JazzAntiqua's LEGACY Teen Ensemble performing "Wade in the Water.” Photo by George Simian

Composer Anthony R. Green. Photo by Ben Semisch

Wilner Baptiste (left) and Kevin Sylvester of the hip-hop classical duo Black Violin. Photo by Mark Clennon

Carolyn Mazloomi, awarded the 2014 Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Fellowship for advocacy in the folk and traditional arts. Photo by Chas. E. Martin

NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke performs at the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert at SFJazz. Photo by Scott Chernis

Ornamental ironworker and 1982 NEA National Heritage Fellow Philip Simmons. Photo by Tom Pich
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Some Facts about the National Endowment for the Arts
Approximately 2,700 Grants
Recommended for grant awards annually in all 50 states, DC, and U.S. territories.
More than 70 Percent
Percentage of Arts Endowment grants that go to small and medium-sized organizations (budgets up to $2 million).
Approximately 33 Percent
Percentage of Arts Endowment-funded activities in high-poverty communities.