Asian Women Giving Circle project grants
An all-volunteer circle of Asian American women in New York City pools its own money to fund arts-and-culture projects led by Asian American women and gender-expansive people that advance social justice.
- Indicative award
- up to $8k (total award)Published maximum of $8,000 per project, with 8–10 project grants anticipated in the cycle described, contingent on funds available.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Runs an annual RFP with a late-winter deadline; the cycle documented on this page closed 21 February 2025. A later cycle is referenced on the site but no future deadline was verified on a page I retrieved.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Projects must be led by Asian American women or gender-expansive people and based in New York City. Artists and collectives without 501(c)(3) status must apply through a fiscal sponsor named as the applying organization. A university is not a realistic applicant; the circle funds artist- and community-led projects.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- arts and culture · social justice · asian american women and girls · gender-expansive communities · new york city
- Apply at
- https://www.asianwomengivingcircle.org/news/request-for-proposals-2025
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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