The Impact Funding opportunity is open to eligible organizations who demonstrate a commitment to Tacoma Creates’ vision for vibrant, equitable, and inclusive cultural programs.
Donor Name:Tacoma Creates
State: Washington
City: Tacoma
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
Categories
There are two additional types of organizations that are eligible to apply for Impact Funding:
- Business District Associations and Neighborhood Councils
- Affiliate Cultural Programs within a larger non-profit
Funding Information
Applicants may request a minimum of $3,000, and up to $50,000 per year, which may support a single program or multiple programs.
Eligibility Criteria
Tacoma Creates has specific eligibility requirements, based on Washington State and City of Tacoma regulations. These are the eligibility requirements for Impact Funding:
- Primary Purpose
- Your organization’s primary purpose – meaning your overall mission and the majority of your activities – must be to advance and/or preserve arts, culture, heritage and/or science.
- Exception
- Business District Associations and Neighborhood Councils recognized by the City of Tacoma should refer to the “Special Categories”.
- Your organization’s primary purpose – meaning your overall mission and the majority of your activities – must be to advance and/or preserve arts, culture, heritage and/or science.
- Non-Profit Status
- Your organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, incorporated under the laws of Washington State and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Exception
- if your organization does not have this non-profit status, but meets the requirements for Primary Purpose, Location, and Program Delivery, you may apply for Impact Funding using a Fiscal Sponsor that is a non-profit organization. You can find more information about Fiscal Sponsorship on this document.
- You will need to submit a letter of commitment from your Fiscal Sponsor in order to apply. Your organization must be a group of people working together towards a specific mission or purpose, and you must have an organizational bank account and a City of Tacoma business license.
- Your organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, incorporated under the laws of Washington State and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Location
- Your organization’s official business address is within Tacoma city limits. This is confirmed by the address
registered with the IRS, and on your City of Tacoma business license.- Exception:
- if your organization’s official business address is outside Tacoma, but within Pierce County, and you provide the majority (at least 65%) of your programming within the City of Tacoma, you will meet the Location requirement.
- Your organization’s official business address is within Tacoma city limits. This is confirmed by the address
- Program Delivery
- Your organization must directly provide cultural programming or experiences to the general public within Tacoma city limits.
- There are no exceptions to this requirement. Please use this link to verify programming locations, as there are some locations that use “Tacoma” in their address that are technically outside of Tacoma city limits.
- Your organization must directly provide cultural programming or experiences to the general public within Tacoma city limits.
For more information, visit Impact Funding.
