The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) announces the launch of its Arts & Culture Grant Program, which will provide funding to arts and culture nonprofit organizations that serve patrons from the greater Pasadena area.
Donor Name: Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF)
State: California
Cities: Pasadena, Altadena & Sierra Madre
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 and $25,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
Pasadena Community Foundation’s Arts & Culture Grant Program aims to support nonprofit needs for transitional support in the areas of audience diversification, programmatic shifts and/or organizational restructuring due to current unprecedented convergence of post-pandemic challenges.
This program is open to Arts & Culture organizations providing the greater Pasadena area with one or more of the following: Visual Art, Performing Arts, Literary Arts, Historic Preservation, Arts/Cultural History and/or Events, and Arts/Cultural Education in one or more of the listed areas.
Target needs and Priorities
The purpose of the 2023 Arts & Culture Grant Program is to provide support for tangible and enduring rebuilding and reimagining of the arts in this post-pandemic period. Areas such as those listed below will be considered:
- Transitional support for innovation and change-management
- Investment in new technologies
- New programming in line with DEI objectives
- Marketing and communication outreach to diversify audience and/or donor base
Type of Support
Program and operating grants are available for organizations that demonstrate a clear vision of how this funding will result in impactful, lasting change for the future of the organization and Arts & Culture in the Pasadena community.
Funding Information
Typical grant awards will range between $10,000 and $25,000. Funds can be spent out over 24 months post-award. Reporting will be due at the end of this period, or once spent in its entirety.
Strong Applications
PCF will prioritize programs that incorporate these strategies:
- Promote diversity, equity and inclusion as a driver of organizational and programming change.
- Proactively engage new audiences.
- Focus on partnerships with other local organizations.
- Develop creative solutions to current challenges.
- Provide arts access to underserved populations.
Geographic Restrictions
The applicant organization must be located or provide significant service to the greater Pasadena area (Pasadena, Altadena & Sierra Madre)
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants may be made only to tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c) (3) or 170(c) (1) or (2) (b) of the Internal Revenue Code. None shall be made to Private Foundations under Section 509(1) of the Code.
- An organization must have been in existence for at least two years (based on the date of IRS determination letter) and have achieved a record of effective service and sustainability. Organizations that operate under a Fiscal Sponsor may apply, but they must provide evidence of at least four years of operating history.
- All previous grants must be completed or an interim status report must be provided for an application to be considered. A grantee with an “open grant” will be ineligible for new funding. Grantees who have not complied with previous grant deadlines and reports or receipts may not be eligible for new grant consideration.
PCF will not make Arts & Culture Grant for or to:
- Direct aid to individuals
- Sectarian religious organizations or churches
- Individual public schools. PCF only supports PUSD schools through the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF)
- Private schools
- Influencing legislation or elections
- Agencies not engaged in the actual performance of direct services to individuals (no re-granting)
For more information, visit Arts & Culture Grant Program.
