Arts Recovery Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Size & budget
- Organizations with annual budgets of less than $50,000
Overview
The Arts Recovery Fund is designed to help ease the financial burden of startup, grassroots, and small arts and culture non-profit organizations in Hamilton County.
Geographic Scope: Hamilton County, Tennessee
Eligible Applicants: Arts and culture non-profit organizations with annual budgets of less than $50,000
Purpose: Help small arts and culture organizations to:
- Survive financial hardship
- Get back on the growth track
- Recognize that small organizations are vital to community quality of life
Budget Requirement: Annual budgets must be less than $50,000
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submit application through ArtsBuild's grant system
- Demonstrate organization's financial need
- Show mission alignment with arts and culture sector
- Organizations with budgets under $50,000 eligible
Historical Records: FY 2021 Arts Recovery Fund Grants available for review
Contact: For current application details and deadlines, contact ArtsBuild
What Artsbuild actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 24
- Total given
- $601K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,900–$94K
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Chattanooga, TN.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Hunter Museum of Art · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$94K
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$94K
Creative Discovery Museum · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$83K
Chattanooga Theatre Centre · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$80K
Chattanooga Ballet · Chattanooga, TN
General operating support
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Small grants
- Hardship
- Nonprofits
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