Creative Capacity Grants (CCGs) provide general operating support to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts.
Donor Name: Arizona Commission on the Arts
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Organizations that may apply for Creative Capacity Grants, Levels 1-5:
- are based in Arizona,
- are incorporated as a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status, or are a unit of municipal or tribal government,
- have a primary mission to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts,
- have an annual budget of between $4,000 and $399,999, and
- will incur eligible expenses during the funding period.
Organizations that may apply for Creative Capacity Grants at levels 6 – 8:
- are based in Arizona,
- are incorporated as a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status, or are a unit of municipal or tribal government,
- have a primary mission to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts,
- employ a full-time executive, managing, music, or artistic director,
- have a minimum annual budget of $400,000, and
- will incur eligible expenses during the funding period.
Funding Information
- Scenario 1: $0 Appropriation
- Level 1 ($4,000 – $19,999)
- Low: $200
- Medium: $300
- High: $400
- Level 2 ($20,000 – $49,999)
- Low: $400
- Medium: $590
- High: $790
- Level 3 ($50,000 – $99,999)
- Low: $790
- Medium: $980
- High: $1,180
- Level 4 ($100,000 – $199,999)
- Low: $1,180
- Medium: $1,450
- High: $1,750
- Level 5 ($200,000 – $399,999)
- Low: $1,750
- Medium: $2,150
- High: $2,550
- Scenario 2: $2M Appropriation
- Level 1 ($4,000 – $19,999)
- Low: $800
- Medium: $1,200
- High: $1,600
- Level 2 ($20,000 – $49,999)
- Low: $1,600
- Medium: $2,360
- High: $3,160
- Level 3 ($50,000 – $99,999)
- Low: $3,160
- Medium: $3,920
- High: $4,720
- Level 4 ($100,000 – $199,999)
- Low: $4,720
- Medium: $5,800
- High: $7,000
- Level 5 ($200,000 – $399,999)
- Low: $7,000
- Medium: $8,600
- High: $10,200
- Scenario 1: $0 Appropriation
- Level 6 ($400,000 – $999,999)
- Low: $2,500
- Medium: $3,000
- High: $3,500
- Level 7 ($1,000,000 – $4,999,999)
- Low: $3,000
- Medium: $4,000
- High: $5,000
- Level 8 ($5,000,000 and above)
- Low: $4,000
- Medium: $5,000
- High: $6,000
- Scenario 2: $2M Appropriation
- Level 6 ($400,000 – $999,999)
- Low: $10,000
- Medium: $12,000
- High: $14,000
- Level 7 ($1,000,000 – $4,999,999)
- Low: $12,000
- Medium: $16,000
- High: $20,000
- Level 8 ($5,000,000 and above)
- Low: $16,000
- Medium: $20,000
- High: $24,000
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligible Expenses
CCG funds are intended to support general day-to-day operating costs, such as the following:
- Salaries and Personnel Expenses
- Creative workers (e.g., artists, tradition bearers, designers, educators, curators, program administrators, service providers, etc.), production staff, administrators, teachers, contractors, consultants
- Artistic/Production Expenses
- Supplies, materials, equipment, venues, royalties, licensing
- Administrative Expenses
- Office space and supplies, insurance, professional services like accounting or payroll, fees for banking, online services and platforms, training and education, marketing and promotion.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants include:
- Arizona nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status
- units of government.
For more information, visit Arizona Commission on the Arts.
