Deadline: 3-Mar-23
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Operating Grant Programs is now open for applications to support Ontario-based, not-for-profit organizations and for-profit book and magazine publishers that meet the assessment criteria for ongoing support.
Purpose
- The program supports the ongoing operations of not-for-profit, professional visual arts organizations in Ontario.
Priorities
- The program’s priority is to support visual arts organizations and artist-run centres that demonstrate a consistent commitment to Ontario’s professional artists, including the payment of exhibition and other professional fees, and to their role in the visual arts and/or craft infrastructure and the region.
Funding Information
- The program officer recommends grant allocations to the CEO (for grants $30,000 and under) and to the OAC board of directors (for grants over $30,000) based on:
- The advisory panel’s assessment and recommended funding priorities
- OAC’s strategic plan and funding policies, and
- The available budget
- Grant amounts for new organizations are determined as follows:
- If a new applicant has not received an OAC operating grant within the last three years, its base grant will reflect those of comparable organizations of similar scale currently funded by the same operating program, as permitted by the program budget.
- If a new applicant has received an OAC operating grant within the last three years, its base grant will not exceed the last operating grant awarded, and may be a lower amount based on the program budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ontario-based, not-for-profit corporations, or national not-for-profit corporations with the head office in Ontario
- Organizations must have:
- At least $75,000 in total revenues for the last fiscal year, and in projected revenues for the current and requested years (for applicants not currently receiving funding from this program)
- At least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming, as of the application date. If your organization does not meet this requirement, consider applying for project funding
- A range of revenue sources
- An active board of directors/governing body
- Artist-run centres and visual arts organizations must pay appropriate professional fees to artists.
Ineligible Applicants
- Non-arts organizations
- Municipalities, colleges and/or universities
- Public art galleries (must apply to the Public Art Galleries: Operating program).
For more information, visit OAC.
