General Operating Support (GOS) Grants are offered to established not-for-profit organizations that provide arts programming to their defined communities in a manner that supports the mission of the organization.
Donor Name: Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/19/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The aims of the initiative are to:
- Analyze the demographic distribution of IAC’s general operating support awards.
- Engage IAC constituents in providing feedback about their needs, experiences, and perceptions.
- Identify equity strengths and weaknesses in the IAC’s approach to general operating support funding.
- Recommend applied actions the IAC can take to work toward greater grant making equity.
- Serve as an evidence base in IAC’s case for the resources needed to reach more Illinois communities with state support.
Focus Areas
Under-resourced communities of rural, high poverty, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and disability will contribute.
Funding Information
Applicants do not request a specific amount. The IAC anticipates that the minimum award will be $1,000.
Grant Period
FY25 General Operating Support Grant supports activities occurring no sooner than November 1, 2024, and extending until August 31, 2025.
Allowable Expenses
- Fees for artists and contractual personnel
- Position support / salaries
- Facilities costs, such as rent and utilities
- Supply costs, office supplies, printing, art supplies, etc.
- Generally, equipment costs. For durable equipment with a useful life of more than one-year equipment may not exceed $5,000 per unit.
- Information Technology (e.g., computer software/hardware, captioning, streaming – including increased bandwidth, hardware, specialized audio-visual equipment, etc.)
- Marketing and promotion costs
- General overhead/administrative costs
- Building maintenance, cleaning services, security, personal protective equipment
- Indirect costs (general overhead/administrative costs may not be claimed as direct AND indirect costs)
Eligibility Criteria
- Registered 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit Organizations in good standing with the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State
- Branches of Government (e.g., Municipal, County, Libraries, Park Districts, etc.)
- Charitable Trusts
- Institutions of higher education and Religious Organizations
- PTOs, PTAs and other School Affiliate Organizations.
Applicants must:
- Have been providing public arts programming and are able to provide operational financial
- information for at least one full fiscal year prior to the date of application.
- Apply utilizing a Salesforce account registered to the organizational applicant.
- Have a valid FEIN and UEI number entered in the IAC grant portal
- Submit all required application materials by the deadline.
- Be pre-qualified in the state’s Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) system.
For more information, visit IACA.
