2026 Education Programs, Leonian Foundation Grant
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The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation Grant for Education Programs funds beginner or intermediate photography education classes that benefit either K-12 students or adults. Proposals for education programs related to exhibitions should be submitted in this category.
Grant amounts typically range from $5-25,000. Grants are determined on an annual basis; the next deadline for grant proposals is March 15, 2026.
All grantees will be required to submit interim and/or final reports, with deadlines specified by the Foundation.
The application will require:
- IRS determination letter indicating 501(c)(3) status
- Mission statement
- Details on the organization and its history
- Board of trustees with affiliations
- Current operating budget of organization
- Accounting actuals from most recently completed fiscal year
- One sentence summarizing the project or program
- Project description in detail
- Project budget, well-researched and thorough
-Requested Leonian funds must be clearly defined
-Include list of other committed and potential funders
- Résumé of project director (1-2 pages, max)
- Photographic images, press articles, or other representative media
The Foundation is unable to fund projects that support the work of non-U.S. citizens or residents, general operating expenses, salaries, administrative costs, video or motion picture projects, capital improvements, or grants to individuals without fiscal sponsors. All grant recipients must have 501(c)3 status.