Bay Area Performing Arts Grant Deadlines
Summer-Autumn 2026
Mutually Assured Productions works with multiple artists to raise funds for individual projects that take place as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival and our other programs. This page contains a sample list of funding deadlines for autumn of 2026.
If a grant deadline is marked ** (and has no URL link) this denotes that the next deadline is still to be announced, but this was the deadline for the last cycle, so we cautiously expect it to be somewhat similar this year.
This list will evolve over the coming months as foundations announce new deadlines. If there is a deadline that you are aware of that we are missing, please let us know. We are not infallible, if you notice an error in a deadline, please let us know that as well so we can make a fix.
If you wish to receive notices when this list is updated, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject title Add to Grant Deadlines Notice. Please also state whether you are an artist or an administrator and your affiliation.
Oct 13 Zellerbach Family Foundation (deadline at 5pm PST)
Oct 14 Shubert Foundation - Dance, Arts Related (deadline at 3pm PST)
Oct 15 Native Cultures Fund
Oct 15 Jazz Roads - South Arts **
Oct 20 Community Challenge Grants (deadline 2pm)
Nov 1 Trust for Mutual Understanding - Initial Enquiry
Nov 2 CA$H Grants for Theatre -- Theatre Bay Area (5:00pm)
Nov 5 Culture Ireland.
Nov 10 Asian Cultural Council - Artist Fellowships
Nov 10 Asian Cultural Council - Organization Grants
Nov 20 Puffin Foundation (Fine Arts, Music, Photography)
Nov 21 New Music USA Creator Fund Application Opens
Dec 3 Shubert Foundation - Theatre Grant
Regularly Occurring or No Deadlines
First Peoples Fund - Yéigo Action Grant (monthly, apply by the 10th)
Foundation for Contemporary Arts - Emergency Grant (rolling; apply 8-10 weeks before presentation date)
Japan Foundation Los Angeles - Arts & Culture Mini Grant (rolling; apply 3+ months before project start)
National Parks Arts Foundation - Residencies (rolling; deadlines vary by park)
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Andrew Mellon Foundation
The Awesome Foundation
Fiscal Sponsorship. If you are an independent artist or ensemble interested in applying for grants, but lacking 501(c)(3) status or without a fiscal sponsor, call our office at 415-399-9554 or send an email to [email protected] to enquire about fiscal sponsorship.
