Support for Organizations Grant Program

The Support for Organizations grant program accepts 501(c)(3) nonprofit and fiscally sponsored applications annually to support arts and cultural activities that are open to the public. Donor Name: Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) State: Texas City: Houston Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/26/2024 Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: Support for Organizations (SO) grant provides operating funds to 501(c)(3) applicants for arts and cultural activities that are open to the public. There are three SO funding tiers: Category 1 for organizations in existence for at least one year with operating expenses under $10 million. Category 2 for organizations in existence less than one year with operating expenses under $10 million. Category 3 for organizations in existence for at least one years with operating expenses over $10 million. Funding Information Award amount: Up to $125,000 for Category 1; up to $62,500 for Category 2; up to $1 million for Category 3 Project Period January 1 2025–December 31, 2025. Eligiblity Criteria For Category 1  Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations, in existence for at least one year, with the arts named in its mission. This is verified by an HAA staff review of an applicant’s 990 on the IRS website. — Applicants may apply for up to $125,000 or a maximum of 20% of the organization’s operating expenses, excluding the value of in-kind contributions. For Category 2  Applicants must be fiscally sponsored, a non-arts-specific 501(c)(3) organization with arts-specific programming, or a 501(c)(3) organization with the arts named in its mission but with less than one year of operations. Applicants may apply for up to $62,500 or a maximum of 10% of the arts program budget, excluding the value of in-kind contributions. For Category 3 Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization, in existence for at least five years and with the arts named in its mission, providing public programs throughout each calendar year and offering free and discounted programs. This is verified by an HAA staff review of an applicant’s 990 on the IRS website. Applicants may apply for up to $1 million or a maximum of 3% of the organization’s operating expenses, excluding the value of in-kind contributions. Applicants must have operating expenses over $10 million, less in-kind contributions and direct financial support from other City of Houston sources, as demonstrated in SMU DataArts reporting. This is calculated as an average over the most recently completed three fiscal years and verified with the organization’s audit. Fiscally sponsored organizations are not eligible For more information, visit HAA.