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For Grantees

Information and resources for current grantees, including reporting, application links, additional technical assistance resources, and more!

Reporting & Other Requirements

All grant requirements and due dates are listed in your grant award letter (sent via email) and forms are posted to your online account 6 weeks in advance, with email reminders sent to the main contacts for the account and the grant.

  • Multi-year grants are paid out upon receipt and review of an annual progress report.
  • There may be additional grant or payment requirements noted in your award letter.
  • Most final reports are due a few months before the end of the grant period, in order to coincide with the proposal deadline so that they can be reviewed concurrently.
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Proposal Deadlines

2021 proposal and reporting deadlines are March 26, 2021 and July 30, 2021.

Applications will be posted in early February.

To Start a Grant Proposal

We are changing our grantee portal at the end of 2020, and the next round of applications & reports will be posted in early February.

Artistic Vitality Grantees

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Return to an application in progress

When submitting an application for renewed general operations, you should also complete the final report in your online account, due at the same time so they can be reviewed concurrently.

Land Conservation Grantees

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Return to an application in progress

When submitting an application for renewed general operations or for a repeat project, you should also complete the final report in your online account, due at the same time so they can be reviewed concurrently.

If applying for a new project, please call first.

Collections Grantees

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Please contact the GDDF office in your region before starting a collections application.

More Opportunities

Cash Reserve Challenge

ARTISTIC VITALITY grantees are eligible for Cash Reserve Challenge (CRC) grants, but they are by invitation only. For many groups the key to expanding programming, innovating, taking risk requires financial stability. Those of our arts partners that meet certain criteria may be eligible to receive a matching grant of up to $25,000 to help them establish operational reserve funds.  You must:

  • Be a current Artistic Vitality grantee.
  • Have a history of stable finances.
  • Have strong, positive net assets.
  • Have a board-approved reserve fund plan that outlines strategies to build and maintain a capital reserve and use it to advance artistic goals.
  • Have sufficient organizational capacity to achieve the reserve fund plan and the required match.

If you have a question about CRCs…
In Chicago, contact Ellen Placey Wadey, Chicago Senior Program Officer, at 312.977.2707.
In the Lowcountry, call the office at 843.277.2041.

Program-Related Investments

In addition to its regular grantmaking, we provide bridge financing (loans and lines of credit) and credit enhancements (letters of credit and guarantees) to non-profit organizations. These bank-like instruments are known as program-related investments or PRIs.  Historically, the Foundation has made PRIs to land conservation groups in both regions, but we are open to making PRIs within our arts and collections mission areas as well. Our goal is to educate and empower our borrowers to accelerate the pace of their  work.

Read more about our PRI program