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, 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, and received interest forms.
Applications, LOIs, EOIs, 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 $156,000, 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, and received interest forms with confirmed requested amounts. It does not represent awarded, secured, or approved funding.
Submitted / received / under review
| Funding opportunity | Amount requested | Status | Estimated review / reference | Supported 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 | Full proposal or site visit expected around mid-August 2026 if advanced; written response expected by late August / early September 2026 if not advanced. | 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 FoundationLOI received. 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 | Reference: G-2706-25717 | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)The first stage of the grant request was successfully completed through the SNF Grant Portal. The request supports the first implementation phase of the New York/Venezuela Chapter, including Diaspora Art & Community Conversations and Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab. | $50,000 | First stage submitted / Under review | Request ID: GRA-200008371 | Exodus & Resilience — New York/Venezuela Chapter |
| Dudley T. Dougherty FoundationSubmission received and confirmed by foundation email. | $5,000 | Submitted / Under review | Expected response: Early January 2027 | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| Genesis Inspiration FoundationReception of documentation confirmed by email. | $5,000 | Interest form submitted / Received | To be confirmed | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
| The New York Community TrustExcluded from the total until amount is confirmed. | Amount pending confirmation | Submitted / Under review | To be confirmed | New York/Venezuela Chapter |
| Robin Hood FoundationSubmitted as VAEA due to the form’s 35-character organization-name limit; EIN identifies the legal 501(c)(3). Excluded from the total until amount is defined. | Not specified / EOI stage | Expression of Interest submitted | 6–8 weeks / quarterly review | Diaspora Youth Arts & Resilience Lab |
Transparency note: All figures reflect applications submitted, letters of inquiry submitted, expressions of interest, 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, letters of inquiry, expressions of interest, and received interest forms 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 submitted small-grant applications and received interest forms.
- Follow-up on the Letter of Inquiry received by The Pinkerton Foundation.
- Follow-up on the first-stage request submitted to Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
- Follow-up on the Expression of Interest submitted to Robin Hood Foundation.
- 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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