Deadline: 14-Oct-20
The 4Culture is inviting applications for the Heritage Sustained Support to provide operating funds to organizations all over King County for two calendar years with allocations made annually.
These awards provide unrestricted operating funds to organizations that have a track record of delivering heritage programs and services, for the benefit of the public.
You can use this grant for:
- Annual Operating expenses related to heritage programs and services which are accessible to King County residents and visitors, and provide public benefit.
- Staff salaries, utilities, supplies, fees, or services.
Eligibility Criteria
Sustained Support is available for King County-based non-profit heritage organizations. They award these funds based on an organization’s overall mission and accomplishments—this grant is not project-based.
The following types of organizations may apply:
- Federally-recognized 501(c)(3) historical museums and heritage organizations, public corporations, and tribal governments.
- Your organization must have a two-year minimum operating history of managing collections, and/or presenting exhibits and programs with a focus on King County heritage to the citizens of King County.
Criteria
4Culture fund all of grants through a competitive process, carefully evaluating each application. For this particular grant, they focus on different criteria depending on what how your organization is structured and what type of work you do. Below they outline all the different types of organizations that can apply, and what they will look for—please contact them if you’re unsure of what category you fit into.
In addition to your reviewing your application, they will conduct an on-site review of your organization. Professionals from the field and community members provide written reports, which are given to the panelists considering your application. New applicants should contact 4Culture staff right away to set up an on-site visit.
- Quality and qualifications: Intentional programming that meets the needs of a diverse and evolving audience. Over the previous two years, a demonstrated expansion or improvement of internal capacity in the following areas: programming, operations, fundraising, outreach, volunteerism, board. This can be demonstrated through professional development and/or recruitment efforts. How well your organization’s operations align with professional standards and best practices. The qualifications of the staff board, and volunteers that allow your organization to meet the goals of your mission and needs in the community. Demonstration of internal planning and identification of strategic priorities that align with the mission and operations of the organization.
- Public impact and benefit: how well your organization helps develop the historical record in King County, its potential to raise the visibility of heritage work, and its ability to increase public access to heritage resources and programs. This might include free performances, exhibitions, workshops, screenings, or readings, as well as free, electronically accessible materials, including literary publications, audio.
- Heritage priorities: how your organization preserves endangered heritage resources, addresses neglected aspects of people, places, themes, and historic events of King County heritage. These include but are not limited to the histories of: Native Americans, LGBTQ communities, people of color, youth, women, poor, immigrant, refugee, and differently abled peoples. Source communities are provided opportunities to influence and be involved in the operations and programmatic offerings of your organization.
- Budget: Timely financial record-keeping through completion of appropriate IRS 990. Demonstrated track record of sufficient revenue levels to achieve programmatic and operational goals. A mixture revenue sources.
For more information, visit https://www.4culture.org/grants/heritage-sustained-support/