Deadline: 20-Nov-20
The Fleishhacker Foundation has launched Special Arts Grants to award mid-sized arts and culture organizations with annual budgets that are located and offer programming in the San Francisco Bay Area.
These larger grants are provided to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that have a history of successfully producing and/or presenting new work by Bay Area artists and play an important role in their communities. Specifically, funded organizations offer meaningful opportunities for artists, enriching experiences for audiences, and other benefits for the local arts community, such as rehearsal, performance, or exhibition space; technical assistance or other support; or special expertise in a particular art form, cultural practice, or serving an under-represented population.
The Foundation strives to make grants that advance a diverse array of artistic disciplines, aesthetic sensibilities, and forms of cultural expression. The foundation prioritize grant requests that best support working artists and place particular emphasis on funding organizations that represent and engage marginalized artists and communities.
Funding Information
- Grants are generally between $10,000 – $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be:
- Arts and culture organizations incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Engaged in the production and/or presentation of new work by Bay Area artists in the disciplines of dance, music, theater, visual arts, interdisciplinary arts, or film.
- Located and primarily offering programming in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo, or Santa Clara counties.
- Able to demonstrate a consistent artistic presence in the Bay Area for at least three years.
- Of an annual budget size between $750,000 and $2,500,000 during FY19, FY20, or FY21.
- An organization that evidences strong support from the community and its Board of Directors.
- Applicants may also be film projects directed by Bay Area filmmakers, with budgets between $750,000 and $2,500,000, if applying with an eligible fiscal sponsor or nonprofit production company. Funds will be awarded for the post-production phase of film projects only.
- Not eligible are:
- Organizations whose primary mission is youth training in the arts, youth ensembles and performances, exhibitions of youth artwork, and productions designed for youth.
- Organizations whose primary mission is to present historical works by artists no longer living.
- Organizations whose fundamental purpose or benefit falls within the social services, health, youth, or community development fields.
- Fiscally sponsored projects and individual artists (except filmmakers).
Review Criteria
The most important considerations in assessing Special Arts Grant requests are:
- Does the organization have a significant history of artistic accomplishment in the Bay Area?
- What are the organization’s contributions to the local arts community and the Bay Area at large?
- Does the organization represent and engage marginalized artists and communities (people of color, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, immigrants, and/or under-resourced populations) in a meaningful way?
- How well has the organization responded to the impact of COVID-19, and how viable are its plans for the future?
- Does the organization reasonably compensate artists?
- What is the potential impact of the organization on the arts discipline or cultural practice involved?
- What are the financial needs of the organization?
- Is there strong evidence of board and community support for the organization; specifically, what percentage of board members made financial contributions and what other income has been raised or generated within the last year?
- Does the organization use its resources efficiently and well, seeking to collaborate and share resources when appropriate?
For more information, visit http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/grants/special-arts-grants/
