Centering Art & Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.) grant is the new name of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s organizational funding program previously known as Civic Partners. The updated name highlights the evolution of the program over the past ten years and reflects the values of racial equity, social cohesion, and the importance of art to the communities.
Donor Name: Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
State: Washington
City: Seattle
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/10/2022
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The C.A.R.E. grant awards three consecutive years of funding to Seattle arts and culture, heritage, and arts service organizations with a minimum three-year history of providing accessible programming for Seattle residents and visitors. To create a more equitable, vibrant, and relevant arts sector, ARTS prioritizes support for organizations with an arts-focused mission that are taking action to be anti-racist and who value, implement, and uphold inclusive practices through an intersectional racial equity lens.
Grant Purpose
Arts and culture organizations are a vital part of Seattle’s ecosystem. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s investments are a tangible way to partner with the cultural community to achieve their aim of becoming a more inclusive and anti-racist City. The Centering Art & Racial Equity (C.A.R.E.) grant aims to leverage the collective community action of Seattle’s arts and cultural sector to create a city where all artists, performers, writers and creative workers have the freedom, agency and platform to share and amplify their stories, art, cultures and experiences, regardless of race, class, gender, age, ability, education, country of birth, citizenship, religion, and sexual orientation.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations are arts and culture, heritage, and arts service organizations with:
- their primary location in Seattle
- a mission and programs centered on arts and culture or a culturally specific organization with significant arts and cultural programming
- a minimum three-year history of providing public benefit to Seattle residents
- a Federal Tax ID number (though not required to have 501(c)(3) status)
- a commitment to and action toward being an anti-racist organization through an intersectional lens
- no concurrent funding through the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s smART ventures funding program
For more information, visit C.A.R.E. Grant.
