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- EIN 23-7129564
- (212) 366-6900
- 29 West 38th St 94 New York NY 10018-5504 USA
- http://www.nyfa.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Arts Services, Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Mission: The new york foundation for the arts' (nyfa) mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. Nyfa accomplishes this by offering financial assistance and information to artists and organizations that directly serve artists, by supporting arts programming in the community, and by building collaborative relationships with others who advocate for the arts in new york state and throughout the country. Each year nyfa awards close to $800,000 to individual artists through its fellowship and other granting programs. Nyfa's learning programs serve thousands of artists through workshops, panel discussions, and individual mentoring on topics ranging from grant writing and budgeting to creating an artist portfolio and audience development. The fiscal sponsorship program is one of the largest and most established in the country and helps artists and emerging arts organizations raise and manage over $3 million annually.
Programs: Fiscal sponsorships: since 1976, nyfa has provided fiscal sponsorships to individual artistsand emerging organizations, making it the oldest program of its kind inthe country. It makes it possible for individuals and organizationswithout not-for-profit status to raise funds for upcomings films, theatrical performances, art installations and other projects.
artist fellowships: in 1984, nyfa was selected by the new york state council on the arts to administer the state's artists' fellowships. The program has since expanded to award direct grants of $7,000 each to approximately 90 new york state artists each year. These fellowships are artist centered and allow artists the freedom to use the grant in whatever manner will have the greatest impact on their creative lives.
nyfa on-line resources: nyfa's on-line resources includes source and classifieds. Nyfa's source section of its website is visited by one million plus users each year. Source provides informational data base, which includes opportunities, such as grants, residencies, gallery space, and several other resources for artists and arts organizations. Nyfa's classifieds is another resource for the artist community to adverstise gallery space, exhibitions, job openings, and banner ads. Nyfa classifeds posts several thousand ads per year.