United States Artists

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