Cultural Heritage Organization Grants provide flexible funding for organizations with a primary mission of arts and culture that are representative of a culturally-specific population.
Donor Name: Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 to $30,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Eligible organizations must have a primary mission of arts and culture and have an annual budget of up to $500,000.
Arts and Culture is defined in the Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3381, CAC’s enabling law, as “including, but not limited to, literature, theater, music, dance, ballet, painting, sculpture, photography, motion pictures, architecture, archaeology, history, natural history, or the natural sciences.
CAC strongly encourages applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)-led and serving organizations, as well as other cultural heritage organizations representative of populations that have been historically excluded or marginalized.
An organization that is representative of the culture of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/a/x, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, North African, or other culturally specific populations, among others.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $5,000 to $30,000, based on organizational budgets.
Grant Period
- January 2023 – December 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Have a primary mission to produce, present or create programs or activities in areas directly concerned with arts or culture heritage (as defined by the Ohio Revised Code) for the general public
- Have a permanent and viable base in Cuyahoga County for at least two years prior to May 31, 2022. The applicant organization must have a business address in Cuyahoga County and conduct the majority of its local programs and services in Cuyahoga County for the residents of Cuyahoga County and visitors to Cuyahoga County
- Applying organizations must be authentically representative of the population they serve, as evidenced by the following:
- A clear expression of the organization being deeply rooted in and able to authentically express the experiences of that culturally specific population
- Arts and culture programming focused on and reflective of that culturally specific population
- Be a 501(c)(3) organization as verified by Guidestar’s Charity Check service
- Be incorporated and authorized to do business in Ohio as verified by the Ohio Secretary of State
- Complete an IRS Form 990/990-EZ for 2021.
- Have previously received and successfully completed at least two Project Support grants from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
For more information, visit 2023 Cultural Heritage grants.
