Grants for Small and Emerging Arts Organizations in Texas

The Moody Foundation is seeking applications for the 2024 Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) Grants.

Donor Name: The Moody Foundation

State: Texas

City: Dallas

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/08/2024

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Moody Fund for the Arts (MFA) was created in 2017 as a permanent endowment that would help fund the work and projects of small and emerging arts organizations supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture (OAC).

Proposals must be entered in one of five categories:

New works, commissions, unique presentations
General program & operating cost support
Community focus performances/artist-in-residency programs
Capacity building
Cultural equity/new initiatives (Non-performance).

Funding Information

The limit for the individual grant awards for 2024 is $12,000.

Eligible Projects

The MFA desires to provide flexible grants supporting creative and innovative projects and programs, with strong metrics of progress and success. To align with this focus, successful submissions may include:

Commissions of original works and artistic collaborations
- If the collaboration is among a qualifying small group and a non-qualifying larger organization, the grant request must come from, and the award go to, the qualifying small group
Support for new works, innovative programs or offsetting rent and production costs at Moody Performance Hall
Programs, projects and exhibitions that address important issues of cultural equity and community access to the arts
Programs that create and deliver cultural experiences to all parts of Dallas
Operating, staff and marketing support for new initiatives
Support of production costs and capacity building
Hosting artist-in-residency programs
Other projects deemed important to the vibrancy of the arts in the city
Programs/projects must take place in the city of Dallas.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for submission, the applicant organization must:

Be based in, or have a permanent office, in the city of Dallas
- MFA is not able to award grants to individual artists nor to “fiscal sponsors”
Have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and be specifically classified as a Public Charity in the Internal Revenue Code
Supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture:
- Approved for OAC funding in the City’s current fiscal year up to the MFA filing deadline (Oct. 1, 2023 – Mar. 8, 2024) – or
- Successfully executed an OAC-funded program in the City’s last fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023) including meeting OAC reporting requirements
Have an annual operating budget of less than $1 million
Be sustainable and demonstrate effectiveness and credibility
- Organization should have a three-year history of providing relevant work and services (this does not mean the group has to have been a 501(c)(3) or OAC supported for three years)