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Some California nonprofits are mounting a fight against the Trump administration’s agenda even as many of their counterparts avoid the conflict in order to survive. St. John’s Community Health, a major provider of care for the state’s working class and immigrants, is leading a coalition to save Medicaid from GOP cuts via a campaign in the districts of vulnerable Republican lawmakers. The Public Counsel nonprofit law firm is seeking to intervene in court on behalf of sanctuary cities threatened with the loss of federal funding, and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust continues to push for equitable redevelopment, even at the risk of a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. (Los Angeles Times)
Foundations that have long supported New York City’s emerging artists, venues, and troupes are rejiggering their grant-making, creating tumult in the city’s nonprofits arts scene. The Doris Duke Foundation is narrowing its focus; the Ford Foundation is looking to spread its largesse more equitably across the country; and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation seems to be making fewer, but larger, gifts, with an emphasis on recipients who have not received grants in the past. As a result, some arts residency and support programs have closed or pared back their offerings. (New Yorker)
Cuts, Freezes, and Layoffs
Arts and Culture
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Performing Arts: Venturous Theater Fund’s Venturous Capital Grants support productions of new plays perceived as especially challenging at nonprofit theaters across the U.S. Support is provided for productions of text-based, author-driven new plays that are ambitious in scale, epic in scope, challenging in form, controversial in subject matter, experimental in concept, or unabashed in their theatricality. Grants primarily range from $5,000 to $30,000; letters of inquiry accepted May 1 to June 2.
Civics: The Herb Block Foundation’s Encouraging Citizen Involvement grant program seeks to help ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. Support is provided nationally. Proposals may focus on citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. (All projects must be nonpartisan and may not involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates.) Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000; letters of inquiry due June 4.
