The Allied Arts Capacity-Building Program helps nonprofit arts and cultural organizations grow stronger, so they can fulfill their missions and better serve their constituents.
Donor Name: Allied Arts
State: Oklahoma
County: Canadian County (OK), Cleveland County (OK), Grady County (OK), Kingfisher County (OK), Lincoln County (OK), Logan County (OK), McClain County (OK), Oklahoma County (OK), Pottawatomie County (OK), Seminole County (OK)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Projects that will produce more concrete results and impact will be given priority. For professional development requests, priority will be given to opportunities within the state of Oklahoma and the surrounding region. Each year, a variety of projects are funded – from organizational training and board development to volunteer management, strategic planning and other professional development opportunities.
Type of Supports
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Allied Arts will also consider capacity-building requests such as:
- Supporting collaborations between established cultural nonprofits and emerging groups
- Funding projects that address racial, social, gender injustice through the arts
- Operating expenses for organizations led by people of color and serving communities of color.
- Allied Arts will also consider capacity-building requests such as:
- COVID Support
- Many organizations have been faced with unique post-COVID challenges. Allied Arts will consider requests to help navigate concerns such as:
- Filling full-time, part-time, contract and seasonal staff openings
- Employing artists to conduct programming
- Equipment and tools to provide virtual/remote programming, events and activities
- Capital requests to conduct programming outdoors
- Modifications to facilities to conduct indoor programming safely.
- Many organizations have been faced with unique post-COVID challenges. Allied Arts will consider requests to help navigate concerns such as:
Funding Information
Organizations can apply for up to $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Allied Arts member agencies and other nonprofit arts organizations are eligible.
- Provide quality arts and cultural programming to the community
- Be a nonprofit arts organization, tax-exempt corporation as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service (have current 501(c)(3) status)
- Be established and functional for at least three years
- Have current financials and an active, volunteer board of directors
- Have headquarters in central Oklahoma (defined by the 10-county area including the counties of Oklahoma, Kingfisher, Logan, Lincoln, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Cleveland, McClain, Grady and Canadian)
- Have current registration as a charitable organization with the State of Oklahoma
- Be self-identified as “Arts, Culture, and Humanities” using the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities system
For more information, visit Allied Arts.
