The City of Carlsbad’s Community Arts Grants program supports quality arts and cultural programming that promotes the representation and participation of diverse groups of individuals, including and not limited to people of differing abilities, class, generations, ethnicities and races, gender identities, religious or spiritual beliefs, sexual orientations or veteran status.
Donor Name: City of Carlsbad
State: California
County: San Diego County (CA)
City: Carlsbad
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/07/2022
Grant Size: $5,000
Details:
Its mission supports the following values:
- Provide inclusive opportunities for arts & culture experiences for Carlsbad students and residents; reducing/eliminating barriers for participation;
- Provide arts education and lifelong learning opportunities for all ages;
- Support local and regional arts organizations as an important component of the economy and quality of life in Carlsbad and North San Diego County;
- Support arts education in schools and through affiliated organizations;
- Develop and support organizational strength and capacity of Carlsbad arts organizations;
- Encourage new and emerging artists, arts organizations and programs in Carlsbad;
- Celebrate Carlsbad as an exciting, vibrant and creative destination for residents and visitors alike, and;
- Acknowledge indigenous land and cultural awareness in the Carlsbad community.
Funding Information
Project / Activity is structured by classification of each organization, then according to available categories. Applicants may only apply to one category per grant cycle:
- Arts Organizations (including Fiscal Agents of Organizations or Individual Artists)
- Capacity Building – $5,000 maximum award per year
- Arts Projects – $5,000 maximum award per year
- Emerging Arts Organizations (NEW) – $5,000 maximum award
- Emerging Artists (NEW) – $5,000 maximum award
- Educational Institutions and Affiliated Groups
- Arts in Schools – $2,500 maximum award
Eligibility Criteria
- All organizations, including fiscal agents and school-affiliated groups, must be determined to be not-for-profit, tax-exempt organizations by either the Internal Revenue Service or the California State Franchise Tax Board and must have a complete Statement of Information with the California Secretary of State. The Statement of Information must be filed within the first 90 days of filing the Articles of Incorporation, after which a Statement of Information is due every two years (every odd year or every even year based on year of initial registration).
- Applicants will be required to provide a Federal Employer Identification Number (or Federal Tax ID #), assigned by the Internal Revenue Service. No other form of verification will be accepted. The City of Carlsbad will use GuideStar’s Charity Check to verify status.
- Organizations must have a tax-exempt status from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and must qualify as a charitable organization under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.
- Educational Institutions are not required to obtain this status and are still eligible to apply.
- If projects include partnerships, only one application may be submitted for that project involving all parties;
- If a school would like to partner with an arts organization or artist, all partnerships must include a signed letter of agreement between the two parties, and;
the school must act as the applying party.
- If a school would like to partner with an arts organization or artist, all partnerships must include a signed letter of agreement between the two parties, and;
For more information, visit City of Carlsbad .
