Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) is seeking applications for its Thrive Grant Program to support organizations led by and serving people of color through unrestricted funding and resources.
This program is intended to address disparities in inequitable funding in the arts and its impact on arts and cultural organizations led by and serving people of color. Thrive will provide unrestricted funding and resources to organizations of color that historically have experienced barriers to capital and resources.
Funding Information
- Up to three organizations will be selected annually to be part of a three-year engagement program.
- Year One:
- Organizations are awarded an unrestricted grant of $10,000.
- Organizations are connected to helpful business resources and subject matter experts in the community and at the Arts Council.
- Organizations will gather as a group for peer exchanges.
- Year Two:
- Organizations are eligible for a second $10,000 unrestricted grant based on progress report. No additional application is required.
- Organizations are given an opportunity to work with a consultant paid by the Arts Council (up to $5,000 value) on an assessment, strategy or specific plan, as identified by their board.
- Year Three
- Each organization has the option to serve as a mentor to a new group awarded Thrive and will receive $5,000 stipend for their time.
- Year One:
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria to be eligible:
- Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations who:
- Have a mission that is focused on arts and culture;
- Serve the city of Columbus through the majority of events/programs within city limits;
- Demonstrate at least one year of arts programming open to the general public; and o Engage and compensate local professional artists
- Organizations led by and serving people of color/ALAANA communities
- ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab and Native American) is an acronym used nationally by arts sector leaders such as Grantmakers in the Arts and Americans for the Arts. It is intended to be inclusive of any arts organization from a historically underfunded racial or ethnic identity group.
Ineligible
- Organizations who receive Operating Support from the Arts Council
- Organizations with the majority of programming dedicated to:
- Arts education or youth programs
- Therapeutic arts programs
- Using arts as a tool for raising awareness about other issues.
For more information, visit https://www.gcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Thrive.pdf