The Creative Sector Flex Fund provides support to eligible applicants that provide consistent annual levels of artistic programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania.
Donor Name: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
One application per applicant per year may be submitted. Eligible uses of funds are flexible, including the support of applicants’ administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses.
- Depending on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ (PCA) budget and availability of funds, grant amounts will be $5,000 per applicant.
- Annual grants are not guarantee
For the purposes of the Creative Sector Flex Fund Application, applicants are classified by either being an Arts Organization or an Arts Program of a Non-Arts Organization.
- Arts Organization – An eligible nonprofit corporation whose mission is to create, perform, present, promote or serve the arts sector (e.g., symphonies, arts councils, theatres, etc).
- Arts Program of Non-Arts Organization – A solely arts-related program of a larger, eligible, nonprofit corporation or unit of government whose mission is not solely arts-related (e.g., charitable or community service organization)
Grant Activity Period
January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, or a unit of local government (counties, cities, boroughs, townships, and municipal authorities). Pre-K -12 public, private and parochial schools including all charter schools are NOT eligible. (K-12 schools should contact the Arts in Education Program of the PCA for other opportunities).
- Be located in Pennsylvania, except for nonprofit, tax-exempt corporations acting as a fiscal sponsor on behalf of an unincorporated group or not-for-profit limited liability company (LLC) that is located in Pennsylvania.
- Be registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corporations, except for local governments and fiscal sponsors.
- Have a history of at least TWO years of consistent arts programming in Pennsylvania.
- Have an annual average arts revenue of $10,000 to $200,000. PPA Partners determine revenue size by a two-year average demonstrated by:
- Arts Organization: most recent form 990 of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
- Arts Program of Non-Arts Organization or whose 990 is a postcard: applicant’s board/committee approved, arts-specific program financial statement from the most recently completed TWO fiscal years.
- The program financial statement must detail program revenue, including contributed and earned income and income realized from investments, as applicable, and expenses. In-kind is not included.
For more information, visit Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.
