Applications are now open for ‘Building for Equity: Project Development and Capacity Building’ grant program for organizations looking to secure, acquire, or improve a cultural space or historic place.
Donor Name: 4Culture
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/09/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Details:
The Building for Equity: Capacity Building Grants invest in an organization’s development, allowing them to secure their long-term facility needs. This grant is a part of 4Culture and King County’s Building for Equity initiative, to support cultural building projects and create a pathway to racial equity in cultural facilities funding. To help them achieve this goal, this fund prioritizes organizations located in, and providing services to, historically underserved communities within King County.
Funding Information
- These grants of up to $25,000 may fund a wide-range of activities that increase an organization’s capability to advocate and plan for, fundraise for, lease, acquire, repair, remodel, and/or construct space suitable for their programming in a sustainable, long-term manner.
Criteria
For this particular grant, they will look to see how well your project shows the following:
- Quality and qualifications: The reasoning behind your proposed capacity building activities, how they relate to your organization’s ability to secure or improve facilities in the future, and how central they are to your mission and the services your organization provides to King County residents and visitors.
- Priorities: Organizations that are located in and that prioritize serving historically marginalized communities or audiences outside of Seattle will be prioritized if all above criteria are met.
- Feasibility: Your ability to complete the work described in your request with the resources and time available to your organization.
- Impact: The impact the work described will have on your organization’s future sustainability and ability to improve or secure its facilities. How will the community benefit from these investments.
Eligibility
Organizations must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Your organization is a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) arts, heritage, or historic preservation-focused organization, public corporation, tribal government, or organization that is fiscally-sponsored by a 501(c)(3) partner organization.
- Your organization has a two-year minimum operating history demonstrating arts, heritage, preservation, and/or cultural contributions.
- Your organization has an annual operating budget of less than $3,500,000.
- Your organization must meet one of the following equity-focused priority groups:
- Your organization is outside of the City of Seattle.
- Your organization is located in Seattle, but is also in a 2010 US Census tract area with a Communities of Opportunity index percentile of 60% or greater.
For more information, visit 4Culture.
