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Creative Equity Fund is sponsored by ArtsFund, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Lorna Jordan Foundation, Satterberg Foundation, Seattle Foundation, and others. The Creative Equity Fund provides transformational three-year unrestricted grants to arts and cultural organizations in Washington, paired with grantee-led cohort learning. The fund is guided by a panel of community members, primarily composed of previous grantees.
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Creative Equity Fund | ArtsFund President & Board Chair Statement Audited Financial Statements Community Accelerator Grant Program Board Leadership Training Cultural Partners Network Cultural Partners Connect 2025 ArtsFund Grantee Listening Sessions Program Overview Livability Impact Study of the Arts Policy & Advocacy Resources How are the Arts Being Funded Today? What do Expenses Look Like Today?
COVID Arts Sector Impacts COVID Cultural Impact Study The Creative Equity Fund supports organizations led by and serving communities historically most removed from large-scale philanthropy (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities) that employ arts and culture to build a more healthy, equitable, and creative King County.
Three grantees will receive transformational three-year grants of $210,000—$70,000 per year for three years—paired with grantee-led cohort learning. This funding is unrestricted. The Creative Equity Fund is collaboratively supported by the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Lorna Jordan Foundation, Satterberg Foundation, Seattle Foundation, ArtsFund, and others.
The Fund is guided by a panel of community members primarily composed of previous grantees who will work to ensure decision-making is as close as possible to centered communities.
The Creative Equity Fund supports organizations led by and serving communities historically most removed from large-scale philanthropy (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities) that employ arts and culture to build a more healthy, equitable, and creative King County.
Three grantees will receive transformational three-year grants of $210,000—$70,000 per year for three years—paired with grantee-led cohort learning. Visit our FAQ section for more about cohort learning. The Creative Equity Fund is collaboratively supported by the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Lorna Jordan Foundation, Satterberg Foundation, Seattle Foundation, ArtsFund, and others.
The 2026 cycle has been designed by a panel of community members primarily composed of previous grantees. The Creative Equity Fund supports organizations led by and serving communities historically most removed from large-scale philanthropy (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities) that employ arts and culture to build a more healthy, equitable, and creative King County.
501(c)(3) public charities, organizations fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) public charity, and state or federally recognized tribal entities are eligible to apply. In addition, organizations must: – Have a primary mission to produce or support arts and cultural activities. – Have existed for five or more years.
– Have an average annual operating budget between $50,000 and $500,000 over FY2023, FY2024, and FY 2 025 ( a ll actuals). – Be located in King County, Washington – Be BIPOC, LGBTQ+, or disability-led – Create and/or provide programming centering LGBTQ+ communities, BIPOC communities, and/or disability communities.
Applicants considered ineligible include: – For-profit organizations – Political advocacy organizations – Organizations located outside of King County, WA – Churches and religious organizations – Government entities, except tribal governments – Info Session: Wednesday, May 20 – Application Round 1 Opens: Tuesday, May 26 – Application Round 1 Closes: Friday, June 12 – Application Round 2 Invitations Issued: Tuesday, August 18 – Application Round 2 Applications Due: Tuesday, September 8 – Grantees Notified: Tuesday, December 1 R eview our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) .
This session walks prospective applicants through the application process, review eligibility parameters, and provides an opportunity for a question-and-answer session with ArtsFund staff. If you were unable to attend, we encourage you to join the sta tewide email li st to be notified when the recording is posted.
Accessibility during live info session: Auto-generated closed captioning available in 30+ languages The virtual info session will incorporate the following accessibility features: ASL interpretation, visual descriptions, and live ASR captions in 30+ languages. The application portal will be tested for screen reader compatibility. A copy of the application is available for download here .
If you have any additional access needs or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the grantmaking team at grants@artsfund. org . The application will be administered in two rounds.
The first round is open to all eligible applicants in King County and will be open from May 26 to June 12. Up to thirty finalists will be selected and invited to complete a second-round application on or around August 18. Second round applications will be due September 18, with grantees notified by December 1, 2026.
The Creative Equity Fund is guided by a panel of community members primarily composed of previous grantees. The panel represents demographic diversity as well as a diversity of lived experience and will work to ensure decision-making is as close as possible to centered communities.
The Creative Equity Fund has three goals: 1) Build the capacity of BIPOC-, LGBTQ+-, and disability-led and serving community-based organizations that are using arts and culture to reduce the effects of structural racism and other forms of systemic oppression through systems and policy change. 2) Grow community power, through arts and culture as strategies, to imagine and actualize a just and liberated world.
3) Spur action towards improving outcomes for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disability communities who are disproportionately impacted by structural racism and other intersecting forms of oppression. We are grateful to our funding partners for their generous contributions and commitment to this effort. City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture You can reach us via email at grants@artsfund.
org . Please allow up to 3 business days for a response. President & Board Chair Statement Audited Financial Statements Community Accelerator Grant Program Board Leadership Training Cultural Partners Network Cultural Partners Connect 2025 ArtsFund Grantee Listening Sessions Program Overview Livability Impact Study of the Arts Policy & Advocacy Resources How are the Arts Being Funded Today?
What do Expenses Look Like Today? COVID Arts Sector Impacts COVID Cultural Impact Study
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants in King County, Washington. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $210,000 (three-year grants of $70,000 per year). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Creative Equity Fund are due September 18, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Creative Equity Fund is funded by ArtsFund, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Lorna Jordan Foundation, Satterberg Foundation, Seattle Foundation, and others. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Washington. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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