The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council is seeking applications for its Flexible Support Grant Program to support the production of artistic projects, and/or projects that strengthen the organizational capacity and operations of groups providing access to the arts.
Donor Name: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota
Counties: Anoka County (MN), Carver County (MN), Dakota County (MN), Hennepin County (MN), Ramsey County (MN), Scott County (MN), Washington County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
Your grant proposal could include:
- Arts Programming activity such as a single event such as a theater production or a series such as a semester of painting classes.
- Organizational Capacity activities might include a coordinated management effort that bolsters the organization’s ability to do its work (like rebranding, building a website, or overhauling financial tracking systems), and/or could include the purchase of equipment, or making facilities improvements.
- Operations activities could be those that support the ongoing operations of a group (such as paying staff salaries or rent on a space).
All of these types of activities, independently, or in some combination, could be the organization’s “project” or “program.”
Funding Information
The Flexible Support grant provides up to $15,000 in funding to help groups whose primary addresses are located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott or Washington county to create access to the arts and stay connected to audiences/communities in Minnesota.
Organization/Group Eligibility
Groups must be located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington county; all groups must describe how their project/program will create access to the arts and ensure connection to audience in Minnesota; and be one of the following:
- Arts groups and organizations
- Federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organizations with annual operating expenses of $400,000 or less.
- Cultural groups and organizations
- Federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) cultural nonprofit organizations that provide arts and non-arts programming with annual arts programming expenses of $400,000 or less.
- Fiscally sponsored groups with arts projects
- Groups who are not incorporated as a federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with annual operating expenses of $400,000 or less. Fiscally sponsored groups also must consist of at least 3 people who are on the leadership team.
- A fiscal sponsor is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that receives MRAC grant monies and manages the financial aspects of the project on behalf of a group that does not have tax-exempt status.
- Fiscally sponsored groups must have a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal Sponsors must be registered with the IRS as a federally tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit with a Minnesota address and have an active registration with the Minnesota Secretary of State as a nonprofit organization.
- Fiscal sponsors may not be Public, private, alternative, charter, transitional, or home schools (this includes school support organizations such as PTAs, PTOs, school foundations, etc.). Schools are groups/organizations providing K-12 education that meet state education requirements and post-secondary education leading to a degree or accreditation.
- MRAC requires a Fiscal Sponsor Agreement Letter to confirm that your organization/group has an active working relationship with the fiscal sponsor at the time of application.
Other Eligible Groups
- Non-arts and non-cultural nonprofit organizations
- Federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with annual arts programming expenses of $400,000 or less. Non-arts and non-cultural nonprofit organizations must be able to isolate their arts programming expenses from non-arts and non-cultural financial activity.
- Public Entities
- A public entity such as a unit of state, local, or tribal government with annual arts expenses of $400,000 or less. The public entity must be able to isolate their arts programming expenses from non-arts and non-cultural financial activity.
- Community Education Units
- Community education units of a school district with annual arts budgets of any size. Community education units must be able to isolate their arts programming expenses from non-arts and non-cultural financial activity.
For more information, visit Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.
