Deadline: 31-Aug-22
The Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development is seeking applications for its THINK Grants Program.
Adapt to Change. Address Challenges. Focus on Equity.
- Think grants give arts organizations the time and space to think through a question, analyze challenges and opportunities, and develop plans or small tests of change. Competitive proposals will demonstrate how and why the organization selected the challenge or the questions to be examined and how they will structure their exploration. Priority will be given to groups of organizations working together to share and explore answers.
- Challenges identified for support can be managerial, production, technological, fiscal planning, and artistic. (If you are seeking a grant for an artistic project, the project should be in service of the organization as a whole, versus in support of a specific piece of work, and have a social engagement goal or address a community issue or need).
Who's Eligible to Apply?
- Arts organizations led by, for, and about black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), with operating expenses of $2 million and below.
- Any arts and culture organization with operating expenses of $800,000 and below.
- The applicant organization must have an arts-based mission.
- A current IRS 501(c)(3) public charity designation determination letter.
- If a former Arts Work Fund grant recipient, you must have submitted a final report for previous grant activities.
Criteria
- Clear identification of the question to be addressed.
- A case for why the question is important to the organization right now.
- A clear and appropriate plan for exploring potential answers to the question and quickly test possible solutions.
- Appropriateness of the proposed budget.
- A system for assessing the effectiveness of the project, with effectiveness defined by the organization.
- The potential impact on the organization(s).
For more information, visit AWF.
For more information, visit https://artsworkfund.org/think.html