The Miller Foundation is seeking applications for its Arts Grants for Small Organizations.
Donor Name: Miller Foundation
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Fast Track Arts grant program funds organizations statewide that deliver visual, performing, media, literary, or interdisciplinary artistic programming, performances or exhibits, arts services, or arts education. Fast Track Arts grants provide Operating Support. They know that funding general operations is the best way to help arts organizations thrive.
Types of support
- Fast Track Arts grants provide Operating Support. These Operating Support grants typically support organizations with missions that are focused solely in funding areas of Arts, Arts Education, or K-12 Education.
- Smaller organizations (annual expenses of less than $500,000) that have broader missions but that allocate more than 25% of their annual expenses to significant & ongoing Arts or Arts Education activities are eligible to receive Operating Support through Fast Track Arts program. If funded, the Operating Support grant amount would be based on the percentage of their budgeted expenses related to Arts or Arts Education.
Miller Foundation operating support grants can be used for a grantee’s operating expenses. Examples:
- Artist or Contractor fees
- Staff wages
- Rent/utilities
- Technology
- Programming, performance, presentation, or exhibit expenses
- Moveable equipment
- General business expenses
- Marketing, fundraising or technical support
- Addition of new paid staff
Funding Information
- The minimum allowable annual operating expense for eligibility is $25,000.
- Applicants with less than 5 years of past grant funding from the Miller Foundation are eligible for one year of support.
- Applicants with 5+ years of past grant funding from the Miller Foundation are eligible for two years of support.
Eligibility Criteria
K-12 Arts Education
Because the Miller Foundation believes that every child should have access to a well-rounded education that includes the arts, Arts grants also support K-12 Arts Education programs. If you provide arts education programming, you have a greater chance of receiving Miller funding if your programs meet any of the criteria below:
- You provide non-school based sequential arts education specifically engaging youth who face economic, geographic, or other barriers to participation.
- You work in partnership with public schools to provide arts education where such programming would otherwise be unavailable.
- You connect young people with professional teaching artists.
- You provide culturally specific arts education.
For more information, visit Miller Foundation.
