The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County is accepting applications for its ArtsEverywhere Grants.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
State: Indiana
County: St. Joseph County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The goals of the ArtsEverywhere Fund are to:
- Raise artistic quality
- Strengthen volunteer and staff leadership
- Enhance the capacity of arts organizations and the arts community
- Foster and support local talent
- Inspire community pride.
Funding Categories
- Capacity Building
- Support for strategic activities designed to improve the quality, effectiveness, efficiency and financial stability of the organization and its programs. Expenses may include, but are not limited to, strategic planning, board and staff training, site visits to leading peer organizations, technological advancements, consultant and professional services, and executive leadership training.
- Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate a well-defined plan for capacity building with specific objectives and timeframes. Capacity building grants may prove useful in the design and development of Major Venture Funding applications.
- Program or Project Support
- Support for specific arts related programs and projects which may include, but are not limited to, concerts, theater productions, visual art exhibits, presenter touring programs, artist residencies in schools or other community settings, or a broad range of arts-related services for St. Joseph County citizens, artists, arts organizations, and communities.
- Preference will be given to applications that include a clear program or project plan and timeframe, and that best align with the stated goals of the ArtsEverywhere Fund
- Major Venture Funding
- Support to help implement high quality programs or projects that represent a significant and sustainable contribution to local arts and culture. The ArtsEverywhere Fund encourages projects that are innovative, collaborative, and model best practices. Efforts that draw larger, more diverse audiences, deepen levels of arts participation, build public participation in the arts, involve synergistic collaboration, and raise artistic quality through the cultivation and support of local talent are of special interest. Further preference will be given to programs or projects whose contributions to local arts and culture will endure beyond the grant period. Up to half of the amount requested may be used for endowment matching funds to provide sustaining revenue. Other means of achieving program or project sustainability will also be considered.
Funding Information
- Capacity Building: matching grants of up to $10,000
- Program or Project Support: matching grants of up to $10,000
- Major Venture Funding: matching grants of up to $50,000, potentially renewable for up to three years, for a maximum commitment of $150,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any St. Joseph County 501(c) (3) or public agency with a demonstrated, substantial (though not necessarily exclusive) commitment to arts and culture as part of its overall mission. Arts and culture includes dance, theater, music, literature, and the visual arts as well as their local cultural assets and related programming. Active participation in the ArtsEverywhere initiative, which may include, for example, staff support as necessary for ArtsEverywhere communications or promotion, participation in ArtsEverywhere executive meetings and trainings, and generous contributions of knowledge, ideas, talent and experience
- The majority of proposals that involve arts and culture should be submitted through the ArtsEverywhere Grants process.
Projects are Generally Not Eligible for Funding
- School or church performing or visual arts productions/exhibitions.
- College or university arts programs with limited community involvement or impact.
- CD/DVD production, especially those which will be available for commercial use.
- General public relations/communications activities (e.g. literature, videos, etc.)
- Proposals from other area nonprofit agencies for partnerships with organizations already receiving ArtsEverywhere support.
- Professional conference attendance
- Post-event or after-the-fact situations
- Computers (unless presented as a necessary component of larger program or objective)
For more information, visit CFSJC.
