The Paul Green Foundation
Forecasted
The Paul Green Foundation supports nonprofits’ dramatic productions, literary projects, and human rights work to advance racial equality, encourage dramatic art, and preserve Green’s literary legacy.
This grant was recently updated
The application deadline moved from October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027. Eligibility now explicitly requires North Carolina-based 501(c)(3) organizations, and the cover letter must be on the North Carolina organization’s letterhead.
Funder: Triangle Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application postmark deadline)
Funding Amounts: $500–$2,500 for use in the next calendar year
Summary: Supports nonprofit dramatic productions, literary projects, and human rights work reflecting Paul Green’s life and values.
Key Information: Eligible applicants are North Carolina 501(c)(3) organizations; submissions are accepted by email only.
Description
The Paul Green Foundation supports dramatic productions, projects, programs, and publications that reflect the playwright and activist’s life and values. Established in 1982, the Foundation advances human rights, preserves and promotes Green’s literary works, and encourages dramatic art, with particular emphasis on symphonic outdoor drama. The opportunity is featured by Triangle Community Foundation.
Grantmaking priorities include basic human rights and racial equality, dramatic art, and literary projects, including the preservation and promotion of Green’s writing. Projects combining these interests are especially welcome. Work in which an art form serves the cause of human rights is particularly appropriate, reflecting the connection between Green’s literary achievements and his advocacy for social justice, prison reform, and abolition of the death penalty.
