The Arts and Culture Trust Fund, established by the City of Jersey City in 2020, aims to provide financial support to artists and organizations to create, produce, and present cultural programming. These grants represent a significant investment in the creative talents of Jersey City and underscore the city’s commitment to fostering a thriving arts scene for residents and visitors alike.
Essential funding for artists, art organizations, and arts/culture businesses operating in the arts is provided through the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund. You will find our annual report for the second round of Arts + Culture Trust Fund, summarizing the impact of our grants for 2023-2024, by visiting our JCACTF Annual Report page. Below you will find our accumulative awards for all four rounds to date.
Total Grants Awarded
Distributed to Individual Artists, Art Organizations, and Art Business
People Directly Impacted
Congratulations to all the Jersey City Arts & Culture Grant Recipients. Mayor Steven M. Fulop joins the Office of Cultural Affairs to announce the latest boost to Jersey City’s growing arts community, awarding more than $1 million in much needed funding to 112 local artists and arts organizations through the fourth round of grants from the Arts and Culture Trust Fund.
Art House Productions $30,000
Arts 14C $30,000
Conservatory of Fine Arts $7,500
Con Vivo Music $24,600
Deep space Gallery $18,750
Educational Arts Team $30,000
JC Film Group-Sip Studios $18,750
JC Theatre Center $30,000
JC Writers $12,500
MeenMoves $12,500
Monira Foundation $25,000
Nimbus Dance Works $30,000
Pro Arts Jersey City $12,500
Riverview Jazz $30,000
SMUSH Gallery $18,750
Speranza Theatre $18,750
Styles House Youth Center $12,500
Surati for Performing Arts $25,000
The Curtain $18,750
The Kennedy Dancers $25,000
Victory Hall / Drawing Rooms $25,000
Braata Productions $17,500
Brian Wiseman $1,606.25
City Kidz Playhouse $8,750
Cocoon Recording Studio $8,750
Future Arts Leaders $2,550
Give Chances $13,125
JC Print Room $17,500
Jersey City Art School $4,375
Kenia Rosete Dance $8,750
NXGN Foundation $8,750
Panache Art Studio $6,150
Punk Cat Press $2,250
Shehnaaz Dance Academy $8,750
VAMP $2,500
Youth Foundation of Jersey City $1,250
Area of Refuge $17,500
Ariel Rivka Dance $8,750
Art Wall JC $4,375
Barrow Mansion $2,500
Bradley Frizzell $2,574
Chris Colonnese $1,305
Church of St Paul and Incarnation $2,500
Community for Urban Dance and Art $13,125
Curious Matter $8,750
Dancing Tony Productions 2,500
Farms in the Heights $15,200
Gardenship $11,250
Giselle Bellas / Sabor $17,500
Gold Carson Sanchez $8,750
Golden Door Int’l Film Fest $5,213
Gotta Go Gaming Hub $8,750
Historic Downtown SID $8,750
Hudson West Fest $13,125
IMUR Art $7,500
Japanese Cultural League of JC $3,500
JC Crafting Circle $8,750
JC Fab Lab $3,625
JC Police Athletic League $8,750
Jersey City Ballet Theater $4,325
JC Free Public Library Foundation $17,500
Ladies Wine & Design JC $13,125
Levitate Creative Services $8,750
Liberty Science Center $11,250
Mariana Rodriguez Morete $10,800
McGinley Square Partnership SID $4,875
Meagan Woods $8,750
Mise En Place Project $4,375
Monumental Baptist Church $1,250
Natallia Basava $5,000
Neighbors Studio $13,125
Newark Public Radio $3,500
NGNRD $8,750
New Jersey Symphony $8,750
NonLinear Knitting Studio $4,375
North River Sing $4,375
Saint Peter’s University $12,863
Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center $4,375
SocietyX $8,750
Sound Society $8,750
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church $5,000
The Anti-Violence Coalition $13,125
The Sound Calendar $8,750
The Statuary $13,125
TongYan Chinese School $5,000
Undead Arts $13,125
Urban Inspire $4,375
V Productions & Management $8,032
Washington Park Association $2,500
WAYE Small Press $13,125
Whole Spectrum Autism $8,750
Xinyi Dance Studio $2,000
Alex Megaro
Alisson Wood
Alon Nechushtan
HAMEWS
Jin Jung
Josh Urso
Justin Garcia
Larissa Belcic
May Bukowski
Natasha Dzurny @TechnoChic
Noah Elijah Woodard
Rene Saheb
Rujuta Rao
Ryan Joseph
Shannon Pulusan
Stella Chang
Umbreen Butt
Victor Velazquez
Winard Harper
Zenzali Lael
