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2025-2026 Operating Grants I & II (California)

Dated: May 22, 2025

Operating Grants I & II provide unrestricted, operating support to Long Beach-based arts and cultural organizations whose primary mission is to collect, preserve, present and/or commission exemplary works of art (e.g. visual art exhibitions, theatre, dance and/or musical performances).

Donor Name: Arts Council for Long Beach

State: California

City: Long Beach

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline:  06/13/2025

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: 1 Year

Details:

Works of art must be of regional significance, for the benefit of the general public and provide educational opportunities that enable audiences to better understand and appreciate the arts.

Grant Program Goals

  • Artistic
    • Encourage the development of long-term, quality artistic programs
    • Support the development of innovative, creative, and unique projects or programming that challenge audiences and participants
  • Organizational Management
    • Support best practices in organizational management, including long-term planning, accountability, fund development, transparency, evaluation, appropriate qualifications of board and staff and other professionals, and overall fiscal health
  • Community Impact
    • Support organizations that identify community needs and demonstrate a commitment and ability to meet needs through planning and program delivery
    • Support the development of new audiences
    • Support organizations that foster and enhance tourism and/or work to create a larger market or audience for an artistic discipline.

Funding Information

  • OPG I grant awards range from $5,000 to $8,000
  • OPG II grant awards range from $18,000 to $25,000.

Grant Period

October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026.

Eligibility Criteria 

Organizations must meet the following:

  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization
  • Primary mission of offering arts or cultural programs to the public at large
  • Minimum of three years of programming experience in Long Beach
  • Artistic disciplines that include visual, audio, literary, media or performing arts
  • Qualified professional artists and professional arts administrators in program planning and delivery
  • A board of directors that meets regularly and holds an annual election of officers with a minimum of 80% of members who live or work in Long Beach
  • Ongoing education programs for Long Beach Unified School District and Long Beach residents
  • Organizations may only apply for one Arts Council annual grant category: Operating Grant I, Operating Grant II, Community Project Grant, or Professional Artist Fellowship
    • For Operating Grant: organizations with total annual revenue between $250,000 and $1 million for the last completed fiscal year
    • For Operating Grant II: organizations with total annual revenue of more than $1 million for last completed fiscal year
  • Annual audit conducted by a certified public accountant for OPG II
  • Produce works of regional, national and/or international recognition
  • Foster and enhance cultural tourism and/or works to create a larger market or audience for its particular arts discipline
  • Maintain active membership, in related regional, state or national professional arts and cultural organizations.

For more information, visit ACLB.

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