Bay Area Performing Arts Grant Deadlines
Summer 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 the early summer 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.
May 18 National Performance Network Creation Fund
May 31 Bay Area Cultural Funders for Equity - Crisis Fund
June 1 Stanley S Langendorf Foundation - LOI
June 1 Venable Foundation
June 1 Svane Family Foundation - Culture Forward
June 1 Nicholson Family Foundation (LOI)
June 5 California Arts Council - Individual Artist Fellowships
Administered by KALA Institute
June 10 Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Open Spaces Program
June 30 Grants for the Arts
June 30 Creative West – Tourwest
July 1 Stanley S Langendorf Foundation - Full Proposal
July 9 National Endowment for the Arts - (part one)
This application includes Grants for Arts Projects,
Challenge America & Our Town
July 13 Zellerbach Family Foundation
July 15 Poetry Foundation General Operating Support
July 15 Fleishhacker Foundation
July 17 Phyllis Wattis Foundation - New Works
July 21 National Endowment for the Arts - (part two)
This application includes Grants for Arts Projects,
Challenge America & Our Town
July 21 Gerbode Foundation -- Special Projects in the Arts (Music)
Aug 5 Culture Ireland
Aug 14 Zoo Labs Fund for Music Creators
Aug 28 Center for Cultural Innovation: Cali Futures
Sept 1 Venable Foundation
Sept 15 Bill Graham Foundation
Sept 25 Amphion Foundation
Oct 8 San Francisco Arts Commission - Special Projects **
Ongoing
Oct 13 Zellerbach Family Foundation (deadline at 5pm PST)
Oct 14 Shubert Foundation - Dance, Arts Related (deadline at 3pm PST)
Oct 15 Jazz Roads - South Arts **
Oct 25 CA$H Grants for Theatre -- Theatre Bay Area (5:00pm) **
Nov 1 Trust for Mutual Understanding - Initial Enquiry
Nov 6 New Music USA Creator Fund Application Opens. Deadline not announced **
Nov 15 Culture Ireland (for presenting internationally)
Nov 18 Asian Cultural Council - Artist Fellowships **
Nov 18 Asian Cultural Council - Organization Grants **
Nov 21 Puffin Foundation (Fine Arts, Music, Photography) Form Request **
Dec 3 Shubert Foundation - Theatre Grant
ARTogether - Mini-Grants for Artists (monthly, apply by the 10th)
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.
