What is LINC?

Launched as a ten-year initiative in 2003, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) represents a philanthropic experiment in using information, money, and strategic partnerships to effect change in the support system for artists in the United States. LINC’s mission was to improve the ability of artists to create work, build social capital, and contribute to democratic values. This site archives the results of this experiment, reviewing key milestones in the decade-long project, and profiling the work of LINC’s many grantees and partners.