Deadline: 01-Dec-22
The Shubert Foundation has launched the applications for Theatre Grant in the United States.
Focus: Approximately 74% of Shubert funding is directed to not-for-profit, professional theatres—and 16% to dance companies—in the US, with an emphasis on producing, rather than presenting, organizations.
Funding Information
- Arts Related, Dance, and Theatre applicants with budgets of $750,000 and higher must submit complete audited financial statements for the appropriate fiscal year. Financial statements must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and be audited by a certified public accountant. Reviews, compilations, and draft versions are not acceptable.
- Recent grants range from $15,000 to $325,000; the larger grants are generally awarded to organizations that have been on the Foundation roster for several years.
Eligibility Criteria
- General Requirements
- Shubert Foundation grants are awarded exclusively to US organizations, which must have current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and must submit current audited financial statements in order to be eligible for funding. For the 2022-23 Application Cycle, organizations with a fiscal year that ends January through August will need to submit their Fiscal 2022 audit; organizations with a fiscal year that ends September through December will need to submit their Fiscal 2021 audit.
- The Foundation provides grants only to professional organizations that have an established track record as well as a history of fiscal responsibility. Community theatres are not eligible for funding.
- Funding Criteria
- Record of artistic activity
- Impact of the organization’s programs
- Record of developing and producing new work
- Demonstrated commitment to underserved audiences and/or underrepresented voices
- Fiscal responsibility
- Ability to generate both earned and contributed income
- Other significant contributions to the field
For more information, visit https://www.shubertfoundation.org/theatre
