NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Tow Foundation announces their 2017-2018 Tow Playwrights-in-Residence at seven New York nonprofit theater companies. Each theater has been awarded a $75,000 grant to support their selected playwright. This is the third cohort selected for The Tow Foundation’s Playwright Residency Program.
NEW YORK, NY -- The American Theatre Wing has announced new appointments to its Board of Trustees and Advisory Committee. Among those joining the Advisory Committee is Emily Tow Jackson, executive director of The Tow Foundation, and a past board member of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
DANBURY, CT -- The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut has been awarded $12,500 by Fairfield County's Community Foundation to support its operations, allowing its services to the region, its artists, and arts enthusiasts to continue and grow.
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the third round of deadlines for competitive grants in 2017.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America announces that grant applications are now open for the 2017 Bank of America Arts Conservation Project. The company welcomes and encourages applications from nonprofit cultural institutions with art requiring conservation. The application deadline for submissions is April 21, 2017.
CCP President Maggie Osborn recently wrote this blog for the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) as part of an occasional series on perspectives from regional grantmaking associations on philanthropy and foundation effectiveness.