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General Operating Micro Grants is sponsored by Arts Services Inc. of Western New York. Micro grants for general operating support to execute immediate arts programming, suitable for small theater groups.
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Give for Greatness Grants - Arts Services Inc. Give for Greatness Grants Give for Greatness Grants Jen Swan 2025-12-17T16:45:55-05:00 The Give for Greatness grant provides $2,000 capacity building grants to micro and small nonprofit arts and cultural organizations located in the New York State counties of Erie, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Niagara, and the Native nations that share this geography. What is Capacity Building?
Capacity Building is an investment in the effectiveness and sustainability of a nonprofit. It strengthens a nonprofit’s ability to fulfill its mission by creating balance and alignment among its programs, management, governance, finances, and other structures, and enhances their ability to have a positive impact on their community.
The goal of this fund is to strengthen established arts organizations and support their efforts to grow, expand, or improve their work. Please note: Our grants portal, Foundant has a new look, but functionality remains the same. For a quick overview of the updates, along with a general overview of the grant, please watch the video below .
Questions? Contact our Grants and Programming Director, Holly Grant, at [email protected] . 2025 Submission Deadlines Monday, September 15, 2025 Deadline for Applications Friday, November 14, 2025 The Give for Greatness grants provide $2,000 in capacity building support to micro and small arts or culture focused nonprofit organizations across Western New York.
Has arts or cultural activity and programming as primary purpose and mission; Has 501c3 or NYS CHAR 500 status; Is located in the New York State counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, or Niagara, or the Native nations that share this geography; and Has a current operating budget of under $500,000.
Examples of eligible requests Updating your organization’s legal documents or required annual filings Training for your board or staff Updating or purchasing new software or programs Updating your website or promotional materials Purchasing new computers or other equipment General operating support Programmatic, event, or project support Projects that are social service focused, recreational, rehabilitative, or therapeutic in nature.
Startup or contingency funds, or increasing profits Paying off debt or filling a deficit Descargue las pautas de subvención y elegibilidad en español haciendo clic en el botón a continuación. Applicants are asked to tell us how they will use the funding to make their day to day operations easier and more effective for long term sustainability.
We want to help strengthen your internal operations, so you can do more mission-driven work for the community. In addition to a brief organization overview, this application will ask three (3) primary questions.
Application Narrative Questions List your organization’s mission, vision, and programs Briefly describe the primary community or audience you serve Explain how you will use these funds to build your capacity We include two optional sections to upload attachments that support your request. This can be current strategic or business plans, annual reports, marketing materials. photos of your work, price quotes, or more.
You should provide detailed price quotes or tentative agreements whenever possible to show that you did research on the cost of whatever task you are requesting funding to support. All applications are to be completed through our online grants portal. The button below allows you to preview the application, set up an account in the grants portal, and complete the application.
Preview or Complete the Application Learn more about ASI’s 2025 Give for Greatness capacity building grants and how to submit an application below. Our grants portal, Foundant has a new look, but functionality remains the same. For a quick overview of the updates, please watch the video below.
Grants are due by 11:59 pm on Friday, November 14, 2025. Meet the 2025 Give for Greatness grant recipients!
African American Veterans Arts & Culture Corp American Legion Band of the Tonawandas American Scandinavian Heritage Foundation Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Camerata Chamber Orchestra Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts (CEPA) Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Newstead Historical Society Polish Arts Club of Buffalo The Springville Center for the Arts PAST GIVE FOR GREATNESS RECIPIENTS & PANELISTS Since 2014, ASI has distributed over $360,000 to more than 149 different arts and cultural organizations across WNY!
Generous support for Give for Greatness is provided by; The Marilyn Gohr McTaggart Reveal Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Visit our Sponsorships Page to learn how you can contribute to greatness! Help local artists and organizations achieve their dreams.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Micro and small-sized nonprofit arts organizations in Western New York focused on capacity building. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $2,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
General Operating Micro Grants is funded by Arts Services Inc. of Western New York. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Combined Capacity-Building and General Operating Funds is a grant from Arts Services Inc. of Western New York, distributed through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts & Culture Initiative in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. Awards of up to $15,000 are available to arts and culture organizations in Western New York's eight counties plus Monroe County that have at least one full-time staff member (or one FTE). Funding supports general operating expenses and capacity-building efforts to help organizations pursue ambitious missions. A companion General Operating Micro Grant of up to $2,500 is available for organizations with less than one FTE. Priority is given to organizations playing a key role in sustaining a thriving regional economy.
Combined Capacity-Building and General Operating Funds is sponsored by Arts Services Inc. of Western New York. Combined Capacity-Building and General Operating Funds is a grant from Arts Services Inc. of Western New York, distributed through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts & Culture Initiative in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.
Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.
NEA Grants for Arts Projects runs its second FY cycle with a July 9 Part 1 (Grants.gov) deadline and a July 21 Part 2 (Applicant Portal) deadline. Awards run $10,000–$100,000 against a mandatory 1:1 match, and only 501(c)(3)s with five years of arts programming qualify. Here's how the two-step submission, the match math, and the five-year rule decide who actually gets funded.
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