Grant Opportunities

Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund Grants

Fall Online Application available: 7/1/2024
Fall Application Deadlines: 10/15/2024
Award Notification: December
Funding priority will be given to organizations serving Dutchess County involved in arts, culture and education with special consideration being given to grants that would make facilities and events more available to young people and senior citizens.

To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.
Click here for the grant working copy:
Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Grants – Working Copy.

Irving and Gloria Schlossberg Family Fund Grants

Award Notification: Applications accepted, reviewed, and awarded on a rolling basis.
To: Tax exempt organizations serving Dutchess County, New York Primarily established to preserve and strengthen Jewish culture and Jewish institutions in Dutchess County. Grants will be given for programs and organizations that promote this goal. Please review the grants criteria for specific guidelines.

To help you work on your grant application, we have created a Word version of the questions. You can use this document to formulate the answers, along with spell check, character count, etc. However, you must still use the online grants portal to submit your application and provide attachments.

Click here for the grant working copy:  Irving and Gloria Schlossberg Grant Working Copy

Leah Ryan Fund: The Leah

Online Application available: 11/20/2023
Application Deadlines: 1/8/2024
Award Notification: Finalists will be contacted in March 2024 and will have one week within which to submit their full play

All women, trans and non-binary playwrights who consider themselves emerging (as distinct from fledgling or mid-career playwrights) are eligible to apply for The Leah.

Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility does not require that a submitted work adhere to the traditional three-act structure – the only absolute requirement is that the submitted text be a completed full-length work for theater. (We cannot accept musical submissions at this time)

The winner will be chosen by readers selected by the board members of the Leah Ryan Fund and will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a public reading / summer workshop as part of the Powerhouse Theater Program at Vassar College in 2023.

There is no fee to apply. This year submissions will be capped at 400.

 The winner will be chosen by readers selected by the board members of the Leah Ryan Fund and will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a public reading / summer workshop as part of the Powerhouse Theater Program at Vassar College in 2024.