Grants At A Glance
The Rubys were established in 2013 to provide project-based support for individual artists. The goal of the program is to provide meaningful support to individual artists to allow for the creation of new work. The Rubys supports the notion of risk-taking (in practice, content, process, and/or outcome) and equally values artistic integrity, strong ideas, feasibility, and communal meaning. The program is open to artists at any stage of their career and favors projects that have significant creative work left to accomplish.
To assist in assembling your application, please download the grant guidelines and the 2026 FAQ.
The 2026 Rubys Alumni Grants are open to artists working in Visual and Performing Arts.
As a reminder the arts category definitions we use are as follows:
PERFORMING ARTS
Includes but is not limited to: dance; music; theater; musical theater; opera; puppetry; performance art; playwriting; spoken word; storytelling; traditional/folk art; cross-disciplinary; experimental/emerging fields.
VISUAL ARTS
Includes but is not limited to: painting; photography; sculpture; works on paper; craft; installation; traditional/folk art; cross-disciplinary; experimental/emerging fields.
Questions?
Contact the Senior Program Manager if you have questions about application requirements, submission policies, including what category to apply in, deadlines, or other administration issues.
Contact: Alex Ebstein, Senior Program Manager
Email: <rubys@rwdfoundation.org>
Please contact Submittable if you have technical issues with the online submission process, formatting your files, or encounter errors while uploading.
Contact: Customer Support at https://www.submittable.com/contact/
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Rubys Artists Grants!
Grants At A Glance
The Rubys were established in 2013 to provide project-based support for individual artists. The goal of the program is to provide meaningful support to individual artists to allow for the creation of new work. The Rubys supports the notion of risk-taking (in practice, content, process, and/or outcome) and equally values artistic integrity, strong ideas, feasibility, and communal meaning. The program is open to artists at any stage of their career and favors projects that have significant creative work left to accomplish.
To assist in assembling your application, please download the grant guidelines and the 2026 FAQ
PLEASE NOTE: Rubys Alumni (Artists who have previously received a Ruby Grant) are ineligible to apply for funding in this application. If you have previously received a Rubys Artist Grant as individual or with the same collaborator that you intend to apply with this time, please visit the RUBYS ALUMNI GRANT APPLICATION which will also be open to the 2026 creative disciplines, Performing and Visual arts.
As a reminder, the arts category definitions we use are as follows:
PERFORMING ARTS
Includes but is not limited to: dance; music; theater; musical theater; opera; puppetry; performance art; playwriting; spoken word; storytelling; traditional/folk art; cross-disciplinary; experimental/emerging fields.
VISUAL ARTS
Includes but is not limited to: painting; photography; sculpture; works on paper; craft; installation; traditional/folk art; cross-disciplinary; experimental/emerging fields.
Questions?
Contact the Senior Program Manager if you have questions about application requirements, submission policies, including what category to apply in, deadlines, or other administration issues.
Contact: Alex Ebstein, Senior Program Manager
Email: <rubys@rwdfoundation.org>
Please contact Submittable if you have technical issues with the online submission process, formatting your files, or encounter errors while uploading.
Contact: Customer Support at https://www.submittable.com/contact/
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Rubys Artists Grants!
Thank you for your interest in the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation.
This form is designed to help us learn more about your organization and the proposal you would like us to consider. Please note that, by law, the Foundation may only award grants to organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or fiscally sponsored projects.
Once submitted, your completed form will be automatically sent to the Foundation’s office for review. Grant requests are reviewed on a rolling basis, however, due to the volume of inquiries we receive, please allow up to six to eight weeks for a response.
If your organization has received a grant from us in the past, please ensure that your Final Report has been submitted before submitting a new funding request.
For more details about our process, please visit our FAQ page.
Thank you!
Please note, we will be reviewing your request after our winter break in mid-January.
The Foundation requests a Final Report within 60 days of the completion of your project or program, as specified in your grant agreement.
If you are planning to submit a new funding request, please ensure that your Final Report has been submitted before submitting your new request.
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*If you have prepared a report for other funders that covers the information for this grant, feel free to submit that instead of writing a new report.