The Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund supports and provides resources to strengthen independent small- and medium-sized arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $2 million.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
State: Georgia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/20/2022
Details:
This program supports the creation of art within metro Atlanta’s arts and culture ecosystem, as well as the utilization of the arts to amplify and activate community voice, strengthen the regional economy and foster an environment of learning in the arts at all stages of life. General operating support (GOS) provides unrestricted funding to help support an organization as it pursues its mission. This type of grant is flexible and gives the recipient the ability to use funding where most appropriate. For the 2022 cycle, the Foundation will be providing one-year general operating support for eligible organizations
Priority groups
- Priority will be given to organizations that are led by or serving Black, Indigenous and People Color (BIPOC), which is defined as organizations that meet at least three of the following four criteria:
- Organizational leader is BIPOC;
- Majority of board members are BIPOC;
- Majority of clients served are BIPOC; and/or
- Staffing of the organization or the program/project of which funds are requested are BIPOC
- Preference will be given to organizations that have not received funding from the Foundation in the last two years.
- Organizations will not be penalized if they do not employ any paid staff, however, priority will be given to organizations with at least one part-time paid employee for the 12 months prior to submitting an application.
Eligibility Criteria
- Atlanta Arts Fund:
- Be located and provide services within the following Georgia counties:
- Cherokee
- Clayton
- Cobb
- DeKalb
- Douglas
- Fayette
- Forsyth
- Fulton
- Gwinnett
- Henry
- Rockdale
- Be classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3) of the I.R.S. code as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, donations to which are deductible as charitable contributions under Section 170 (c)(2) and the I.R.S. determination must be current
- Have a minimum two-year operating history after the date of receipt of its 501(c)(3) classification or after its registration with the Georgia Secretary of State as a nonprofit
- Pay artists and performers associated with artistic and cultural programming
- Have annual operating expenses not exceeding $2 million for the last completed fiscal year
- Have at least one part-time paid employee for the 12 months prior to submitting an application.
- Be located and provide services within the following Georgia counties:
For more information, visit CFGA.
