The Awesome Foundation For the Arts and Sciences

http://www.awesomefoundation.org/

Who: The awesome amongst us
When: Awarded monthly. Applications are rolling.  
How Much: $1,000

The Awesome Foundation is a loose network of small-time philanthropists who award $1,000 micro-grants to people with certifiably awesome ideas every month. Chapters consist of 10 trustees who each donate $100. The project can be artistic, scientific, and/or social in nature. Previous “awesome” projects have included a giant hammock in Boston, a mushroom farm made out of phone books in Ottawa, and a portable pipe organ.