Alphawood Foundation Grants

The Alphawood Foundation focuses on several broad goals and specific causes through its grantmaking priorities:

1. Arts Empowerment - Funding organizations that use the arts to overcome access barriers and empower communities through artistic development and expression.
2. LGBTQ+ Health and HIV Prevention - Supporting organizations that expand LGBTQ+ affirmative healthcare and work on treating and preventing HIV/AIDS.
3. LGBTQ+ Rights and Education - Funding efforts to secure the well-being and rights of LGBTQ+ communities and enhance their visibility.
4. Empowering Communities of Color - Supporting organizations founded by and for communities of color to empower traditionally marginalized groups through advocacy, organizing, and the arts.
5. Legal Services & Advocacy - Funding legal services organizations that provide access to justice and promote social change, including expanding immigrant rights.
6. Preserving the Built Environment - Supporting organizations that promote and sustain the built environment and historic resources through various means like advocacy, education, and stewardship.
7. General Interest - The foundation values a vibrant creative arts sector, healthy and sustainable communities, equal access and opportunity, and a safe, just, and equitable society. Funding under this interest includes support for Southeast Asian art history programs and scholarships.
8. Archaeology - Specifically supports Maya archaeological research, focusing on fieldwork in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.