Funding Resources

Schools are struggling against budget cuts and shrinking resources in these tough economic times. So we want to help make it possible for your students to attend workshops, work with teaching artists, and experience powerful student matinees in the coming school year. Below is a list of links to various organizations with funding and grant opportunities for schools who wish to support learning through the arts. We will continue to update this list as opportunities arise throughout the year so please keep checking back. And give yourself a pat on the back for your dedication to your students, and for your accurate belief that the arts have a dramatic and important impact on learning!

We recommend that teachers contact each foundation through a phone call or letter of inquiry prior to working on an application. While we have tried to identify foundations which may be responsive to a proposal from a school or school district, every foundation is different and has different guidelines and funding priorities.

*** MONEY FOR BUSSES! *** 
Vermont Arts Council – Cultural Routes Grants

The Vermont Arts Council has initiated a grant for bussing costs so that schools can more easily take students on field trips. 

Vermont Arts Council – Arts Learning Grants

The Vermont Arts Council Arts Learning Grants support work that provides students, teachers and community members access to arts experiences which enhance learning. Schools are eligible to apply and are particularly successful when they apply in partnership with an arts organization like the Flynn. Several schools have acquired this particular grant to implement the Flynn’s Words Come Alive! program in their schools.

Target - Field Trip & Arts Grants

Target Field Trip Grants are available to fund scholastic outings when monies are otherwise lacking. More than one Vermont school has successfully received a Target Field Trip Grant for a Flynn Student Matinee. Maximum Award: $1000. Eligibility: teachers, principals, paraprofessionals and classified staff in K-12 public, private or charter school in the U.S. Target also offers an Arts Grant that provides $2000 for bringing arts programs directly to K-12 students, which would be appropriate for Flynn residencies or Words Come Alive work in your school.

You can apply for Target grants online beginning on August 1.

Ezra Jack Keats Foundation – Mini-grant Program

Mini-grants of $500 are awarded to schools and public libraries to support a variety of projects which enhance creative learning. Stipulations: grants cannot fund bussing or transportation, and the program itself cannot cost more than the grant, i.e. the grant must be the sole supporter of your activity.

A.D. Henderson Foundation

The A.D. Henderson Foundation awards project grants and funding to public organizations which seek to promote the success and well-being of children. They have a special interest in promoting literacy.

Other excellent sources of funding are local Rotary, Kiwanis, Chambers of Commerce and other service organizations. Some local church choirs have established an annual ticket subsidy to send schools to performances they could not otherwise afford, many school PTOs will fund enrichment field trips when budgets do not suffice, and some schools even hold bake sales and other fundraisers to amass the resources. We wish you good luck, and are always happy to brainstorm ideas with you in order to make arts experiences accessible to ALL children. Feel free to email or call us at smsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@flynncenter.org or 802-652-4548 ext. 0.

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