Bravo Greater Des Moines offers general operating support to all eligible arts, culture, heritage and interpretive sciences organizations in the Greater Des Moines region.
Donor Name: Bravo Greater Des Moines
State: Iowa
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
- $2 million and above
- $500,000
- $200,000 – $2,000,000
- $150,000
- $50,000 – $200,000
- $30,000
- $1,000 – $50,000
- $10,000
- New Applicants
- $5,000.
Grant Period
The 2026 grant period (GC25) runs January 1 – December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible GC26 Operating Grant applicants must meet all following criteria:
- Be a 501(c)3 organization exempt from tax under the Internal Revenue Code with at least 6 months of active programming history under the 501(c) designation OR be an agency, division or department of the State of Iowa which operates a facility open to the public.
- Have headquarters in and conduct most of its activities within one of Bravo’s partner local governments.
- Demonstrate a primary organizational purpose of arts, culture, interpretative sciences, and/or heritage that focuses on the collection, preservation, production, presentation and/or promotion of artistic expression, traditions, customs, or stories within creative, educational, or historic contexts. Mission language, programming, public access, support materials, partnerships, and budget must all clearly illustrate arts, culture, interpretative science or heritage as the organization’s primary purpose (at least 60%) in Greater Des Moines.
Ineligibility Criteria
Ineligible applicants include, but are not limited to:
- Individual artists
- Fiscally sponsored organizations
- Private organizations, clubs or groups that do not offer public programming
- Political, religious, or academic organizations
- Public libraries
- Public or private schools or higher education institutions.
- Those formed with the express purpose of fundraising on behalf of, supporting and/or promoting applicants that are not otherwise eligible for funding (e.g. friends societies, etc. for libraries, political, religious or academic organizations).
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