The Foundation will continue to consider grants on an invitation only basis for 2013 with a primary focus on those organizations that received a grant in 2012. Included in this category are all Lifelong Learning investments and any Arts & Culture investments to large and mid-size arts organizations with budgets greater than $300,000.
The Small Arts Grant Fund will continue as an open, competitive process. The Small Arts Application will be posted by July 8, 2013. (Please see below.)
If you have questions, please call Lyn Knox, Program Officer, at 816-531-0077.
The application for a Small Arts Grant will be posted by July 8, 2013. The application due date is August 29, 2013.
For a list of questions in the 2012 application, click here and download the PDF document. The 2013 Small Arts Grnt Fund application will be similar with a few updates.
Click for Tips to Strengthen Your Application. This document will also be updated once the 2013 application has been started.
Application due date: August 29, 2013
Board decision on grants: November 15, 2013
Grant award letter and payment: December 2013
To be eligible for a Small Arts Grant, an organization should be:
- Located within the greater Kansas City area (60-mile radius), AND
- A tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity with a federal Employer Identification Number (EIN), or partner with another organization that can serve as a fiscal sponsor, AND
- An arts organization with annual revenues of less than $300,000 last fiscal year.
OR
- A non-arts organization – regardless of budget size or mission – with a community-based arts program that provides access to arts and culture opportunities in traditional and non-traditional sites throughout the greater Kansas City area.
NOTE: Organizations with three grants in a row cannot apply in the fourth year, but may reapply to the Small Arts Grants Fund in the fifth year or after.
Grants are not made to individuals, fraternal organizations or political parties for any purpose.
If you have questions, please call Lyn Knox, Program Officer, at 816-531-0077.
Due to existing capital and endowment obligations, the Foundation will not entertain new campaign requests in 2013.
If you have questions, please call Lyn Knox, Program Officer, at 816-531-0077.