The Pennsylvania Creative Asset Program supports small- to mid-sized creative organizations that deliver services, products, and/or programs that align with one or more of Pennsylvania Creative Industries’ strategic plan key areas.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
Anticipated grant amounts will range between $10,000-$15,000 per organization.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Demonstrate at least two years’ average annual revenue between $100,000 and $2,000,000 (as demonstrated by IRS Form 990).
- Be a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation whose mission is to create, perform, present, promote or serve the creative (arts) sector (e.g., advertising, architecture, performing and visual arts, design, crafts, music, media and film production, publishing, and digital games, etc.).
- Be located in Pennsylvania andregistered as a Pennsylvania Non-profit Corporation with the Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, and in compliance with required annual report filing.
Ineligibility
- Arts programs of non-arts organizations.
- Colleges or universities and entities directly affiliated with them, such as university foundations, campus-based arts centers or museums, departments or academic units (e.g., theatre departments, music schools, etc.), student organizations, and others.
- Fiscally sponsored entities.
- Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) grantees that received or applied for funding in the 2025- 2026 grant cycle (January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026, grant activity period):
- The first eligible grant cycle for this program that 2025-2026 CSFF grantees may apply for is the 2027- 2028 cycle.
- If you are an organization that applied for the CSFF grant in 2025-2026 but were not awarded a grant, and you otherwise meet all other eligibility requirements for the Pennsylvania Creative Asset Program, you may apply in the 2026-2027 cycle.
- Pre-K-12 public, private, and parochial schools and programs, including all charter schools and affiliated booster organizations.
- Auxiliary support organization such as “friends of” or “booster” groups that raise funds on behalf of another entity.
- Local governments, including counties and municipalities.
- Libraries, including municipality, county, authority, and non-profit.
For more information, visit PCA.
