The Cultural Pathways program is rooted in the California Arts Council’s commitment to serving the needs of an increasingly demographically complex California, and the belief that a healthy arts ecosystem reflects contributions from all of California’s diverse populations.
Donor Name: California Arts Council
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $30,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The purpose of the Cultural Pathways program is to strengthen the capacity of small, new, and emerging arts organizations that are rooted in communities of color, recent immigrant and refugee communities, and tribal or indigenous groups, and to anchor the cultural and creative work of these organizations into the cultural landscape of the state.
Intended Program Outcomes:
- Authentic and creative voices of all of California’s diverse communities are celebrated and nurtured.
- A greater diversity of artists, organizations, and communities across the state are supported.
- Administrative, artistic, and governance personnel receive significant professional development necessary to make transformational growth within their organizations.
Goals
Projects should:
- Strengthen organizational capacity of small, new, and emerging arts and cultural organizations.
- Advance specific skills and knowledge of key administrative, artistic, and governance personnel.
- Support the strategic and long-term stability of an organization.
- Increase access to best practices in nonprofit and public sector management.
Funding Information
Grant Request Amount Up to $30,000.
Grant Activity Period
July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must comply with the requirements below. All applications must include the listed items at the time of submission in order to be considered for funding.
- Racial equity statement – Description of the organization’s commitment to equitable policies and culture. California-based – Documentation of having a principal place of business in California.
- Applicants must have a total operating revenue of less than $150,000 for each of the last two completed fiscal years.
- Arts programming – Applicants must have a minimum two-year history of consistent engagement in arts programming and/or services prior to the application deadline.
- 501(c)(3) organization as applicant or fiscal sponsor – Non-governmental (municipal, county, or tribal) applicant organizations must demonstrate proof of non-profit status under section 501(c)(3) of he Internal Revenue Code, or section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.
- Fiscal sponsors – An applicant organization without non-profit status must use a California-based fiscal sponsor with a federal 501(c)(3) designation to apply for funding. The fiscal sponsor will provide the fiscal oversight and administrative services needed to complete the grant.
- A Letter of Agreement between the fiscal sponsor and the applicant organization must be signed by a representative from both parties and submitted with the application. A blank signature field will not be accepted.
- If a grant is awarded, the fiscal sponsor becomes the legal contract holder with the California Arts Council.
- A fiscal sponsor change is not permissible during the Grant Activity Period, with rare exceptions.
Fiscal sponsors must have a minimum two-year history of consistent engagement in arts programming and/or services prior to the application deadline. (Acting as a fiscal sponsor to arts and cultural organizations is considered an arts service.) - Certificate of good standing – Nonprofit organizations and fiscal sponsors (if applicable) must have “active status” with the California Secretary of State (SOS) showing evidence of “good standing” at the time of application. You can verify your organization’s status by conducting a search using the SOS online Business Search tool. An indication of “active” (versus “suspended,” “dissolved,” “cancelled,” etc.) confirms that your nonprofit corporation exists, is authorized to conduct business in the State of California, has met all licensing and corporation requirements, and has not received a suspension from the Franchise Tax Board.
For more information, visit Cultural Pathways.
