Deadline: 26-Nov-2025
The Toronto Arts Council has launched the Open-Door Grant Program that supports ideas with the potential to create transformative change for arts organizations and collectives and/or the arts sector.
What does this program support?
- The Open-Door granting program supports projects that demonstrate innovation, experimentation, risk-taking, partnership, the sharing of knowledge and leadership. Open Door provides catalyst funding for ideas with the potential to create transformative change in the arts sector.
Funding Information
- Mid-range requests of $30,000 to $75,000 from new organizations/collectives with a limited funding record, and/or no audited statements should consult with the Program Manager about exemptions or alternative documentation that may be accepted on a case-bycase basis
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for this funding, an applicant must:
- be located in the City of Toronto. A post office box cannot be used to meet the residency requirement.
- be either an incorporated non-profit arts organization or an artist collective operating on a not-for-profit basis.
- Applicants must have a viable administrative and financial plan for the proposed activities.
- Applicants may receive a grant through the Open-Door program only once every two years.
Ineligibility Criteria
- This program does not fund:
- Individuals
- activities included in TAC operating grants
- activities included in TAC project grants
- capital projects or expenses, renovations, or repairs
- research, feasibility studies or training programs
- projects previously funded through Open Door
- print or online publishing
- this program does not support schools, tuition-funded training programs, curriculum-based programs, or research projects. Projects with a school as the venue cannot take place during school hours
For more information, visit Toronto Arts Council.