The Onion Foundation seeks to connect Maine residents to arts experiences as audience members and as makers in order to offer opportunities for expression, learning, and inspiration.
Donor Name: Onion Foundation
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Onion Foundation recognizes the arts’ important roles in creativity and sharing of culture and different perspectives. The arts are essential for the development of our intellect, our capacity for joy and compassion, and our feelings of connection to one another. 
Types of Grants 

Applicants may request either general operating or project grants: 
General operating grants offer unrestricted funds for your organization. If all of your organization’s activities align with one or both of these strategies, you may request general operating support. General operating proposals may request multi-year grants of up to three years. They will consider awarding:

up to $20,000 per year (up to $60,000 total over three years) for organizations with annual budgets over $50,000. 
up to $7,500 per year (up to $22,500 total over three years) for organizations with annual budgets under $50,000.

Project support grants offer funding for specific activities or programs, such as an ongoing concert series or an arts education department that’s part of a larger organization. If your organization’s work extends beyond our grantmaking strategies, you should request project support. All fiscally sponsored grants are project grants. Project proposals may request multi-year grants of up to three years. They will consider awarding: 

up to $20,000 per year (up to $60,000 total over three years) for projects with budgets over $50,000. 
up to $7,500 per year (up to $22,500 total over three years) for projects with budgets up to $50,000.

Strategies
Three strategies guide arts program:

Strategy I: Increase Access to Arts Education in Maine
Strategy II: Support Public Engagement in Maine Arts Programs
Strategy III: Build The Capacity of Maine’s Arts Sector

Eligibility Criteria 

To apply for and receive a grant, your organization must be a 501(c)3 public charity as designated by the IRS, operate under a fiscal sponsor that is a qualified 501(c)3 public charity, be a public education institution, or be a Maine governmental unit.
They strongly encourage fiscally sponsored applicants to discuss their proposal ideas with a program officer before writing their application.
The proposed work must be based in Maine and focused on benefitting Maine’s people.
The Arts Program generally does not support:

Capital projects (including capital campaigns, capital improvements, land purchases, or endowments)
Scholarship funds 
Public and private schools or school districts
Permanent public art
Film/media production
Publications/book projects
Exhibitions without significant public programming
Religious Programs

For more information, visit Onion Foundation.