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The Speranza Foundation
Everything below comes from the foundation’s Form 990-PF (tax period ending 2024-12-31) — the public filing where a foundation that accepts applications must state who to contact, how to apply, its deadlines, and its restrictions. Free to read, always.
Who is eligible
Restrictions are quoted from the filing’s own words. A foundation’s mailing address doesn’t always decide who’s eligible — the restriction text above does.
How to apply
Application contact
- Kathleen Treat
- 211 W 14TH ST APT 6A · New York, NY, 10011
- Phone: (646) 582-6945
Deadline
We don’t compute a date we can’t verify — the filing’s own words above are the best available record. Confirm with the foundation.
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The Speranza Foundation — frequently asked
Who is eligible for The Speranza Foundation?
The foundation's filing states: "1. Provide funds in and for future projects in the arts, or 2. Recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in the arts, or 3. Provide grants to other charitable non-profit organizations as sistance to support productions, forums, and workships to promote the arts and communication among artists, or 4. Provide grants to other qualifying charitable , non-profit organizations that are organized for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes application information continued from above 6. A key component of the program is co-creating a space of personal and practical support amongst the artists. Share specifically how you might be able to offer support to the cohort artists and, conversely, how you think the cohort artists could support you" Always confirm current eligibility with the foundation before applying.
What is the deadline for The Speranza Foundation?
The filing describes the deadline as: "Submissions are in the fall. Fellows are selected the following january and february." Confirm the exact date with the foundation.
How do I apply to The Speranza Foundation?
From the filing: "1. The lincoln city fellowship is designed to support each participants personal artistic journey. Share a bit about what you are currently working on creatively and how you hope to develop as an artist over the course of the next year. 2. What drives you to create? 3. Describe some of the challenges you are currently facing as an artist. 4. Share about the audience that you are seeking to reach with your art and how you connect with them. 5. The lincoln city followship values mutual respect and curiosity between participants from different backgrounds and artistic disciplines. Please tell us about something you have learned from someone who is different from you." Applications go to the contact listed on this page in New York, NY.
Can you write my application for me?
No — and that is the point. Our $199 coaching builds an application blueprint from what this kind of committee reviews, sends prompts that pull your strongest material out of you, and a real person reviews your finished draft with margin notes. Every word you submit is your own.
Where this information comes from
Every fact on this page is published from the foundation’s own IRS Form 990-PF for the tax period ending 2024-12-31 (EIN 263213052). Part XV of that form is where a private foundation that accepts unsolicited applications must tell the IRS — and the public — who to send applications to, what to include, any deadlines, and any restrictions on awards. Most of these programs are never listed on scholarship search sites; the filing is often the only public record they exist.