Deadline: 21-Dec-20
Horizons Foundation has announced 2020 Community Issues Performance Arts grants, which are made possible through the support of philanthropic partners. For that reason, the 2020 Community Issues RFP will focus on LGBTQ arts and culture, specifically performance arts in the SF Bay Area by LGBTQ arts organizations or queer artists.
Horizons Foundation, a philanthropic social justice organization, serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community throughout the Bay Area and beyond by supporting nonprofit organizations and increasing the financial resources available to the LGBTQ community.
Priority Areas
- Creating policy, advocacy, and systems change;
- Securing equality for LGBTQ people;
- Supporting the equality, health, and empowerment of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women;
- Achieving racial equity and full participation of people of colour in the LGBTQ community;
- Meeting the challenges of the ageing LGBTQ population;
- Leadership development.
Funding Information
- The maximum Community Issues grant award is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, or provide documentation that the organization is fiscally sponsored by an organization that has 501(c)(3) status.
- Be either an LGBTQ-primary organization (defined as an organization whose mission includes the LGBTQ population as the primary focus of the work; whose staff and board predominantly reflect the LGBTQ community; and which primarily serves LGBTQ people) focused on performance arts; a non-LGBTQ-primary organization seeking funding for an LGBTQ-specific performance arts program/project; or an LGBTQ artist seeking funding for an LGBTQ-specific performance art piece that is fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Request support for an organization or program/project within one or more of these counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma. Priority will be given to applicants outside of San Francisco, Oakland, or Berkeley.
- Please note that the following are not eligible for support:
- Requests for costs incurred prior to the date of the grant award.
- Requests from government agencies.
- Requests for capital support, including construction and renovation.
- Fundraising event sponsorship (see their Community Event Sponsorship Program).
- Projects that directly benefit an individual (performance art is considered a collaborative art and is therefore eligible).
Proposal Process
- LEARN MORE: First, read their proposal guidelines. Especially if you are a first-time applicant or at a non-LGBTQ primary organization, watch their introductory webinar and read through the slides.
- COMPLETE PROPOSAL: Address all sections of the proposal and submit the application via email by Monday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. PT.
- REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION: Proposals are reviewed by staff and a community panel, and funding decisions will be announced afterwards.
For more information, visit https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-programs/community-issues-funding-program/