The Sun Foundation, in collaboration with the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, awards Community Art Access Grants each year, subject to grant approval.
Donor Name: Sun Foundation
State: Illinois
County: Marshall County (IL), Bureau County (IL), Woodford County (IL), Stark County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/24/2022
Grant Size: $1,500
Details:
The program is funded by a grant of $10,000 from the Illinois Arts Council funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and local matching funds.
Sun Foundation Community Arts Access Grants can be used for artist’s fees, art supplies, artist’s transportation and software to be used directly for the program/ project. Artist fees are a top priority. Projects must be for non-profit groups, organizations, schools and individual artists with projects and programs.
Funding Information
- Grants up to $1,500.
Requirements
For grant approval, hiring Illinois artist/artists, community involvement, and reaching the under-served are all vitally important.
Review Criteria
- Involvement of Illinois artists and/or groups
- Community involvement and access
- Need for financial support
- Ways the grant will strengthen the organization or individual artist’s project
- How will the project impact the community and reach under-represented and under-served populations
- Quality of the project
- Project goals
- 25% cash match
- In-kind, non-cash contributions
- Publicity—visibility of the project
- Foster cultural development of under-represented populations within your service area
- Documentation of the scheduled project; film, video and printed materials
For more information, visit Sun Foundation.
