The Office of the Alameda County Arts Commission administers the ARTSFUND Grant Program to support Alameda County nonprofit arts and cultural organizations serving Alameda County community members.
Donor Name: Alameda County Arts Commission
State: California
County: Alameda County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000 to $3,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Grants will be awarded to qualifying organizations providing arts and cultural programs in the areas of visual art, dance, theater, music, literature, poetry, cultural events and traditions, and other related forms.
The ARTSFUND provides grant awards for general operating support to Alameda County based arts and culture nonprofit organizations to assist with the mission and ongoing programs of the grantee organization. The grant funds can be used to support programs, general administration, and operating expenses.
Funding Information
The standard 2023 ARTSFUND grant award will be $2,000 to $3,000.
Project Period
Grant Period: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
Eligibility and Application Requirements
Please see the online application for the complete list of application questions and submission requirements.
- Organization’s mission and primary programs must be artistic and/or cultural in nature such as visual art, dance, theater, music, literature, poetry, cultural events and traditions, and other related forms
- Organization must be in operation for at least one year prior to application deadline with their primary location within Alameda County and with the goal of providing programs to Alameda County community members. If programs, performances, or services are exclusively within a single facility, that facility must be in Alameda County (Submission Requirement: Respond to related questions in application).
- Organization must be a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status or an applicant functioning like a nonprofit organization may apply with a fiscal sponsor (Document Requirement: Submission of Federal TaxExempt Status Letter. If using a fiscal sponsor, submission of fiscal sponsor’s Federal Tax- Exempt Status Letter and copy of Sponsorship Agreement).
- Organization must supply a completed W9 Form (Document Requirement: W9 Form version: Rev. October 2018; signed and dated in the year 2023. If using a fiscal sponsor, submission of fiscal sponsor’s W9 Form).
- Organization to provide information about operating budget by providing an income and expense statement report and balance sheet for the most recently completed fiscal year of July 1, 2021- June 30, 2022 OR fiscal year January 1 – December 31, 2022 (Document Requirement: Submission of most recently completed fiscal year income and expense statement and balance sheet; if information is not available, information from previous fiscal year can be submitted). If the arts and culture program is only one aspect of the organization, provide detailed financial information specifically about the arts and culture programs AND the whole organization. Entities that are fiscally sponsored must provide their own income and expense statement and balance sheet and not that of the fiscal sponsor.
- Organization must offer arts and cultural programs as a regular, on-going part of organization’s activities. Arts and cultural programs must be the primary focus of the organization or the arts and cultural programs must be an essential and indispensable aspect of the organization’s programs. Organization is required to have provided consistent in-person, online and/or virtual arts programs during the most recent calendar year with the intended majority of participants being Alameda County community members (Submission Requirement: A brief narrative about arts and culture program activities from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Description of the program goals and characteristics, and general schedule. Maximum: 2,000 characters with spaces).
- Plan to provide consistent arts and culture programs during the ARTSFUND grant period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, with the intended majority of participants being Alameda County community members (Submission Requirement: A brief narrative about future arts and culture programs and related goals for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 during the grant period. Maximum: 2,000 characters with spaces).
- All programs funded with ARTSFUND grant funds must be available and open to the public. Attendance, participation and engagement may be through in-person, online and/or virtual formats. (Submission Requirement: Confirm programs supported by the ARTSFUND will be available to the public).
New Section – The Arts Commission receives funding from the California Arts Council (CAC). As a CAC grantee, the Arts Commission is now required to gather and report data to the CAC about the Arts Commission’s grantee organizations and the populations they serve. The information collected in this section is for informational purposes only; ARTSFUND eligibility and grant award levels will not be based on the responses to these questions. Thank you in advance for providing this information.
- Provide information about the demographics of the individuals in leadership positons. Provide information about the number and demographics of community members served. Also provide information about if your organization has arts and cultural programs, presentations or performances focused on cultural traditions and/or contemporary concepts of or about communities of color (Submission Request: Provide responses to questions in application).
For more information, visit ARTSFund Grant.
