Cultural Equipment grants fund the purchase and installation of equipment that can be considered as fixed assets, including computer hardware.
Donor Name: 4Culture
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $10,000
Details:
Public Benefit: Why It Matters
Here are some ways you can provide public benefit with equipment:
- Use of the equipment to create free or low-cost performances, exhibitions, workshops, screenings, or readings, or to take care of collections that reflect all of King County’s residents.
- Use of the equipment by groups serving marginalized communities including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in King County, people with disabilities, people with low-incomes, youth and senior groups, residents in rural or suburban King County, and/or other historically marginalized groups.
- Use of the equipment to broaden your ability to reach individuals with disabilities or to make your programs or facility more accessible to them.
- Use of the equipment that prioritizes public health benefits (i.e., air filtration units, or equipment related to remote online programming)
- Sharing the equipment with other cultural groups at no cost or low cost.
Funding Information
Your total request should be a minimum of $1,000 and no more than $10,000.
Uses of funds
Cultural Equipment funds may be used to pay for the following:
- Purchase of equipment that can be considered as fixed assets intended to be held for 10 years or more, such as machinery, equipment, or computer hardware.
- Installation fees if they are under 10% of your total request.
- Smaller items that are less than $200 per unit, if you demonstrate that the item is essential to the functionality of the larger equipment requested.
Eligibility Criteria
- Cultural Equipment grants are available for King County-based, tax-exempt, nonprofit cultural organizations and public agencies with a primary mission focus on arts, heritage, or preservation.
- You must have a legally-constituted board of directors, have no ongoing and continual deficits in your operating budget, and have the ability to demonstrate a minimum two-year operating history of offering public benefit to the residents of King County.
- If funded, you’ll be required to provide a W-9 form, sign a contract, and provide proof of liability insurance that names 4Culture as additional insured.
- Equipment purchased using these funds must be stored in a secure location.
- K-12 schools and school districts are not eligible for this grant.
- Equipment purchased with this grant may not be used for religious worship or instruction.
Ineligibility
Cultural Equipment funds may not be used to pay for the following:
- Facility design, engineering, purchase, or remodeling of a facility.
- General equipment maintenance or repairs.
- Installation fees that are over 10% of your total request.
- Purchase of materials and supplies that are less than $200 per unit and have expected useful life of less than 12 months, such as lightbulbs and small tools.
- Purchase of warranties, subscriptions, or computer software.
- Items purchased before December 7, 2023.
- Fees directed to staff unless their work on the project is outside their regular job duties and payment is above and beyond their regular compensation structure.
For more information, visit 4Culture.
