Organizational Investment grants provide operating support grants for organizations and programs with public cultural programming that benefits Cambridge residents.
Donor Name: Cambridge Arts Council
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Cambridge Arts Council is supported in part by the City of Cambridge, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Funding Information
Grants of $9,000 will be awarded to Cambridge non-profit organizations that provide cultural programming for Cambridge communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Cultural Nonprofit Organizations and Cultural Affiliates may apply for organization grants. Each entity must meet the eligibility requirements, and all criteria according to the entity’s organization type described below.
- Cultural Nonprofit Organizations must be a Massachusetts recognized 501(c)3 organization. The organization’s primary mission must be to promote access, excellence, diversity, or education in the arts, humanities, or sciences.
- Cultural Affiliates are semi-independent programs that operate under a parent organization. The primary mission of a Cultural Affiliate must be to promote access, excellence, diversity, or education in the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences. The Cultural Affiliate must meet all eligibility requirements, plus additional requirements that apply exclusively to the Cultural Affiliates.
- The parent organization for the Cultural Affiliate must be one of the following:
- A Massachusetts recognized non-fully cultural 501(c)3 organization. For example, a literary magazine or art museum at a college, or an arts program in a social service organization.
- A department of a federal, state, or local/municipal government. For example, a Local Cultural Council that provides cultural programming.
- To be eligible to apply, all applicants must meet all the following requirements:
- Be legally recognized as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in good standing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Be a nonprofit organization or a Cultural Affiliate that has provided public cultural programming for the past two consecutive years.
- Offer public cultural programming in Cambridge and maintain year-round operations in Cambridge.
- Have minimum cash expenses of $50,000 for each of the two years before the application.
- For Media organizations (such as community access television stations): Over 50% of programming time must be arts, humanities, or sciences programming produced by or for the applicant. This includes original creative content, original documentary content, original arts, and culture programming. Calculation of eligibility should only count the original broadcast, not re-broadcast.
- Cultural Affiliate Requirements: These requirements only apply to programs with a parent organization. Cultural Affiliates also must:
- Manage your own budget.
- Have at least one full-time (min. 30 hours per week) compensated administrative staff position dedicated solely to the operation of the cultural entity. Having several employees whose cumulative time totals 30 hours per week does not meet this requirement.
- Have your own advisory board that meets regularly to discuss policy, strategic direction, and resource development plans to ensure long-term sustainability.
For more information, visit Cambridge Arts Council.
