About CANVAS Grants

CANVAS awards a minimum of $1 million annually in grants to North American nonprofit organizations that elevate Jewish arts and culture.

CANVAS makes grants across three central categories:

Network + Emerging Network Grants foster hubs of activity that provide support, development services, community-building, grants, network-building, and more for artists engaging with Jewish religion, history, tradition, ritual, or culture in their work.

Media Grants provide support to media outlets that elevate and expand the volume and sophistication of coverage about Jewish creativity, and elevate the perception (among Jewish and mainstream audiences) of Jewish artists who are creating noteworthy, original, and consistently excellent work.

Distribution Grants support presenting organizations and/or opportunities that foster the myriad ways that audiences come into contact with the work of contemporary Jewish artists—through stages, screens, digital downloads, museums, public spaces, and more.

The majority of CANVAS grants are issued by invitation only.

Click here for CANVAS’s 2025 Amplify Grant opportunity, open to all nonprofit arts presenting organizations across North America.

Click here to see CANVAS’s full list of current Grantees (2025).