Funding Policy

The Sam Mazza Foundation supports initiatives that enrich culture through the arts and arts education.

FUNDING PRIORITIES

• The foundation values meaningful community engagement.
• The foundation prioritizes supporting organizations that promote equity and address the
  artistic needs of underfunded communities.
• The foundation recognizes the historic challenges within the arts community for fair
  compensation for creative work, and is committed to supporting organizations that
  appropriately value and compensate artists.

ELIGIBILITY

• The organization or its fiscal agents must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal
  Revenue Code and be in good standing.
• The foundation reserves the right to make grants to pre-selected organizations with which it
  has a historical relationship. This could include organizations that fall outside its current areas
  of interest and geographic parameters.
• The foundation generally awards grants from $1,000- $25,000

Please note, that after three consecutive years of funding, grantees must wait two years before reapplying.

EXCLUSIONS

The Sam Mazza Foundation does not make grants for:

• Endowments
• Individual Scholarships
• Organizations promoting any particular religious doctrine
• Political lobbying/Campaigns
• Deficit Financing
• Capital campaigns