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Other Programs Funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts

Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program
The Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program (PCLP) provides multiyear operating support to organizations that meet high standards of programmatic, fiscal, and management performance. All PCLP grants are for three years, and the use of the funds is unrestricted. Eligibility is restricted according to IRS status, operating budget, and fiscal condition. Check the guidelines carefully to determine eligibility.

Contact: Bobbie Lippman
Officer, Culture Program
The Pew Charitable Trusts
2005 Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077
(215) 575-4875
blippman@pewtrusts.com

Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative
Administered by Drexel University, the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative (PCMI) offers professional development seminars and technology planning programs, as well as offering grants in support of professional skills development, organizational assessment, and planning.

Contact: Martin Cohen, Director
Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative
42 South 15th Street, Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 496-9594

Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour
Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT) provides opportunities for professional Pennsylvania-based performing artists to obtain successful touring engagements. PennPAT provides grants to presenting organizations in the ten-state mid-Atlantic region to present PennPAT roster artists, technical assistance grants to roster artists, training for artists, and marketing support.

Contact: Katie West, Director
Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour
1811 Chestnut Street, Suite 301
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 496-9424

Pew Fellowships in the Arts
Administered by the University of the Arts, the Pew Fellowships in the Arts award grants of $50,000 to individual artists in a variety of disciplines, including the visual, performing, and literary arts.

Contact: Melissa Franklin, Director
Pew Fellowships in the Arts
230 South Broad Street, Suite 1003
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 875-2285

Dance Advance
Dance Advance, administered by Drexel University, provides project support for individual artists, dance companies, and presenting organizations in Greater Philadelphia.

Contact: Bill Bissell, Program Director
Dance Advance
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 305
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 732-9060
info@danceadvance.org

Pew Publications

Pew Publications
A list of publications and reports issued by The Pew Charitable Trusts and its grantees that deal with current issues in the fields of arts and culture.

Other Funding Sources

National Endowment for the Arts
Nancy Hanks Center
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 682-5400

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
State arts agency offers grants, conferences, and other events.
Finance Building, Room 216
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6883
TT/Relay: (800) 654-5984

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
One Parkway
1515 Arch Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 731-9820

Philadelphia Foundation
Clearinghouse of grants available from permanent, charitable funds.
1234 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 563-6417
parkow@philafound.org

Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
Partnered with state arts agencies and the NEA, offers grants, technical assistance, information and marketing services.
22 Light Street, Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone (410) 539-6656 x 100
Fax (410) 837-5517

Aaron Copland Fund for Music
Performing Ensembles Program
c/o American Music Center
30 West 26th Street, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10010-2011
(212) 366-5260 ext. 29

Meet the Composer
75 Ninth Avenue, 3R Suite C
New York, NY 10011
212) 645-6949
mtc@meetthecomposer.org

5-County Arts Fund
A regranting program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, administered by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
Tamar Lelkes, Grants Program Manager
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1530
Philadelphia, PA 19110
(215) 557-0460

Chamber Music America
Support for commissions, residencies, and technical and consulting support.
Contact: Susan Dadian or Tom Bellino
305 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001-6008
(212) 242-2022

Independence Foundation
200 South Broad Street, Suite 1101
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 985-4009

Presser Foundation
385 Lancaster Avenue #205
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 658-9030

Rockefeller Foundation Multi-Arts Production Fund
Supports the creation of new work.
73 Spring Street, Suite 401
New York, NY 10012
(212) 226-1677
mapinfo@mapfund.org

Samuel S. Fels Fund
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 731-9455

William Penn Foundation
Two Logan Square, 11th Floor
100 N. 18th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 988-1830
moreinfo@williampennfoundation.org

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive Director
1811 Chestnut Street, Suite 301
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-557-7225
info@bartol.org

Service Organizations and Additional Resources

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Advocates for the arts; conducts the "Campaign for Culture," an umbrella marketing campaign for the cultural industry; administers two grant programs; and sponsors PhillyFunGuide.com, an online events calendar.
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1530
Philadelphia, PA 19110
(215) 557-7811
info@philaculture.org

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
Conducts PR for the region’s cultural life; offers marketing, promotion assistance, and cooperative advertising; maintains CultureFiles with information on area cultural organizations; offers grants for marketing initiatives.
30 S. 17th Street, Suite 1710
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 599-0776

American Music Center
This organization houses a library of 60,000 scores and recordings, administers music grant programs, and provides information services and workshops.
30 West 26th Street Suite 1001
New York, NY 10010-2011
(212) 366-5260

Americans for the Arts
Information services, professional services, and research, all geared toward advocacy for the arts.
One East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 223-2787

Pennsylvania Arts Alliance
A networking/service organization for the PA arts community.
1500 North Second Street
Second Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 234-0587

American Composers Forum
332 Minnesota Street
Suite East 145
St. Paul, MN 55101-1300
(651) 228-1407
mail@composersforum.org

American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter
Contact: Katy Clark, Chapter Director
4313 Larchwood Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 243-2098

Foundation Center
Database of information about grantmakers and research on philanthropy, accessible online or at local centers (Philadelphia’s local center is at the central branch of the Free Library).


Business Resources

Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
Connects arts organizations with volunteer business partners to assist with management, technology, and other administrative capacities.
200 South Broad Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 790-3620
arts&biz@philachamber.com

Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
251 South 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 545-3385
info@pvla.org

Community Accountants
Accounting-related services to help Delaware Valley nonprofit organizations become self-sufficient.
Contact: Debra Colligan, Program Director
3721 Midvale Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19129
215-951-0330

Arts & Business Council, Inc.
Promotes partnerships between corporations and nonprofit arts groups. This Web site houses the Arts-to-Business Databank, Arts Marketing Online, Business Volunteers for the Arts Web, and the Arts and Business Council Web.
121 West 27th Street, Suite 702
New York, NY 10001-6207
(212) 727-7146
info@artsandbusiness.org


Licensing

BMI, Inc
320 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019-3790
(212) 586-2000
newyork@bmi.com

ASCAP
One Lincoln Plaza
New York, NY 10023
(212)-621-6219
ascapfoundation@ascap.com

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Conferences

APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters)
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington DC, 20036
(202) 833-2787
artspres@artspresenters.org

ISPA (International Society for Performing Arts Presenters)
17 Purdy Avenue
P.O. Box 909
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 921-1550
info@ispa.org

Midwest Arts Conference
2909 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55408-1954
(612) 341-0755
info@artsmidwest.org

The Performing Arts Exchange
1401 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 460
Atlanta, GA 30309-7603
(404) 874-7244
saf@southarts.org

Western Arts Alliance
44 Page Street, #604 B
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 621-4400
staff@westarts.org


Online Music Publications

NewMusicBox
Web magazine about contemporary American music. Includes a calendar of contemporary music concerts nationwide. Published monthly.
c/o American Music Center
30 West 26th Street, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10010-2011
(212) 366-5260
box@newmusicbox.org

Klassiknet
International classical magazine also links to a parallel jazz and opera magazine.
klassiknet@culturekiosque.com

All Things Strings
Classical chamber and orchestral.
Strings Magazine
PO Box 767
San Anselmo, CA 94979
(415) 485-6946

All About Jazz

Jerry Jazz Musician

Bird Lives
A small jazz site with reviews, essays, and "diatribes."

Jazz Weekly
A large collection of unedited interviews with jazz musicians.

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