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Arts Organization Quarterly Project Grant Program

Metropolitan Arts Council

Funding Amount

Up to US $3,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Arts Organization Quarterly Project Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC)
Amount: Up to US $3,000
Last Updated: December 27, 2025

Summary

The Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC) offers the Arts Organization Quarterly Project Grant Program, prioritizing projects that enhance community impact through arts. Funding up to $3,000 with a 2:1 match encourages initiatives supporting artists, promoting cultural tourism, and ensuring access to the arts for all. This grant facilitates economic growth and aims to attract new audiences to artistic programming, fostering a vibrant cultural landscape in Greenville.

Overview

Purpose The funding priority of the arts organizations quarterly project grant program is given to projects that strongly consider the effect the project will have in the community: projects that provide a consistent funding mechanism for the arts and cultural organizations regarding payments to artists and artist-related costs; projects that promote cultural tourism by supporting special efforts to entice visitors to include arts activities in their Greenville itineraries; projects that advance the artistic, administrative and organizational capacity of the arts/cultural organizations; projects that ensure access to the arts for all residents and visitors; projects that help stimulate economic and community development through the arts; and projects that emphasize arts programming that develops and/or attract new arts audiences. Expenses considered are artist fees, production or exhibition-related costs, and marketing and promotion campaigns. Consideration of an organizations’ staff or overhead expenses, if included, will be decided on a case-to-case basis. Funding Range, Restrictions + Match Up to $3,000.00 and a 2:1 (applicant to MAC) match per award.

Eligibility

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What Metropolitan Arts Council actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
10
Total given
$482K
Median grant
$50K
Range
$20K–$55K
  • By dollars: South Carolina 89%. Top recipient cities: Greenville, SC.

Example grants

  • Artisphere · Greenville, SC

    $55K

  • Greenville Symphony Orchestra · Greenville, SC

    $55K

  • Other Organizations

    $54K

  • South Carolina Children's Theatre · Greenville, SC

    $53K

  • Greenville Chorale · Greenville, SC

    $51K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

artscommunity-development

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