Funding pipeline: submitted requests and transparent review
Exodus & Resilience — New York/Venezuela Chapter maintains a transparent funding pipeline that distinguishes submitted applications, letters of inquiry, expressions of interest, funding inquiries, and received interest forms from awarded funding. All amounts shown refer to requested amounts, not awarded or secured funds.
Confirmed amount requested through submitted applications, LOIs, funding inquiries, and received interest forms.
Applications, LOIs, EOIs, funding inquiries, and interest forms are currently under review by foundations and grantmaking organizations.
No pending request is presented as awarded funding. Updates will be published as formal responses are received.
Documented requested amount with known figures: Up to $256,000, excluding The New York Community Trust, whose amount is pending confirmation, and Robin Hood, submitted at EOI stage without a specified amount. This total includes only submitted applications, LOIs, funding inquiries, and received interest forms with confirmed requested amounts. It excludes opportunities whose amounts are pending, undefined, not submitted, reviewed but not pursued, or pending future opening.
Submitted / received / under review
| Funding opportunity | Amount requested | Status | Review / reference | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilcek Foundation | $20,000 | Submitted / Under review | To be confirmed | Exodus & Resilience — New York/Venezuela Chapter |
| CitizensNYC Community Leaders Grant | $5,000 | Submitted / Under review | Expected September 2026 | Diaspora Art & Community Conversations |
| Harry Chapin FoundationVAEA 2024 Form 990 and the original application PDF were sent after the foundation requested additional documentation. | Up to $10,000 | Submitted / Additional documentation sent / Under review | To be confirmed | Diaspora Art & Community Conversations |
| Heckscher Foundation — Community Investment Grant | $5,000 | Submitted / Under review | To be confirmed | Diaspora Art & Community Conversations |
| Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation | $10,000 | LOI submitted / Under review | To be confirmed | Diaspora Art & Community Conversations |
| Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation | $10,000 | Submitted / Under review | Per foundation review schedule | Diaspora Art & Community Conversations |
| Laura B. Vogler Foundation | $10,000 | Submitted / Pending review | Quarterly cycle; response expected after July 2026 review period | Diaspora Art & Community Conversations |
| Awesome Foundation — New York ChapterMicrogrant application submitted for a first bilingual youth arts workshop / public-facing pilot activation. | $1,000 | Submitted | To be confirmed by Awesome Foundation NYC chapter | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| The Pinkerton FoundationReference: G-2706-25717. The request is framed around arts-based youth development, immigrant and first-generation youth, communication skills, emotional resilience, belonging, civic voice, and culturally responsive enrichment for young people in New York City. | $25,000 | LOI submitted / Received / Awaiting review | G-2706-25717 | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)Request ID: GRA-200008371. First stage submitted through the SNF Grant Portal. | $50,000 | First stage submitted / Under review | GRA-200008371 | Exodus & Resilience — New York/Venezuela Chapter |
| Dudley T. Dougherty FoundationSubmission received and confirmed by foundation email. | $5,000 | Submitted / Under review | Early January 2027 | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| Genesis Inspiration FoundationReception of documentation confirmed by email. | $5,000 | Grant consideration form submitted / Received | To be confirmed | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| Mellon Foundation — Humanities in PlaceFocus: Public humanities, migration memory, diaspora storytelling, living archive, cultural mapping, public conversations, community knowledge, and public access. Reception confirmed by Mellon Foundation email. | $100,000 | Funding inquiry submitted / Received / Under review | Three-month review period | Exodus & Resilience — New York/Venezuela Living Archive of Migration Memory |
| The New York Community TrustExcluded from total until amount is confirmed. | Amount pending confirmation | Submitted / Under review | To be confirmed | New York/Venezuela Chapter |
| Robin Hood FoundationReception confirmed by email. Excluded from total until the exact requested amount is confirmed. | Amount pending confirmation | Expression of Interest submitted / Received | 6–8 weeks / quarterly review | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
Transparency note: All figures reflect applications submitted, letters of inquiry submitted, expressions of interest, funding inquiries, or interest forms received. They do not represent awarded funding, confirmed support, or secured commitments. Updates will be published as responses are received and program milestones are formally confirmed.
Current stage
The program is in an early but active institutional-building phase. The team has initiated a diversified pipeline of small-grant applications, expressions of interest, letters of inquiry, institutional registrations, and initial foundation portal requests to support the first workshops, bilingual materials, documentation, community outreach, accessibility, coordination, and future public activities.
The immediate goal is not to announce awarded funding, but to transparently document the building of a real support base for the program’s first activations in New York.
Next milestones
- Follow-up on responses from the first small-grant applications.
- Follow-up on the Letter of Inquiry received by The Pinkerton Foundation.
- Follow-up on the first-stage request completed with Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
- Follow-up on the Expression of Interest submitted to Robin Hood.
- Follow-up on the additional documentation sent to Harry Chapin Foundation.
- Preparation of additional support materials for foundations and cultural institutions.
- Development of community and educational partnerships in New York.
- Preparation of a first pilot activation for Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab.
- Consolidation of bilingual materials, visual documentation, and educational resources.
Support or introduce the program to a funder
If you represent a foundation, cultural institution, community organization, or donor network interested in art, migration, education, immigrant community well-being, or public dialogue, we would be glad to connect.
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