The Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) program provides financial support for exemplary arts projects and programs of municipal departments and nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is outside of the arts.
Donor Name: LA County Department of Arts And Culture
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/05/2022
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
CIAG recognizes the value of arts and culture as important to every community’s wellbeing, and as a vital tool for civic problem solving across a range of issue areas. The program seeks to support the complex arts ecology of Los Angeles County (County) by increasing access and strengthening the quality of arts and culture programming wherever it happens and supporting our diverse communities – in health and wellness, human services, social and restorative justice, community and economic development, and environmental justice, and beyond. This grant is designed to promote cross-sector arts strategies, collaboration, and support organizations that provide high-quality arts and culture programs as part of their larger mission to provide services to individuals and the community at-large often outside of traditional arts and cultural venues.
Grant Period
The period of support will be from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Requirement
- Nonprofit organizations, municipalities and fiscal sponsors in Los Angeles County may apply.
- CIAG welcomes projects that include cross-sector partnerships with artists and arts organizations. The primary applicant is the applicant of record and must meet all eligibility requirements at the time of application submission to be accepted for consideration.
- Primary applicants may partner with a nonprofit arts and culture organization(s). These must betrue partnerships and constituents from the primary applicant must be served by the grant. The applicant cannot apply simply on behalf of an arts organization.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that are eligible to apply are:
- Nonprofit organizations whose primary mission provides services other than arts programming, as demonstrated by more than 50% of the applicant organization budget devoted to non-arts related programming
- Municipal departments whose primary mission is to provide services other than arts programming
- Social and human services agencies and organizations
- Religious organizations providing services to the broader community that are not religious in purpose
- Fiscal Sponsors with a Model A comprehensive fiscal sponsorship agreement may submit requests on behalf of multiple projects based in the County.
Nonprofit Eligibility Requirements
Nonprofit organizations must meet all the following eligibility requirements at the time of application:
- 501(c)3 Tax exempt status, as defined by the IRS
- Organizational operating budget of at least $25,000 or more.
- Principal offices in the County.
- A functioning board of directors that meets regularly with at least 51% of members residing in California.
- At least two (2) full and consecutive years of providing arts-based services or activities in the County either in-person or online. For the two most recently completed years (2020-2022), the organization is required to have produced, created or hosted at least four arts-based workshops, classes, performances or presentations each fiscal year either virtually or in person. Fundraising events and programs do not qualify.
- A submitted Federal Form 990 for a tax year ending on or after December 31, 2020. A submitted Federal Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-N is required of all applicants. Religious organizations should submit a reviewed financial statement or annual profit/loss and balance sheet information.
- For all organizations with operating budgets of $2,000,000 and above, a financial audit is also required for the applicant organization’s most recently completed fiscal year for a tax year ending on or after December 31, 2020.
Municipality Eligibility Requirements
Municipalities must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- One of 88 municipalities in the County.
- At least two (2) full and consecutive years of providing arts-based services or activities in the County in departments whose primary mission is to provide services other than arts programming. During the two-year period the organization is required to have produced or hosted at least four (4) arts-based workshops, classes, performances or presentations each fiscal year either virtually or in person. Fundraising events and programs do not qualify.
- Municipal departments should submit a copy of their adopted annual departmental budget.
For more information, visit LACDAC.
