KENTUCKY FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC

Programs

1. Art meets activism grant: the art meets activism (ama) grant supports feminist artists and organizations in kentucky to engage individuals and communities in artmaking that directly advances positive social change. Applicants may request funds for a range of art activities including but not limited to: community participation in creating art, collaborative or individualized artmaking with women and/or girls, artists' creation of new work in a community context, or arts education programs primarily focused on women or girls.

   $366,818 spent

2. The artist enrichment grant: the artist enrichment grant provides opportunities for feminist artists and arts organizations to further their artistic development to create art for positive social change. Applicants may request funds for a range of activities including artistic development, artist residencies, the exploration of new areas or techniques, or to build a body of work. Applicants to the ae grant program must be kentucky-based artists and organizations that show high artistic quality in the art sample and should be able to demonstrate their commitment to feminism and their understanding of the relationship between art and social change. The grant program is arts-based and feminist in nature.

   $293,857 spent

3. Sponsorships: the mission of the kentucky foundation for women is to promote positive social change by supporting varied feminist expression in the arts. For sponsorship requests, kfw supports events that have a feminist focus, address inequality for women and girls, and engage participants in creativity/culture/arts. Kfw does not sponsor individual show or artist fees. Sponsorships cannot be awarded for past events. Sponsorship funds can only be used for events that are separate from events proposed in a submitted grant application (whether funded or not). A typical sponsorship is from 250 to 1,000. You may apply for one sponsorship in a july to june fiscal year. Sponsorships are awarded only to kentucky residents. After the event, applicants must complete a final report with follow-up information on the impact of the event for our kfw records.

   $99,637 spent

4. The 2024/2025 radical, timely, and urgent grant: this grant asks artists and organizers to consider what feminist issues feel radical, timely, and urgent in their communities. What do we mean by radical? Think of art that "involves risk-taking, incorporates or encourages a shift in power dynamics, challenges expectations, influences new directions, elicits a response or call to action. This grant asks artists and organizers to consider what feminist issues feel radical, timely, and urgent in their communities. We want to see compelling art projects that speak to the times we live in, challenge the status quo, highlight a pressing need, and connect to a broader community dialogue, especially in light of recent anti- affirmative action, anti-trans/lgbtqia+ legislation, challenges to democracy, bodily autonomy and other pressing issues.

   $99,446 spent

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-PF.