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Opportunities for Organizations

IAC Grants for Organizations

Creative Catalyst Grant (CCG)

Opens: July 10, 2024
Deadline: Open Deadline

Chicago Metro Catalyst grant funds have been fully expended. Applications are still being accepted from IAC’s Northern, Western, Central, Eastern, and Southern regions.

 

Creative Catalyst Grant offers support to Illinois artists and non-profit organizations for arts-related projects, programming, events, and/or professional development.

General Operating Support (GOS) & Youth Employment in the Arts (YEA)

Opens: May 30, 2024
Deadline: Closed


General Operating Support (GOS) Grants are available for Illinois non-profit organizations that provide ongoing arts programming.


Youth Employment in the Arts (YEA) Grants provide funds to GOS grantees for individuals between the ages of 14-22.

IAC Initiatives for Organizations

Artstour Roster

The ArtsTour Roster is a resource created in collaboration between the Illinois Presenters Network and the Illinois Arts Council.  This directory lists Illinois performing artists, companies, and ensembles that tour the state.The Artstour Roster is used by Illinois presenters including schools, libraries, park districts, arts and community organizations, and performing arts presenters to identify artists, companies and groups to perform in their communities.

Illinois Creative Collaborative

Additional State Funding and Other Resources

Illinois DCEO Grants

DCEO's grant programs provide funds to organizations throughout Illinois that support and maintain a strong economy. To better assist potential and current grantees, this page contains a variety of resources to provide end to end support for grant recipients.

Illinois Humanities

General Operating Support Grants

Grants: Up to $10,000

 

Deadline: Sep 16, 2024, 5:00pm

 

General Operating Grants support organizations that are firmly rooted in the humanities. From cultural and ethnic organizations to museums, libraries, and consortiums, these organizations broaden possibilities and increase access to the public humanities. These unrestricted funds empower growth and sustainability by providing recipients with more flexibility and freedom to allocate resources wherever they need them most.

Midwest Memory Community Grants

Deadline: October 1    

 

Forecast Public Art announces Midwest Memory, an initiative to fund new monuments that celebrate and preserve diverse stories and prioritize the inclusion of voices and experiences of BIPOC communities in the rural Midwest.   The program will select eight communities with monument or memorial projects needing support, providing them with funding and a collaborative cohort experience.

Forefront - Mission Sustainability Initiative

Deadline: October 2

 

As one component of its wholistic support of sustained collaboration among nonprofits, the Mission Sustainability Initiative (MSI) at Forefront provides grants to nonprofit organizations to support the exploration of long-term or permanent strategic partnerships. These grants are made possible by a collective of funders that support collaboration and provide guidance and grantmaking oversight to the MSI.

Arts Midwest

Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants

 

Deadline: October 15

 

Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants is a pilot program that offers grants of up to $67,000 to small arts and culture organizations that are 

rooted in communities of color. 

Discipline-Specific Resources

Search for additional state and national resources for organizations through the IAC's Discipline-Specific Resources database.    

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