Funding Amount

$500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Geography

  • Located throughout service area

Other requirements

  • Arts organizations
  • Heritage/historical organizations
  • Cultural organizations
  • Must not qualify for General Operating Support Grants

Overview

Manager: Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville

Purpose:
Provide technical assistance and funding to developing arts and heritage organizations that do not yet qualify for General Operating Support Grants, with the goal of helping them develop to eventually become eligible for General Operating Support.

Eligible Applicants:

  • Arts organizations
  • Heritage/historical organizations
  • Cultural organizations
  • Must not qualify for General Operating Support Grants
  • Located throughout service area

Fund Allocation:

  • 5% of Arts & Heritage Fund designated for Technical Assistance Grants

Award Amount:

  • Approximately $500 per grant
  • Example: FY2013 awarded two Technical Assistance Grants of $500 each

Focus:
Developing organizational capacity in governance, administration, fundraising, strategic planning, and other areas needed to build sustainable operations.

What Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
41
Total given
$951K
Median grant
$20K
Range
$7,925–$93K
  • By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Knoxville, TN.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 12% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Dogwood Arts Festival · Knoxville, TN

    Support art in the c

    $93K

  • Clarence Brown Theatre · Knoxville, TN

    Support art in the c

    $41K

  • Blount Mansion · Knoxville, TN

    Support art in the c

    $35K

  • James White Fort · Knoxville, TN

    Support art in the c

    $35K

  • Mabry-Hazen House · Knoxville, TN

    Support art in the c

    $35K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts
  • Nonprofits
  • Capacity building
  • Small grants

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