Meow Wolf Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Meow Wolf Foundation supports arts and culture organizations in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.
IP TAKE: This is a relatively new funder that has only begun to make grants, so check back often to see how grantmaking evolves. The programs and projects the Meow Wolf Foundation supports emphasize the potential for art to benefit local communities in transformative and innovative ways. It invites new grantseekers to submit a grant interest form and potential grantees in its four-state focus area to reach out and say hello. Thus, it appears both somewhat accessible and approachable, but time will tell how things develop. While it does not accept unsolicited applications, this funder does scope interest via online forms.
PROFILE: Established in 2022, the Meow Wolf Foundation is the primary philanthropic vehicle of Meow Wolf, the immersive and interactive storytelling organization. Based in Santa Fe, it seeks “to support and honor artists, cultural-bearers, and the uniqueness of place, exploring the ways that art and creativity help our communities thrive.” The foundation’s community grant program supports arts and culture groups in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.
Grants for Arts and Culture, and Community Development
The Meow Wolf Foundation's community grant program supports arts groups and cultural organizations with a strong focus on the creative arts. Its grants fund projects that are accessible, restorative, and transformative.
It prioritizes funding for organizations that feature arts and culture programming that reaches diverse audiences, emphasizes the healing potential of art—“including mental and behavioral health programs and the preservation of traditional artistic and cultural practices, particularly within indigenous and first nations communities,” and art that facilitates civic engagement and social change.
Overally, arts grantmaking prioritizes: Creative Inclusion, the Healing Power of Art, and Experimental & Innovative Solutions.
Previous grantees through the community grant program can be found here.
Important Grant Details:
The Meow Wolf Foundation’s initial round of grantmaking disbursed $600,000 in funding to 63 organizations. The foundation only supports groups in local communities where its organization has a presence, currently limited to New Mexico, Colorado (Denver Metro Area), Nevada (Clark County), and Texas (Grapevine/DFW and Houston).
The foundation’s community grants program is invitation only, but it does invite potential grantees to submit a grant interest form. General questions and inquiries can be sent to hello@meowwolf.org.
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