Funder: Arts Work Fund
What’s Due: Application
Maximum Amount: $40,000 max
Application Closes: Rolling
Funding Area: Capacity Building / Planning (organization)

The Arts Work Fund (AWF) is a funding collaborative supporting small and mid-sized arts organizations in Chicago and Cook County. AWF's responsive grants support individual arts organizations—or collaborations among them—as they adopt or improve new organizational practices. Grants aim to:

- Strengthen organizational resilience
- Advance strategy
- Improve community engagement and communication
- Address other key capacity-building needs

Grant sizes depend on the project's scope but will not exceed $40,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and grant decisions are made every other month.