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Creation and Development Fund

Website:

npnweb.org/programs/cdf/

Location:

New Orleans, LA

Type:

Artistic Advocacy Group

Project of:

National Performance Network

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Creation and Development Fund is a project of the left-of-center National Performance Network, a nonprofit that promotes “cultural justice,” “systems change in arts and philanthropy,” and equity. 1

The group claims it advocates for supporting artistic projects centered on “racial and culture justice.” 2

Background

In 2024, the Creation and Development Fund focused on several projects including “theatrical visualization of trans and non-binary visibility using reflected beams of light,” 3 and “adoption, foster families, and chosen families through the ancestral practices of Afro-Latine social dance, music, and imagery.” 3

In 2023, the fund supported 19 artistic projects led by “Black, Indigenous, or People of Color,” with roughly 37 percent of lead artists identifying as “trans, gender-nonconforming, non-binary or two-spirit.” 2

Sponsors for the fund include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowments for the Arts2

National Performance Network

The Creation and Development Fund is a project of the National Performance Network, which has previously received funding from left-of-center organizations including the Ford Foundation and the National Endowments for the Arts. 4 2

The Network claims it advocates for promoting “cultural equity,” and creating a “non-hierarchical ecosystem based on racial and cultural justice” through funding artists and building relations between said artists and their communities. 1 The Network claims to have over 70 partners in 31 states while fiscally sponsoring over 30 artistic projects. 5 New York-based production theater Art2Action is a national partner of the Network, while previously receiving a $43,000 grant from the group in 2021. 6 7

Since 2007, the National Performance Network has received over 4 million in grants from the Ford Foundation. 4 The Network has also received grants from the Tides Foundation, the National Philanthropic Trust, Network for Good, and the Surdna Foundation. 8 9 10 11 The Network is also funded by the Andew W. Mellon Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts. 2

References

  1. “Mission & Vision.” National Performance Network, May 6, 2022. https://npnweb.org/about/mission/.
  2. “Creation & Development Fund.” National Performance Network, September 16, 2024. https://npnweb.org/programs/cdf/.
  3. “Announcing the 2024 Creation Fund Awards.” National Performance Network, August 7, 2024. https://npnweb.org/announcing-the-2024-creation-fund-awards/.
  4. “Grants Database.” Ford Foundation. Accessed September 29, 2024. https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/?search=%22National%2BPerformance%2BNetwork%22.
  5. “Network.” National Performance Network, March 3, 2023. https://npnweb.org/network/.
  6. “Art2Action Inc. (A2A).” National Performance Network, May 16, 2023. https://npnweb.org/contact/art2action-inc-a2a/.
  7. National Performance Network, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2021. Schedule I.
  8. [1] Tides Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (From 990) 2022. Schedule I.
  9. National Philanthropic Trust, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2019. Schedule I.
  10. Network for Good, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (From 990) 2020. Scheule I.
  11. Surdna Foundation, Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990PF) 2023. Page 11 Part XIV.
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Creation and Development Fund


New Orleans, LA