Short Description he Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) makes panel-adjudicated grants in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural organizations and artists. At the Center, we envision Greater Philadelphia as a widely recognized hub for dynamic, distinctive, and inclusive cultural experiences.  The Center is dedicated to fostering a thriving cultural ecology. We invest in substantive work that showcases our region’s artistic vitality and enhances public life. The projects we support grow directly out of mission and demonstrate excellence, care, and conceptual rigor. Funded projects reflect our grantees’ commitment to multiple perspectives, inclusive practices, and meaningful engagement with multicultural audiences. We also engage in a robust exchange of ideas on evolving artistic and interpretive practices with a local, national, and international network of creators and cultural leaders. These exchanges provide inspiration for cultural practice in our region and beyond and help the Center and its constituents to build new relationships and audiences.   Eligibility
Evolving Futures grants are only open to organizations that meet the following threshold eligibility criteria.
Organizations must—
  • Have received a project grant in Performance or Exhibitions & Public Intepretation from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage between 2014–2024.
  • Have a 501(c)(3) designation and be located in the five-county Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia county)
  • Have the presentation of art or public history programs as their primary mission.
  • Have a minimum annual budget of $150,000.
  • Primarily serve public audiences. (The Center does not fund K–12 educational programming, curricula at any academic level, projects primarily rooted in education, or projects where the primary audiences are students and educators.)
  • Have adequate, paid, professional, artistic/curatorial and managerial staff to realize the project.
  • Have a demonstrated record of presenting professional public programs in the genre or content area identified in the grant proposal.
  • Provide three years of financial audits/reviews to determine financial eligibility for funding.
  • Not have an existing Evolving Futures grant that is open in 2025.
 
Submission Requirements All prospective organizational applicants must Submit an Inquiry to indicate they are interested in applying for a grant in 2025 and to help determine their eligibility. How to Apply The 2025 Application Guidelines will be posted here on April 1, 2025. Feel free to read last year’s guidelines, posted for reference only. Download the 2024 Pew Fellowships Application Guidelines (PDF) Program Benefits & Awards: The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage offers two types of capacity building grants to assist its Creative Project and Evolving Futures applicants. • Research and Travel Grants to help prospective applicants develop and deepen their professional and programmatic capacities and support exploratory phases of projects that may lead to future Center funding. These grants range from $2,500–$7,500. • Technical Assistance Grants to assist 2025 applicants with managing and completing the Center’s application process once they have been invited to apply. Grants of up to $7,500 are available and will be offered in late spring/early summer, after organizations have been invited to submit a full application. Pew Fellowships are unrestricted grants awarded to individuals working in all artistic disciplines. The Fellowships program awards grants of $85,000 annually to 12 exemplary artists working in the Philadelphia region. The Center’s goal is to assist these artists in furthering and innovating their work by awarding substantial financial support accompanied by a set of customized, focused professional- and career-development resources. Applicants for Pew Fellowships are invited to apply by nomination only. Selection & Notification: Entry Fee: None Location: Philadelphia Website Link: https://www.pewcenterarts.org/apply