12-TET is a microgrants program supporting:
- Creative and research projects. Interest areas include:
- Climate, ecology and agriculture
- Music, cinema, and the arts
- Gender and identity
- Personal and spiritual growth
- Sustainable and alternative communities
- Science and technology
- Homelessness
- Prison reform
- Cash assistance to alleviate personal emergencies
- Rent or food
- Car or home repairs
- Medical or legal fees
- Immigration assistance
- Expenses related to incarceration re-entry
We are a small group of like-minded folks who believe it’s as important to give as to receive, and want to promote small-scale donations as a means of achieving greater fluidity between personal income and global outcomes.
Grants are awarded on a rolling basis and are paid via Venmo in one or more tranches based on grant scope and timeline. 12-TET is not a registered non-profit and all grants are personal donations between donor and recipient.
12-TET is a small initiative and our goal is to work with 5-7 applicants in 2023. We apologize if we are unable to assist you at this time and look to expand our program in the coming years.
Recent Grants
- Cash assistance to help someone living in their car secure reliable housing
- Cash assistance to provide hearing aids for a jazz vocalist and teacher
- Two arts grants to support avant-garde poets and musicians in the Philadelphia area