Funding Sources limited to residents in Each State and Territory of the United States of America
The following is a comprehensive list of city, county, state, regional arts and humanities councils and Commissions. It also includes private funding sources and pro bono lawyers specific to each state and territory.
ALABAMA
Alabama State Council on the Arts
ALASKA
Alaska Arts & Culture Foundation
Alaska State Council on the Arts
AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Council on Culture, Arts, and Humanities
ARIZONA
Arizona Commission on the Arts
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Arts Council
Mid-America Arts Alliance
CALIFORNIA
California Arts Council
Berkeley Film Foundation
California Lawyers for the Arts
Chapman University Entertainment Law Clinic
Southwestern Law School Entertainment & The Arts Legal Clinic
COLORADO
Colorado Creative Industries
Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA)
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Office of the Arts
DELAWARE
Delaware Division of the Arts
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
DC Humanities
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA)
FLORIDA
The Division of Arts and Culture
Oolite Arts | Cinematic Arts Residency
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Miami
GEORGIA
Georgia Council for the Arts
South Arts
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts (GLA)
GUAM
Guam Council on the Arts & Humanities
HAWAII
State Foundation on Culture & the Arts
IDAHO
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Arts Idaho
ILLINOIS
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago Media Project
Community Builders Grant | Camera Ambassador
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
INDIANA
Indiana Arts Commission
Mid America Filmmakers
KANSAS
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (KCVLAA)
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Arts Council
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Division of the Arts
The Ella Project-Legal Services
MAINE
Maine Arts Commission
Points North Institute
MARYLAND
Maryland State Arts Council
Maryland Film Resources
Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund in Film and Media | Johns Hopkins University
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
Maryland County Arts Councils
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Filmmakers Collaborative
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Massachusetts
MICHIGAN
Michigan Arts and Culture Council
Allied Media Projects
MINNESOTA
Minnesota State Arts Board
Jerome Foundation
Minnesota Lawyers for the Arts (MnLA)
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Arts Commission
Mississippi Film Alliance
MISSOURI
Missouri Arts Council
Midwest Artist Project Services (MAPS)
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA)
MONTANA
Montana Arts Council
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Arts Council
Nebraska Independent Film Projects (NIFP)
Vision Maker Media
(Native American and Alaska Native Only)
NEVADA
Nevada Arts Council
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Arts Division
New Mexico Film Foundation
NEW YORK
New York State Council on the Arts
Jerome Foundation
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Rooftop Films
Cardozo Law Filmmakers Legal Clinic
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Arts Council
Carolina Lawyers for the Arts and Entertainment
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Council on the Arts
North Dakota Humanities Council
OHIO
Ohio Arts Council
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Arts Council
OREGON
Oregon Arts Commission
Bend Film (Grants for women only)
Film Southern Oregon
Oregon Made Creative Foundation
Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Business & Legal Services
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA)
The Leeway Foundation Window of Opportunity Grants
PUERTO RICO
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
SOUTH CAROLINA
SC Arts Commission
South Carolina Humanities
Indie Grants
Carolina Lawyers for the Arts and Entertainment
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Arts Council
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Arts Commission
Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts (VLPA)
TEXAS
Texas Commission on the Arts
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA)
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
UTAH
Utah Arts Council
Utah Lawyers for the Arts
VERMONT
Vermont Arts Council
John M. Bissell Foundation, Inc.
VIRGINIA
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Arts Council of Fairfax County
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
WASHINGTON
Washington State Arts Commission
Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA)
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Commission on the Arts and Humanities
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture & History
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Arts Board
WYOMING
Wyoming Arts Council