In addition to the Cloud Foundation, many other organizations provide support for urban youth arts:

Americans for the Arts www.artsusa.org
The nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America, with a focus on ensuring that every American child has access to high-quality arts education.

Arts Empower www.artslynx.org/heal
More than six hundred resources on arts programs for at-risk youth, arts accessibility, and community empowerment.

Massachusetts Cultural Council www.massculturalcouncil.org/programs/youthreach.html
The Massachusetts Cultural Council promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts for all Massachusetts residents. The YouthReach Initiative supports arts organizations and other community groups that provide programs for young people in need.

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies www.nasaa-arts.org
An organization of nation’s arts agencies, featuring state-specific information, and program reports.

National Endowment for the Arts www.arts.gov
Federal agency created to preserve and enhance America’s cultural heritage.

Youth Arts Resources www.aep-arts.org
A national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts for young people. Excellent compilation of youth arts research.

RESEARCH ON ARTS EDUCATION:

Americans for the Arts www.americansforthearts.org/services/arts_education/arts_education_002.asp
Resources designed to make the case for the arts—in school and after—including research, toolkits, and examples of exemplary programs.

Association for the Advancement of Arts Education
www.aaae.org/research.html
A review of hundreds of research studies, program evaluations, and research analyses conducted since 1983 that provides recent compelling evidence for arts education.

National Endowment for the Arts Publications
www.arts.gov/pub/index.php
Arts Education publications released by the National Endowment for the Arts.

ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING :

Associated Grant Makers www.agmconnect.org
Regional association of grant makers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New
Hampshire. Offers resources for both grant seekers and grant makers in the area.
Large listing of available grants.

Coming Up Taller Awards www.cominguptaller.org
The Coming Up Taller Awards recognize and support outstanding community arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people

Federal Opportunities for Cultural Funding
http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html
A National Endowment for the Arts online resource of Federal funding available
for arts initiatives through national, state and local funding programs.