GRANTING PROGRAMS

Halifax Regional Municipality Grants Program
The HRM Grants Program is a portfolio through which the municipality provides tax assistance and grants. Weblink

New Westminster - Arts and Culture Endowment Program - Terms of Reference
The City of New Westminster's guidelines and criteria for funding arts and culture through revenues from a Gaming Endowment Fund. Document (PDF, 112KB)

Prince George, BC – Arts Grants Criteria
Cultural grants objectives, guidelines, and evaluation criteria for Operating, Project, Development, Equipment, and Training grants. Document (PDF, 116KB)

Red Deer, AB – Fee-for-Service Program
The City of Red Deer's Fee-For-Service Program has been developed to provide limited support to not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations in the City of Red Deer. Document (PDF, 196KB)

Saskatoon, SK – Cultural Grants
The City of Saskatoon provides a number of grant programs to assist registered non profit groups to provide programs in the Saskatoon area. Weblink

St. Albert, AB - Grants
Weblink

Strathcona County, AB - Arts & Culture Grants
Weblink

Thunder Bay, ON – Grants
The City of Thunder Bay offers a number of funding opportunities to qualified bodies, within specified criteria and guidelines. Weblink

Victoria, BC – Special Grants Policy and Guidelines
The City of Victoria's Special Grants Program is designed to assist community-based organizations to create and/or demonstrate new initiatives or special events. Weblink

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GRANTING PROGRAMS - ARCHIVES

British Columbia – Arts Partners in Organizational Development (2008)
A joint funding program to strengthen non-profit arts organizations in British Columbia by assisting with organizational assessments and strategic planning initiatives. Document (PDF, 116KB)

Nanaimo, BC –Cultural Fund 2003 Grant Application
Cultural Grant Application. Document (PDF, 436KB)

Hotel/motel taxes (U.S. examples)Ottawa, ON – Arts Funding Programs (2002)
Guidelines for arts organisation funding, City of Ottawa. Document (PDF, 324KB)
Ottawa, ON – Festivals, Fairs and Special Events Funding Guidelines (2003)
2003 pilot year partnership program guidelines for festivals, special events and fairs. Document (PDF, 288KB)

Ottawa, ON – Heritage Funding Program, Guidelines (2003)
Heriatge Funding, 2003. City of Ottawa. Document (PDF, 336KB)

Pays d'en haut (MRC), QC – Guide d'attribution : fonds culture et patrimoine (2006)
Guide qui explique le contexte, les objectifs, les conditions d'admissibilité, et les critères d'évaluation. Site Web

Peterborough, ON – Community Funding Application (2001)
2001 application form for City of Peterborough's Community Funding program. Document (PDF, 88KB)

Peterborough, ON – Community Funding Process (2001)
Recommendations dealing with the City of Peterborough's Community Funding process (December 2001). Document (PDF, 52KB)

Peterborough, ON – Community Funding Program (2003)
2003 Community Funding Allocation, Process and Criteria. Document (PDF, 132KB)

Winnipeg, MN – Cultural Grants application (2000)
City of Winnipeg's application for Cultural Grants. Includes criteria/guidelines for grants to cultural organizations. Document (PDF, 224KB)

Winnipeg, MN – Grants to Individuals - Information and guidelines (2002)

The City of Winnipeg established the program of Grants to Individuals in 1987 in recognition of the individual artist or cultural worker as the primary source of creative activity. This program is intended to provide citizens of Winnipeg with an opportunity to receive assistance for projects of a cultural nature. Document (PDF, 124KB)

DEVELOPING RESOURCES

Developing a resource base for culture: Increasing cultural funding - Developing alternate funding mechanisms and partnerships - Accessing resources in other departments - Fundraising

Alternative funding sources

Alternate sources of income for the arts: Final report
Report profiles Alternative Sources of Income for the Arts in the United States. Prepared for the National Endowment for the Arts in 1999. Document (PDF, 76K)

