The Amarillo Area Foundation is seeking applications for its Art & Culture Fund.
Donor Name: Amarillo Area Foundation
State: Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Strong arts and culture organizations are vital to the economic health of the region. They nurture creative thinking in the children and provide quality of life to the residents. Arts & Culture Fund will support performing and visual arts organizations across the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle through grant funding.
Funding Information
The requests must fall within the range of $5,000-$50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, an organization must hold a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. This includes traditional nonprofit agencies with current 501(c)(3) status, recognized government entities requesting funds for public charitable purchases, K-12 public schools, community/junior colleges, state colleges and universities, or faith-based organizations with projects that benefit the community at large. Funds must also be used for the benefit of residents within the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle. Individuals are not eligible to receive grants from AAF.
Types of funding not considered
- Grants that exceed 25% of the organization’s previous year’s cash operating revenues
- Social functions, parties, receptions, fundraisers, or galas
- Operating expenses for home offices
- Operating expenses for state-operated facilities including, but not limited to, salary support and facility costs.
- Activities for which college or university students receive academic credit
- Projects at colleges and universities that serve mostly students and faculty, with minimal or no community involvement
- Projects by privately owned for-profit corporations
- Financing of political activities
- Retroactive funding
- Debt reduction
- Projects, productions, workshops, and/or programs that include obscene material as defined in Section 43.21, Penal Code of Texas.
For more information, visit Amarillo Area Foundation.
