The Cultural Division’s General Operating Support (GOS) grant category supports Broward-based arts and culture organizations in the production and presentation of ongoing, sustainable, high-quality artistic activities that engage the diversity of Broward County/South Florida residents and visitors.
Donor Name: Broward County Government
State: Florida
County: Broward County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2023
Details:
The GOS grant program is the Division’s primary vehicle for supporting and strengthening the organizational capacity of their grantees by providing multi-year, unrestricted operating support. Organizations receiving GOS grants may not also apply in the Program Support category.
In general, organizations must have a three-year funding history with the Cultural Division and a budget size greater than $125,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit organizations whose primary mission is arts and culture are eligible to apply for GOS provided that the following criteria are met:
- Non-profit and tax-exempt status: In “good status” as a non-profit corporation in the state of Florida and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Non-profit whose primary mission is arts and culture and is incorportated in Broward County, FL
- Has been operational in its arts and cultural discipline(s) for a minimum of three (3)
- uninterrupted years immediately preceding the date of application
- A consecutive three-year history of receiving Cultural Division funding through Program Support grants
- A governing board, at least fifty percent (50%) of whom reside in Broward County, which meets regularly and operates under a set of bylaws
- A majority of the organization’s programming occurs year-round within Broward County
- Must employ at least one permanent full-time employee or one permanent full-time equivalent (FTE)
- A full-time employee for any calendar month is an employee who has on average, at least 30 hours of service per week during the calendar month, or at least 130 total hours of service during the calendar month
- An FTE employee is a combination of employees, each of whom individually is not fulltime, but who in combination, are equivalent to a full-time employee
- Employees receive the IRS Form W-2, whereas independent contractors receive the IRS Form 1099-MISC.The Cultural Division reserves the right to request additional documentation to verify eligibility
- Contract workers and seasonal employees do not count toward a FTE
- A full-time employee for any calendar month is an employee who has on average, at least 30 hours of service per week during the calendar month, or at least 130 total hours of service during the calendar month
- Has filed IRS Form 990 for at least three years and has average annual operating expenses of $125,001 or more according to the organization’s total functional expenses (IRS Form 990 – Part IX or IRS Form 990 EZ – Part 1-17)
- Organizations that are close to the $125,001 minimum will be considered by Cultural Division staff on a case-by-basis for GOS
- The majority of the organization’s total functional expenses must be program or service-related expenses (as determined by the organization’s Form 990 or Form 990 EZ)
- The Cultural Division reserves the right to adjust an organization’s annual operating expenses depending on extenuating circumstances including, but not limited to, payments to subsidiary organizations and capital campaigns.
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