COMMUNITY ARTS MULTI-YEAR OPERATING grants for organizations

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The Community Arts Program provides Multi-Year Operating support to professional non-profit Toronto arts organizations engaged on an ongoing basis in community arts. Funding through this program supports both operations and programming. The City of Toronto provides the funding for this program through its Community Partnership and Investment Program.

Art practiced at a community level creates a powerful sense of inclusion, understanding, and the possibility of self-expression among participants. It can involve one or more art practices, such as music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and storytelling. The collaborative involvement of professional artists with community members is a necessary component.

Multi-Year Cycles

The next year applications will be accepted for multi-year funding is 2012.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

be non-profit;
have professional artistic leadership and pay appropriate professional fees to artists;
be located in the City of Toronto and have a significant portion of its activities occurring within the City;
have been in operation for at least four years;
have a history of sustained community arts activity;
have received Annual Operating funding through TAC’s Community Arts program for at least the past two years;
have a viable administrative structure;
have sound financial management;
be governed by a Board of Directors or other body responsible for the organization;
have stable artistic, organizational and board leadership with plans in place for any transition;
have sound financial management and balanced budgets over time;
submit verification of financial results of the last completed fiscal year:
- for requests over $15,000, audited financial statements are required;
- for requests of $15,000 or less, if annual operating revenues are $100,000 or more, a review engagement is required, (or, if available, audited financial statements);
- for requests of $15,000 or less, if annual operating revenues are under $100,000, unaudited financial statements that include a balance sheet and a statement of income and expenses is required, (or, if available, audited financial statements or a review engagement);
receive significant support on an annual basis from other levels of government and/or the public and/or the private sector.