Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: Data not yet available for 2023 tax year
- Grant Range: Varies by programme ($2,500 to $25,000 for Community Accelerator Grant; $2,500 to $15,000 for Youth Arts Opportunity Fund)
- Geographic Focus: Washington state (Community Accelerator Grant); Puget Sound region (Annual Allocations); King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties (Youth Arts Opportunity Fund)
- Application Method: Mixed (invitation-only for Annual Allocations; open application for Community Accelerator Grant with fixed deadlines; application for Youth Arts Opportunity Fund)
- Total Assets: $28,485,479 (tax year 2023)
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.artsfund.org
- Email: grants@artsfund.org
- Phone: 206-281-9050
- Address: 100 West Harrison Street, Suite S150, Seattle, WA 98119
Funding Priorities
- Arts and cultural nonprofits across Washington state
- Organisational health and strengthening the Puget Sound arts ecosystem
- Supporting small- and medium-sized arts organisations (particularly those with operating budgets of $1 million or less)
- Communities with less access to mainstream funding
- Youth arts access and participation for young people with low socioeconomic status
- Capital facilities for performing arts, art museums, and cultural organisations
What They Don't Fund
Information not available on exclusions
Application Process & Timeline
Annual Allocations Grants: By invitation only, distributed on a three-year cycle. Invitations sent in January with applications due in late February. Organisations submit an application only in the first year of their three-year cycle. Supports organisational health in the Puget Sound region.
Community Accelerator Grant: Open application with fixed deadlines. Applications typically open in summer. Grants range from $2,500 to $25,000 in unrestricted funding. Eligibility focused on 501(c)(3) public charities, fiscally sponsored organisations, and state or federally recognised tribal entities with a primary mission to produce or support arts and cultural activities. Operating budget eligibility requirements apply. A Community Advisory Panel informs the application process. Serves arts and cultural nonprofits across all of Washington state.
Youth Arts Opportunity Fund: Aims to increase access to and participation in meaningful arts experiences for youth with low socioeconomic status or who have historically lacked access to arts programmes. Grants of $2,500 to $15,000 provide unrestricted general operating support to member organisations of ArtsFund's Cultural Partners Network. Applications typically distributed in July. Serves King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.
Building for the Arts: A capital grant programme administered by Washington Department of Commerce (established by ArtsFund and Boeing Company in 1991), providing up to 33% state match of eligible project costs for acquisition, construction, and major renovation of capital facilities for performing arts, art museum, and cultural organisations.
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