Amusement tax on for-profit events (Winnipeg, MN)
The City of Winnipeg collects a 10% tax on for-profit events. It is supposed to offset cultural funding, but a number of sporting organizations keep "their share."
Culture-L archives - September 2001
Document (PDF, 44KB)

Endowment funds
Building an endowment fund to support arts and culture
Culture-L archives - March, September 2001
Document (PDF, 52KB)

Gaming and gambling-related revenues
Which municipalities use revenues derived from gaming and gambling activities to fund arts and culture?
Culture-L archives - September 2001
Document (PDF, 52KB)

Hotel/motel taxes (Canada)
Which Canadian municipalities use a hotel tax levy to fund the arts? To fund cultural tourism initiatives? What issues have been encountered by municipalities in implementing a hotel tax levy?
Culture-L archives - June-July 1999; February 2000
Document (PDF, 76KB)

Which U.S. municipalities use a hotel tax levy to fund the arts?
Culture-L archives - 1999
Document (PDF, 72KB)

Report on the feasibility of implementing a Heritage Tax Rebate Program
2002 report recommending the establishment of a Heritage Property Tax Rebate program in the City of Peterborough. Document (PDF, 660KB)

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Fundraising

Fundraising issues, policies, and practices.

Co-operative fundraising
Models/partnership examples of two or more organizations sharing fundraising resources
Culture-L archives - April 2001
Document (PDF, 48KB)

Comparison of arts funding in selected countries: preliminary findings
Canada Council for the Arts (October 2005)
Report examines government funding for the arts in nine countries, particularly at the federal level. Canada ranks eighth per capita according to this study. Document (PDF, 196KB)

Funding a new cultural facility: Should you begin construction before every dollar is in place?
Examples, issues, and advice.
Culture-L archives - June-July 2000
Document (PDF, 64KB)

Fundraising agreements
Developing a fundraising agreement for a special project - Developing a fundraising agreement with a not-for-profit organization.
Culture-L archives - April 2001; January 2002
Document (PDF, 64KB)

GIA
Grantmakers in the Arts. Website

Individual donors to arts and culture organizations in Canada in 2004
Hill Strategies Research (November 22, 2006). Weblink

Lulu and her groupies
Lecture review of Richmond's Lulu Lecture series session on the relationship between benefactor and beneficiary in the arts. Document (PDF, 16KB)

Private funding of culture
Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal (November 28, 2005)
Report on business support for culture based on interviews with representatives of 50 companies and an online survey completed by 210 business people. Findings include indication that the primary motivations for business sponsorships include enhancing the company's image, and contributing to the quality of life and economic vitality of the community. Weblink

Volunteers and donors in the cultural sector in Canada
Hill Strategies Research (November 29, 2006)
Presentation to Culture Montreal providing a portrait of individual participation in arts and culture organizations. Document (PDF, 344KB)

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Funding Directory

Alberta Community Development
Government of Alberta Ministry responsibilbe for information and funding for artists in Alberta. Weblink

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Crown agency providing grants to artists and arts organizations in Alberta. Weblink

BC Arts Council
The BC Arts Council provides support for arts and culture in British Columbia. Weblink

BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
The Arts and Culture Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts develops and administers government policies and programs that support a vital and sustainable arts and cultural sector. Weblink

BC Local Government Directory
A directory of Local Government offices and staff throughout British Columbia. Weblink

Manitoba Arts Council
The arm's-length agency of the Province of Manitoba, whose mandate is "to promote the study, enjoyment, production and performance of works in the arts." Weblink

New Brunswick Arts Board
Support Services and Programs for the arts in New Brunswick. Weblink

Ontario Arts Council
Independent agency responsible for promoting and developing the arts and artists in Ontario. Weblink

Saskatchewan Arts Board
The Saskatchewan Arts Board provides a wide range of services in the arts for the citizens of Saskatchewan. Weblink

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