Ticket Subsidy Grants are non-matching grants to Fairfax County arts organizations to fund free and reduced-price tickets and transportation for performances, workshops, classes, and camps for people who may not have regular opportunities to experience the arts.
Donor Name: ArtsFairfax
State: Virginia
County: Fairfax County (VA)
City: Fairfax and Falls Church
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $5,000
Details:
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $5,000. No match is required. A Ticket Subsidy Grant is paid in full at the time of award.
Eligible Expenses
- Ticket Value (for free or reduced priced tickets)
- Fees/Tuition for classes, workshops, camps
- Transportation expenses
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet the following criteria to apply for a Ticket Subsidy Grant. Staff reviews all grant applications for eligibility prior to any awards consideration:
- An organization is eligible to apply if:
- It has as a core mission the creation, exhibition, presentation, production, or performance of and/or education in an arts discipline.
- It has regular activity in a minimum of four different months in the year or 120 days of the year.
- An organization must:
- Be in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws.
- Hold current or pending status under IRS code 501(c) (3).
- Operate as a specifically defined arts division or have its own arts program identity, within a larger 501(c) (3) organization.
- The applicant organization or the division/program must have an address of record within the geographical boundaries of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church; present at least 51% of public artistic activities within the geographical boundaries of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church; and satisfy ONE of the following three criteria:
- Meet, rehearse, exhibit, and operate within the geographical boundaries of Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church.
- Have 51% of board members work or reside in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church.
- Verify that 51% of attendees at performances, exhibits, events, and activities reside in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, or the City of Falls Church evidenced through acceptable statistical data including but not limited to: ticket analysis, subscription data, box office surveys, and audience surveys.
- The applicant must have submitted all required final reports for any grant(s) received from
- ArtsFairfax during the most recently completed fiscal year.
- An organization must have independently prepared financial statements such as an audit or a treasurer’s report.
- Organizations may receive a Ticket Subsidy Grant only once per 12-month period.
- Ticket Subsidy Grants must support programs that take place in and serve audiences from Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, or City of Falls Church.
For more information, visit ArtsFairfax.