Operating Support grants provide funding for the general operations of arts-focused nonprofit organizations based in Davidson County.
Donor Name: Metro Nashville Arts Commission
State: Tennessee
County: Davidson County (TN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant Categories
- Micro Organizations – Nonprofit arts organizations with a revenue of less than $25,000 during the most recently completed fiscal year.
- Small Organizations – Nonprofit arts organizations with a revenue between $25,000 to $99,999 during the most recently completed fiscal year.
- Medium Organizations – Nonprofit arts organizations with a revenue between $100,000 and $499,999 during the most recently completed fiscal year.
- Mid-Size Organizations – Nonprofit arts organizations with a revenue between $500,000 and $2,999,999 during the most recently completed fiscal year.
- Large Organizations – Nonprofit arts organizations with a revenue of $3,000,000 or more during the most recently completed fiscal year.
Funding Information
- Micro organization base percentage is calculated as 75% of most recent revenue, with a minimum $3,000 and maximum $18,750.
- Small organization base percentage is calculated as 50% of most recent revenue, with a minimum of $3,000 and a maximum of $50,000.
- Medium organization base percentage is calculated as 25% of most recent revenue, with a maximum of $125,000.
- Mid-Size organization base percentage is calculated as 17% of most recent revenue, with a maximum of $120,000.
- Large organization base percentage is calculated as 1.8% of most recent revenue, with a maximum of $200,000.
Uses of funds
- Salaries
- Artist Fees
- Program/Project Supplies
- Performance Space/Facility Rental
- Marketing and Promotion
- Consulting Fees
- Equipment Rental and/or Purchase
- Fundraising Activities.
Eligibility Criteria
An arts-focused organization is one whose primary mission is to directly support the performance, exhibition, or instruction of art and whose majority of programming supports the performance, exhibition, instruction, creation, or education in the arts. Art refers to several artistic genres including, but not limited to dance, film and media arts, craft, literary arts, music, performance art, multidisciplinary work, theater, or visual arts.
To receive an Operating Support grant from Metro Arts, the applicant must:
- Produce, present or directly support artistic programs, projects or works
- Have a primary mission to directly support the performance, exhibition, or instruction of art
- The majority of programming must support the performance, exhibition, instruction, creation, or education in the arts
- Be chartered in the state of Tennessee and tax-exempt under the IRS Code Section 501(c)(3)
- Have an IRS Letter of Determination with an effective date of exemption of July 1, 2024, or earlier
- Have a business address located in Davidson County and operate most of its programs in Nashville.
- Have background checks for all adults who work with youth. If the organization works directly with minors (defined as persons under age 18), the applicant will be required to submit an attestation form that attests that all adults who participate in the programming or instruction of minors at the organization have satisfactory background checks within the last 5 years. This includes organizational staff, artists, and contract staff.
For more information, visit Metro Nashville Arts Commission.
