The Fleishhacker Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Small Arts Grants Program to support Bay Area arts and culture nonprofit organizations.
Donor Name: Fleishhacker Foundation
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 to $10,000
Details:
Funding Information
Grants in this program will now range from $5,000 to $10,000 and will usually be closer to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- An arts and culture organization incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (including fiscal sponsors applying on behalf of a sponsored arts group or filmmaker)
- Located and primarily offering programming in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo, and/or Santa Clara counties
- Able to demonstrate an artistic presence in the Bay Area for at least three years
- Planning to produce and present new work by Bay Area artists in the disciplines of dance, music, theater, visual arts, interdisciplinary arts, or film between November 15, 2023 and October 15, 2024
- Of an annual budget size between $100,000 and $749,999 during the time period above (or applying with a fiscal sponsor with an annual operating budget greater than $100,000 during this time; there is no upper limit for fiscal sponsors’ annual budgets)
- An organization that financially compensates artists for their work
- An organization that evidences strong support from the community and its Board of Directors.
Guidelines
- The Small Arts Grants program accepts applications for general support from 501(c)(3) nonprofit and fiscally sponsored organizations. General support grants are flexible and may be used for operations, staffing, facilities, health and safety compliance, artists’ compensation, rehearsals, performances, presentations, exhibitions, and other administrative, program, or production costs at the grantee’s discretion
- Post-production support for film projects directed by Bay Area filmmakers with budgets under $750,000 will also be considered in this program, if applying with an eligible fiscal sponsor or nonprofit production company
- All other project-specific support, however, remains suspended for this grant program
- The Foundation seeks to fund a broad range of arts groups that produce and present innovative new work by Bay Area artists. It strives to make grants that support a diverse array of artistic disciplines, aesthetic sensibilities, and forms of cultural expression. The foundation prioritize grant requests that best support working artists and place particular emphasis on funding groups that represent and engage marginalized artists and communities.
Ineligibility
- Organizations that applied to the Fleishhacker Foundation for funding consideration during its spring 2023 review cycle, except for fiscal sponsors applying on behalf of multiple groups
- Organizations that are primarily performance venues, galleries, or presenters that do not produce their own work
- Organizations and groups whose primary mission is youth training in the arts, youth ensembles and performances, exhibitions of youth artwork, and productions designed for youth
- Organizations and groups whose primary purpose is to present historical works by artists that are no longer living
- Organizations and groups whose fundamental purpose or benefit is primarily social services, health, youth, or community development fields
- Individual artists.
For more information, visit Fleishhacker Foundation.
