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The Mosaic Network & Fund is a first-of-its-kind collaborative between 27 donors that aims to provide more equitable funding for African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) arts groups in New York City.

In 2017, The Trust and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation co-commissioned a report from Yancey Consulting to understand the health and viability of African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) arts groups in New York City. Using data on groups’ finances, operations, and programmatic outputs, the study demonstrated an urgent need to address ALAANA arts groups’ thrivability. Soon after, in 2018, the Mosaic Network and Fund (the Fund) was established to direct more resources to arts groups that are led by, created for, and accountable to ALAANA people. With values rooted in racial equity (and acknowledgement of the need to also address other forms of oppression), the Fund aims to:

  • Create a learning community of arts funders and practitioners who are dedicated to helping ALAANA arts organizations thrive;
  • Provide flexible and strategic support that strengthens the organizational capacity of ALAANA arts organizations in New York City;
  • Advocate for more equitable policies and practices for ALAANA cultural workers;
  • Shift the narrative around ALAANA arts groups and racial equity in the arts; and
  • Increase overall philanthropic support for City-based ALAANA arts groups by facilitating funder commitments to new grantees.

Mosaic Network and Fund activities are currently on pause as the Fund prepares to operate independently.

Funders

Altman FoundationDoris Duke Foundation for Islamic ArtMellon Foundation
Lily Auchincloss FoundationFord FoundationMiranda Family Fund
Bloomberg PhilanthropiesHoward Gilman FoundationThe New York Community Trust
Booth Ferris FoundationMertz Gilmore FoundationRockefeller Brothers Fund
Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation for the ArtsGrantmakers in the ArtsDavid Rockefeller Fund
Nathan Cummings FoundationHarman Family FoundationMacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett
Deutsche Bank Americas FoundationJerome FoundationStavros Niarchos Foundation
Jean and Louis Dreyfus FoundationLambent FoundationSurdna Foundation
Doris Duke FoundationPierre and Tana Matisse FoundationLaurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
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