ArtsFairfax Project Support Grants serve both arts organizations and individual artists with funding to support projects that engage Fairfax County residents.
Donor Name: ArtsFairfax
State: Virginia
County: Fairfax County (VA)
Cities: Fairfax, Falls Church
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/05/2022
Details:
Project Support Grants are non-recurring grants used to support eligible nonprofit arts organizations in providing activities that engage new audiences in the arts and contribute to the vibrancy and quality of life in Fairfax County. These grants encourage wide participation in the arts through diverse cultural programming available to all residents of Fairfax County.
Through the Project Support Grant Program, ArtsFairfax seeks:
- To provide support for established arts organizations and the development of new organizations.
- To promote opportunities for individual artists and arts organizations of all disciplines to create, present, and celebrate their artistic endeavors.
- To be a catalyst for increased private sector support for arts organizations through leveraged public funding.
- To encourage wide participation in the arts through diverse cultural programming available to all residents of Fairfax County.
Eligibility Criteria
- It has as a core mission the creation, exhibition, presentation, production, or performance of and/or education in an arts discipline and is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with current or pending status.
- It has regular activity in a minimum of four different months in the year or 120 days of the year.
- The organization must have an address of record within the geographical boundaries of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church and satisfy TWO of the following four criteria for at least one year:
- Present at least 51% of public artistic activities within the geographical boundaries of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church. Meet, rehearse, exhibit, and operate within the geographical boundary of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church.
- Have 51% of board of directors’ members work or reside in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church.
- Verify that 51% of attendees at performances, exhibits, events, and activities reside in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church evidenced through acceptable statistical data including but not limited to ticket analysis, subscription data, box office surveys, and audience surveys.
- An eligible organization must:
- Be in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws; and
- If an organization does not hold 501(c)(3) status in its own right, a fiscal sponsor that holds 501(c)(3) status may apply on its behalf. The fiscal sponsor must manage all grant funds and ensure compliance with the terms of the grant if an award is made.
- An organization must have independently prepared financial statements such as an audit or a treasurer’s report (audit required for organizations with expenses of $750,000 and above).
- The applicant must have submitted all required final reports for any grants received from ArtsFairfax during the previous fiscal year.
- The applicant must maintain an ArtsFairfax Directory listing and list activities on ArtsFairfax events calendar.
- The following are not eligible organizations:
- Organizations that receive line-item funding from the State of Virginia.
- Departments of George Mason University, and non-profit organizations and foundations that support county agencies are not eligible for ArtsFairfax grants.
For more information, visit ArtsFairfax .
