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What is LINC?

Launched as a ten-year initiative in 2003, Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) represents a philanthropic experiment in using information, money, strategy, and 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. Between 2003 and 2013, LINC invested in the work of more than 100 partner organizations and disbursed over $18 million to support innovative programs, groundbreaking research, catalyctic partnerships, knowledge-sharing, and other work in pursuit of that mission. 

  • Cornerstones

    The story of how LINC was founded, its primary programs, and its overall evolution. This section illuminates LINC’s values in practice over the course of its ten-year lifespan.

  • Research

    A complete index of LINC’s published research, highlighting critical findings that can contribute to innovative practices going forward. 

  • Case Studies

    Select examples from LINC’s grantee portfolio, which highlight shifts in thinking and practice to which LINC contributed.

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    The Actors Fund

    New York, NY

  • Dance Place

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    Dance Place

  • International Sonoran Desert Alliance

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    International Sonoran Desert Alliance

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    Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center

    San Pablo, CA

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    First Peoples Fund

    Rapid City, SD

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    Springboard for the Arts

    St. Paul, MN

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    Montana Arts Council

    Helena, MT

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    Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance

    Old Town, ME

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    International Sonoran Desert Alliance

    Ajo, AZ

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    Rebuild Foundation

    Chicago, IL

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    Massachusetts Cultural Council

    Boston, MA

  • PA'I Foundation

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    PA'I Foundation

  • Dance Place

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    Dance Place