Deadline: 12-Feb-21
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. is seeking applications for its Give for Greatness Grant Program.
The Give for Greatness grant supports small to mid-sized nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Allegany counties by providing general operating support.
Give for Greatness supporters include:
- Fund for the Arts
- Lawyers for the Arts
- Lawyers for the Arts: Classical Edition
- The Marilyn Gohr McTaggart Reveal Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
- The Rupp Family Foundation
Funding Information
- Amount: $1000
- Between twenty-five and thirty-five $1,000 grants are given out each year, depending on the amount of money raised that year.
- Since 2014, ASI has distributed over $150,000 to nearly 100 different arts and cultural organizations in WNY!
Eligibility Criteria
The Give for Greatness grants provides general operating support in the amount of $1,000 to small and mid-sized arts-focused nonprofit organizations across Western New York.
To be eligible, an organization must meet all of the following criteria:
- Have arts or cultural activity and programming as primary purpose or mission;
- Have 501c3 or NYS CHAR 500 status (current or pending) or be fiscally sponsored by another organization that meets this criteria;
- Be located in Erie, Niagara, Allegany, Cattaraugus, or Chautauqua counties;
- Have a current operating budget of under $300,000;
- Receive less than $30,000* in county funding (or no county funding) for programs or operations for the current year;
- Be willing to recognize Give for Greatness and Arts Services Inc. (ASI) as a funder if funds are received.
For more information, visit https://www.asiwny.org/give-for-greatness-grants/