State-funded arts foundations

Watching a lot of foreign and small movies, I wonder at how many companies it takes fund some of these films. I am surprised there are still some state foundations able to find money to fund the arts. I've kept my eye out, but haven't seen, to my recollection, any U.S. foundations. I've seen the National Film Board of Canada, the UK Film Council, to name a couple off the top of my head.  Can anyone name any others?