Deadline: 30-Dec-21
The Township of Centre Wellington has announced Arts, Culture and Heritage Grant Program to enhance the overall wellbeing of the community.
The purpose of this policy is for the Township of Centre Wellington to provide financial assistance to not-for-profit organizations by means of a grant. As part of the 2022 Budget process, Council has approved a policy that allocates 5% of OLG Funds received in 2021 to an Arts Culture and Heritage Reserve Fund.
Funding Information
It is anticipated that up to $61,000 will be available for Council to allocate.
Qualifications
Capital related requests are eligible under this program. Organizations applying for funding must meet the following qualifications:
- The organization must be operating as a not-for-profit organization.
- The organization must be comprised of an independent volunteer committee and or belong to an educational organization and must meet regularly and maintain appropriate minutes and records of proceedings.
- Be based in the Township of Centre Wellington, with at least a majority of members being Township residents. Membership and programs must be open to all Township citizens, and services, programs and activities must be of benefit primarily to Township citizens.
- The organization’s programs or services must serve clearly identified community needs not already adequately addressed by another organization, be it government, corporate or another not-for-profit organization.
- The applicant’s organization must be organized for at least one year.
- The organization must provide evidence that the community has shown a commitment to their programs through participation in the organization or attendance at functions sponsored by the organization.
- The organization should have demonstrated support from some other source than public funds. Other sources of income should include substantial financial support from private donations, audiences through ticket sponsorships or membership sales, where the functions of the organization are such as to serve audiences.
- Financial responsibility should be demonstrated through the preparation and submission of operating budgets and complete financial statements. Complete financial statements include both a balance sheet and income statement, prepared by a licensed accountant operating independently of the applicant, for organizations with annual gross revenues in excess of $50,000. The Township recognizes that financial statement preparation costs can be prohibitive to smaller organizations, and therefore will accept a current, internally prepared, balance sheet and income statement for entities with annual gross revenues less than $50,000.
- The organization is in good standing with the Township. The organization must be current on accounts receivable and not in litigation with the Township.
Ineligible For Funding
- Organizations which are profit-oriented.
- Individuals.
- Marketing for the organization applying, travel or accommodation, uniforms, personal equipment, banquets, trophies or entertainment.
- Rent (excluding Township facilities), utilities or debt repayment (i.e. mortgages).
- Attendance at conferences, workshops or seminars.
- Request for contributions to fund prior year deficits incurred by the organization.
- Organizations who have failed to provide satisfactory reports, including financial statements, as to the success of the previous year and specifically with respect to the allocation of grant funds.
- Requests for grants to an individual, or to an individual group that is controlled by a parent organization (in this case the parent organization should apply for the grant).
- Organizations that receive other subsidies from the Township.
- Payroll related costs.
- Applications that arrive late (after the posted deadline date) will be deferred to council for consideration.
For more information, visit https://www.centrewellington.ca/en/living-here/community-grants.aspx#