The General Operating Support grant provides flexible, multiyear support that helps sustain arts and cultural institutions of all sizes.
Donor Name: Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s General Operating Support (GOS) grant is to strengthen the community by connecting residents to arts and culture through meaningful, multi-year core support to arts and cultural nonprofits based in and serving Cuyahoga County.
Funding Priorities
- Public Benefit
- Artistic and Cultural Vibrancy
- Organizational Capacity.
Funding Information
- The grant amount is up to $5,000 for:
- `applicants who file IRS Form 990-N.
- The grant amount is up to $20,000 for:
- applicants who file a 990-EZ or 990 but do not complete an annual audit or independent financial review.
- From $20,000 up to $1,000,000.
- The grant amount is from $20,000 up to $1,000,000 for:
- applicants with annual revenues of $200,000 or more, who also complete an annual audit or independent financial review, and;
- Have at minimum a 50%-time (20 hours per week) paid staff person.
- The grant amount is from $20,000 up to $1,000,000 for:
Grant Period
This grant period is for calendar years 2026 and 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a General Operating Support grant, organizations must meet all the following criteria:
- Be a current (2025) GOS or Cultural Heritage grant recipient or have previously received and successfully completed at least two grants from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture within the last four years (since 2021).
- Have a core mission to produce, present or create programs or activities in areas directly concerned with arts or cultural heritage for the general public, as determined by CAC using documentation provided by applicant.
- Have a permanent and viable base in Cuyahoga County for at least three years prior to July 31, 2025. Applicant organization must have its principal business address in Cuyahoga County and conduct the majority of its programs and services in Cuyahoga County for the residents of Cuyahoga County and visitors to Cuyahoga County.
- For the GOS Program an organization with a “permanent and viable base” in Cuyahoga County must show documentation of the following:
- Headquartered in Cuyahoga County (administrative and operational functions)
- Articles of Incorporation
- Exist as a 501(c)(3) organization for at least three years or be a successor to an arts or cultural organization that had been a 501(c)(3) organization for at least five years prior to July 31, 2025, and be verified as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS Publication 78 and GoVerify.
- Have an active board of at least three directors.
- Be incorporated and authorized to do business in Ohio as verified by the Ohio Secretary of State.
For more information, visit Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
