Wheaton Cultural Project Grants (WCPG) are available to arts and/or humanities organizations and groups located in Montgomery County, MD.
Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
State: Maryland
County: Montgomery County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/21/2022
Grant Size: $1,000 up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
By awarding Wheaton Cultural Project Grants, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) seeks to:
- Support communities that have traditionally received insufficient resources and that have limited access to arts/humanities programming;
- Support Wheaton’s cultural diversity by funding arts/humanities projects in all disciplines, genres, and styles;
- Support artists and scholars currently living or working in Wheaton; and
- Activate Wheaton as a cultural destination that stimulates local economic activity
Funding Information
- Grants for FY23 will be awarded for activities occurring between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
- Awards range from at least $1,000 up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS & SCHOLARS
- Has resided in Montgomery County, MD with a verifiable mailing address in Montgomery County, MD for at least 12 months prior to the application deadline (P.O. Boxes not accepted as proof of residency);
- Is at least 21 years old;
- Is not a full-time student;
- Is a practicing artist and/or scholar with demonstrated ability in the arts or humanities discipline of the project;
- Is able to provide AHCMC with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) prior to undertaking the grant activities;
- Has a partnership for the project with a non-profit or for-profit organization based in Montgomery County, whose budget may exceed $500,000 and whose mission may or may not be arts and/or humanities-based;
- The partnership must consist of meaningful collaboration between the applicant and organization with clear indications for how the partnership will enhance the applicant’s own work and benefit the Wheaton community; and
- Has met all outstanding requirements for any grant(s) received from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County in prior years.
- ORGANIZATIONS & GROUPS
- Has had its primary location and/or a verifiable mailing address in Montgomery County, MD for at least 12 months prior to the application deadline;
- Has its primary mission or objective as the exhibition, presentation, production or performance of, and/or education in, an arts and/or humanities discipline, and/or provides support services to artists and/or scholars and/or arts and/or humanities organizations;
- Has an annual operating budget of no more than $500,000 for the most recently completed fiscal year; and
- Operates as a non-profit;
- The organization or group1 may or may not be incorporated and may or may not be formally recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a public charity or otherwise officially established as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) institution. However, the applicant must operate in the manner of a non-profit (the organization’s/group’s net earnings cannot be distributed to those who control it); and
- Has met all outstanding requirements for any grant(s) received from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County in prior years.
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