Nathaniel's Place

Dedicated to its mission of supporting arts programs at mental health and arts organizations, the foundation is establishing an Artist in Residence (AIR) program called Nathaniel’s Place. This exciting AIR program is a vehicle for fulfilling its mission of supporting art initiatives at health, arts and community-based organizations that serve the mentally ill. The program will focus on identifying and providing support to artistically gifted individuals with mental illness who demonstrate exceptional talent in the arts.

Program Overview

With an emphasis on reaching artistically talented individuals with mental illness, NAAF will partner with nonprofit organizations that share the philosophy of utilizing the arts as a mechanism for improving the lives and allowing the artistically talented to share their gifts with the world.
The host organization will agree to provide a location, entitled “Nathaniel’s Place,” at their facility and identify individuals to participate in the program.

The NAAF also will solicit applications from artists who have demonstrated professional excellence in the visual (oils, pastels, watercolor, sculpture, photography), performing (dance, music, theatre), and literary (poetry, playwright, author) arts.

Through the development of projects and the use of their mediums, the artists in residence will use their talent to encourage mentees to view their own abilities constructively, resulting in lifestyle changes that enable them to overcome the obstacles in their lives.

 

Please carefully read the following general requirements in their entirety before submitting a grant proposal. If your organization does not meet all of these requirements it will not be considered for funding from the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation.

Organizations must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3), not a 509(a) private foundations

Organization must submit a letter from the IRS declaring this status.

Organizations must submit a recent completed IRS 990 Form.

Organizations must have IRS qualifying public support of over $100,000 from the preceding year.

An organization’s personnel costs must be less than 50% of their total expenses.

Organizations must have been in existence for at least one (1) year.

NAAF will not provide more than 25% of an organization’s general operating budget.

Grants are for one (1) year and are not automatically renewable for multiple years.

Organizations are limited to one (1) grant application per calendar year.

Timeline

The Foundation only funds 501 (c) (3) organizations in either Atlanta or in Los Angeles County. Once your organization is invited to submit a brief letter of inquiry seeking a grant with aims consistent with those of the Foundation, please click herefor our Grant Application Section (password protected). Application materials and guidelines will be mailed to you or can be accessed in our Grant Application Section. Proposals are received year round by invitation only. Unsolicited Letters of Inquiry and Proposals will not be taken under consideration.