The Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors make funds available to the Cultural Arts Awards (CAA) program to support nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.
Donor Name: City of Sacramento
State: California
County: Sacramento County (CA)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 12/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This funding provides general operating support to organizations within Sacramento County who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the communities.
The Sacramento Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission (SACCEC) serves in an advisory capacity to the City, promoting, encouraging, and increasing support for Sacramento’s diverse artistic and cultural activities, while integrating arts and culture into community life.
Program Goals
- Support best practices in management, including responsive planning, accountability, fund development, transparency, qualified boards and staff, and overall fiscal health.
- Encourage the involvement of artists and ensure appropriate compensation.
- Support organizations’ commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
- Celebrate the cultural vibrancy of Sacramento County and its neighborhoods.
- Support arts and cultural programs that demonstrate strong artistic impact.
- Promote artistic expression deeply rooted in and reflective of historically marginalized communities.
- Encourage innovative and creative programs that engage audiences and participants.
- Support organizations that respond to community needs through effective planning and program delivery.
Funding Information
The minimum award amount per grant year is $5,000. Awards may not exceed 50% of an organization’s total adjusted operating income for fiscal year 2023, or $50,000, whichever is lower.
Grant Period
The Cultural Arts Award is awarded as a three-year grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must meet the following Cultural Arts Awards eligibility criteria:
- Nonprofit status: Organization must hold tax-exempt nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. All organizations must be registered, current, and/or in good standing with the CA Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers and the California Secretary of State (Applicants not in good standing with regulatory authorities at the time of application will not be eligible for panel review); AND
- Organizational and/or program purpose: Organization’s primary mission and programs must focus on arts and culture; AND
- History and operations: Organization must have a three-year history of operations and public programming; AND
- Location/service area: Organization must provide arts and/or cultural programming within the limits of Sacramento County; AND
- Budget size: Organization’s unrestricted revenue for fiscal year 2023 must be $25,000 or greater; AND
- Compliance: Organization must be in compliance with all previous or ongoing Sacramento City and County-funded activities, grants, or contracts.
- Eligible Organizations:
- Arts organizations: Organizations with a mission or primary purpose to support the development, production, or presentation of an arts discipline or cultural activity. Examples of arts disciplines include, but are not limited to, dance, theater, visual arts, literary arts, media/film, music, and traditional arts.
- Cultural organizations: Organizations with a mission or primary purpose to promote, preserve, educate, or present a specific culture or ethnic tradition.
- Arts service organizations: Organizations that further the interests of artists, creators, culture bearers, and arts or cultural organizations. Activities may include direct services, policy development, and advocacy.
- Units of government, tribal governments, colleges, and universities: Eligible to apply for funding associated with annual operating expenses of ongoing arts programming that is open to the public. Only the specific arts program budget may be used when determining the total adjusted operating income.
For more information, visit City of Sacramento.
