Arts for Illinois Relief Fund

Matching Grant Opportunity: 

The Community Foundation is partnering with the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund, the Arts Work Fund, Arts Alliance Illinois, and other community foundations around the state to provide unrestricted general operating support to arts organizations that are struggling with immediate lost revenue and non-recoverable expenses due to COVID-19. Collectively, we are accepting requests for funding from arts organizations in the following Illinois counties; Adams, Brown, Hancock and Pike County. 

Our challenge is to raise $25,000 for our local arts organizations by July 30, 2020. If we meet this goal, Arts for Illinois will contribute $12,500 to create a pool of funds to provide desperately needed relief to maintain and preserve our vibrant arts community. 

We’re asking for the communities help so that we can meet the challenge and bring these much-needed funds to our communities. Please help us rise to the challenge! Any amount you give will be increased by 50 percent through this match, and 100 percent of the funds will be used for grants to support the operations of community arts organizations. 

If you choose to give, you may do so with a grant from your Donor Advised Fund, with a personal gift, or with a combination of the two. Any amount is sincerely appreciated by us and our arts organizations.
Nonprofit Opportunity:

Arts organizations located within our Illinois service area of Adams, Brown, Hancock and Pike Counties may be eligible to receive funding from the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund. 

Regarding the eligibility criteria, applicants must be 501c3 organizations 

Organizations are NOT eligible if:
  • Organizations whose primary mission is not related to the arts.
  • Stand-alone or one-time festivals, conferences, or other events.
  • Stand-alone publications, films/videos, or websites.
  • Religious-based activities.
  • Groups that are legally, financially, or operationally part of a larger institution, e.g. the art department of a college.

What You Need to Know:
  • All funding will be unrestricted.
  • New applications are being accepted from arts organizations operating in and serving the counties listed above. We will also be considering existing applications previously submitted to the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund by arts organizations from the community foundation partner service areas.
  • Organizations must hold 501c3 nonprofit status from the IRS.
  • Grant size will be determined by available funding and based on the organizational budget and the extent of lost revenue and non-recoverable expenses incurred due to COVID-19.
  • Organizations that have previously received a grant from the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund are not eligible.
  • The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020.

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