Arts Fort Worth seeking applications for its CORE Operating Support Grant to promote, nurture, and support the arts in Fort Worth.
Donor Name: Arts Fort Worth
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/02/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Arts Fort Worth’s competitive grants programs fulfill this mission by supporting local arts organizations and the artistic programming they provide within the city. Arts Fort Worth grants are designed to:
- foster a culture of creativity and innovation;
- celebrate community diversity through inclusive artistic expression;
- increase accessibility and encourage broad-based participation in arts activities;
- strengthen the service capacity and business practices of arts providers; and
- promote tourism and economic growth in the City of Fort Worth. Generous funding for Arts Fort Worth grants comes from the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, corporate donors, foundations, and local individuals.
Grant Period
- Period of Performance Begins: October 1, 2024.
- Period of Performance Ends: September 30, 2025.
Eligible Requests
Eligible uses for CORE Operating Support funding include:
- administrative staff salaries;
- artistic salaries/fees;
- office supplies;
- production costs;
- facility rentals;
- marketing, printing, and other administrative costs; and outreach & education.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to receive funding from Arts Fort Worth CORE Operating Grants Program, an applicant organization must:
- have a last fiscal year annual organizational operating budget of at least $100,000;
- be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit in good standing with IRS and up to date with Form 990 filings;
- be a nonprofit arts organization whose primary mission is the presentation or production of artistic programming;
- demonstrate active operations and a history of at least 2 consecutive years of related program offerings within the City of Fort Worth;
- have a physical headquarters located within the City of Fort Worth and conduct a majority (more than 50%) of its work/outreach/programming within the Fort Worth community OR have a Fort Worth based P.O. Box or residential address and conduct a minimum of 65% of its work/outreach/programming within Fort Worth;
- have a salaried full-time or part-time (15-20 hours per week) administrator that is responsible for and authorized to address the contractual obligations of the Arts Fort Worth Grant Agreement and the business management of the organization (artist fees and honorariums do not satisfy paid staffing requirements);
- compensate salaried staff at a rate no less than the federal minimum wage at the time of grant submission;
- have an active board of directors; and
- meet all compliance measures and be in good standing with the Arts Fort Worth Grants Program.
Ineligibility
- academic institutions and/or their affiliated arts groups
- fiscal sponsors
- governmental agencies
- places of worship; or
- former Arts Fort Worth grant recipients with overdue, unacceptable, or falsified reports.
For more information, visit AFW.
