Leeway Foundation Programs
Our Grant Programs and Awards
Leeway Foundation's grantmaking programs fund women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties), who engage in art and social change work.
With the ideals of social change in mind, we created these programs to challenge the norms of traditional grantmaking.
We seek to recognize artists whose work is often ignored, silenced, and marginalized because of what they create or who they are - such as people of color; immigrants; queer, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming folks; poor and working-class people; and people who take risks with art form and content to share their social change vision.
*Leeway is a trans-affirming organization committed to gender self-determination, and we use the term “trans” in its most inclusive sense, as an umbrella term encompassing transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, Two-Spirit people, and anyone whose gender identity or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.
Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)
STATUS: Open to the public
DEADLINE: April 14, 2025
The Media Artist + Activist Residency provides grants of $25,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document, reframe, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization.
Transformation Award (LTA)
STATUS: Open to the public
DEADLINE: May 15, 2025
The Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women, trans*, and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work.
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
STATUS: Open to the public
DEADLINE: August 1, 2025
The Art and Change Grant (ACG) provides grants of up to $2,500 to fund art for social change projects by women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia.
Window of Opportunity (WOO)
Status: Open to past Leeway grantees
Deadline: 15th of every month, February to November
The Window of Opportunity (WOO) Grant provides financial assistance of up to $1,500 to Leeway grant and award recipients to help them take advantage of imminent, time-sensitive opportunities to support their art for social change practice.
Community Care Fund (CCF)
Status: Open to past Leeway grantees
Deadline: The maximum funding amount for Cycle 1 (February 7 to March 31) of the Community Care Fund has been reached. The application will re-open for Cycle 2 on April 1st at 8am EST.
The Community Care Fund (CCF) provides financial assistance of up to $1,250 to Leeway grant and award recipients to support with immediate and essential emergency needs.
Leeway x Fleisher Visual Artist Residency
Status: Open to past Leeway grantees
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Leeway Foundation and Fleisher Art Memorial partner to offer a year-long Visual Arts Residency to a past Leeway grantee, interested in expanding their art for social change practice through the classes and facilities available at Fleisher.
Leeway x NextFab Art + Technology Residency
Status: Open to past Leeway grantees
Deadline: October 14, 2025
Leeway Foundation and NextFab partner to offer a nine-month Art + Technology Residency to a past Leeway grantee, interested in expanding their art for social change practice through the classes and facilities available at NextFab.