The Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program offers grants to non-profit performing arts organizations that are based in Los Angeles County, for music, dance and theatre projects.
Donor Name: City of Culver City
State: California
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Under the purview of the City Council, Cultural Affairs Commission, and the City Manager’s Office of Economic and Cultural Development, the Performing Arts Grant Program is designed to support arts organizations and to provide enriching and accessible cultural opportunities for the city’s community, including residents, businesses and visitors.
The City of Culver City is dedicated to achieving cultural equity and inclusion through the Performing Arts Grant Program. Cultural equity and inclusion embodies the values, policies, and practices that ensure that all people— including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion—are represented in the development of arts policy; the support of artists; the nurturing of accessible, thriving venues for expression; and the fair distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources.
Funding Information
- There is a grant limit of $15,000 per organization, and applicants must provide matching funds that are equal to, or greater than, their requested grant amount.
- Projects must be scheduled to take place from January 1 – December 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration, organizations and projects must meet all the following criteria:
- The primary mission of the organization must include performances in one or more of the following disciplines: dance, music, theatre.
- The organization must be a current 501(c)(3) and provide proof of non-profit status; or the organization must provide a current agreement with an established fiscal receiver that is a 501(c)(3).
- The organization must be based within Los Angeles County.
- Performances must take place in an ADA-compliant venue or location.
- Performances may not be staged in conjunction with a fundraiser or class presentation.
- Applicants must include their SMU DataArts Funder Report for a minimum of one year.
- Applicants must demonstrate significant plans for outreach and promotion to attract the Culver City community.
- Applicants may not submit multiple applications for different projects.
- Applicants may not apply to the City’s Performing Arts Grant Program and the City’s Special Events Grant Program for the same project.
For more information, visit City of Culver City.
