Short Description

The Impact Grant is designed to help arts-focused nonprofit organizations that provide non-financial support to emerging artists from underrepresented groups. Its focus is on organizations whose approach is aligned with our own desired impact: improving living conditions for artists, enabling them to dedicate more time to developing their practices, increasing the visibility of their work, and boosting their self-confidence.
This grant program is informed by extensive research into the challenges that nonprofit arts organizations in Europe and beyond are facing, as well as by learnings from previous open calls and hundreds of applications to our grant programs since 2022.

The Supporting Act Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable emerging artists in fulfilling their creative potential, with a priority on those from underrepresented or marginalized groups. The foundation supports ambitious nonprofit organizations, assisting them in building more equitable art scenes and in creating opportunities for growth and expansion in their work.

Eligibility

Before preparing your application, please read the following pages in full and ensure that you meet all eligibility criteria. For those who have applied previously, please note that some criteria have changed.
To be eligible for this open call your organization must:

  1. Be registered as a nonprofit arts organization in Belgium, Germany, Greece, France, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain or the United Kingdom, between 2018 and 2023.
    Note: Organizations registered as a nonprofit entity in other countries can also apply if they can provide a letter of intent from a fiscal host registered as a nonprofit in one of the countries mentioned above.
  2. Be able to provide a bank account number with IBAN in the name of the organization or of a fiscal host in one of the countries listed above.
  3. Have a total annual expenditure between €50,000- €250,000 (or the equivalent in local currency) in the current fiscal year.
  4. Be able to share publicly available evidence of active projects that provide non-financial support to emerging artists from underrepresented groups1 or those facing systemic barriers to opportunities in the creative and cultural industries where your organization operates.

Main artistic field or discipline

  • Architecture
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Digital Arts
  • Film and Video
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Multidisciplinary
  • Painting
  • Performing
  • Photography
  • Sculpture

How to Apply

Online Application

Program Benefits & Awards

The foundation is offering 10 unrestricted grants of €50,000, awarded over a two-year period beginning in January 2026. Each grantee will receive €25,000 per year. There are no restrictions on how organizations choose to allocate the grant, though the funds are intended to help cover core costs, including salaries, as well as any other expenses considered critical to the successful development of the organization’s work.

In addition to financial support, the foundation provides non-financial resources. Through its Grantee Network, it offers virtual events where grantees can share their work, challenges, and experiences with peers. Whenever possible, the foundation also showcases and promotes the work of grantees across its various communications channels.

Entry Fee

None

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Timeline

  • Application Deadline: 13 October 2025

Website Link: https://thesupportingact.org/programs

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