United States Artists

United States Artists
Founded2005
TypePhilanthropic arts organization
FocusAmerican artists
Location
  • Chicago, Illinois
Area served
United States
ProductUSA Projects – crowdfunding platform[1]
MethodAwards unrestricted grants of $50,000 to 50 artists per annum[2]
Key people
Judilee Reed, President & CEO[3] Katharine DeShaw, Founding CEO[4]
EndowmentInitial seed funding of (US) $22.6M[5] provided by Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Prudential Foundation, and Rasmuson Foundation[6]
Websiteunitedstatesartists.org

United States Artists (USA) is a national arts funding organization based in Chicago. USA is dedicated to supporting living artists and cultural practitioners across the United States by granting unrestricted awards.

  1. ^ "UNITED STATES ARTISTS GIVES $2.5 MILLION DIRECTLY TO ARTISTS", Knight Foundation, December 5. 2011 ]
  2. ^ Stephanie Strom, "New Charity to Start Plan for $50,000 Artists' Grants", The New York Times, September 5. 2006 ]
  3. ^ United States Artists Official Website. About
  4. ^ United States Artists - History
  5. ^ Stephanie Strom, "An Artist's Grant that Even Pays For Glasses", The New York Times, October 7, 2007
  6. ^ United States Artists Official Website. Common Questions