City of Saskatoon’s Culture Grant Program (Canada)

Deadline: 31-Mar-23

The City of Saskatoon is seeking applications for its Culture Grant Program to build capacity within the arts and culture sector in Saskatoon for the well-being and prosperity of the community.

Funding support is provided to cultural organizations in Saskatoon in recognition of their role in providing cultural activities for Saskatoon residents and visitors, and the contribution they make to the quality of life and economic prosperity of the city.

The City of Saskatoon promotes fair and equitable practices in employment and the provision of services to all citizens of Saskatoon.

The City of Saskatoon’s Culture Grant Program was created in 1997 and redeveloped in 2018 to include new levels of operational funding and a project funding component.

Grant Information

• Flagship Cultural Organizations: $60,000;
• Anchor Cultural Organizations: $35,000;
• Leader Cultural Organizations: $25,000;
• Catalyst Cultural Organizations: $5,000;
• Cultural Partners: Determined by City Council based on recommendations from administration.

Grant Categories and Criteria

• Flagship Cultural Organizations
  • Eligibility Criteria:
    • Cultural institutions or festivals that play a major programming role in the community;
    • Provide mentoring support to smaller and emerging cultural groups; and,
    • Have revenues over $1.25 million and attendance over 30,000 for two consecutive years.
  • Adjudication:
    • City administration approves funding.
• Anchor Cultural Organizations
  • Eligibility Criteria:
    • Cultural institutions or festivals that play a major programming role in the community; and,
    • Have revenues over $500,000 and attendance over 10,000 for two consecutive years.
  • Adjudication:
    • City administration approves funding.
• Leader Cultural Organizations
  • Eligibility Criteria:
    • Cultural institutions or festivals that play a major programming role in the community; and,
    • Have revenues over $300,000 and attendance over 7,500 for two consecutive years.
  • Adjudication:
    • City administration approves funding.
• Catalyst Cultural Organizations
  • Eligibility Criteria:
    • Any Arts, Museum, or Festival organization that stimulates or advances development of the culture sector without duplicating activity already funded in higher tiers of the Culture Grant Program; and,
    • Have revenues over $100,000 and attendance over 5,000 for two consecutive years.
  • Adjudication:
    • City administration approves funding.
• Cultural Partners
  • Eligibility Criteria:
    • Organizations who have a unique partnership with the City to further the goals of the Culture Plan; and,
    • Provide additional service to the City (beyond their core mandate) whether through the stewardship of an asset (such as a significant heritage site or building that is used by the community) or animation of key points in the city.
  • Adjudication:
    • City Council approves funding based on administration recommendations.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for operational support, your organization must:
  • Be a registered non-profit arts, heritage, museum, or festival organization based in Saskatoon;
  • Have been in operation for a minimum of two years;
  • Have a minimum of $5 million in liability and participant insurance;
  • Be registered in the Canadian Arts Database/Données sur les arts au Canada (CADAC):if annual revenues are greater than $300,000; (CADAC is optional for organizations in the Catalyst Category).
  • Engage the advice and expertise of professionals in programming and administration;
  • Provide programming that is accessible to the public; and,
  • Fit into one of the following categories:
    • Arts organizations whose primary mandate is to create, produce, or present work in dance, theatre, music, visual, literary, media, or interdisciplinary arts;
    • Heritage or Museum organizations whose primary mandate is the direct delivery of heritage or cultural programs for the general public, including original curated exhibitions;
    • Festival organizations that are longer than three consecutive days in length whose primary mandate is The Arts (dance, theatre, music, visual, literary, media, or interdisciplinary arts) or Heritage.
• To be eligible for project support, the applicant must:
  • Be an arts, heritage, museum, or festival organization or group based in Saskatoon;
  • Have a minimum of $5 million in liability and participant insurance; and
  • Provide programming that is accessible to the public.

For more information, visit City of Saskatoon.