Creative Capital is a national nonprofit organization based in New York City that funds and supports individual artists across the United States. Through an open-call grant program, it provides unrestricted project funding and professional-development services to artists working in visual art, film, dance, theater, music, technology, and literature. Now more than 25 years old, the organization has expanded its offerings to include the Creative Capital Awards and the State of the Art Prize, alongside Artist Lab education programs covering topics such as archiving, touring performance work, and documentary filmmaking. Its stated mission is to foster artistic freedom, enabling artists to create freely, take risks, and bring new work into the world.