About us

Creating opportunities for those making meaningful impact in the arts

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The Supporting Act Foundation is a self-governing non-profit created to foster diversity and build better opportunities for underrepresented groups in the arts. We support emerging artists and arts-focused nonprofits, giving them the space and resources to develop their work and drive positive change in their communities. WeTransfer founded us in 2021 with an initial pledge of 1% of their revenue for the first five years to get us off the ground.

Our grant programs are designed to tackle the real challenges facing underrepresented artists and organizations: financial stability, time and space to create, and greater visibility for their work. We take a trust-based approach to philanthropy — that means minimal strings attached and maximum freedom for the artists we support.

Our Impact Report

Read it here

Team

  • Jenne Meerman

    Director

  • Andres Colmenares

    Strategy & Research

  • Bruno Bayley

    Copywriter

  • Tessa Pauw

    Project Manager

  • Orlando F. Ruiz

    Designer

  • Polly Bussell

    Social Media

"Most emerging artists aren't failing because they're not good enough. They're stopping because they simply can't afford to continue."

- Damian Bradfield, Chair of The Supporting Act Foundation

Lauren Musa-Green

The board

  • Damian Bradfield

    Chair

    Author
    Editor at large, WePresent
    Trustee, Sarabande

  • Marleen van Thienen

    Treasurer

    Partner, Water Tower Private Office LLP
    Interim Director, VSO Nederland

  • Martine Wubben

    Secretary

    Senior Legal Counsel Data, Technology & Privacy, Heineken International

  • Beatrix Ruf

    Board member

    Director, Hartwig Art Foundation
    Board Member, Between Bridges Foundation
    Selection Committee, THE MONDRIAN INITIATIVE
    College Member, LUMA Foundation

  • Tarek Atoui

    Board member

    Artist

Annual Report

Here are the download links for our Annual Reports.

Annual report 2025
Annual report 2024
Annual report 2023
Annual report 2022

Shado Magazine

Getting in touch

If you have a question about our current open call, or one of the two grant programs, please check the dedicated FAQs on the program pages first, as well as the open call guides.

We can only accept applications that meet all the eligibility criteria and we are not able to make exceptions.

Our current open call closes on Thursday 1 October 2026 at 11:00 AM CET. Please note: questions submitted after Wednesday 30 September 1:00 PM CET are not guaranteed a response.

Stichting The Supporting Act
Weesperstraat 107
1018 VN Amsterdam
The Netherlands

KVK: 82599254
RSIN: 8625 34 021

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The Supporting Act Foundation is an ANBI