Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Grant Program (Georgia)

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is seeking applications for its Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Grant.

Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

State: Georgia

County: Selected Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 04/30/2026

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The purpose and goal of the Foundation’s Metropolitan Atlanta Arts grant is to support and provide resources to strengthen independent arts organizations with annual operating budgets between $25,000 and $2 million. These creative enterprises promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and cultural programming in the metro-Atlanta community. These general operating support grants are intended for programming and operations to allow organizations to increase public engagement as well as providing access to various forms of art across the region.

Funding Information

In 2026, the Foundation is providing one-year general operating support grants as follows:

$7,500 for first-time grantees.
$5,000 for returning grantees.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a grant, organizations must meet all the following criteria:

Have a primary mission to produce, present or create programs or activities in areas directly concerned with arts or culture
Have a history of a significant portion of your organization’s programming (more than 70%) devoted to creating, presenting, or producing art and culture activities or programs for the public
Have produced or presented arts or culture program(s) year-round (at least eight months)
Have a permanent and viable base in at least one of the following Georgia counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale. The applicant organization must have a business address in at least one of the above counties and conduct most of its programs and services in metro Atlanta for the residents of and visitors to metro Atlanta
Have annual operating expenses between $25,000 and $2 million (not including in-kind support) for the last completed fiscal year.
Provide a detailed single file, side-by-side operating budget (revenue and expenses) detailing the current fiscal year, the most recently completed fiscal year, along with budget notes
Exist as a charitable organization in line with one of the two following options:
- Exist as a 501(c)(3) organization
- Have a fiscal-agent / fiscal-sponsor designated as a 501(c)(3).