The California Arts Council (CAC) is offering the Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship program as a continued investment in the future of a creative California, an inclusive workforce in arts and culture, and the vibrancy of the organizations that are creating and preserving the cultural identities of all California communities.
Donor Name: California Arts Council
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 08/31/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $233,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Arts Administrators Pipeline Fellowship program will be to both support the professional trajectory of individuals who otherwise may not have the opportunity to develop their careers as arts administrators and to increase the capacity of arts organizations for authentic community engagement with those they serve.
Funding Information
The Administering Organization (AO) grant will be approximately $1,165,000 for the following purposes:
- AO program administration: Up to $233,000 for program administration for a two-year activity period
- $50,000 per 11 fellows for a 12-month fellowship
- Organizational stipends: $35,000 per organization for fellow benefits such as health insurance and other benefits, and organizational costs related to hosting a fellow
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must comply with the requirements below. All applications must include the listed items at the time of submission to be reviewed, ranked, and considered for funding.
- California-based – Documentation as being a California-based nonprofit arts/cultural organization; an arts-based unit of municipal or county government; or a tribal government, or nonprofit social service organization with regular ongoing arts programming and/or services and a principal place of business in California
- 501(c)(3) organization as applicant – Non-governmental applicant organizations must demonstrate proof of nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.
- Local government – An arts-based unit of municipal or county government; or a tribal government
- Financial documentation – Applicants must provide a minimum of two years of basic financial information via the Budget Snapshot.
- Certificate of good standing – Nonprofit organizations must have “active status” with the California Secretary of State (SOS) showing evidence of “good standing” at the time of application. You can verify your organization’s status by conducting a search using the SOS online Business Search tool. An indication of “active” (versus “suspended,” “dissolved,” “canceled,” etc.) confirms that your nonprofit corporation exists, is authorized to conduct business in the State of California, has met all licensing and corporation requirements, and has not received a suspension from the Franchise Tax Board.
- Signatures on required attachments – Letters and other attachments requiring signatures must include completed digital or scanned signatures to be considered for funding. A blank signature field will not be accepted.
- Organizations that are funded through the New California Arts Fund of the James Irvine Foundation are not eligible to apply to for this Administering Organization grant.
For more information, visit CAC.
