Don't know where the following fits but as the best workers here read this sections maybe you can give it consideration and help the concept propagate .....

Creative Capital (which I think is a wonderful and much needed organization) provides grants to worthwhile artists to produce work.

Here is the list of performing art from their website
Performing Arts may include dance, dance-theater, experimental music performance,
interdisciplinary, multimedia performance, music-theater, non-traditional opera, performance art, puppetry, spoken word and theater. The focus is on the live performing arts.
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Notice any performing art missing? NO MAGIC or MAGICIANS , yes there is puppetry but no magic??!!!

A grant was issued to a quasi magic show in their past round, I say quasi as it really is a comedy show with magic in it.

This angers, frustrates and saddens me. I could go on about the why and how I HATE the stereotype of magicians in America (the fault of and perpetuated by so many performers) but that doesn't accomplish anything. So I vent this one time and get it out while I continue to do everything in my power to elevate the art of magic

Can I count on you to do the same?

Have you tried contacting them to ask their rationale?