For Fiscal Year 2025, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (Arts Council) is accepting applications from arts organizations for Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding.
Donor Name: New Jersey State Council on the Arts
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Trust seeks to help cultural organizations achieve greater financial and operational stability in order to improve their service to the public. To this end, the Cultural Trust awards grants to support capital projects and institutional and financial stabilization projects at qualified organizations. The Cultural Trust Act directs the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Historic Trust to design and administer programs that recommend projects to the Cultural Trust for such grants.
Funding Information
- Organizations may apply for grant funds up to $40,000.
- The grant period for successful projects is February 10, 2025 to February 28, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funds in this grant round, an organization must:
- Be a New Jersey-based nonprofit organization (no schools, units of government, or religious organizations) that has been qualified by the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
- Be registered as a charity in New Jersey with the Division of Consumer Affairs and have a Charities Registration number.
- Have a primary arts-focused focused mission.
- Not have another active Institutional and Financial Stabilization grant from the Cultural Trust. NOTE: If an organization has an active State Arts Council grant or LAP re-grant, the organization is still eligible to apply for a Cultural Trust grant. If an organization has an active Cultural Trust Capital Historic Preservation grant, that organization is also still eligible to apply.
Qualifications
In order to become qualified, an organization must demonstrate that it:
- Is a New Jersey-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization (no colleges, universities, or units of government).
- Fulfills a primary arts, history, or humanities mission in New Jersey through active programs and services.
- Has been incorporated for a minimum of four years and has been in operation for a minimum of four years.
- Has a functioning board that provides financial oversight to the standards set by the Cultural Trust.
- Is current with Charities Registration and Division of Revenue filings.
- Is able to submit the required support material as described in the qualification application.
For more information, visit New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
