The Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) is a grant program of Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), that provides support to eligible applicants that provide consistent, annual levels of artistic programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Creative Industries
State: Pennsylvania
County: Allegheny County (PA), Beaver County (PA), Greene County (PA), Washington County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
The 2025-2026 grant amount will be $5,000 per applicant.
Grant Period
January 1, 2026-December 31, 2026.
Geographical Locations
Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, or a unit of local government (counties, cities, boroughs, townships, and municipal authorities). Pre-K -12 public, private, and parochial schools, including all charter schools, are NOT eligible. (K-12 schools should contact the Arts in Education Program of Pennsylvania Creative Industries for other opportunities).
- Be located in Pennsylvania, except for non-profit, tax-exempt corporations acting as a fiscal sponsor on behalf of an unincorporated group or not-for-profit limited liability company (LLC) that is located in Pennsylvania.
- Be registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corporations, except for local governments and fiscal sponsors.
- Have a history of at least two years of consistent arts programming in Pennsylvania.
- Have an annual average arts revenue of $10,000 to $200,000. PPA Partners determine revenue size by a two-year average demonstrated by:
- Arts organization: most recent form 990 of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
- Arts program of non-arts organization or whose 990 is a postcard: applicant’s board/committee approved, arts-specific program financial statement from the most recently completed two fiscal years.
- The program financial statement must detail program revenue, including contributed and earned income and income realized from investments, as applicable, and expenses. In-kind is not included.
- Unincorporated groups or Pennsylvania not-for-profit limited liability companies (LLCs) must apply through a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that acts as a fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Pennsylvania Creative Industries.
