The Sacramento County’s Office of Economic Development has partnered with the City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture to offer grants to nonprofit organizations located in Sacramento County that are focused on the arts, collections and exhibits, to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: City of Sacramento
State: California
City: Sacramento
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Details:
Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations are a key element of the creative economy in Sacramento County and key drivers of educational, economic, and community benefit. The City of Sacramento has set aside $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Reinvestment Funds with the County of Sacramento providing a match of $2 million in ARPA funds, to support a recovery grant program for arts and cultural nonprofits in Sacramento County.
The primary objectives of the Arts & Cultural Nonprofit Recovery Program are to:
- Retain nonprofits that are core to the creative economy in the region.
- Retain and expand employment opportunities at these nonprofits.
- Ensure ongoing access to arts and cultural programming throughout Sacramento County.
Grants can be used for operating expenses such as salaries and benefits for employees, fees for artists and contractors, mortgage/rent, utilities, insurance, and marketing. Fees and expenses associated with executing required COVID-protocols are also eligible.
Funding Information
The City is allocating $250,000 for a final round of grants to be awarded to eligible organizations that have not received non-profit recovery funds from the Office of Arts & Culture.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations eligible for funding are only those 501(c)3 nonprofit establishments whose primary mission is producing, promoting, or engaging in live performances, events, or exhibits intended for public viewing and establishments that preserve and exhibit objects and sites of historical, cultural, or educational interest. This would generally include:
- Theater companies and dinner theaters
- Dance companies
- Musical groups
- Other performing arts companies
- Community arts organizations
- Promoters of performing arts, film or cultural festivals with or without facilities
- Museums and visual arts galleries
- Historical sites
- Zoos and botanical gardens
Ineligibility
- Organizations may not fall into one of the ineligible categories defined above.
- Current Nonprofit Status: Organizations must hold tax-exempt nonprofit status under section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code and must be listed on the CA Attorney General’s registry of nonprofit as in good standing and listed as current.
For more information, visit City of Sacramento.
