA, state arts councils, corporate sponsors, and individual donors. Each requires different approaches and language.
Most arts organizations have lean staffs wearing many hats. Dedicated grant writers are rare, and applications compete with programming for limited time.
Blending artistic vision with quantitative impact data is uniquely challenging. Applications need both compelling narrative and rigorous evidence.
Search foundations and government agencies that fund visual arts, performing arts, museums, literary arts, and cultural preservation. See their giving history from 990 filings.
The Riverside Community Foundation shows strong alignment with community-focused organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Their emphasis on equity and local impact suggests excellent potential for partnership.
Generate drafts that weave your artistic vision with audience impact data. The AI cites your actual attendance figures, survey results, and program outcomes.
The Urban Sustainability Coalition has demonstrated measurable impact in climate resilience programming since 2015. In FY2023, we served 2,847 community members across 12 urban neighborhoods.
Our annual budget of $1.2M supports a team of 8 full-time staff with expertise in environmental justice and community organizing.
Monitor open grants from arts-focused foundations, government agencies, and corporate funders. Get alerts for opportunities matching your organization's profile.
Riverside Foundation
The Foundation is seeking proposals from organizations building innovative community programs that address local housing, education, or workforce...
Join arts & culture organizations using Northstar Toolkit to find funders, organize evidence, and write winning applications.