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)
City: Sacramento
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 12/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This funding provides general operating support to organizations within Sacramento County who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the communities.
Funding Information
The minimum award amount per grant year is $5,000.
Grant Period
April 1st, 2025 – March 31st, 2026.
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 and appropriate compensation of artists.
- Support organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
- Celebrate the cultural vibrancy within 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 need through planning and program delivery.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must meet the following Cultural Arts Awards eligibility criteria:
- Nonprofit status: Organization holds 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 who are 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 are focused on arts and culture; AND
- History and operations: Organization has a three-year history of operating and public programming; AND
- Location/service area: Organization has arts and/or cultural programming within the limits of Sacramento County; AND
- Budget size: Organization’s unrestricted revenue for fiscal year 2023 is $25,000 or greater; AND
- Compliance: Organization is in compliance with all previous or ongoing Sacramento City and County funded activities, grants, or contracts.
- Eligible Organizations:
- Arts organizations: An arts organization has 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, theatre, visual, literary, media/film, music, and traditional arts.
- Cultural organizations: A cultural organization has a mission or primary purpose to promote, preserve, educate, or present a specific culture or ethnic tradition.
- Arts service organizations: An arts service organization furthers the interests of artists, creators, culture bearers, and arts or cultural organizations. Activities can include direct services, policy development, and advocacy.
- Units of government, tribal governments, colleges, and universities: May apply for funding associated with annual operating expenses of ongoing arts programming which 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.
