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Evan Neff

Hewlett Foundation Issues Call for Applications for Bay Area Stage Commissions

Wiliam and Flora Hewlitt Foundation
2121 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California
January 17, 2018 to April 20, 2018

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has issued a Call for Applications for the 2018 round of its five-year Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative.

Reflecting the foundation’s longstanding commitment to the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area, in 2018, ten local nonprofit organizations will receive grants of $150,000 each to commission significant new works of theater, spoken word, and musical theater and premiere them in the Bay Area.

Awardees will be selected based on four criteria: artistic excellence; community engagement; collaboration and leadership; and financial capacity. Finalists for the awards will be nominated by a panel of outside experts. The Hewlett Foundation’s Performing Arts Program staff will select this year's ten recipients from among the finalists.

To be eligible, applicants must be nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) public charity status based in one of the eleven Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma). However, they do not need to be focused on the arts as part of their primary mission. Nonprofits working on diverse issues and those that serve disadvantaged or historically marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.

For complete program guidelines, information about 2017 grant recipients and application instructions, see the Hewlett Foundation website.

Link to Complete RFP


Organization: William and Flora Hewlitt Foundation

Contact Phone: (650) 234-4500

Website: https://www.hewlett.org/contact/