Region 6: Creative Sector Flex Fund

$5,000
Private
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

This funding opportunity provides $5,000 to small nonprofit arts organizations in Pennsylvania to support their administrative and programmatic needs, helping them adapt and thrive in their communities.

Description

The Creative Sector Flex Fund, offered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) for the 2024-2025 cycle, aims to address the evolving needs of dynamic PA arts organizations with annual revenues between $10,000 and $200,000. Each applicant can receive a $5,000 grant, usable for administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses, ensuring significant impact on their organizations and communities. The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance administers this grant for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

The grant period runs from January to December 2025, with the application window from June 3 to July 31, 2024. Eligibility requires being a nonprofit or local government entity with a two-year history of consistent arts programming in Pennsylvania. The application process includes narrative questions, financial documentation, and compliance with strict guidelines set by PCA.

Note: It's coming from the PA council on the arts: https://www.arts.pa.gov/WHAT%20WE%20DO/FUNDING/apply-for-a-grant/Pages/Creative-Sector-Flex-Fund.aspx. Different deadlines per region

Eligibility

States
Pennsylvania
Regions
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties
Eligible Entities
Nonprofits, City or township governments, County governments, Special district governments
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Funding

Program Funding
Award Ceiling
$5,000
Award Floor
$5,000
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Timing

Posted Date
July 09, 2024
App Status
Anticipating Next Round
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Application Deadline

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Private
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Previous Recipients
2023-2024 Creative Sector Flex Fund Grantees In alphabetical order 5 Shorts Project (Philadelphia County) Afro Culture Preservation Council (Philadelphia County) Almanac Dance Circus Theatre (Philadelphia County) Applied Mechanics (Philadelphia County) Bainbridge House, Inc (Philadelphia County) Barnstone Art for Kids (Chester County) Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra (Philadelphia County) Blue Stoop (Philadelphia County) Bowerbird (Philadelphia County) Brush With the Law (Montgomery County) BuildaBridge International (Philadelphia County) Bushfire Theatre of Performing Arts (Philadelphia County) Cambodian American Girls Empowering (Philadelphia County) Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) Cleaver Magazine (Philadelphia County) Crescendo Phoenixville (Chester County) Curio Theatre Company (Philadelphia County) Da Vinci Art Alliance (Philadelphia County) Delaware County Youth Orchestra (Delaware County) Dolce Suono Ensemble (Philadelphia County) East Goshen Township Department of Parks and Recreation (Chester County) Experience Yardley (Bucks County) Fire Museum Presents (Philadelphia County) Friends of St. Paul's Elkins Park (Montgomery County) Friends of the Rail Park (Philadelphia County) Georgia E Gregory Interdenominational School of Music (GEGISOM) (Philadelphia County) International Ballet Exchange (Philadelphia County) Jazz Bridge Project, Inc. (Philadelphia County) John Graves Productions (Philadelphia County) La Fiocco (Bucks County) Leah Stein Dance Company (Philadelphia County) Lighting Rod Special (Philadelphia County) Main Line Singers (Chester County) Mamadêlê Foundation (Philadelphia County) Marcus Hook Preservation Society (Delaware County) Mascher Space Cooperative (Philadelphia County) Metropolitan Ballet Company (Montgomery County) Mexican Cultural Center (Philadelphia County) Montgomery County Chorale and Orchestra (Montgomery County) Network for New Music (Philadelphia County) Ninth Planet (Philadelphia County) Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac (Philadelphia County) Orchestra Concordia Association (Delaware County) Pasion y Arte (Philadelphia County) Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists (PAPA) (Philadelphia County) Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society, Inc. (Montgomery County) Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (PCGS) (Philadelphia County) Philadelphia Dance Projects (Philadelphia County) Philadelphia Freedom Band (Philadelphia County) Philadelphia Sculptors (Philadelphia County) Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival (Philadelphia County) Philly Youth Dance Fest (Philadelphia County) Philomusica of Delaware Valley (Philomusica Chorale) (Chester County) Pickleberry Pie, Inc. (Montgomery County) ¡Presente! Media (Philadelphia County) Project Capoeira (Philadelphia County) Quakertown Band (Bucks County) Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (Philadelphia County) Second State Press (Philadelphia County) Senior Community Services, Inc. (Delaware County) Shirley Road Productions (Montgomery County) Sruti, the India Music and Dance Society (Montgomery County) Team Sunshine Performance Corporation (Philadelphia County) The Halide Project (Philadelphia County) The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble (Philadelphia County) The Naked Stark (Philadelphia County) The Women's Coalition for Empowerment, Inc. (Philadelphia County) The Artblog, Inc. (Philadelphia County) Theatre Ariel (Montgomery County) Theatre in the X (Philadelphia County) THINKINGDANCE (Philadelphia County) Tiny Dynamite (Philadelphia County) Tri-County Concerts Association, Inc. (Delaware County) Unscripted Project (Philadelphia County) Usiloquy Dance Designs (Philadelphia County) Valley Forge Chorus (Chester County) Vox Populi (Philadelphia County) West Chester Dance Works (Chester County) West Park Cultural Center (Philadelphia County) Wildflower Composers (Philadelphia County)

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