The City of Beaverton 2024 Arts Organizations and Projects Large grants are only open to 501(C) 3 organizations.
Donor Name: City of Beaverton
State: Oregon
City: Beaverton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Awards are available to organizations offering arts and culture-related programs, projects and events that benefit Beaverton residents and which bring people together to experience and explore art, celebrate cultural diversity and inclusion, spur engagement and stewardship of art, and/or educate the community on the value of art.
Program Goals
These grants are offered by the City of Beaverton to enrich the lives of the Beaverton community by integrating arts, culture, and creativity into the city and its neighborhoods. Applications should focus on art and culture-related programming and involve an element of public engagement, arts-based learning or meaningful art experiences.
In addition, they hope to promote projects that meet these goals:
- Prioritize social equity and inclusion through your organization’s mission, vision and values, and programs offered and/or proposed.
- Nurture collaboration by encouraging partnerships between artists and other creative industries, businesses, and organizations both for- and non-profit.
- Contribute to economic vitality, support neighborhood revitalization and beautification, and promote the city as a place that is welcoming, vibrant, responsible, friendly, safe, and active.
- Inspire creativity and innovation in local and regional talent (emerging as well as established) by offering new opportunities and experiences in the arts.
- Elevate the community assets, cultural identity, and heritage to nurture, honor, preserve, and commemorate the cultural traditions and histories.
- Animate and rejuvenate public spaces.
- Increase public safety and awareness by activating shared spaces.
- Enliven public spaces to promote health, happiness, connectedness, and wellbeing.
Funding Information
- Funding requests may be awarded up to $5,000 (please refer to eligibility to determine appropriate budget level).
- All funded activities must take place between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Eligible Expenses
Arts Organizations and Projects funding may be used to cover expenses directly related to program and/or project related expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must be an arts or cultural 501(c)3 organization or an entity represented by a 501(c)3 organization as a fiscal agent.
- Individuals, religious organizations, government agencies, political groups, district councils, hospitals, or newspapers are NOT eligible to apply.
- Organizations seeking support for specific programs or projects which may include but are not limited to performances, events, classes or arts-based activities.
For more information, visit City of Beaverton.