Deadline: 3-Oct-23
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is now accepting applications for its Community Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding to provide annual funding to eligible not-for-profit community organizations that self-create and self-produce performing art productions.
What does this grant support?
- This funding is designed to support your organization’s operations, which are specific to your organization’s mandate, strategic and/or business plan and activities as described in your application and/or reporting.
- AFA operating funding typically supports expenses such as:
- administration
- programming
- salaries and fees
- maintenance of equipment and fixed assets
- promotion
- other expenses as required to fulfill your organization’s mandate
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for Community Performing Arts Organizations operating funding, you must:
- be engaged in creating and producing in the performing arts as your organization’s principal mandate as stated in its incorporation document
- Your organization must:
- be a not-for-profit organization
- be registered and in good standing under the appropriate legislation (eg. Alberta Corporate Registry) and have been in operation in Alberta for at least two years
- have at least 50% of the organization’s board members living in Alberta
- demonstrate the ability to balance good governance practices and fiscal responsibility, while maintaining their artistic mandate
- operate at arms-length from organizations and institutions receiving annual operating funds from the Government of Alberta, their affiliates, and/or commercial enterprises
For more information, visit Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
