The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation makes grants in three priority areas: Conservation, Performing Arts, and Social Impact.

Conservation

The ocean sustains life on earth. Marine ecosystems foster immense biodiversity that nourishes and provides livelihoods for human communities worldwide.  

The PMAFF Conservation program works to counteract these threats by supporting organizations, projects, and programs that conserve and protect marine biodiversity.

We focus our grantmaking on efforts to:

• Implement sustainable and effective Marine Protected Areas;

• Reform international fisheries governance;

• Conserve coral reef ecosystems;

• Conserve shark and ray species;

• Increase legal capacity dedicated to marine conservation;

• End plastic pollution; and

• Combat climate change by decarbonizing maritime shipping and building international political will for climate action.

We encourage you to reach out to us at conservation@pmangelfamfound.org before submitting a Letter of Intent.

Performing Arts

The goal of the Performing Arts program is to support the presentation, perpetuation, and propagation of performing arts events, focusing on classical music and theater. Grantee organizations include professional performers, presenters, (including broadcasters), and educators. We are currently considering grants to the Chicago area, Cleveland, Detroit, and the Mid-Atlantic Region (from Washington, D.C. north to Philadelphia, PA). Please note that we currently do not fund dance or film. We also do not fund individual commissions.

Social Impact

The goal of the Foundation’s grantmaking in Social Impact is to promote equitable, safe, and thriving communities, particularly for low-income African, Latino/a, Asian, Arab and Native American (ALAANA). Achieving this goal requires long-term, comprehensive approaches led by those closest to the challenges and the possibilities.

The Foundation is committed to understanding and addressing the root causes of persistent inequities for ALAANA families and communities, including the profoundly harmful impacts of structural racism and white supremacy. The Foundation funds efforts that promote access to meaningful life opportunities, such as quality education, networks of support and healing, and financial assets and employment. The Foundation also supports antiracist education, organizing, and advocacy efforts that have strong potential to advance meaningful systemic change.

Types of Support:

• General Operating

This is the most flexible type of grant. Funds may be applied in any manner in which the organization sees fit, subject to its mission.

• Program/Project Grants

These grants are targeted to a specific program or goal. Applicants must submit a program budget and narrative to support their applications.