Community Investment Grant (CIG)

Eligible applicant organizations:

• are based in the State of Arizona
• have a primary mission to produce, present, teach, or serve the arts
• are incorporated with the IRS as a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization (or have a formal agreement with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor) OR are a unit of government (local or tribal)
• Multidisciplinary or multipurpose organizations are eligible for Community Investment Grants if they meet the above requirements and are able to demonstrate that the arts comprise at least 50% of the organization’s public programming.

If you have questions about your organization’s eligibility for this grant, call us at {602) 771-6502 or send an email to [email protected].

CIG award amounts vary according to the size of the applicant organization.

Organizations apply in one of six grant levels based on their budget size. For the purposes of CIG, budget size is determined by the organization’s adjusted annual income for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY2019). Adjusted annual income is gross annual income minus any in-kind support value.

In lieu of adjusted annual income, organizations applying in Level I may use their FY2019 closing bank account balance to establish their eligibility.

Potential CIG award amounts vary by level. A grantee’s award amount is determined based on their panel review ranking and the availability of grant funds. The minimum award in each level for the previous year’s cycle was $1,000 (Level I), $2,000 (Level II), and $3,000 (Level III).
Each year CIG award amounts are determined based on the Arts Commission’s legislative budget allocation. Award amounts listed for the previous cycle do not represent guaranteed minimums and organizations are strongly encouraged to budget conservatively when forecasting potential awards, due to the fluid nature of the Arts Commission’s budget and subsequent fluctuation of available grant funds.

Funding Period

July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

Submittable: An Introduction for Submitters

Narrative Question Word Documents

For those who prefer to prepare their answers in a word processing program before entering them into Submittable, these editable Word documents feature each of the narrative questions from the grant applications. Simply download the appropriate document and save it to your computer. Please note, these are offered only as a tool to help you draft your application. Your responses must still be entered into Submittable.

New Applicants, CIG Level I-III

 

New Applicants, CIG Level IV-VI

DataArts Cultural Data Profile and Funder Report

The DataArts – Cultural Data Profile (CDP) is a powerful online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations. Organizations enter financial, programmatic, and operational data into a standardized online form and can then generate funder reports as part of the application process to participating grantmakers, including the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Organizations can also use their data to produce a variety of reports designed to help increase management capacity, identify strengths and challenges, and inform decision-making.

For more information about DataArts, visit http://www.culturaldata.org/.

Orientation to the DataArts Platform from DataArts on Vimeo.

How to Run a Funder Report from DataArts on Vimeo.

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