The AmerenCares Equity in the Arts Philanthropic Grant Program is a partnership between Ameren Missouri and the Arts and Education Council.
Donor Name: Arts and Education Council
State: Missouri
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/15/2022
Grant Size: $5,000
Details:
This special grant opportunity is designed for and limited in focus to historically underrepresented and underfunded nonprofit organizations.
AmerenCares Equity in the Arts is a unique and focused example of a shift in philanthropic giving practices that are designed to proactively and deliberately meet the needs of under-resourced and historically underrepresented nonprofits that have evidence racially and diverse leadership. Launching in 2022, this program – with the subject matter expertise of the Arts & Education Council – aims to discover and support these qualified nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that need a boost.
Funding Information
The Equity in the Arts Grant is a one-year gift that includes a minimum award of $5,000.
All the following criteria must be met by the organization/entity:
- Must be an IRS Section 501(c)(3) non-profit in good standing in the state of Missouri
- Must have a current fiscal sponsorship in place with an organization that is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) non-profit in good standing in the state of Missouri if the applying organization has not attained 501(c)(3) non-profit in the designation
- Should not exceed an annual operating budget of $499,999
- Must operate under a board-approved budget (fiscal health will be considered in the funding decision)
- Must provide accurate and detailed financial statements reflecting activity for the most recent fiscal year as well as current year projections
- Only arts and culture organizations with racially and ethnically diverse leaders at the decision-making level that are both located in and serving Ameren Missouri’s service territory are eligible to receive a grant.
- Organization’s primary focus must be arts and culture related: pathways of support will be considered for Music, Dance, Poetry, Painting, Writing, Theater/Drama, Sculpture, Drawing, Photography
- Note: Organizations receiving – or that anticipate receiving – “gala/event” sponsorship funding from Ameren in 2022 will, with few exceptions, be excluded from participating in this grant program this year.
For more information, visit Arts and Education Council.
